tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920529435444052729.post6140340175691694996..comments2008-01-10T23:30:32.929-05:00<b>Christian Birch</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07897466866599383129noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920529435444052729.post-14196097833842931842008-01-10T23:30:00.000-05:002008-01-10T23:30:00.000-05:00Enjoyed your article and have to agree that Mike Riley is more then a good football coach he is a quality individual. He treats players with respect. You can see the results of that character by how his teams always get better as the season goes along. Instead of talking down to his players he focuses on the positives and the work that needs to be done. I find similar attributes in other coaches at OSU as well. This comes from the top and how the AD and President hire coaches and what they look for in a coach. Congrats to Mike Riley and his staff.BFS Bloggerbeaverfansite.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920529435444052729.post-64319474199714379682007-12-12T13:16:00.000-05:002007-12-12T13:16:00.000-05:00University of Oregon may have made the list if Belotti wasn't one to give special treatment to some athletes as he did with respects to his own son's DUIIs.OSUFanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17387514894151695326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920529435444052729.post-36204886190625832662007-12-12T00:11:00.000-05:002007-12-12T00:11:00.000-05:00This is a great perspective on what really is important in life and how student atheletes can grow into adults with the right mentors. I'm very proud that my university is tops on this list especially with the company listed in the top 10. Hopefully we can keep Mike Riley in Corvallis for years to come and continue to represent the state of Oregon well.Beavers415http://www.blogger.com/profile/04938722280745235334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920529435444052729.post-73327855988844183172007-12-11T21:26:00.000-05:002007-12-11T21:26:00.000-05:00OSU is great, but what about the University of Oregon? The coaching staff has had some changes, but Mike Belotti is the longest tenured coach in the PAC 10! As for having a family atmosphere...how about the fact that the Ducks honored Terrence Kelly (TK) on Senior Day, even though he didn't even have the opportunity to play a down in a Duck uniform. He was tragically killed two days before he left for the Univ. of Oregon. His father walked on the field with a jersey his son would have worn...that is a class act and commitment from a program for a kid that had committed to them!Cornhusker Duckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06373616288273183096noreply@blogger.com