Gary Andersen to Oregon State, didn't even tell his son (a Wisconsin player)

"It was hard for Chasen. I felt like he needed to be educated in that process," Andersen said on the Jim Rome Show on Tuesday via CoachingSearch.com. "He was on that team and part of that team, and I wanted Chasen to be educated in that process the way the rest of the team was. He is a young man now. He is not a 13 or 14-year-old kid. He is not going to be living with us here, he's out on his own. He was given an opportunity to hear it just like the rest of the team was. I think that took him a little bit by surprise, and I get that, but that is just what I thought was best as a dad and I thought that was best as a coach."

SpartanInNH wrote:What a dick.



Gary Andersen's son had no inside knowledge of his Oregon State decision

Thanks, Dad -- you're the best.

Believe me, the nursing home you enter, that'll be a business decision, too.

InTenSity wrote:That's good spin to keep everything secret. If he had told his son, the rest of the team would have known within an hour. 

"hey Chase, wanna party on NYE with the rest of the team?"
"Nah, I think I'm gonna transfer somewhere near Oregon"
"That's crazy man, your dad is the HC"
"Uh, ya, sure, nice knowin ya, Peace"