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Ohio State boss Smith with a long Q&A for the Toledo Blade's Briggs, starts with thoughts on the coming beer sales in Ohio Stadium, "It is a changing landscape. Thereâ€™s been a major shift. I never thought Texas would [sell beer]. I never thought weâ€™d be here. I really didnâ€™t, because most of those other schools do it for the money. We will benefit financially, no question. but the main thing was providing service." "Bothered" by satellite FB camps & says it's not just about Michigan's executions, on Wolverines HC Harbaugh's tweet directed right at him, "Stuff like that happens. It rubs off me, man. Iâ€™ve been around too long." Points to his friendship & respect for UM AD Manuel as one reason he refuses to get involved in a back & forth, but also points to simply taking the high road. Believes what people forget is that Harbaugh can really coach. Lots more, including not being quite sure where the rest of the Big Ten TV deal ends up, the complicated dynamics of transfers in MBB & his thinking that Stanford could be caught one day at the top of the Learfield Directors' Cup standings. - link

The News & Observer's Jacobs digs in on Knight Commission Executive Director Perko, admits there are times her group has felt like the Greek king Sisyphus who was tasked with pushing a boulder uphill, only to see it commonly roll back down, "...but there have been enough successes to know that the work can make a difference. In significant ways on the academic side we have made a difference." After detailing Perko's background, thoughts on the 'new realities' in the industry, "The big elephant in the room now with reform, particularly around the financial issues, is that the NCAA really does not control football. The fact thereâ€™s now this football championship that generates nearly as much money as the basketball tournament distributes back to Division I schools is a very new reality, and all that money sits outside the NCAA management process." A bit more. - link

High-profile FB HCs who double as youth coaches for their kids: Clemson's Swinney, Northwestern's Fitzgerald, Western Kentucky's Brohm & Temple's Rhule. The Post & Courier followed Swinney during a game coaching his son Clay's 12U baseball team, the Orange Crush. On this day, Swinney squeezed in two games around a donor event the night before & then flying to Myrtle Beach afterward for ACC meetings. Swinney tries to keep weekends open during spring practice for his own family & for the sake of his student-athletes. Swinney: "Whether youâ€™re coaching college kids or 12-year-olds, itâ€™s still competing and teaching and trying to get young people to grow from where they are and help them to improve. Thatâ€™s the same deal." - link

If you listened to a recent 1.Question interview with the Portland Business Journal's Kish, you know that apparel deals in Europe for the major players matter in the overall pot of money they have to spend on partnerships & Adidas will reportedly ante up â‚¬50M ($56.64M as of right now) annually to keep its marks & swag on the German national soccer team. The new amount is double what Three Stripes currently pays & the new pact is said to run through 2019. - link

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TCU surged late to beat Texas Tech in Omaha yesterday afternoon & within the game recap D1Baseball.com's Etheridge penned a sidebar on conference rematches at the CWS. Coincidentally, the pair also met in an opening round match-up in 2014 with the same result, a Horned Frogs win. "Over the last 10 years [since] 2007, there have 14 rematches between teams from the same conference in the College World Series. Surprisingly, the teams that won the regular-season series are just 6-8 in those rematches in Omaha. No team that won a conference series has beaten that same club in the CWS since Arkansas beat South Carolina in 2012." - link

Additional Baseball notes: Ear-to-the-ground Skippers Dugout is reporting Youngstown State will hire Mercyhurst North East (NJCAA) HC Bertolini as its new HC (NJCAA) (link); If you haven't followed the Texas search in the last couple of days, it sounds like Tulane's Pierce & Houston's Whitting are the latest candidates to interview for the Longhorns top leadership role on the diamond. The Houston Chronicle reports Whitting's pay for the Cougars at $300K annually, tops in the AAC (link, link).

Kansas State FB HC Snyder on his Twitter presence that's averaging three tweets per day, "If I am going to do it, I am going to do it myself. It is kind of like writing notes or responding to e-mail. It is easy to get somebody else to do it, but, to me, that is not the right way." Says he's learning how to include pictures, which he calls a bit "tedious." Recently added in retweeting his program's main FB account, doesn't expect to follow many more than the current 13 he has on the list. Good little read on getting a 76 year-old up to speed on social media. - link

Ohio continues to work toward a new student-athlete academic center at Peden Stadium with the next step of asking the Board to approve $620K for designs. The facility has been budgeted to cost $6.165M & already counts a lead gift of $2.25M, but there's been some push-back on campus. The Bobcats have a majority of the total pledged & plan to pay the university back on a loan for the project as pledges become cash. AD Schaus & Prez McDavis on the same page on the need for the new digs, a bit more. - link

In the wake of the less-than-ideal per-school payout from C-USA's TV contract, Charleston Gazette-Mail's Smock opines about whether or not "creative" realignment could land Marshall back in the MAC, given that schools in the Herd's former league received more than 3x the media right money MU did. Smock excoriates anyone who claims they didn't want out when the initial move was made and believes exit/entry fees and other money issues could be prohibitive, while acknowledging that bad will likely wouldn't be a mitigating factor (lots of turnover in leadership at the school/league office level) and offering that best bet is waiting for the AAC to come calling if it gets raided by the Big 12. - link

Harvard Business Review: "6 Ways to Disagree with Senior Management." Career Strategies Prez Claman details: 1) Donâ€™t just blurt out your point of view; be strategic about it. Think it through.; 2) Make sure youâ€™re right; 3) Bounce your point of view off of a few trusted peers; 4) Prepare a presentation; 5) Find a respected, credible expert to go over your conclusions; and, 6) Find someone you know who is the same rank as the more senior person you are trying to convince. - link

You may have seen this commercial during the NBA Finals Game 7 last night & it caught my eye as Under Armour boss Plank communicated in pretty efficient terms why his company is betting so heavily on technology. "Using technology is a critical differentiator. Changing the expectations of a consumer about what a sports brand should be for them." It's a co-branded spot highlighting UA's partnership with SAP & the concept of using "live data" to advance the company as it can anticipate customer needs & wants. - link

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Missed early last week, Omaha World-Herald's Shatel wrote on Nebraska FB's home sellout streak in the microcosm of one season ticket holder who gave up seats that had been in his family for over 80 years when told he'd have to pay $2,500 per seat to keep them. Shatel continued by gathering comments from a number of those who have chosen not to renew and/or purchase season tix & the reasons range from rising costs to comfort & convenience coming first to the impact of modern technology on the viewing experience. - link

Disney/ESPN: Shanghai Disney, at a cost of $5.5B, is open as the company's first foray into the Chinese theme park market. Chinese Prez Jinping at official opening ceremonies last Thursday, "I hope that Shanghai Disney can provide visitors with safe and premium experiences and become a world-class theme park. I hope it promotes exchanges across cultures of the world." Overall, it's a huge bet by Disney, as noted by boss Iger, "It's a big bet on a big market and it represents not only our biggest entrance into this market but the potential to deliver great growth for the company long term." China's tourism industry produces a massive $610B annually. (link); Cynopsis Sports caught up with ESPN founder Rasmussen prior to honoring his legacy later in the week. Rasmussen on current critics of ESPN, "I think everybody should be tested. Some are potshots because of whatever their personal relationships are with the company. But I think that anybody who is a leader should always be questioned. If somebody has legitimate questions about why ESPN is doing this or that, I think they should ask that question. If it is troublesome for ESPN, then I think they have a problem. But theyâ€™ve handled it all pretty well over the years, there have been some incidents that come up that I think they would handle differently today, but thatâ€™s business." More (link).

An update on alcohol being sold at the CWS for the first time. The first link & article says beer is priced at $6 & $7 with wine at $8 & $9, but the second link, a tweeted picture from ESPN's Rovell, has the price points of $5 & $10, respectively. Concessionaire Levy Restaurants has said they expect to move 400 units per 1,000 fans during the tourney. Overall, $1M of new revenue could be produced. Local bar owners aren't too worried about the addition cutting into their sales. - link, link

Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, home of the College FB Playoff National Championship for the upcoming season, has started to install new video boards. Part of $100M in overall upgrades by the Tampa Bay Bucs that will also benefit USF. Bucs COO Ford: "The game-day experience is going to be unbelievable. You think about what fans have experienced. Raymond James Stadium, I feel, is the crown jewel of the NFL, but you go from having 2,400-foot scoreboards to 9,600." - link

Around Higher Ed: Notable political media voice Will has been pushing one individual lately who he believes should be the next President of the United States & it's pretty interesting considering the individual is in the process of hiring a new AD: Purdue Prez Daniels (link); New Wyoming Prez Nichols has declared a state of financial exigency for the university, meaning the dollars & cents in Laramie are bad enough that she can now terminate tenured faculty members, & use many other options, as methods for balancing the budget (link); More coverage on how the funding situation of TOPS in Louisiana is pushing high school students out of the state where they are receiving better financial packages (link).

Also noticed: A new 'Athletic Director U.' segment was released last night inked by GAME, Inc. founder & Rutgers professor Belzer on 'The Self-Aware Athletic Director' with thoughts from DHR International's Sugiyama (link); Here's Nike's video celebrating the NBA Championship for the Cleveland Cavaliers titled "Worth the Wait" (link); Forbes contributor Williams reviews the 'athliesure' apparel battle between Under Armour & Lululemon (link); Former Arizona Track AC Carter, who has been accused of sexually assaulting a student-athlete, filed a defamation suit against the plaintiff's attorney claiming lies were spread to the media (link).

Sports Illustrated's Pete Thamel is nothing if not direct on topics in & throughout the industry. Today's 1.Q includes the story lines he's most interested to follow as FB season approaches, what ends up happening with the College FB Playoff semifinals on New Year's Eve, if we're destined to see major alignment change in the 2020s when Tier I rights come up for bid in a number of conferences & more. Additional thoughts tomorrow from Thamel include some dos & don'ts of engaging with national media. Listen by clicking the link. - link (length - 12:48)

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(Posted from most recent over the last 30 days)

(NEW!) Associate Athletic Director/Business Operations (University of Portland / Portland, OR): The Associate Athletic Director/Business Operations is responsible for managing all business and finance operations for the University of Portland Department of Athletics. More details HERE.

Senior Associate AD for Sport Administration & Event Management (University of Iowa / Iowa City, IA): The University of Iowa seeks applications for a Sr Associate AD for Sport Admin & Event Management. This position serves on the executive team to provide leadership to 24 varsity sport programs. More details HERE.

Assistant Director - Smith Center Complex (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Chapel Hill, NC): Position coordinates a variety of tasks related to general management of three facilities. Includes daily business processes/operations, personnel, purchasing, security, parking & technical services. More details HERE.

Major Gifts Officer 4 (Director of Major Gifts) (Pennsylvania State University / University Park, PA): A top frontline fundraiser is needed in the role of Director of Major Gifts to engage alumni and friends as partners in supporting Intercollegiate Athletics. More details HERE.

Director of Athletics (Morgan State University / Baltimore, MD): The ideal candidate will provide strategic leadership and possess a strong desire to enhance and sustain a competitive athletics program that values a commitment to â€œstudent-athletesâ€ success. More details HERE.

Senior Production Manager - Video Boards (University of Arkansas / Fayetteville, AR): The Senior Production Manager for Video Boards will be the lead point of contact for all matters relating to video boards (et al.) at the University of Arkansas athletics facilities. More details HERE.

Program Assistant (Development) (Northwestern University / Evanston, IL): Collaborates w/ athletics development gift officers in prospect research & portfolio mgmt; Utilizing data, analytics & reporting to maximize the fundraising opportunities & success for NU Athletics. More details HERE.

Assistant Football Coach (Bowling Green State University / Bowling Green, OH): This position is to assist the head coach in all phases of the program including recruiting student-athletes, organization and design of practice and competition and any other duties as assigned. More details HERE.

Senior Director of Communications and Digital Media (American Athletic Conference / Providence, RI): The individual will serve as a member of the Conferenceâ€™s communications/external relations and digital teams. The position reports to the Associate Commissioner for Communications/External Relations. More details HERE.

Director of Major Gifts, Athletics (Temple University / Philadelphia. PA): The incumbent will manage a portfolio of 150-200 donors/prospects and is responsible for identifying and qualifying prospects, engaging, cultivating, and directly soliciting donors for major gifts. More details HERE.

Director of Development, Annual Fund (Temple University / Philadelphia. PA): The incumbent will manage a portfolio of 250 annual fund donors who give $2,500 or less and assist in the planning and administering of projects for the purpose of soliciting gifts. More details HERE.

Digital Content Specialist (Northwestern University / Evanston, IL): Programming & administration of the dept's content creation & social media practices, particularly as it relates to the support of ticket sales, sponsorship & other revenue generating initiatives. More details HERE.

Director of Development (Texas State University / San Marcos, TX): Executes all solicitation/stewardship plans for the annual fund, maintains accurate gift records, coordinates donor events, oversees hospitality areas and supervises two full-time staff members. More details HERE.

Assistant AD - Marketing & Fan Engagement (Arkansas State University / Jonesboro, AR): A-State Athletics seeks an Assistant AD â€“ Marketing & Fan Engagement. Primary role will be to maximize the reach and monetize the success of the programs through marketing, ticket sales & retention. More details HERE.

Manager - Promotions and Fan Engagement Athletics (Texas Tech University / Lubbock, TX): Direct oversight of the promotions and fan engagement efforts for Baseball, Volleyball and other sports as assigned. Manage department social media efforts & collaborate with Ticket Sales/Operations. More details HERE.

Director of Marketing - Athletics, Marketing & Communications (Boston University / Boston, MA): The Director of Marketing develops and implements strategies to improve and enhance the visibility of the Boston University Department of Athletics. More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Marketing, Social Media Specialist (University of Oregon Athletic Department / Eugene, OR): Responsible for creation, production, operation and execution of social media marketing & communications strategies to maximize fan engagement and brand awareness. More details HERE.

Athletics Communications Assistant Director (2 Positions) (University of Notre Dame / Notre Dame, IN): Directs and oversees content creation, aggregation and distribution for (1) track & field/women's lacrosse (2) volleyball/baseball. Responsible for overall team communications functions. EEO/AA. More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance (University of Massachusetts Lowell / Lowell, MA): Under direction of the Sr. Associate Athletics Director/SWA, this position will oversee a comprehensive Division I compliance program within specific policies/procedures. More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Basketball and Football Operations (Big Ten Conference / Rosemont, IL): Assist with BB tournaments, FB kickoff luncheon, championship game, operations, marketing/ticket management, manuals. Womenâ€™s BB tournament director. Secondary liaison with local organizing committees. More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Sports Administration (Big Ten Conference / Rosemont, IL): Liaison for assigned sports. Assist in management of Championships & SCORE community relations initiative. Provide support to Sports Management Committee. Manage awards program. Create schedules. More details HERE.

Assistant Director, Ohio Bobcat Club (Ohio University / Athens, OH): This position will focus on assisting the Associate Director with the day-to-day operations of the annual campaign. More details HERE.

Assistant Commissioner for Compliance and Governance (America East Conference / Boston, MA): Lead, manage and provide strategy for the conference's compliance and governance program with a league that is creative, collaborative, forward-thinking and forward-moving. More details HERE.

Director of Ticket Sales and Operations (Georgia Tech Athletics / Atlanta, GA): Provide exemplary customer service to fans & other GTAA departments. Work within our mission to increase revenue by ticket sales & fan experience platforms through industry-leading best practices. More details HERE.

Assistant Commissioner, Communications (Big Ten Conference / Rosemont, IL): Leads communications & institutional efforts. Oversees communications for conference sponsored sports. Prepares & executes media operations including media days championship games & tournaments. More details HERE.

Assistant Director of Ticket Operations (University of Arkansas / Fayetteville, AR): Responsible for building event infrastructure using the Paciolan/Spectra system for assigned sports and using that information to oversee ticket accuracy and ticket distribution for each event. More details HERE.

Assistant Athletic Director Marketing/New Media (Florida International University / Miami, FL): Develops & executes a creative marketing, social media, & public relations plan that will allow the department to maximize its revenue potential and attendance while building the brand image of FIU. More details HERE.

Director of Communications (The University of Southern Mississippi / Hattiesburg, MS): The Director of Communications will serve as the primary communications officer for designated sports and will be a key component of a fully integrated marketing and communications department. More details HERE.

Director of Athletics Communications / Men's Basketball (North Carolina State University / Raleigh, NC): Serve as the primary contact for communications efforts for the NC State menâ€™s basketball program and other Athletics programs as assigned. Serve as a senior member of the communications staff. More details HERE.

Director of Athletic Financial Aid (North Carolina State University / Raleigh, NC): Serve as the primary liaison between Athletic Department and the NC State Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. Work closely with student-athletes to ensure each completes a FAFSA form. More details HERE.

Associate Athletic Director-Marketing (University of New Hampshire / Durham, NH): University of New Hampshire, an NCAA Division I member institution is seeking an Associate Athletic Director for Marketing. Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution. More details HERE.

General Manager & Account Executive (Peak Sports MGMT / Multiple Positions, USA): These positions are responsible for, yet not limited to, overseeing and executing the advertising, sponsorship, and corporate relationship building on behalf of the university. More details HERE.

Athletics Marketing Coordinator (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Chapel Hill, NC): This Athletics Marketing position will provide administrative/clerical support to the marketing office to help generate revenue and enhance the fan experience to advance the Carolina Athletics brand. More details HERE.

Multimedia Production Coordinator (Bowling Green State University / Bowling Green, OH): Responsible for creation, production, operation and execution of scoreboard entertainment strategies for basketball and football. Creates additional athletics programming for distribution. More details HERE.

Senior Associate Athletic Director for Finance (Mississippi State University / Mississippi State, MS): Serves as Chief Financial 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.

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.

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