Nice article about Lute Olson from the Register-Guard

The R-G had a nice article about Lute Olson on Wednesday. Looks like Lute may be around a while.

The Register-Guard - Ron Bellamy: Discipline, wins define Olson era

There won't be a final retirement tour, the way Ralph Miller did it. No farewell gifts of rocking chairs, or standing ovations in road arenas, for the Hall of Fame coach who has been the dominant force in the Pac-10 Conference for the past 20 years.

The word will come out of Tucson, in one future April, and that will be that.

Except, Olson won't be retiring soon, and not nearly soon enough for all the coaches and programs the Wildcats have left in their wake.

At 71, the coach is on the verge of signing a new agreement that would keep him at Arizona for another five years, not that he won't be there even longer. Last week, Joe Paterno coached Penn State to the Orange Bowl victory at age 79.

"Oh yeah," Olson said, asked if he could envision himself still coaching at that age. "I could see that."

Lute has done an amazing job in Arizona. He rocketed past the Beavers in the mid 80's and that was the perfect time to build a dynasty. An he built a dynasty. Impressive that he could sustain that level of excellence over that huge length of time. By the time he retires he could rival John Wooden as the best Pac-10 coach in history.