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California 2nd District Court of Appeals rules the NCAA cannot seal documents related to the Todd McNair case, "We are not convinced by the NCAA's contention that public disclosure of its documents will make future investigations more difficult for the NCAA to conduct," NCAA can push for a rehearing or take the case to the California Supreme Court, NCAA spokesperson Osburn says the governing body remains committed to confidentiality, more - link
Clemson's Board of Trustees approves $63.5m renovation to Littlejohn Coliseum that will include a complete revamp of the 8,500-seat facility with new premium seating options, fan experience upgrades & student-athlete development enhancements, Tigers will play the 2015-16 season off-site, BOT also ok with $1.5m spend to develop concept for a new FB operations complex that will cost $55m to build - link
Houston leaders are reportedly working on another contract extension for AD Rhoades, though he has been mentioned in connection with the open Missouri AD spot there's been no dialouge between the two parties, received a five-year extension in 2012 with base annual pay of $537k, tenure with the Cougars since 2009 has produced solid facility improvements, along with competitive & academic success - link
Watch: Footage from UC Santa Barbara's introduction of McCuthceon as their new AD who says he wants to help build winning programs, "...winning is important, there's no two ways about it," also discusses WBB's 0-21 mark & on-going push for upgrades to Baseball's Gaucho Park, set to officially start his new role early next month - link
UMass Vice Chancellor & chair of the school's AD search committee Kennedy says it's possible the Minutemen will hire a new AD in four to six weeks, but that it's not a hard deadline, group will hold their first meeting on Monday, "We need someone who has a keen vision for the future of the program & a sense on how to market the program, someone who has experience & accomplishment in fundraising." Likely to hire Parker Executive Search to assist with the process, more - link
NCAA plans to use this year's NIT as a testing ground for both a 30-second shot clock & an extended three-foot restricted area, MBB Rules Committee chair & Belmont HC Byrd says his group wanted to have actual data on the potential changes before their meetings in May of this year when they'll vote on such options permanently, alterations could lead to a scoring increase - link
Minnesota secures a $6m gift toward their new Basketball Development Center from Gophers supporter & retired telecommunications executive Eddy, another in a line of commitments Eddy has made to the university, facility will serve as home for MBB & WBB programs with new offices, locker rooms & other support areas - link
Operation of Houston's new TDECU Stadium under fire, process to install Arakmark & Venu Works by EVP of Administration & Finance Carlucci has been criticized by students as the companies did not submit a qualified RFP, $1m per year guarantee the school was looking for is not in place & athletic officials have noted the difficulty in working with both partners, Cougars COO Yurachek with some strong comments, more - link
As expected, Auburn's Board of Trustees approved the installation of a massive new videoboard in Jordan-Hare Stadium, project will also include a new audio system & ribbon boards fronting the upper deck at a total cost of $13.9m, new board will be 435% larger than the existing option & the largest videoboard in the nation, AD Jacobs says Tiger fans deserve the best - link
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment says they won't work with Oklahoma again after fall-out surrounding a scheduled Jack White concert, an article in The Oklahoma Daily last week dug through the specifics of the event's contract & mocked some elements of the performance rider, WME Entertainment upset with the dissemination of a private deal, won't return to OU until open record request laws are changed - link
Pac-12 continues their brand push into Asia, reaches deal with LeTV in China to live stream 27 games including the entire MBB Tourney on computers, tablets, mobile devices & LeTV's Super TV devices, LeTV already has relationships with MLB, the NFL, NBA, PGA & FIFA & is the country's largest cross-platform streaming service - link
Conference USA Senior Assoc. Commish White comments on the 2015 league FB schedule that is computer-generated & for the second straight year seems favorable for Marshall as they won't play any opposite division teams on the road, conference uses three models then chooses the one they feel has the most balance, UAB situation was naturally a curve ball this year, details a number of considered options - link
Veteran NFL special teams coach Bonamego will reportedly be hired as Central Michigan's new FB HC, Bonamego is a CMU alum & last coached in college at Army in 1998 that was followed by stints with the Lions, Jaguars, Packers, Saints & Dolphins, despite not having a HC in place, the Chippewahs still signed 18 student-athletes on National Signing Day this past week - link
Adidas quickly leveraging Twitter's new group direct messaging feature, will choose three fans who are best supporting the company's #ThereWillBeHaters soccer campaign to participate in a private 30-minute chat with Real Madrid star Benzema, Twitter introduced the service in late January that can host up to 20 in the group setting, in competion with others, such as WhatsApp - link
Watch: Popular internet entrepreneur & angel investor Calacanis details the future for Twitter, says verified user accounts that cost $1m per year are coming that will create a dedicated network of only those who are verified & cut down on troublesome abuse on the platform, company can then leverage credit card information to push other products through a user's timeline, also points to revenue-sharing with users who have the most pull, more - link
Bloomberg's Davidson writes in opposition of UCLA FB-commit Jamabo's tweet about the density of Asian women on the Bruins campus, Davison is an Asian-American herself, says it's another example of sex selling within the recruiting process, "...it's not so easy for some of us to dismiss a tweet that's emblematic of how easy it is for people to dismiss women, especially Asian women, & especially in sports." - link
Iowa State FB coaches comments on the impact of full cost-of-attendance awards in the recruiting process, HC Rhoads says it has already been a factor as the low cost of living in Ames makes the Cyclones coverage number lower than others, a fact that has been used in prospective student-athlete homes, ultimately thinks the full picture of a program will win out over an extra $1k, AC Burnham not sure this year's class was that versed on topic - link
Arkansas announces 2015 FB ticket prices & sales process, for the fifth consecutive year decides to keep prices the same, AD Long says the goal is to fill both Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville & War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock for every home game; Hogs also respond to fan feedback for Baseball games at Baum Stadium, decrease concession prices with more fan experience upgrades coming - link, link
New Air Force AD Knowlton plans to use his first 90 days on the job to get his hands around the challenges for the Falcons, wants to prioritize needed facility upgrades, including a possible face-life for Falcon Stadium, says he's read everything possible about the current situation at AFA, "I intend to go in with fresh eyes" - link
New Mexico State Prez Carruthers pushing to limit open records requests though there looks to be little support in Santa Fe, desired exemptions include candidate information for major job openings, Carruthers pointed to the Aggies recent AD search, "Two or three candidates withdrew after it became clear that we had to disclose that they had applied. There's a difference between a good field of candidates & an exceptional one." - link
Funding for Missouri's new $16m Softball stadium gets the green light by the school's Board of Curators, $13.5m of the project will be privately raised, debt financing will cover the remaining $2.5m, Chancellor Loftin says if for some reason the Tigers don't reach their fundraising goal monies from the SEC Network could cover the gap, projected completion is December of 2016 - link
More new facility approvals as Alabama's Board of Trustees pushed forward a $4.5m project for a new soccer facility at UAB, stadium will have a capacity of 2,500 & Conference USA regulation size field, Blazer FB supporters attended the meeting & regularly booed & interrupted Prez Watts as he provided the Board with institutional updates - link
New MLB Commish Manfred the latest pro sports leader to say it's time to take a fresh look at sports gambling laws, notes the societal changes over the past decades on the issue, MLB now has an official relationship with daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings, $725m was legally wagered on Baseball at Vegas sports books in 2014, a speck of sand compared to the $138.9b illegally bet on sports annually according to the American Gaming Association - link
Missed earlier in the week & pretty interesting, former Alabama FB student-athlete Fluker penned a piece on his recruiting process for The Players' Tribune, mixes messaging to recruits to be thankful for the position they're in with notes like how he didn't even know who Bear Bryant was on his official visit with the Crimson Tide, outlines three decision-making criteria starting with trusting your gut - link
New York Attorney General Schneiderman has sent a letter to the national JUCO offices in Colorado asking for clarification on the rule that limits sport participation to student-athletes who spent at least three years in a U.S. high school before enrolling at a JUCO, if interpreted accurately, the rule would be in conflict with state & federal laws including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, there are more than 40 JUCOs in the state - link
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