if we fire hawk AFTER this season, do we have to buy him out?  or is it just "here's a box for your crap and don't let the door hit you on the way out?"

if we do, then would that buyout + the big 12 exit fee again prevent us from firing him?

if no buyout, given the the big 12 exit fee, it still seems like we'd have to target a coach on the lower end of the salary spectrum.  agree?  i don't know much about the budget and what resources are available for coaches salaries.

i'm looking for people with better knowledge of the football budget and hawkin's firing/buyout scenarios to chime in with thoughts...?

thanks.

they achieved well beyond what should of been possible given the circumstances.  and well...i give respect for that.  well done blazers, well fought.  take these lessons and grow on.

in the interest of brevity, i've been thwarted, so, a few more words i'll will to the end of this.  in the big picture, which is to say, in the chase for a championship, hopefully this season as an experience proves useful to the key cogs in the wheel.  if nothing else, it proves some fight where most likely one would find only capitulation.

well done, 2010 portland trailblazers.

he's out as the AD at oregon, doing analysis for ESPN college football this season, but after that...?  i'd love to see him replace hawkins after next season.  his track record at oregon, latest weirdness around getting forced out as AD aside, was sterling.   the ducks went 116-55 during his time and beat us in a couple of bowls if i remember correctly...his teams were fun to watch as well.

i fear he might be a little too expensive for us though, especially without a phil kninght type around. 

any thoughts/comments on bellotti as a potential replacement?