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LSU AD Alleva, "The season's complete, and I want to make it very clear and positive that Les Miles is our football coach and he will continue to be our football coach. I'm looking forward to working with Coach Miles as he leads this team to a bowl game and another great recruiting class." (video link, full transcript link); Miles, "There's probably a guy or two I'd like to meet in an alley and have a little straight-talk with, but I'm not built that way." (link); Miles says Prez Alexander told him after the 19-7 win over Texas A&M that he'd like for him to remain in Baton Rouge (link); Lots more viewpoints out there on the process & outcome that I'm sure you'll find in quick order
Notre Dame AD Swarbrick was asked about the conference alignment for Fighting Irish FB after last night's close loss to Stanford presumably knocked them out of College FB Playoff contention, "I know there have been some people who have speculated that this is creating pressure on us to give up independence. Nothing could be farther from the truth. We are as comfortable with the benefits for the university of independence as we have ever been." Adds that it's still too early in the CFB Playoff life cycle to have enough data to conclude how being part of a league or not & a potential 13th game impact potential access - link
Another day, another perspective on the overall situation at Illinois as the Champaign/Urbana News Gazette is looking at this thing from every conceivable angle, Penn State Center for the Study of Higher Education Director Cheslock outlines the three factors needed for a strong department, consists of external factors (fan interest & revenue), internal details (facilities, staff, recruits) & success on the fields of play, on a FB HC hire, "Florida and Michigan have created unrealistic expectations for how much a coach can matter," also on the reality of how everything is tied together, "It's kind of a boring story. A lot of people like to think 'If we just make this change...' but there are a lot of these large pieces in place that make it harder to move." - link
Illinois awarded Interim FB HC Cubit with a two-year deal, Interim AD Kowalczyk, "The university is in a situation with interim tags on a lot of different people. The feeling was, it would be best for a permanent AD to make a decision, someone of their choosing. This will help us get us where we to need to be in order to make that decision...Obviously, it’s not ideal. But for now, I don’t think it will put a dagger in the heart of the program. The program’s too strong." More, including videos of Cubit & Kowalczyk, deal is worth $1.2m annually - link, link
In this year's bowl season at least two & as many as five 5-7 squads will reach the post-season, so there's work to be done by the NCAA Football Oversight Committee this week on determining the pecking order, Pac-12 Commish Scott, "I didn't love 6-6 teams being allowed to go to a bowl let alone 5-7," Big Ten & Big 12 will both have fewer teams eligible than the number of their tie-ins, Football Bowl Association Executive Director Waters says bowls want the 5-7 entries to be as close as possible to the location of the game - link
The FBS regular season ended for a number of programs yesterday & HC spots start to fill: All indications point to Memphis HC Fuente heading to Virginia Tech where DC Foster & AHC Beamer will stay on staff, AD Babcock says nothing is official, Fuente after the Tigers win over SMU, "There’s a time to address those things, and that’s not right now." (link); Same type of momentum for Toledo's Campbell to Iowa State, though the Rockets have put an offer on the table that would make their boss the highest-paid HC in the MAC (link, link)
After speculation back & forth over the last couple of months, we're going to get a FB match-up in Australia next season after all as Cal & Hawaii will play on August 27th at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Golden Bears HC Dykes calls it a "once-in-a-lifetime type of experience for our student-athletes," first college game in the country since 1987, AD Williams, "We are a global university with global alumni and fans, and we are excited to be bringing college football to the great country of Australia." - link
Tulane AD Dickson officially announces a move on FB HC Johnson, meaning whomever ends up with the Green Wave's AD job will immediately hire a FB HC in a situation that has been assumed for some days, article closes by saying Deputy AD Burke & Baylor Deputy AD Patulski "are the frontrunners" in the AD process with a decision expected no later than this coming Friday - link, link
Syracuse.com's Carlson looks at how Syracuse AD Coyle is proceeding with his FB HC search, is doing so without a search firm, indications are he & Chancellor Syverud have already met with a number of candidates, spent yesterday's game on the phone or in his suite engaged with Deputy AD Cunningham, when asked for comment on the situation kept the focus on the last game for outgoing leader Shafer - link
Georgia moved to 9-3 with a 13-7 win over Georgia Tech, marks the 11th time in 15 seasons the Bulldogs have won nine or more under HC Richt, afterward AD McGarity didn't offer any comments on speculation that an HC change could be in the works, Richt, "The Lord’s in charge of everything, and I’m fine with whatever he has in store for me...I don’t need any clarity right now. I’m ready to recruit." Also goes full Teddy Roosevelt & later says he really doesn't get mad when the media takes shots, understands it's part of the gig - link
At Houston, AD Yurachek, "Coach Herman and I talk, his agent and I talk. I know where he stands as far as the University of Houston is concerned, and I'm very confident that he will be the head coach at the University of Houston next year." Adds that the new $3m deal for Herman is not yet complete, also points to momentum for season ticket sales next season & opening the schedule at NRG Stadium against Oklahoma, student-athlete Ayers on Herman's message to his team that there was still work to be done, "I don't know what other jobs he'd been talked about with. But he for sure told us he killed the South Carolina thing." - link
Buffalo News outlines the situation new UB AD Greene inherits, the 2013-14 budget was $31.3m, up 18% in the last five years, student fees made-up almost $24m, at the same time the university's College of Arts & Sciences is under a hiring freeze as its budget has been cut by $3.5m, Prez Tripathi does not foresee the subsidy for athletics getting any larger, likes where the Bulls are headed, "I really see the successes of the programs attracting more resources from outside and at the same time, in the budget model that we have, a decrease in funding from the inside" - link
More from Dayton AD Sullivan on the value of exempt MBB tournaments for 'basketball schools,' "Our competitive performance is part of it, but how we travel and how we kind of try to take over the towns that we go to has a direct correlation to our ability to be invited." Wichita State Deputy AD/COO Boatright details the decision-making process for such opportunities, wants to be in the high-profile events, SVP of ESPN Events Derzis details the business model, wants a blend of conference representation, geography & TV interests - link
If you like data visualization, hoops, or both, you'll love this piece of work that creatively looked at the development of top MBB high school players from 2005 through 2013 compared to their current NBA production, accurately intros, "Most players are considered underperformers to the public only because every college fan base expects their top 50 recruit to be an NBA player. It's not that easy, clearly." Former Virginia standout Harris & former Indiana student-athlete Oladipo are two of the most significant overachievers - link
Arkansas AD & College FB Playoff selection committee Chair Long had five screens going yesterday to keep up with all the action, three large mounted TVs, plus two computers, sent a picture of his setup via Twitter & kept the title for his camp general neutral as a "Person Cave," no remote controls in sight, so the solution to changing one TV without the other two also moving is still a mystery - link
Another Presidential campaign is under fire for using marks & logos that resemble those of major college sports conferences, this time it's Ted Cruz's marks that look like the Big 12 & SEC stamps, Big 12 legal counsel Sweeney reached out to Cruz's campaign strategist with concerns about similarities that "implies a passive endorsement," the Cruz team was set to us the new logos via a Snapchat push, Jeb Bush has also been in the news lately for similar reasons - link
Montana Assoc. AD for Internal Affairs Maes comments, sort of, on how the Griz approach the bid process for FCS Playoff games, "We keep it really under wraps so nobody outbids us," minimum guarantee to NCAA is $30k, Maes included a $20k expense line item for snow removal this year, hosting helped in a 24-17 win over South Dakota State yesterday, Missoula Downtown Association Executive Director McCarthy & other city leaders talk about the impact of home FB games as 60% of fans come from outside the market - link
Another read on the economic impact of winning FB on surrounding communities, Buckeye Store & More owner Damschroder on the success of Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Toledo & Bowling Green says his business this year has been "ridiculously good" with sales up 85%, OSU AVP for Business Advancement VanBrimmer notes numbers on his Columbus campus are currently running ahead of even last year's campaign that was highlighted by a National Championship, more including Toledo Asst. AD for Finance Zaworski - link
The Ohio State-Michigan rivalry on the recruiting trail continued soon after the Buckeyes win over the Wolverines yesterday, Wide Receiver AC Smith sends a tweet after the game again referencing one sent by UM back in June that compared the resumes of Smith & counterpart Fisch, caption on a picture with his WR crew, "The real question that I have...NOW Who do you trust with your future? #Shhh" - link
This is kinda cool, LaSalle MBB played a true road game at DIII Rowan yesterday in a move to celebrate the 1996 National Championship won by HC Giannini when he led the Profs program, Explorers ended up winning 81-51 in the first meeting between the two schools, Rowan is seen by some around college athletics as likely to make the transition from DIII up to DI at some point in the future, Giannini, "This was a great way to get attention for one of the spectacular and fastest-growing universities in the country" - link
