4/5/2010: College athletics produces millions in revenue, and all the profits go to the coaches and athletic directors. This happens because the NCAA acts as a hiring cartel, preventing the athletes from negotiating a better deal – even on such basics as living and medical expenses. The National College Player’s…
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4/4/2010: Lots of hits and lots of comments on the payoff stories, some from people who sound like they know something. Lariviere will have a news conference Tuesday, and maybe he will tell the truth about what happened. George Schroeder of the RG has a column calling for more transparency…
4/3/2010: Apparently Larviere gets back from his trip on Tuesday. People are expecting some fireworks. Meanwhile, Frohnmayer’s proposed new funding model for UO is a likely casualty of the Bellotti misadventure. UO needs more adult supervision, not less. I’m not saying that the OUS Board is qualified to do this,…
4/2/2010: It’s hard to keep up with the plethora of stories on the Bellotti payoff. In the RG David Steves and Christian Wihtol have a long detailed story that concludes with a partial list of the contradictions in Melinda Grier’s everchanging stories. Whitol has another story looking at contracts for…
4/1/2010: From Mike Tokhito in the Oregonian: “In light of these circumstances and disclosures, I’ve requested the director of internal audit, Patricia Snopkowski, to review the agreement and the circumstances surrounding its execution, in order to assure that all applicable laws, rules and board policies have been met,” George Pernsteiner,…
4/1/2010: At this point I think the most likely version is that Lariviere fired Bellotti for mismanagement (the AD deficit, players gone wild, and other things that haven’t yet made the papers). The $2.3 million is Bellotti’s buyout package. A commenter points me to this Ken Goe story in the…
4/1/2010: From the RG letters: What do administrators do? So what could be worse than some Duck football players who beat up their girlfriends, steal stuff, get drunk, do drugs, etc.? I mean, really? What could be worse? Well, I think I know: certain people who get $2.3 million in…
3/31/2010: FWIW, UO General Counsel and Oregon Special Assistant Attorney General Melinda Grier tries to explain things to the OUS Chancellor and Board President, prior to the board meeting tomorrow, which now has this item as #1 on the agenda. Her letter below is courtesy of the Oregonian. From my…
3/31/2010: The RG editors have endorsed Attorney General Kroger’s review of UO’s $2.3 million payment to Bellotti: … One thing seems clear before justice officials begin their review: The manner in which the university handles its athletic department contracts and other financial dealings is disturbingly informal and secretive. Head coaches…
3/30/2010: Since 2006, Oregon’s new Interim AD, Lorraine Davis, has been getting paid half time at a $197,278 FTE out of a fund that was originally intended to support retiring tenured faculty while they taught classes for 5 years prior to complete retirement. When Provost John Moseley, and VP’s Davis…
3/29/2010: More on the verbal contract is here. Rachel Bachman of the Oregonian reports: The Oregon Department of Justice is reviewing the resignation agreement between Mike Bellotti and the University of Oregon, a handshake-based deal that calls for $2.3 million in payments to the former Oregon athletic director. The agreement…
3/29/2010: Now that President Lariviere has apppointed Lorraine Davis as Interim AD it will be interesting to see if we can get more information from the athletic department’s financial situation. Davis’s own salary is a case in point – she’s been getting paid out of the academic budget, while working…
3/24/2010: I’ve always thought Frohnmayer’s golden parachute gig was pretty corrupt. OUS Chancellor Pernsteiner and his lawyer Ryan Hagemann kept the negotiations secret, and when they finally released the contract showing that UO would pay Frohnmayer $245,700 for 35 hours of teaching – per year – it left out many…
3/23/2010: So far I haven’t seen much on how Oregon House bill 3118 will impact hiring for the new coach and AD. This bill took effect Jan 1, the text is here. The official summary: WHAT THE MEASURE DOES: Requires public institutions of higher education to interview qualified minority candidates…
3/23/2010: Ron Bellamy of the RG has a story explaining how UO will soon be paying over $2 million per year to former athletic staff, at the same time they look for a new AD and basketball coach. Presumably the money to cover this is going to come in the…