Oregon Ducks head coach Chip Kelly received an email from an alumni who attended the season opening loss at Boise State asking for a refund for his expenses from the game. So what did Kelly do?... He reimbursed the guy the entire $439 dollars.
This is amazing that the head coach of a major D-1 college would have the integrity to actually do that, its freaking awesome. Most coaches would take it as a personal slight and they would probably rip the fan a new hole, but not Chip Kelly, he had the integrity to actually do the right thing. Well I don't know if it's the right thing for him to do but it shows how much he cares about how the University is represented and that he can listen to the fans, to an extent.
Was it a knee jerk reaction by the fan to send the email, sure but most fans were upset with how the running back from Oregon handled himself after the loss and it does start with the head coach, so he should take the blame. But to actually have the stones to email the coach and ask for your money back is pretty weird. I guess if you are an alumni you should be upset with how the university was represented on that night on national t.v. The fan was taken aback by the gesture of the coach so he mailed a thank you note with the check back to coach Kelly.
Hats off to the people of Oregon for displaying class and using their heads in this situation. They have earned points in my book and Chip Kelly has picked up another fan.
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