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Oregon players say Dana Altman's retirement came as 'a shock'

Oregon senior Andrew Meadow said it was a 'shock' to hear coach Dana Altman tell his team that he was retiring this week. CHICAGO -- When Dana Altman told his team to come into the film room after practice on Wednesday, Oregon senior Andrew Meadow did not expect a serious announcement. "I thought it was going to be maybe some new shoes or something," Meadow said at Big Ten Media Day on Thursday. Instead, Altman dropped a stunner on his Ducks team: He was retiring, effective immediately. "It was a shock to everybody and there was definitely a lot of emotions going on in the room when