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Watch: Video coverage of Missouri AD Alden's decision to exit the Tigers department, shoots down any rumors about the rationale of the move & simply says the time is right to "hand off the baton," doesn't believe he's accomplished everything he set out to do, but says that's natural for someone who wants to continually improve, Chancellor Loftin nods head when Alden says the Mizzou AD gig is one of the best in the country, HCs react, more - link, link, link
NCAA delivers notice of violations to Hawaii that includes Level I & II missteps as part of an investigation into the school's MBB program, excessive practice time & impermissible benefits both central to the case, university now has 90 days to respond, former HC Arnold & AC Akana were previously removed, presumably in response to their involvement with the situation - link
UConn AD Manuel commits to full cost-of-attendance coverage for Huskies student-athletes starting during the 2015-16 competition seasons, total bill will run between $1m to $1.5m, Central Connecticut State boss Schlickmann hasn't made a decision yet & believes others at his level are waiting to see how the process shakes-out, Hartford AD Goff working on upgrade for MBB & WBB - link
Chronicle of Higher Education's Wolverton reports on the surging growth in donations for some athletic departments, over $1b in total reported for 2014 from a survey released by the Council for Aid to Education, nearly 400 schools provided information on athletic commitments, Arizona AD Byrne notes the stark change of new facilities that are no longer supported by state funds, Texas A&M, Texas, Virginia & TCU all mentioned - link
Ohio State AD Smith gets new deal that will keep his base pay the same, $959,263, but changes some bonuses away from individual athletic accomplishments & toward academic goals, pay for interaction with media increases to $420k, percentage of former student-athletes employed in a position that requires a college degree a new standard added, more - link
Texas A&M closing-in on completion of their new 12th Man Productions facility in the south end zone of Kyle Field, Senior Assoc. AD for External Affairs Cook says ESPN & the SEC Network believe the Aggies new digs are best in the conference, $12m investment will include three control rooms, two studios, multiple different sets, a theater room, direct fiber link to Charlotte & Bristol, more, HCs talk about the huge value in exposure - link
Portland Biz Journal sits down with Nike CEO Parker, points to his time at Penn State as a student-athlete as key to developing confidence, the commitment to a team & discipline, believes the connection between business & creativity is essential, points to empowering & delegating the right employees in the right roles as key to the company's continued growth, "Be a Sponge" continues to be a main mantra - link
U.S. District Judge Magnus-Stinson voluntarily steps-away from overseeing the John Rock antitrust case stemming from her standing as a Trustee at Butler, says the move is in the best interests of all parties so there's no questioning of her motivations in the future, plaintiff attorneys filed a motion back in December to replace Magnus-Stinson, then added a new class to the case that includes Butler FB student-athletes - link
ACC leaders change course, will now allow members to play BYU in FB to count as a 'Big 5' non-conference opponent as all are required to schedule one such game per season starting in 2017, Virginia has already squared-away a multi-year deal with the Cougars, a SEC source indicates their policy on BYU not counting as a 'Big 5' match-up hasn't changed - link
Fresno State AD Bartko announces plans to upgrade the Bulldogs soccer & lacrosse digs to the tune of $800k, playing surface to be completely replaced, locker room revamps to take place this summer, project to be covered by philanthropic & university funds, Bartko pleased to be moving to best surface available - link
Global perspective: Today's high-profile Premier League match-up between Chelsea & Manchester City will be broadcast by a record 26 crews as 650m people from around the planet are expected to watch the tilt that will decide the top of the table (standings in American sport terms), if accurate, viewership represents nearly 10% of the Earth's entire population - link
Learfield names Jefferson City Operations Center after late VP of Operations & Chief Engineer Peters who was an important part of the company's growth, led the transition to satellite distribution & move to digital processing among other key upgrades over his 30-year tenure, CEO Brown remembers the humble & enthusiastic nature always on display by Peters - link
What is a National Championship worth? $3m more in royalties according to Ohio State VP for Trademark & Licensing Operations Van Brimmer, bump may not be as sharp as after 2002 title when increase was around $5m, every $1 in licensing revenue breaks-down to 55 cents going to academic affairs, 15 cents to athletics, 15 cents to the alumni association & 15 cents to student life, result projected at $450k more for athletic department - link
Former Tennessee FB student-athlete & NFL stand-out Foster says he received $40k to $50k from Vols supporters while playing in Knoxville during a radio interview with ESPN's LeBatard, "...at any given chance I got the opportunity, I took a free handout. Absolutely." Quickly backtracks on social media afterwards, but stands ground on opinion that student-athletes should be compensated in some form - link
Economist & anti-trust expert Schwarz (@andyhre) continues to keep his eyes open for a Northwestern ruling from the National Labor Relations Board, tweeted yesterday: Big Friday dump of NLRB decisions - moved from Volume 361 (last term) to 362, but still no Capa/Northwestern - link
More on endowment performance from around the nation, Texas surpasses Yale as the second-largest in the country thanks to the value of its land holdings appreciating by $8b in 2014, total endowment now at $25.4b, important note that FY14 ended on August 31st of last year & oil prices have sharply dropped since then, venture capital was the quickest growing asset class, gains still needed in future years to combat slow-growth during the recession - link
Texas Tech announces their Spring FB Game has been cancelled due to the replacement of seats at Jones AT&T Stadium & no additional open practice opportunities will be offered to fans, even more interesting is the scheduling of practices will be determined on a week-by-week basis to accommodate projected quarterback starter Mahomes as he's also a member of the Red Raiders Baseball squad - link
Transition of LSU FB's defensive coaching staff includes the school still going after the $400k buy-out they say they're due from former DC Chavis who departed for Texas A&M, university board member Anderson, "I'm not sure if we'll get it, but we're going to try to get it. That was part of his contract. It's his obligation." New DC Steele will make $1m per year, $300k less than Chavis, deals for other ACs approved - link
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Financial results from 2014 at Rutgers shows a $36.3m subsidy from the university to balance a $76.6m overall budget, support figure is down $11m from 2013 with payments to former leaders & Big East exit fees included, CFO Purcaro says the Scarlet Knights are appropriately on track to decrease university support as they continue to integrate into the Big Ten, contributions up $2m comapred to '13 - link
Arizona Senator McCain pushes Congress to expand legal sports gambling to include states that already allow the practice & to Indian reservations, conversation on an ESPN podcast centered around the $3.8b that is projected to be illegally wagered on tomorrow's Super Bowl; Also on the same topic, legendary shoe rep Sonny Vaccaro's brother Jimmy has been one of Vegas's most notable line-makers for decades - link, link
South Carolina tweets aerial pictures of progress on their new indoor FB facility & adjoining practice fields, project will cost upwards of $18m with expected completion sometime this summer, Sherman Construction, who also built the indoor home for Clemson in 2012, is leading the work in Columbia - link, link
Will Tinder continue to be a staple of major sporting events? Company officials say swiping is up nearly 50% in a 20-mile radius of Phoenix as visitors stream into the city for tomorrow's Super Bowl, messaging up 60%, Tinder also saw spikes in usage at last year's Sochi Winter Olympics as participants themselves made major use of the match-making service - link
Bluestar Media with a good piece on WBB attendance as Mississippi State recently broke their season mark with over 50k through the turnstiles already this season, author Parker notes progress by the Bulldogs & extreme growth seen at South Carolina where a top-ranked team & hard-charging HC Staley is averaging nearly 12k per game, also investigates situation at Syracuse that has lowest draw of any 'Big 5' - link
Interesting situation at Eastern Washington as stand-out FB quarterback Adams is considering a post-grad transfer to Oregon, has put up gaudy numbers in 37 games with the Eagles & has even publicly stated that he's not completely sure he will leave Cheney, "...I'm just going to check it out [Eugene] & see what they have to say," various FCS HCs comment on the situation, most would like to see Adams stay at EWU - link
UAB FB HC Clark does not intend to coach anywhere this upcoming season as he waits to see how the situation will shake-out with the Blazers, additionally he'll become vested in the state retirement system within the next year, would return as HC of the program "but it would have to be done correctly," adds that he didn't pursue a single opportunity that came his way once the 2014 campaign was done - link
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