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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Kroger scrutinizing Bellotti's parachute

The former leader of the Jail Ducks is taking some heat from the master of the press release.

Posted at 10:07 AM | Permalink

Comments (17)

With all the crap going on in Portland, this is what he comes out from under his rock for?

Posted by Jon | March 30, 2010 10:18 AM

Yep. A $2.3 million payoff with no paper trail -- it deserves attention. It's probably just the tip of a big iceberg down there at UC Nike.

Posted by Jack Bog | March 30, 2010 10:20 AM

And $30k/mo for the interim director? Is that normal?

Posted by Jon | March 30, 2010 10:28 AM

"With all the crap going on in Portland"

Gets him press, like Hatch investigating the NCAA playoff system.

He's a public official, you really expect something productive from him?

Posted by Steve | March 30, 2010 10:48 AM

Hey, no fair! The program needs those funds for bail money.

Posted by Bill McDonald | March 30, 2010 11:01 AM

As it happens, I got a call from the UO Foundation yesterday asking me to donate money. I told them that if they simply revoked the scholarships they give to felons, they'd have much more money than I could provide them with.

Posted by Roger | March 30, 2010 11:36 AM

He wouldn't go after Adams, but now he is upset by this? Way to go Kroger. You know there are a lot of Oregon Alumni and boosters that are also "blue Oregon" types who may not vote for you again.

Posted by John Benton | March 30, 2010 11:39 AM

Can anyone explain to me why someone who quits a job voluntarily would receive any severance at all? Why didn't he just quit on day one and demand $2.3 million?

I wonder how much I would be offered if I up and quit my job....

Posted by Snards | March 30, 2010 12:04 PM

There should be some looking into this, as that's $2.3M of taxpayer money that he's walking away with, and all he did was quit to go work for ESPN.

It's not like they fired him - HE QUIT.

Posted by MachineShedFred | March 30, 2010 12:27 PM

Oh, come on. What's $2.3M to the UO Athletics Department? Nothin'

With all that money slushing around down there, passing to and fro on handshake deals, it's a bit surprising that it hasn't found it's way into the pockets of a coveted recruit or two. At least not yet...

Posted by dg | March 30, 2010 12:58 PM

dg,

The UO athletic department is in the red, they just published the report.

Posted by eric k | March 30, 2010 1:19 PM

Good for Kroger. A public institution carrying on this way is a slap in the face to Oregonians, not to mention all the tax-paying Oregonians who help fund the U of O. What's going on down there in that athletic department is disgusting. I hope the AG cleans up the mess. And hey, that WOULD warrant a flurry of press releases!

Posted by Pete S. | March 30, 2010 2:20 PM

gee Kroger don't know if you heard down in Salem but folks are getting gunned down by cops and our local DA is not doing anything
isn't that your job?

Posted by billb | March 30, 2010 2:38 PM

Seriously, anyone have an answer?

Why did he receive a payment after quiting voluntarily?

Not a rhetorical question.

Posted by Snards | March 30, 2010 3:51 PM

Lead by example, the coach always said.

Posted by Abe | March 30, 2010 4:45 PM

He shouldn't get a dime for quitting. He didn't have any impact as the athletic director, didn't deserve any bonus, and certainly didn't deserve $2mil. If he worked without a contract, that is his own stupid fault. $2.3mil for 9 months of work is absurd at a public institution.

Posted by PDXPessimist | March 30, 2010 5:56 PM

There should be some looking into this, as that's $2.3M of taxpayer money that he's walking away with, and all he did was quit to go work for ESPN.

I hear he made the deal the same day he said he was leaving. But I doubt thats taxpayer money. My guess is Nike or booster money.

Posted by Jon | March 30, 2010 10:13 PM

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