Torre currently works in my "other department." Can you say career suicide boy?

Chisholm hits blocks running

Portland State's new athletic director won't assume his new position officially until May 1, but the Vikings are getting a lot of his attention

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

JIM BESEDA

The Oregonian

Michael "Torre" Chisholm can hardly wait to get started in his new job as athletic director at Portland State University, but he isn't in a position to devote all of his energies to the Vikings yet.

Technically, Chisholm still is an associate athletic director for development and marketing at UC Irvine, and he has work to do with the Anteaters before he officially becomes a Viking on May 1.

But judging by his comments Monday afternoon during a news conference at the Smith Memorial Student Union on the PSU campus, Chisholm's allegiances already have moved to the Park Blocks.

"My mind is already thinking nothing but PSU - to the point where I think my current employer might be requesting a refund check at the end of the month," Chisholm said. "I'll probably be working two jobs for the next three weeks."