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In an effort to address increased expenses with new autonomy legislation, Virginia announces their 'All In For Excellence' fundraising push that will aim to increase annual giving to $22.5m, up from the original goal of $16.17m, full cost-of-attendance will run $1.33m for the Cavs, also aiming to add $4m in scholarship endowments & $1m for operational support, AD Littlepage says the department needs the continued help of donors to maintain competitiveness - link
Lead ESPN MBB host Davis rallies against the notion of freshmen ineligibility, calls is a "terrible idea" & "not reasonable" in any way, questions how fans would react if the best possible product is not put on the floor, also wonders how it would impact the freshman student-athlete experience, would like to see the game's shot clock simply move to 24-seconds to match the rest of the world - link (scroll down)
Penn State AD Barbour covers some good ground in a radio interview, standing by MBB HC Chambers as the Nittany Lions have faltered in Big Ten play & stand at 15-11 (3-10), still says the program is headed in the right direction, full cost-of-attendance bill for department will be $1.7m, not a supporter of freshmen ineligibility developments, "I actually don't like it because I think it's unfair to the kids who have an ability to take it on." - link
While declining FB attendance is a hot topic nationwide, Penn State's push forward in 2014 helped the Big Ten brake its single-season record for total attendance with 6,359,218, though it's important to note that no context is provided in the piece on the role of league expansion or other variables, Nittany Lions increased by 5k per game from '13 to '14, AD Barbour talks about flywheel of benefits for program - link
Texas Tech & Under Armour extend their partnership for six years that will now run through June of 2020, AD Hocutt loves the alignment, appreciates the attention & visibility that UA brings to the Red Raiders, also calls the company one of the most innovative brands in the world, Under Armour Senior Director of College Sports Carparelli, "The Red Raiders are a celebrated part of Under Armour's heritage" - link
Xavier AD Christopher excited for MBB series with Cincinnati to return to campus venues after a two-year hiatus in the rivalry, "For us, for both institutions, we're a vehicle of civic pride with this game & it's our responsibility to make sure it's done well for all involved." Bearcats AD Bohn anticipates a great environment in Fifth Third Arena tonight & calls is a positive step for the community - link
Inside Higher Ed reviews study that suggests some student-athletes purposefully under-perform in the classroom in order to fit in better with their peers, UCLA & Princeton researchers drew their data from five surveys & also suggested 'pluralistic ignorance' starts before student-athletes even arrive on college campuses, "In order to fit in, athletes conform to the perceived (but false) social norm in their social behaviors, thus undermining their academic performance" - link
Interesting read on Washington's Director of Basketball Strategies Sidhu who has contributed strong analytical efforts across the Huskies department, before working solely with MBB Sidhu executed some projects for AD Woodward that included the funding model for Husky Stadium & digging-in on coaches contracts, on the MBB side has also worked with notable statistician Pomeroy on how to predict the performance of transfers at a new school - link
An Auburn student says she was verbally harassed by two Tiger FB student-athletes who were initially distracting her service dog that she uses to cope with her PTSD, indicates FB HC Malzahn & Asst. AD for FB Gunn have both apologized for the incident, no student-athlete names have been released yet as the department works through its review of the situation - link
Missouri AD Aldent confident MBB HC Anderson will have success down the road as long as he sticks to the values he's putting in place, points to experience on this front with the building process behind the Tigers FB & Wrestling programs, "In today's day & age, patience is not as much, is not seen as much as it used to in the past...Kim is establishing a culture, what he sees as his vision for the type of basketball program he wants" - link
The continued increase in TV sports rights doesn't seem to simply be a state-side phenomenon as an estimated one billion people watched the India-Pakistan match-up in the Cricket World Cup over the weekend, The Guardian with a look at how fans in both counties consumed the game with pictures that are somewhat similar to U.S. viewing habits & many that are completely different - link
Boise State FB HC Harsin set to receive a new deal worth at least $7.35m over the next five years, approval by the State Board of Education expected on Thursday, comes with a $100k signing bonus, maxes out at $9.35m with bonuses, doesn't increase his base pay from his previous contract, but does add an additional year, the signing bonus & new scope of bonus possibilities - link
Clemson & South Carolina may have more access to state aircraft to conduct department business more efficiently as House lawmakers are considering a reverse to a 2013 ban that reportedly stemmed from Tigers FB HC Swinney using the state's fleet more than the Governor from October of 2011 through September of 2012, proponents point to coverage of operational costs & promotion of state universities that has a trickle-down impact - link
SportsDay Now columnist Scott says Auburn's reported $13m budget deficit from last year is not that big of a deal as FY14 included a number of irregular expenses, like payments to past HCs & upgraded costs for new MBB HC Pearl, hits on key point that there doesn't seem to be any one standard on how to calculate these outcomes, notes the Tigers previous positive financial results, questions the importance of large reserve funds - link
The NCAA awards six teams of researchers between $10k & $25k each to dig-in on key issues impacting membership, topics include sexual assault prevention strategies tailored for student-athletes, assessing how team culture can lead to hazing, helping student-athletes transfer on-field skills into the career domain, leadership development among black student-athletes, physical activity transition programs for former student-athletes & more - link
Missed yesterday & really important, Sports Illustrated with a strong look at the role of social media in modern day recruiting, Arizona Director of On-Campus Recruiting Dudek says social allows the Wildcats to recruit while a prospective student-athlete sleeps, Arizona State Asst. AD for Player Personnel Suddes talks the importance of web design & making sure sites look & operate crisply on mobile devices, Snapchat, graphics, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube & Instagram also discussed - link
Chronicle of Higher Education on the role of electronic communications in sexual assault & campus rape cases, many times university leaders try to get their hands on any & all information in connection to the situation, which in this day & age can include Facebook & text messages, attorney Kurker puts some sentiment in context depending on how long after the incident correspondence occurs - link
Missouri set to launch 2015 FB season ticket renewal campaign, leveraging a 2014 highlight DVD, discount offer to the Tiger Team Store, concession discounts & two free MBB tickets during the 2015-16 seasons as incentives to renewal accounts before the end of next month, prices for the six-game home slate range from the Touchdown Terrace's $760 price point down to $152 as a FB-only student option - link
Populous is at the center of Jacksonville Jaguars owner Kahn's vision to completely reshape the city with mega 'Shipyards' project that would connect EverBank Field with downtown & include residential, commercial, night life & green spaces, team's practice fields look to be triple-tiered in a highly unique design, proposal to go in front of city officials later this month, piece includes impressive video of renderings - link
Some of your student-athletes are undoubtedly following Kanye West's full integration with adidas, including the recent limited release of his new Originals collection, Style.com with a full piece on Kanye's approach to the partnership, "...I'm only concerned with making beautiful products available to as many people as possible," includes some rough language, but is interesting to consider how the worlds of sport, fashion, music & art weave together - link
Presidential developments: La Salle names Hanycz as Prez, becomes the first female & layperson to lead the Roman Catholic university, heads to Philadelphia after serving in a head role at Canada's Brescia University College; Iowa has hired Parker Executive Search to assist with their process, will pay the company a base fee of $200k, which is double the amout Iowa State & Northern Iowa spent for similar services in the last couple of years - link, link
Hawaii's Ahahui Koa Anuenue, an extension of the athletic department's fundraising efforts, has launched the new 'H Club Athletic Fund' as AKA Prez Kobayashi says the aim is to expand the benefits for the current 4k fans who purchase premium tickets & to make it easier & affordable for more to join, parking options & pre-game receptions two enhancements, also rolling-out online portal for supporters to donate directly to the HC of their choice - link
A-10 MBB HCs comment on reasons behind the game's decline in scoring this year, George Washington HC Lonergan points to modern technology allowing more prep work & leading to better game plans, also notes the skill of shooting continues to decline, Davidson MBB HC McKillop says, "better athletes, better defensive players & more defensive schemes" even though the Wildcats lead the league at 81.3 points per game - link
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