I can understand that! I'm a Corvallis, Oregon native so I'm an Oregon State fan, but NO fan of Riley, and since UO is only 40 miles south most of us are also UO fans until the Civil War. In fact many households in Oregon are "mixed". We have 4 sons, all OSU grads and one of our daughters-in-law is a UO grad. Our youngest son is a good friend of Mike Bellotti's nephew, also named Mike Bellotti. I'm a female who loves sports, but not with nearly as much football knowledge as all of you.
I guess the reason I came over to visit your board is my interest in your surprise hiring of Bill Moos, especially knowing his connection to Mike Riley, and very familiar with the histories of both men and the athletic depts they worked for. I don't know how much money the poster considers "substantial" giving by Phil Knight before 1996 but it seemed substantial to us. Phil Knight didn't need to be "brought in" by anybody. His father was donating enough to have his name on campus buildings before Phil did. No, Bill Moos wasn't lying about "money trees" but Knight had a great deal of influence before Moos came along. The article I read about the greeting Riley gave Moos yesterday was a very good representation of their relationship....The two men are friends! I don't know if it will make any difference in whether or not he fires Riley, but it will be very interesting to watch.
Now I'll get back to the huge mess we have going on in our own football program and not bother you guys. Good luck with the rest of your season!