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The freshmen ineligibility movement is stirring some good debate, Pittsburgh Acting AD Juhl, "Undoubtedly there are student-athletes who would benefit from an extra year to grow accustomed to the college routine. But there are a lot of athletes who can do that quite easily, as well. That tells me...it's not a big issue...It's just not at the top of the list of things that need to be fixed right away." Key note from NCAA spokesperson Hosick, "Freshman eligibility does not fall within the areas of autonomy granted to the five conferences." - link, link
South Carolina AD Tanner tells the school's Board of Trustees that he expects each SEC member to receive at least a $5m distribution of the SEC Network this summer, monetization efforts ahead of the game as original projections pointed to Year 3 before schools would start to see money, comparatively in 2013 Big Ten members received $7.6m from the Big Ten Network after six years of existence - link, link
NCAA Committee on Infractions won't levy additional penalties against Florida from impermissible recruiting violations committed by former FB AC Phillips, self-imposed sanctions enough, Phillips has since left the program, AD Foley proud of culture of compliance that has been built under his watch, looks forward to putting this issue in the rear view mirror - link
Times-Picayune columnist Higgins updates on the SEC's search for a new Commissioner, says even internal candidates Sankey & Womack have been kept in the dark on developments around the process, argues that given the landscape of college athletics the last thing the conference needs is a surprise hire, also sounds-off on topic of freshman ineligibility that he calls "a cover" - link
Colorado students are the latest to push university leaders to divest their endowment from fossil fuels, the state is the 7th largest producer of energy through its coal, oil & gas industries, Stanford is the most high-profile institution who has divested as their $21b endowment no longer includes coal, Harvard's camp has resisted the movement thus far, 3 to 4 percent of CU's $2.7b kitty is wrapped-up in energy - link
Longwood MBB student-athlete Pimentel is back with the Lancers after serving a three-month, 25-game suspension after being found guilty of sexual assault back in November, students on campus wonder what kind of message is being promoted, AD Austin notes he took into account all details of the situation before levying the sanctions against Pimentel who has appealed his earlier conviction & will be back in court in April - link
Charlotte will work with the Jannsen Sports Leadership Center to address incidents of hazing around its Baseball program that resulted in the dismissal of five student-athletes & suspension of others, as well as starting the season later than normal, AD Rose still can't comment much on the situation, Jannsen has previously worked with North Carolina, NC State & Michigan - link
Duquesne AD Amodio says he'll review the scheduling relationship with the Consol Energy Center once the MBB season is complete, Dukes have played four marquee A-10 games in the arena that produced average attendance of 5,821 compared to 2,627 for league games in the on-campus Palumbo Center in the same timeframe, venue GM Hassett hopes to continue pact, likes to have a variety of programming in the building - link
Wichita State Assoc. AD for Marketing & Strategic Communications Brewer feels confident with the Shockers chances to host College GameDay next Saturday for their showdown against Northern Iowa, will find out more today if the game is picked, goal would be to fill Koch Arena to its capacity for the live show, the last & only previous Missouri Valley match-up to host was Creighton-Southern Illinois in 2008 - link
Big Sky leaders announce that they'll allow Sacramento State to host the league's MBB Tourney, in the event the Hornets end up winning the regular season crown, at The Well in the school's student activities center that can hold up to 3k fans, as well as room for TV production, Interim AD Macriss confident his staff can execute a strong event, MBB is currently a half-game out of first place - link
Adidas flips British soccer star Walcott away from rival Nike in their continued push to gain market share, will be immediately weaved-into the company's #therewillbehaters campaign that also includes a number of other soccer stand-outs, Walcott had been with Nike for 12 years in a relationship that started when he was 14 years old - link
Ohio State AD Smith knows the Buckeyes erred in pricing last year's Spring FB Game at $20 per ticket before having to backtrack to $5, this year's edition will cost fans that same low amount for the April 18th event, kickoff set for 1:30p to follow Men's LAX match-up with Maryland that should now see a really healthy crowd in attendance - link
delawareonline's Tresolini wonders about contract situation for Delaware MBB HC Ross who has been at odds with Blue Hens leadership since leading the program to a 25-10 mark last year, this year's team started 1-10, but is currently 7-8 in CAA play including recent wins against league-leaders Northeastern, William & Mary & UNC-Wilmington, Ross says his young squad can be a major contender starting again next season - link
Competitive gaming back in the spotlight with a look at the North American Collegiate Championships that will dole out over $300k in scholarship money this year to competitors who have to be a student at an accredited two- or four-year institution, as well as meet & maintain specific academic requirements, NACC & four sister leagues are aligned much like athletic conferences, push to become a NCAA sport not at the forefront for most of those involved - link
Baylor FB HC Briles highly satisfied with the addition of Texas Tech AD Hocutt to the College FB Playoff selection committee, Briles was previously outspoken on the lack of regional FB expertise within the group, "I think it's great. He fits what the committee needed. He's young, he's from the south, he understands the southern part of the United States & the Big 12." - link
Presentation Thursday night by SCI Architects & Stafford Sports to major sports players in Connecticut, including the key Capital Region Development Authority, reviewed options for upgrades to the XL Center, one major piece of the decision on how to move forward is a long-term agreement for high-profile UConn games to be played in the arena, general consensus seems to be a significant renovation on an expanded venue site that would run $200m to $250m - link
USA Today's Prisbell on Texas A&M MBB HC Kennedy's fight to get the Aggies back on the national scene, AD Hyman says exiting student-athletes over the past couple of years exhibited tremendous belief in Kennedy, talks about Kennedy's "war chest of credibility" that has seen recent deposits of recruiting success & on-court success where in the past there were a number of withdraws, touchy AAU landscape in Texas also reviewed - link
Indiana AD Glass presented a look at the state of his department to trustees yesterday, noted the Hoosiers are very near the bottom of the Big Ten on spending per varsity sport, says there's a $54m gap between IU & the top of the league, also, "Some of the threats & challenges externally are really scary. They could really adversely impact intercollegiate athletics." Trustees speak highly of how Glass has led IU - link
Notable MBB reporter Forde writes on tough times for the NYC college basketball scene as St. John's, Rutgers or Seton Hall haven't made the NCAA Tourney since 2011, examines if HCs Lavin, Willard & Jordan are the right leaders to move city hoops programs forward, former St. John's HC Fraschilla talks about the political skills needed, Forde's solution, "hire a Hurley" - link
Campus Pride drops Minnesota-Duluth from its listing of top-rated gay-friendly colleges stemming from the dismissal of longtime Women's Hockey HC Miller, "The UMD Athletic Director's handling of this matter is cause of grave concern. LGBTQ safety is shaped by incidents like this & if they are handled openly & transparently by administrators." School's Director of LGBT Services Nichols says the situation is impacting UMD's national reputation - link
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Senior Assoc. AD for Finance & Administration Gross is one of three finalists for the AD job at Wisconsin-La Crosse (DIII), Gross served as HC for UW-L's MBB program from 1992 to 2000 before embarking on his administrative career, joined by UW-L Interim AD Blum, who has been with the department for 11 years & former Bemidji State AD Goeb - link
The road from high school FB HC directly to FBS HC would seem to be very steep & new UNLV HC Sanchez details how he put together his first recruiting class, talks about quick turn-around process of literally starting from scratch on the evaluation & relationship-building fronts, says his pre-existing network of high school HCs was very helpful, also had to quickly get up to speed on NCAA rules, more - link
Aztec Sports Properties GM Bolitho recounts decision not to buy insurance for half-court shot promotion after San Diego State student Cowan banked his one opportunity in during last Saturday's game against Colorado State to win a semester of tuition, "We typically do the insurance, it's the industry standard, but the difference between the insurance (and the payout) wasn't that much, so it was almost like: Take our chances." - link
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