University of Oregon Announces New Athletic Director

MF, Thanks for posting the information. My initial thought is I am glad its not a ex coach. Seems like a fresh hire. Time will tell.

Dewd is so fly he already has his own shoe:

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No matter how you look at it, it's unsavory (to say the least) to hire the guy who financed the firing of the previous guy. (It's also unsavory to have fired Moos because Phil Knight didn't like him, but that's another story.)

[quote]16x wrote:

Since it appears that Kilkenny was responsible for raising the funds to get rid of Moos, not sure what kind of congratulations to the good ol' boy network you are looking for here Mike.

Damn 16x, I haven't got any vested interest in this news...just passing along the information without judgement...I felt that it was potentially newsworthy on this board because a) some prognosticators have indicated that a track man, Vin Lannana, would be AD and b) it's UofO and regardless of whether one likes it or not (I happen to like it a lot) Eugene is indeed the track capital of USA and therefore Duck U is the eye in the center of the storm.

be well,

MF

University of Oregon Athletic Director job description:

From the Stands wrote:

I can't believe none of you have questioned what this means for Vin Lananna. I am sure he was gunning for that position. I don't think he will stay at Oregon to just coach. I think he had higher aspirations going in and will get disillusioned and leave.

Seems to me this is a perfect setup for Lananna.

UO gets Kilkenny from a temp agency and he holds down the fort until VL gets the track program rolling. As soon as a couple of national titles are in the trophy case, VL gets the top job and they bring in somebody to put the thoroughbreds through their paces.

Raubrey wrote:

I love it. The guys sounds like an extremely successful biz man. Track will remain strong and I bet they even cut a sport to increase scholarships. Don't be surpised.

They are probably at their NCAA-mandated limit already.

But what does being AD have to do with it. Who'd want a crummy management job babysitting baseball, football, gymnastics, etc. I mean no disrespect to those sports. But what's a track gut care about that anyways. If Vin is that good, he can quit and become and coach elites fulltime. I know he left Stanford because an Olympics Training Center was not in the cards. He can work for Nike and build the Oregon Track Club full time. Nike could fund an outdoor track in Portland and Vin can manage that and build up a team of elites.

Merle Travis wrote:

"Athletic departments are big business."

No sh!t genius.

Athletics are big business, a fairly specific type of big business that has little to do with the insurance industry.

Oregon needed someone with NCAA experience and vision, not some fat a$$ed hick with some spare dough.

You are an idiot.

Be nice! At least have a response that may be positive or something we all can learn from. Thanks.

I Hate SNOW, Moving to So Cal wrote:

But what does being AD have to do with it. Who'd want a crummy management job babysitting baseball, football, gymnastics, etc. I mean no disrespect to those sports. But what's a track gut care about that anyways. If Vin is that good, he can quit and become and coach elites fulltime. I know he left Stanford because an Olympics Training Center was not in the cards. He can work for Nike and build the Oregon Track Club full time. Nike could fund an outdoor track in Portland and Vin can manage that and build up a team of elites.

If Lananna really wanted to coach he'd be doing that, he's had plenty of opportunities to do just that. Lananna wants POWER.

If Vin is POWER hungry then watching over a bunch of spoiled California kids won't be enough. Vin should leave Methville for Portland and have China and their little honkey puppet Phil build him a campus in Portland, with an outdoor track (including hammer and discus cage on the infield), a warm up track, weight room, pool, offices, etc. A training center for elite post-colleiate runners and track athletes.

16x wrote:

Internet information can be incorrect, but from my research I am seeing that Kilkenny attended U of O from 1970-1974, but did not graduate with a degree.

Per Dutch Baughman, the Executive Director of Division I-A Athletic Directors Association there is not another AD in the nation without at least a bachelor's degree.

Kilkenny is responsible for a lot as AD but most importantly he has NCAA mandated graduation rates which if not met (see the Montana State football program) can result in the loss of scholarships.

Seems the AD, who is encouraging athletes to graduate should himself have a degree. It might be a great story that without a degree he built his insurance company into a billion dollar company, but running an insurance company is different than running a athletic department.