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From Big Ten meetings: The league's TV positioning was a major point of conversation with Commish Delany pointing to the market dictating where some of the conference's rights land. Northwestern AD Phillips: "No one has amnesia about the relationship we have had with ESPN. ... But we're at a different place, and I think they're at a different place in 2016 than we were in the last round (of negotiations). That doesn't mean we can't get to the altar together and get married again. But we're at the dating stage right now." (link); Michigan State AD Hollis on his new 15-year $150M+ multimedia rights deal with Fox: "The Fox deal for us was more about relationship. There was an upside, but we were generating a lot of those dollars already with what we were doing in-house. For us, it was partnering with a group that we felt like was getting into that segment that we already have some partnerships with BTN." Points to synergy with TV, movies & the fact that Auburn joined the Fox portfolio around the same time. (link); Delany also commented that he has no problem with Michigan FB HC Harbaugh's satellite FB camp push since it's well within the rules. Also, the league will not use a centralized replay operation for FB this year (link).

ESPN's Outside the Lines reported yesterday more sexual assault & domestic violence allegations at Baylor at the same time as the school's Board is reviewing a report on such issues by outside legal firm, Pepper Hamilton. The Waco Police Department was implicated in suppressing cases involving Bears FB student-athletes. In a handful of cases, BU did not investigate claims of sexual violence & a female connected to one situation says Pepper Hamilton did not reach out to interview her. Part of a statement from the university, "We are certain the actions that result from this deliberative process will yield improvements across a variety of areas that rebuild and reinforce confidence in our university." Lots more. - link

Your Big 12 expansion entries of the day: The Coloradoan obtained brochures sent by Colorado State Prez Frank to the Big 12's expansion committee last summer promoting the Rams institutional profile, fundraising success, growing alumni network & more. "Colorado State University is well-established as one of the nationâ€™s top public research universities and has emerged nationally as an institution on the rise â€” both academically and athletically." More. (link); UCF AD White on developments: "I think its important that we focus on ourselves. We need to focus on what we can control: building our season ticket base, building our donor base and supporting our coaches and student-athletes." (link); Former Memphis MBB HC Pastner is no longer with the Tigers, but his culture of compliance could help UM's image as they push for Big 12 consideration (link); MySanAntonio's Griffin wonders if ESPN would pressure the Big 12 into adding UConn given the local ties (link).

Another 2014 990 hits the news & this one from the Pac-12 shows compensation for Commish Scott of over $4M for the calendar year. Overall league revenue stood at $439M for FY15, a 17% increase over FY14. Payouts per institution were $25.1M, up from $21.3M, though still behind the likes of peers in the SEC & Big Ten for the same time period. Pac-12 Networks went from $106.8M in income to $116.6M, with Prez Murphy-Stephans pulling in $1.25M. More data. - link

USF on the wire again, this time as AD Harlan readies to present a five-year strategic plan for the Bulls to the university's Board of Trustees working group. Full document is expected out today & looks to cover key topics of conference alignment, facilities & construction, as well as overall funding. Aspirational peers mentioned include Georgia Tech, Pitt, West Virginia & NC State. Some SWOT analysis to be part of the review. - link

Purdue AD Burke may be on his way out in West Lafayette, but he's still pushing for reforms to help student-athletes have a better experience. "Every sport's got some nuances. I really would like to see people look at it on an annual basis. ... Then break it down and say, 'What does that week look like in season and what does it look like out of season?'" Likes the new AD faces in the Big Ten, but wants them to understand the league's ethos. - link

Interestingly, Michigan-Dearborn (NAIA) Softball HC Combs, who is also an attorney, is representing some Missouri Softball student-athletes in their back & forth with the athletic department. Will not say who specifically engaged his services, but points to a letter sent to AD Rhoades earlier in the month that could have diffused the situation. Tigers volunteer AC Gillis has a brother on Combs' staff at Dearborn, which has included additional developments. Combs says he knows HC Earleywine, but has not had any contact with him during the process. More. - link

Updates from Delaware under new AD Rawak: The MBB HC search for the Blue Hens is already well under way with meetings reportedly held in Atlanta this week at the home of Parker Executive Search. UD WBB HC Martin is involved with interviews. The News Journal reports Villanova AC Dunleavy, Robert Morris HC Toole & Albany HC Brown are all in the mix (link); The News Journal's editorial board also writes on the situation Rawak is stepping into, "Elena Delle Donne and Joe Flacco arenâ€™t walking through that door, folks...On one hand, there's a ton of work. On the other, there is great opportunity...UDâ€™s athletics is at a pivotal point, and we feel that if Rawak is going to be successful, her first moves will have to be her, and the programâ€™s, most important." (link)

U.S. Magistrate Judge Guyton ruled in favor of plaintiff attorneys yesterday in a case between a trio of former Tennessee athletics employees & the university. $462K is the fees settlement amount, which brings UT's total bill for the proceedings to $1.2M. University spokeswoman Nichols indicates the school is still reviewing its options on the next steps. - link

Witt/Kieffer's Santore with an entry for College Athletics & the Law, "Steer clear of common mistakes made by athletics administrators during the search process." Focuses on the importance of hiring a leader who can create and/or embrace a culture of compliance, the benefit of using a search firm who can thoroughly look into the backgrounds of HC candidates, as well as not leaking candidate names to the media. - link (scroll down)

Out with adidas, in with Nike for mega-Soccer club Chelsea as the new agreement will begin in 2017 & be worth $87M annually. Expected length is 10 years & is double what The Blues were receiving from Three Stripes. Second largest pact in all of soccer behind only Manchester United's deal with adidas ($109M/yr). New influx of cash somewhat makes up for a significant sum lost by not qualifying for the Champions League next year. - link

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New Winthrop AD Halpin talks about his new opportunity that will focus on branding, getting to know every inch of the community early on, boosting attendance, the continued FB debate in Rock Hill & more. On potential cost of attendance for the Eagles: "Iâ€™m all for offering student-athletes everything we can to give them a great experience. The trick with that is every school has their own budget to balance. Theyâ€™ve got facilities to maintain and some schools have great brands, sell a lot of tickets, take a lot of donations and they can supplement that budget. Some schools have to work hard to battle and overcome that." - link

Oakland AD Konya reviews how he plans to continue moving his department forward, points to the need for a new practice facility, enhanced student-athlete lounge & other infrastructure improvements. Working on financing & construction plans, "One thing people tend to do in athletics is to just focus on results. However, you can get to a good result through a bad process and you wonâ€™t be able to replicate those results over the long term." Impressed with the competitive success of his portfolio, says he sells "authentic experience" to prospective student-athletes. - link

Rutgers Senior Assoc. AD for Development Baumgartner profiled by NJ.com's Sargeant with AD Hobbs commenting, "I will tell you I don't think there's a better person in athletic fundraising today." Key donor Hendricks thinks Baumgartner is destined to be an AD. Baumgartner credits Iowa VP of Development Wax as critical to her development when they were both at Illinois, totally focused on continuing to raise the profile of RU through fundraising. Former boss & Missouri AD Alden also says it's only a matter time before Baumgartner assumes the AD chair. - link

Alabama FB HC Saban commented on how he handles discipline matters internally: "If we can change their behavior based on what we do, that would be the purpose of discipline. Discipline is not necessarily just punishment, which a lot of people view it that way. It's how do you change somebody's behavior so they have a better chance to be successful. That's the way we've always done it. That's the way we always try to do it. That's the way I like to do it with my own children. I think that's the way most parents like to do it with their own children." - link

Solid insider marketing reads: GQ goes in on the specialty t-shirt craze during the NBA Playoffs, covers the efforts of all four remaining organizations. Toronto Raptors Head of Marketing Freeman going for "urban, intimidating, and transferable" to match the teams "We the North" moniker. More. (link); The New York Times went behind the scenes with Golden State Warriors Director of Game Experience Yamaguchi. Covers scripting, on-court entertainment, music selection, riding the momentum of Steph Curry, pay offs, the use of PixMob & more (link).

ESPN: Sports Illustrated's Deitsch reviews the Worldwide Leader's upfronts, with specific analysis on the challenges facing SportsCenter, but also the solid viewership increases the network could see with out-of-home viewing measurement now in play. If you really want to dig-in on ESPN, this a really good read. (link); Disney CEO Iger wants ESPN to be "much more aggressive at getting on new platforms," added additional thoughts on Disney from the MoffettNathanson Media & Communications Summit yesterday (link); Some college FB broadcasting assignments were switched around, highlighted by Joe Tessitore getting the prime time game assignment (link); A follow-up from @SportsTVRatings on SportsCenter metrics: "Re: yesterdayâ€™s SportsCenter #s, @notthefakeSVPâ€™s 12AM SportsCenter #s are indeed up. Up 7% vs same point in 2015: 699K vs 654K a year ago." (link).

This is just stupid cool as the Tampa Bay Lightning used the surface of its ice rink as a giant projection screen for a game of Mario Kart between periods of the Eastern Conference Finals this week. We've seen some schools, Kentucky comes to mind, use their playing surfaces in this way & it seems to be an execution that will continue to grow. No word on who won the Mario Kart match-up. - link

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Despite Coastal Carolina's upcoming exit to the FBS, Big South Commish Kallander still confident in his league's position: "I guess the best way to put it is we're looking at some strategies to help strengthen our membership and expand our membership on the football side. I'm not going to say there's anything imminent that's going to happen, but in terms of growing the membership there's certainly a few things we're taking a look at to support that. We feel confident about the future of Big South football and feel like we are going to grow over the next few years." Wants to get league numbers up to eight or nine football programs and expects the cost of FBS participation to jump in the coming years. - link

Watch: LaSalle Dean of Students Moore took the opportunity to participate in the practices of each of the school's sports teams in an attempt to get to know the student-athletes on his campus. Hesitant to answer which sport was his favorite, but impressed at the student-athletes dedication, drive and passion. Also gained a better appreciation for assistant coaches & support staff now: "it really is a full department activity to support all those athletes." - link

Former Southern AD & LSU FB student-athlete LaFleur announces his Baton Rouge mayoral bid on his blog. Since his departure from Southern in 2011, he describes himself as a "business management consultant" according to his announcement. Also worked in the departments at LSU, Chicago State, Texas State & Huston-Tillotson. - link

More moves: Texas Baseball HC Garrido on his team's 21-28 mark & his future in Austin: "I will be held accountable. I am responsible. That's where that goes. Leadership has a price. ... The judgment will come from all sorts of places...I can fix it. I've fixed problems before. ... It takes a certain resiliency to coach here, in anything, and I think I have that." (link); Butler MBB HC Holtmann got a new deal through 2021-22, no financial details included (link); Oregon State WBB HC Rueck also inked an extension that could keep him in Corvallis through 21-22, no word on if his base will increase from $385K after 2016-17 (link).

Around Higher Education: Northern Iowa Prez Rudd will exit Cedar Falls after three years for the same role at Marietta College (DIII) (link); The USC Upstate Prez search is down to two: UT Chattanooga Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences Elwell & Hawaii Pacific (DII) Provost & VP for Academic Affairs Liao-Troth (link); From earlier in the month, but a pretty neat interview with Oklahoma State Prez Hargis holding court with new MBB HC Underwood (link).

Also noticed: The 2016 SportsBusiness Awards were handed out last night in NYC, scroll down the SBJ/SBD Twitter feed for all winners that included a number within college athletics (link); Michigan State is giving its fans a chance to help choose MBB exhibition dates per a tweet from Asst. AD for Administration Pauga (link); Demand is super high for the coming FB match-up between Tennessee & Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway (link); Deseret News columnist Harmon encourages pulling the reigns back on expectations of TV money growth for conferences & points to some historical precedents (link); The success of Bryant Baseball under HC Owens gets a really nice spread in the Washington Post (link); Leave it to Minor League Baseball to push the promotional envelope as the Frisco RoughRiders introduce a "punch" beverage in honor of Texas Rangers second baseman Odor (link).

Turnkey Search Senior Executive Director, Gene DeFilippo, just helped to complete two AD searches, one at Bowling Green & another at Minnesota. Today's discussion centered on the effectiveness of searches where a tight relationship is formed with the hiring President, how often university leadership already has a list of candidates they want vetted when Turnkey starts its work & the advantage of being an alum of an institution where there's an opening. More tomorrow, including thoughts on the process for the Golden Gophers. Listen by clicking the link. - link (length - 5:34)

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Senior Associate Athletic Director for Finance (Mississippi State University / Mississippi State, MS): Serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. More details HERE.

Assistant Commissioner for Institutional Services (Mid-American Conference / Cleveland, OH): The individual selected will work primarily with the Associate Commissioner for Institutional Services. Assist and provide oversight in areas of compliance and legislative services. More details HERE.

Executive Director, Athletic Development Operations (University of California, Berkeley / Berkeley, CA): This position manages Athletics Development support staff responsible for raising critical unrestricted and sport specific private support for the Department of Athletics. More details HERE.

Director of Development/Athletics (University of Northern Iowa / Cedar Falls, IA): Plans, directs, implements & coordinates major gift fundraising and strategies with athletic donors; manages and oversees facility development, special events & programs, & donor/ volunteer relations. More details HERE.

Chief Operating Officer (Auburn University Athletics / Auburn, AL): The successful candidate will develop budgets, policies, procedures, systems, and activities to support the mission of the Athletic Department and will work in conjunction with the CFO. More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Director for Revenue Generation (Miami University / Oxford, OH): This position is responsible for all activities intended to increase sales revenue for Miami Athletics through efforts of Fan, Campus & Community Engagement, Ticket Sales (Aspire), Ticket Operations. More details HERE.

Assistant Director/Director of Athletic Development - Internal Operations (The University of Southern Mississippi / Hattiesburg, MS): This position plans and manages all stewardship and donor research activities of the Athletics Department and Athletics Foundation and it participates in a wide variety of development initiatives. More details HERE.

Director, Marketing (Arizona State University / Tempe, AZ): ASU Sun Devil Athletics seeks a Director of Marketing to lead/oversee our team in executing synchronized, effective, and strategic practices. Req#: 22616BR. Salary: DOE. Deadline: 5/17/16. AA/EOE. More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Marketing & Fan Experience (Purdue University / West Lafayette, IN): Maximize attendance and revenue at events through traditional and non-traditional marketing and promotional opportunities, with a specific focus on Women's Basketball and Volleyball. More details HERE.

Beach Athletics Club Coordinator (Long Beach State University / Long Beach, CA): Execute BAC Annual Fund: Membership drive, student-athlete phone-a-thon, alumni-athlete reunions, specialty group campaigns, priority seating sales, & donor stewardship. #GoBeach Job ID: 1012488. More details HERE.

Assistant Director, Compliance & Assistant Director, Policy (Big Ten Conference / Rosemont, IL): AD Compliance interprets rules, manages violation self-reports, coordinates medical waiver processing & Conference functions. AD Policy assists with governance, legislation, policy & group activities. More details HERE.

Associate Director - Red Raider Club (Texas Tech University / Lubbock, TX): Coordination with Assistant Director of Events on annual stewardship opportunities; develop and manage leadership donor benefits; coordinate donor team travel invites. Req#7223/EEO/AA/Vet/Disability. More details HERE.

Membership Coordinator - Red Raider Club (Texas Tech University / Lubbock, TX): Execute RRC donor and fan parking programs. Coordinate with Annual Giving staff to development, production and distribution of annual RRC Membership Packets/Benefits. Req#7337 EEO/AA/Vet/Disability. More details HERE.

Graphic Designer (Oklahoma State University / Stillwater, OK): Develop projects in support of our web, social, and digital efforts. Create digital images and animated sequences for use in social media and the web. More details HERE.

Athletics Communications Associate Director (University of Notre Dame / Notre Dame, IN): Oversees news and feature content creation, aggregation and distribution for menâ€™s basketball and womenâ€™s rowing. Responsible for stats, media relations and overall communications functions. EEO/AA. More details HERE.

Associate Athletic Director (Georgia Tech Athletics / Atlanta, GA): Provides leadership across Georgia Tech Athletics, with oversight of student-athletes & sport administration for women's basketball, volleyball, softball, men's & women's tennis, track & field. More details HERE.

Athletic Facilities Maintenance Coordinator (Arizona State University / Tempe, AZ): ASU seeks an Athletic Facilities Maint Coord who, coordinates and performs the maintenance and preparation of facilities for various events. Salary: $33K-$36K; DOE. Deadline: 3pm (AZ time), 5/13/16. More details HERE.

Major Gifts Officer 4 (Director of Major Gifts) (Pennsylvania State University / State College, PA): Top frontline fundraiser needed in the role of Director of Major Gifts to engage alumni and friends as partners in supporting Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, a member of the Big Ten Conference. More details HERE.

Assistant Director - Fan Development (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities / Minneapolis, MN): Develop, direct, coordinate strategic marketing plans. Work with the department for sports to ensure communication to stake holders and their events are attended by the greatest amount of people. More details HERE.

Senior Associate Athletic Director (University of Northern Iowa / Cedar Falls, IA): Serves on senior staff; oversees specific sport program areas; ensures programs operate in full compliance with NCAA & conference rules; establishes, implements & monitors gender equity plan; etc. More details HERE.

Associate Director of Marketing (UCLA / Los Angeles, CA): Responsible for the oversight, development, and implementation of the department's marketing and promotional efforts of special events and specific sports, including Women's Basketball. More details HERE.

Director of Video Content - Athletics (James Madison University / Harrisonburg, VA): The Director of Athletics Video Content will guide and direct the department's video strategy related to event coverage, creative content and collaboration with other key content developers. More details HERE.

Director of Marketing for Athletics (SMU / Dallas, TX): The Director of Marketing is responsible for formulating and implementing promotional and marketing plans to increase interest, attendance and financial support for the athletics department. More details HERE.

Director of Compliance (Georgia Tech Athletics / Atlanta, GA): Provide leadership & oversight with development, administration, evaluation & oversight of compliance program, including education, monitoring, interpretation, & overall enforcement of policies. More details HERE.

Director of Events & Event Services (University of Dayton / Dayton, OH): The Director of Events and Event Services, coordinates personnel and daily activities involved in the execution of events, including event staff, security and safety of the facility and guests. More details HERE.

Director of Event Operations & Athletic Facilities (Georgia Tech Athletics / Atlanta, GA): This position has overall oversight & leadership in event operations & athletic facilities. Primary ownership includes game management of football, external events management, & select facilities. More details HERE.

Associate Athletic Director for Development - Annual Fund & Premium Seating (Temple University / Philadelphia, PA): The Associate Athletics Director for Development will develop and manage all aspects of the premium seat and seat donations programs and is responsible for all aspects of the Owl Club program. More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Director - Communications & Public Relations (Georgia Tech Athletics / Atlanta, GA): The Assistant Athletic Director, Athletic Communications & Public Relations provides strategic leadership and direction across the athletic communications and public relations department. More details HERE.

Senior Associate Athletics Director for Business & Finance (University of Washington / Seattle, WA): Serve on the executive team to achieve departmental goals and objectives. Manage an annual budget in excess of $100 million, manage internal business operations, and long-term financial planning. More details HERE.

Marketing Assistant (University of Oregon / Eugene, OR): The University of Oregon Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is seeking an aggressive, creative and self-motivated individual for the position of Marketing and Promotions Intern. More details HERE.

Sr. Development Officer/Development Officer - Athletics (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities / Minneapolis, MN): The Development Officer will be responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding major gifts, both current and deferred, to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Director - Fan Development (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities / Minneapolis, MN): Serve as a leader in the athletics department in support of its mission, vision and values. This position will provide strategic direction to the fan development unit within the department. More details HERE.

Marketing Graduate Assistant (University of Louisiana Monroe / Monroe, LA): Mktg and promo coordinator for soccer, baseball and assistance with menâ€™s and womenâ€™s basketball, as well as football. Create scripts, in-game proms, mktg plans, and PA for non-revenue sports. More details HERE.

Director of MustangVision Productions (SMU / Dallas, TX): The Director of MustangVision Productions will be responsible for the overall management, vision and growth of the SMUâ€™s video production services. More details HERE.

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