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A chance for UO to redefine again.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 28-NOV-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: A chance for UO to redefine again.(Sports)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Ron Bellamy The Register-Guard

A gentleman with a proven understanding of the business world and a demonstrated ability to anticipate trends therein, with an expertise in marketing and innovation and an innate feel for the passion of athletics, with a deep love for his alma mater as a fan and great impact as a donor, shared a few thoughts Monday on the direction of University of Oregon athletics in the post-Moos era.

"They're really at kind of a crossroads," Nike co-founder Phil Knight said. "This next choice is going to be really important. I know they're going to weigh it pretty heavily. I think they're going to try to find a way to where they don't get rushed into something. I think they're leaning toward an interim AD, so they don't get rushed into a permanent choice, because the choice is so important.

"Over the last 12 years, the department has grown up a lot. Now it's kind of a question of whether it grows up some more, or goes back the other way."

Oregon spent a lot of time looking back Monday at the tenure of athletic director Bill Moos, at all his successes and...

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