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Purdue Prez Daniels reduces administrative charge to athletics by $2m for each of the next three years, move gives AD Burke additional funds to use for full cost-of-attendance coverage that will cost around $1m annually, another $500k will be used as replacement funds to cover the decrease in student ticket prices as the VIP card rate was changed from $250 to $99 - link
Virginia Tech AD Bobcock talks about what he would like to get done in Year 2 of his tenure in Blacksburg, engaging the community is one key piece, each FB season ticket holder will be assigned to a member of the ticket office for enhanced service, will review premium ticket sales structure for FB, senior hires on the horizon with three long-time administrators set to retire, full cost-of-attendance to run $900k annually - link
Raleigh's News Observer reports on academic situation at North Carolina in 2003 that saw the graduate school admit a student-athlete who had a low GPA & no test scores in order to keep him eligible for his final semester of competition, former graduate school admissions director Thomas says FB player in question was one of many who were handled similarly between 2002 & 2010, in this case the student-athlete didn't end up going to class & received four Fs during the single semester, but did suit-up, more - link
The NCAA filed a request to move the lawsuit involving two former North Carolina student-athletes to federal court & away from the state level, NCAA Chief Legal Officer Remy, "This case is troubling for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that the law does not & has never required the NCAA to ensure that every student-athlete is actually taking full advantage of the academic & athletic opportunities provided to them." - link
Kentucky AD Barnhart comments on the possibility of freshmen ineligibility without taking a position, says he would have to do more research on the implications, both good & bad, says because there's been so much change to the industry over the last 10 to 20 years that he wouldn't rule anything out, ultimately thinks it boils down to what is best for student-athlete opportunities - link
Sanctions handed down to LSU FB late last week seen as the first of their kind as the Tigers were effectively penalized for signing a prospective student-athlete to a financial aid agreement, only to have him reverse his decision & making some recruiting actions between the two events a problem, Atlanta Journal-Constitution CFB reporter Carvell, "I think the SEC & NCAA are using LSU as a guinea pig" - link
In the last five years Kansas has spent $3.5m on private flights with two-thirds of the total attributed to athletics, KU currently owns a Cessna Citation CJ4 & a 25% share in a Phenom 100, Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Caboni says it doesn't make sense for high-level administrators to spend their time driving or waiting on luggage, lots more details - link
In letter to fans & supporters, Northern Illinois AD Frazier details a significant number of accomplishments that have taken place on his watch to show the Huskies are making solid strides with their strategic vision, includes having the top GSR for public schools that participated in a bowl game last season, completing over 6,100 hours of community service, revamping of the Husky Athletic Fund that included record-breaking fundraising & many more - link
Missouri Asst. Professor Douglas notes process behind study that earned a $25k grant from the NCAA & will focus on the experience of African-American student-athletes for the Tigers, started with question of why no black male student-athlete has ever become an Academic All-American during their time in Columbia, will conduct up to 60 interviews & spend time watching interpersonal relationships for some players, full results released next January, more - link
Some snow in Wichita couldn't keep Shocker Nation away from Koch Arena yesterday morning to be part of ESPN's College GameDay, Missouri Valley Commish Elgin calls it one of the highlights of his 27 years with the league, MBB HC Marshall says he's never seen the venue as electric as it was to help his squad defeat Northern Iowa, Assoc. AD for Marketing & Strategic Communications Brewer proud of entire community - link
Boston's bid to host the 2024 Olympics would include using a number of facilities at area universities, proposal includes one-third of competitions to be held in college venues, process is to the point of needing to outline a litany of specifics on how & when the venues would be utilized, Harvard would be heavily impacted, Boston U. spokesman Burgay wonders about an open environment like a college campus becoming a closed environment the Olympics demands - link
Mercer's MBB win over Duke in the NCAA Tourney last year is still paying dividends for the school, AD Cole believes the victory weaved together the story of the university for a number of different campus departments, fundraising is up 210% in the last two years & corporate support has surged 12x, applications & deposit receipts have also increased, interestingly the Bears even received donations from North Carolina fans after the big win - link
Middle Tennessee State Assoc. AD for Development McCluney reflects on his first seven months with the Blue Raiders, loves support the community has for athletics, says setup for the Blue Raider Athletic Association is very similar to what he was used to at Wake Forest, "We're not salesmen. We're in the relationship business." Young members are key, wants to refine his team's story, full cost-of-attendance for MTSU expected to bein the $300k to $500k range, more - link
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A look at Northwestern WBB HC McKeown's decision in 2008 to leave his highly-successful program at George Washington to move his family to Chicago where better medical services existed for his son, Joey, who had been diagnosed with autism, has his Wildcats squad performing at a high level as they entered the Top 25 for the first time in 19 years, Maryland HC Frese knows what McKeown has gone through as one of her sons, Tyler, battled cancer that he beat back in 2013 - link
State of North Dakota's practice of setting aside some funds for endowed athletic scholarships debated, House recently passed bill ear-marking nearly $240k for matching gifts at North Dakota State & North Dakota that would be used to match fundraising dollars one to two, some lawmakers believe the monies have to be used specifically for academic purposes, Lt. Gov. Wrigley comfortable with current model - link
Southern Miss AD McGillis indicates there's still a coupe of weeks to go on the fact-finding probe into the MBB situation with the NCAA, will be followed by an administrative process with the governing body, wants to get to the finish line as soon as possible, "I've got a lot of confidence in this coaching staff & these young guys that we'll keep plowing ahead." - link
Kansas MBB student-athlete Alexander sat-out yesterday's game against Texas after the school was notified of a possible issue with his eligibility, HC Self thinks the right move is to hold Alexander out until the matter is resolved, Alexander's family has reportedly hired a Washington D.C.-based law firm to aid their position, no indication on how long it could take to clear-up situation - link
Siena MBB HC Patsos continues his build of the Saints program even as this year's results haven't quite matched expectations, last year's team went on to win the CBI, Patsos will fund-raise to add new lockers in the team's digs, set to host the MAAC Tourney for the first time in five years, AD D'Argenio still confident Patsos is the right guy - link
Continued snow in the Northeast has had a significant impact on schedules as Hartford Assoc. AD Stravropolous says it took nine hours to clear the baseball field where snow drifts were up to five feet, excess was put in a parking lot that took up more than 100 spaces, calls it the worst he's ever seen, Yale & Princeton with some similar issues - link
