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Florida State AD Wilcox announces plans to execute a 2% budget cut for all units in an effort to fund full cost-of-attendance that will run the Seminoles $2m as 320 student-athletes will receive the upgrade, gap per student-athlete pegged in the $3,800 to $5,300 range, "We're looking to take care of this issue in-house without having to rely on [Seminole] Boosters for any additional dollars." - link
Oklahoma FB HC Stoops & his entire program don black, march in silence from the Barry Switzer Center to the Everest Training Center in a move of solidarity against video that showed OU frat Sigma Alpha Epsilon members participating in a racist song, team captain Striker posts social media apology for his initial reaction to the development, but won't stay quiet on the need for change, "After (the video), we have to take a stand. Our voices have to be heard." - link, link
Oklahoma also releases details on booster who gave cash to MBB student-athletes on multiple occasions, former strength coach Szandrei was involved in the exchange which led to him losing his job, deemed to be Level III violations, booster forced to disassociate from the program for five years, student-athletes involved had to pay $165 each to a charity of their choice - link
Conference Commissioners expect few changes to the College FB Playoff selection process for 2015, though some would like to see fewer releases of system rankings, Big 12 boss Bowlsby says he'll ask the group to consider a mid-season poll, one at Week 9 & one at the end of the year, American Athletic Commish Aresco believes the group should consider how head-to-heard match-ups matter, virtually no momentum for expansion right now - link
Full release from Missouri on the hire of new AD Rhoades, Chancellor Lofin, "Mack Rhoades brings a wealth of experience as a Division I athletic director to Mizzou, & he has demonstrated a commitment to our core values of academic integrity, social responsibility & competitive excellence," Rhoades set to begin in Columbia in late April, intro presser set for today at 2p CST - link
Texas announces increases to FB season ticket prices that average 6% across the board, but also sets an entry level $199 mark for seats in the upper deck of the north endzone, AD Patterson, "We are facing a new day for intercollegiate athletics & our cost of business is rising. To remain competitive across all areas & compete for championships, we must invest in our student-athletes & facilities." Grandfather pricing & reselling also discussed - link
Interim Southern Illinois AD Bardo worried about how the athletic department will be impacted by severe cuts proposed by state Governor Rauner if $32m less than expected is routed to the Carbondale campus for the 2016 fiscal year, Prez Dunn goes to the extreme of saying it could cause the Salukis to drop some sports, still thinks his school can attract a strong new AD & could consider upping the position's salary "by some degree" - link
Florida State asks a federal judge to throw out the lawsuit filed against the school's Board of Trustees by a former student who claimed she was sexually assaulted by former FB stand-out Winston, university lawyers say the case should be dismissed on the grounds that FSU was not responsible for the student's harassment & that they provided her with assistance - link
Watch: NACDA releases their latest 'Ask the AD' segment with Maryland boss Anderson, says the biggest reward for him is to see the growth of student-athletes during their time on campus, believes the two most important skills he's developed during his career are listening & patience, points to his father & first African-American NFL official Burl Toler as key positive influences in his life, also mentions Yale AD Beckett - link
Yet another crowd-funding site jumps into the fray as FanAngel is positioning themselves as the platform where fans can donate to individual student-athletes in an effort to keep them in school for another year of athletic competition, Founder Fojtik says the idea is free of NCAA issues as there's no acceptance by the student-athlete & that it uses student-athlete names as part of fair use, wants no communication with players until it's time to pay out the monies - link
Southwest Airlines, along with UPS & the National Weather Service, are testing a new technology that could lead to more accurate forecasting, smoother flights & more on-time schedules, water vapor sensor will send continuous data back to the Southwest control center on conditions in the sky that should help with delays & re-routing in the face of adverse weather - link
Apparel deals: Old Dominion FB, MBB & WBB moving from Nike to Under Armour effective for their 2015-16 campaigns, AD Selig says it was obvious from the bid process that UA really wanted the Monarchs, includes credits for free equipment & 50% off for other programs; Newly merged UT-Rio Grande Valley partners with Adidas to outfit all of the Vaquero teams, AD King likes the first impression of being aligned with a leader - link, link
Northern Iowa MBB HC Jacobsen again in the spotlight as his Panthers squad won the MVC Tourney title on Sunday, AD Dannen continues to point to 'fit' as a variable that can't be measured in dollars, "We will never be able to pay Jake what Jake's market value is. Market value for a coach like Jake is in the $2 million to $3m millon range. That's not something that's feasible at Northern Iowa." Instead promotes security, stability & philosophical alignment - link
Learfield Sports inks multi-year deal with Koch Industries to help the private company tell its story to college sports fans & university communities, launched during the current basketball season at 15 schools, broad-based campaign will be built around FB, MBB & WBB, 10 core institutions are Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas State, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU Texas A&M, SMU, Texas Tech & Wisconsin - link
Texas Southern & Southern officials release statements on ugly fight during WBB game on Saturday night as the pair squared-off for the regular season SWAC crown, video shows dozens of people on the court in various skirmishes, contest was ruled a double forfeit, Southern HC Pugh called it an embarrassment, TSU has since suspended a number of student-athletes & announced they will not participate in this week's post-season tourney - link, link
More Meerkat, Oregon State has been using the app to live stream pressers for FB HC Andersen, JC Penny & Starbucks two of the latest brands to jump on the train, CEO Rubin says the company has no plans to integrate for Facebook, "Facebook is not a real-time platform. It doesn't cater to what we want to do." Like all leading apps, monetization is already a center point of conversation, likely revolves around advertising - link
Ball State's student newspaper takes a good look at full cost-of-attendance for the Cardinals, covering just FB, MBB & WBB could cost $335k+, gap per student-athlete calculated at $3,050, new AD Sandy says the situation is a key focus for him, "If your peers do it & you don't, then you're in trouble. You have to compete." FB HC Lembo, "There's so much more than [what's in] the public eye." - link
Minnesota Duluth AD Berlo moves forward with search process to identify & hire a new Women's Hockey HC amid controversy, named a 10-person search committee yesterday that includes program alumni, faculty, current student-athletes, season ticket-holders & community members, job listing does not define hard salary, only says it to be 'highly competitive,' former HC Miller was making $215k - link
You don't see this often, UConn's Alumni Association will dissolve its relationship with the university as Prez Herbst penned a letter last week noting her dissatisfaction with the group's engagement of more than 230k living alumni, in a release spokesman Reitz says events won't be impacted & that the school is committed to expanding outreach, Herbst is proposing the UConn Foundation take on alumni relations - link
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Minnesota AD Teague touches on a number of topics, continues to push for more diversity in his HC ranks as the Gophers were one of only eleven schools to receive an 'A' or 'B' in the latest TIDES report, believes new facilities will help FB HC Kill recruit even better, but that there's no questioning Kill's ability to evaluate talent, continues work on finding the right home for Track & Field, more - link
Georgia AD McGarity updates supporters on process behind the Bulldogs new indoor FB practice facility, has maintained a high level of confidentiality on the matter in order to adhere to the proper protocols for planning & construction on campus, new renderings include potential home of the new digs, not necessarily the architectural design of the building - link
Nevada continues fundraising push to get a new videoboard & sound system installed in Mackay Stadium before the 2015 season kicks-off, micro-giving campaign led by fan Compton makes progress every week, though he declines to say how close it is to the $2.8m initial goal, project was originally planned for the 2016 campaign, but Compton thinks it can be accomplished a year early - link
Decision by Illinois to move three FB home games in Champaign against Northwestern to Soldier Field in Chicago will come with a $224,500 rental fee per match-up, but the Illini will keep 100% of ticket sales, a majority of sponsorship deals & a percentage of merchandise & concessions, Executive Senior Assoc. AD Lerner believes net win will be significantly more than the $1.3m the department made from their last game at Soldier Field against Washington in 2013, more - link
Buffalo put over 6.6k in Alumni Arena last Friday night for a key MBB MAC match-up with Bowling Green that was the highest attended game since the facility was renovated 10 years ago & third largest in history, AD White points to student support & the importance of creating a home court advantage, wants every game next year to have the same electricity, culmination of a season-long effort by external team - link
South Carolina Asst. AD for Ticket Operations Grantham says the IMG Learfield Ticket Solutions property for the Gamecocks deserves a ton of credit for the strong gates for FB, MBB & WBB over the past year, MBB season tix grew by 10% for the second consecutive season, over 3,800 new FB tix moved in 2014, along with 10k+ group tix, unit leader Stahl named GM of the Year for the company - link (data via personal correspondence)
UPS will use March Madness to roll-out its new 'United Problem Solvers' marketing campaign, TV, print & online will all be leveraged as the company moves away from 'We [heart] logistics' with a new focus of showing how it can help businesses of all sizes, "We're in the problem-solving business. More than 400,000 around the world are ready to help you solve problems while they're still called 'opportunities.'" - link
HC moves: The Citadel will not renew the contract of MBB HC Driesell after five seasons & 42-133 (22-66 SoCon) marks; Utah parts ways with WBB HC Levrets who posted 9-21 (3-15) & 12-19 (4-14) records in consecutive seasons that followed a WNIT title game appearance; Kansas AD Zenger relieved WBB HC Henrickson of her duties, led the Jayhawks for 11 season with two NCAA Sweet 16s & five WNITs - link, link, link
