Chip Kelly was making the media rounds Tuesday. After appearing on ESPN, he did a radio segment with Oregonian columnist John Canzano, who wrote a piece critical of Kelly earlier in the week.The conversation becomes heated at times, and you can listen to the segment by clicking here.
Canzano challenges Kelly on inconsistencies of punishment. Reserve linebacker Kiko Alonso was suspended for the season after he was charged with driving under the influence, but standout running back LaMichael James, facing domestic abuse charges stemming from a fight with his girlfriend, has yet to be disciplined.
Kelly, as he did in the ESPN interview, seems to suggest that James is innocent, telling Canzano, "Do me a favor, get your facts straight before making accusations."
Kelly later tells Canzano "you sit up in throne in Portland and you don't know what's going on."
Kelly could have other problems. Recruit Troy Hill from St. Bonaventure High in Ventura, Calif., has been ruled ineligible and his team forced to forfeit 11 games and a league championship after it was determined the defensive back was a fifth-year senior.
He spent four years at St. Bonaventure after a year at Chaney (Ohio) High. It's unclear how this could impact Hill's eligibility at Oregon.
The only person missing anything here is John Canzano. The more he talks, the dumber he sounds because he's not listening to Chip Kelly at all. Kelly adequately responded to Canzano's questions, but Canzano missed the point every time and failed to respond to the questions Kelly asked of him.
Posted by: Sean | February 24, 2010 at 07:21 AM
Great poster!...yeah, movin' the chains. Go Ducks! I bet that would be a contender for the best team poster this season. It also seems as if Chip Kelly is kinda, sorta losing it...he can't (or hates to) deal with all this off the field stuff.
Posted by: bob cuomo | February 25, 2010 at 12:12 AM