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As expected, 'Big 5' members approve student-athlete financial support up to the full cost of attendance, but now the real work begins according to a number of key leaders, Boston College was the only dissenting vote pointing to the future potential of programs being cut & the ambiguity of the Federal Financial aid formula, ACC Commish Swofford calls it historic, others know new measures will be tranformational - link
Student-athletes involved in the NCAA legislation process for the first time yesterday made sure their voices were heard, Oklahoma FB player Darlington & others argued fervently against mandating four-year scholarships as too restrictive to coaches, notes the occurrence of bad apples who aren't technically in trouble or ineligible, but still negatively impact the team, Auburn AD Jacobs was swayed, lots more - link
Must read this morning on the tough road endured over the past 19 months by Ball State Deputy AD Hardin & his wife Cara after one of their twin sons was born with critical health challenges in July of 2013, litany of procedures, surgeries & some close calls were all part of process that kept little Bennett going & finally brought him home for the first time just last month, this short description can't even come close to doing justice to the situation, read the full article - link
Former Pittsburgh AD Peterson talks to the media for the first time since his departure, believes move was in the best interest of the university & was a matter of timing as former FB HC Chryst's exit for Wisconsin allowed Chancellor Gallagher an opportunity to build his own team in athletics, says the department is in a good shape, looks forward to seeing what's next - link
New Fresno State AD Bartko comments on his first days on the job with the Bulldogs, loves that he's walking into a situation with a passionate fan base, will have a five-year plan in place in the next 30 days, knows some facilities are in need of improvement, biggest initiative is to get fully integrated into the community & make sure everyone knows the vision & plan for the Bulldogs, filling-out external staff also key, lots more - link
CBS releases statement on the arrest of lead MBB color commentator Anthony, says he will not for the network the rest of the season, Anthony's response to situation, "I made a mistake. I apologize to my colleagues & business partners, but most of all to my wife & family...I will work to regain the trust I have lost, & the first step is saying I'm sorry." - link
Albuquerque Journal with a solid review of naming rights deals in the Mountain West & New Mexico's process of inking a $5m, 10-year pact with WisePies, per research conducted by the Lobos there are very few similar examples around the nation of schools who play in a traditional college venue & have an in-state naming partner, a handful of MWC schools don't generate any revenue from a naming agreement, more - link
UNC-Wilmington secures record $1m gift from House of Raeford Farms, Inc., that will go toward a new $2m indoor practice facility for Baseball & Softball, 14k square-foot building will feature 120' x 120' area of transitional space that can be used for hitting, fielding & pitching, as well as meeting rooms, an umpires locker room & storage space, Baseball HC Scalf excited to get on equal footing with others around the nation - link
Another Q&A with Penn State AD Barbour, proud of FB overcoming sanctions to achieve bowl eligibility this season, credits former HC O'Brien for keeping the program on solid ground during two really tough years, also believes HC Franklin has all the right energy & leadership, will address rebuilding reserves & paying back the university loan once the Nittany Lions get access to all revenue streams, more - link
Arizona AD Byrne with a constructive back & forth on Twitter with professors Ridpath from Ohio & Morse from Mississippi State on the topic of multi-year scholarships, Byrne noted that his own SAAC voted 18-2 against the measure, says perception may be different from reality in this situation, Ridpath points to the importance of leadership - link
Great story out of Albany as the Great Danes raised $12k in support of the Undies Run for Bowel (Colon) Cancer Awareness that's part of the Cancer Council of South Australia, MBB student-athlete Hooley's mother Sue is fighting the disease back in Australia, AD Benson happy to see fan base support a cause half a world away impacting a current player - link, link
Kansas State Prez Schultz selected as new chair of the Board of Governors for a term that will run until January of 2017, has been a key member of the Board of Directors & renamed Executive Committee, replaces Michigan State Prez Simon, working group also approved to look at future structure of the board - link
USC AD Haden's reaction on deal between the NCAA & Penn State that removes some penalties from the Nittany Lions ledger, "Well, it's too late. We're back to no scholarship limitations at all. I can tell you...over the past four & a half years I have been back there asking for a look at our penalties at least three times & have been rebuffed. At this point, I know USC fans & I feel this way too...you feel abused & upset." - link
Youngstown State Prez Tressel says he called former Nebraska AD & FB HC Osborne to get a read on new FB HC Pelini as he tired to recruit Pelini when he was a student-athlete & then coached against him for years, but didn't know him directly, Osborne reported that Pelini had grown during his time in Lincoln, Tressel notes the difficult Missouri Valley & challenges in the FCS - link
Collective intelligence a key topic as so many decisions in the workplace today are made by teams or groups, study by leaders from Carnegie Mellon, MIT & Union found that the 'smartest' teams are defined by equal participation by all members, over indexing on communication, individuals who can read emotional states on the faces of their peers & having more women than men - link
Buffalo Wild Wings continues to put themselves in the middle of the sports conversation, launches NFL highlight show replicated from ESPN's SportsCenter, but will feature only Twitter commentary on the games from their customers, show comes with the tagline of 'Yesterday's game-day tweets, today', VP of Marketing Ruhland says it makes perfect sense for the restaurant that is 'the sports fan's biggest fan' - link
Salt Lake Tribune writer Monson looks at situation between Utah FB HC Whittingham & AD Hill, recounts steps that led to a new deal for the longtime leader, says it's a fact that Whittingham planned to leave the program due to differences with Hill, but notes the best outcome for Utah FB is Whittingham's return presumed to come with the support of being able to fill-out his staff with the right coaches under the right terms - link
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Delaware's News Journal reports that Delaware MBB HC Ross turned down a three-year contract extension this past fall, Ross is currently in his final year of a deal that stretches back to 2007-08, previous to this year had led the Blue Hens to significant success including a Colonial Championship, but program currently sits at 3-14 (2-4), recruiting could be suffering with lack of HC stability - link (scroll down)
Two neat MBB promotions: Contextual push as Dayton's squad has been short-handed since the dismissal of two student-athletes, leading to a sixth-man contest with fans uploading photos & videos with a chance to win a trip to the A-10 Tourney in Brooklyn; Illinois with a super impressive stop-motion video pushing their bobblehead giveaways of members of the Illini's 2005 Final Four team - link, link
Tennessee Prez DiPietro continues push to revamp the university's business model as he believes rising costs can't simply be passed on to students, looks to drive increased out-of-state enrollment & consolidate some academic programs, UT has projected a $155m gap in funding over the next decade, ultimately wants the institution to fix their own problems & not rely on the government - link
Valero Alamo Bowl CEO Fox confident San Antonio could impressively host the College FB National Championship after taking it all in last week in Arlington, points to renovated Alamodome, history of hosting major events & downtown setting as major positives, will bid on 2018, '19 & '20 games, City Council just approved $41m in upgrades for the Alamodome last week - link
Profile on Colorado Strength & Conditioning HC Forman & his challenge of beefing up the Buffs for growth in the Pac-12, revamped his system to put an extra emphasis on accountability, believes culture is changing to extent student-athletes are holding their peers to the fire, but Forman is not interested in letting anything slip, includes video of a CU weight room session - link
Central Arkansas AD Teague hires Missouri State AHC Jones to oversee the Sugar Bear Volleyball program, spent the last 13 years in Springfield where she helped lead the Bears to nearly 300 wins, seven NCAA Tournaments & 20 or more wins in 12 of 13 campaigns, Teague points to profile of great leadership, Jones excited to inherit UCA's rich VB tradition - link
