Interesting piece from ESPN's "Outside the Lines" series profiling the unusual hiring of Oregon Athletic Director Pat Kilkenny. Kilkenny was a well-heeled Oregon booster with ties to former Nike founder Phil Knight.OTL: "The next time you consider hiring or firing a coach will you call Phil Knight first? To see what he thinks?This kind of stuff makes the NCAA incredibly squeamish, but Kilkenny comes across as honest about the murkier aspects of his ascent and relationship with Knight.
PK: Yeah, I'd probably would talk to him about it, I would talk to some other donors too.
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