The justice department here in Oregon has nothing much to do
Yes, according to this story, the department of justice is poking around the story that Mike Bellotti got $2.3 million from the Ducks upon his departure for ESPN.
OK, guys, do you understand what this was about? The guy was talked into leaving his job as the head football coach — a duty that paid him close to 2 million bucks a year — to take over as athletic director, a job nobody in his right mind wants, and one that pays around $600,000 a year.
THAT’s why he was paid off. And as far as I’m concerned, he deserved that money for being a good soldier and giving away his job to a guy, Chip Kelly, who may not be as good at the job as he was.
And so, department of justice, why not spend some time trying to find out who is leaving pipe bombs in parks around the city? Or how about trying to find out why Oregon would offer Tubby Smith — TUBBY SMITH??? — $2 million a year to be its basketball coach. I can’t believe that actually happened. I mean, Smith isn’t your “it” guy who is going to create excitement around that program, is he?
I’d sooner give Tom Izzo $5 million a year than Tubby $2 million. You’d have a better chance of making the money back with Izzo than Smith. (By the way, it’s cool that all these coaches have agents, isn’t it? It’s so they can all say, “I haven’t been contacted by the University of Oregon” — because their agent has. They haven’t. Deniability is what agents buy you.)
I know, I’m off track. But so is the department of justice.


