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UAB's AD search is moving as its 19-member search committee will talk with Birmingham Southern (DIII) AD Dean Jr. who also does work for the SEC Network, Dean Jr. has led BSC since 1999 that included a period of de-emphasizing athletics as the Panthers moved from DI back down to DIII, Interim AD Ealy is still a candidate, Parker assisting with process - link
San Jose Mercury News columnist Wilner questions why the Cal AD search continues without an announcement on the Golden Bears new leader, with Memphis AD Bowen sticking with the Tigers that would presumably leave Interim AD Williams as the lone finalist for the job, "Is Williams the next AD, or are the Bears preparing to start over...a mere 10 months after the search began?" Points to some pressing issues facing college athletics that could use permanent leadership - link
Iowa State AD Pollard will return to the office on the 27th of this month as his recovery from triple bypass surgery continues, in letter to Cyclone fans says he feels very blessed to have received so much love & support from the ISU family, specifically thanks Prez Leath, Acting AD Harris & the rest of his senior staff, also asks all close to the program to keep MBB HC Hoiberg in their prayers - link, link
Lawmakers in South Carolina approved Clemson's purchase of a new aircraft to be used for recruiting purposes, Tigers have keyed-in on a Citation CJ2+ turbofan jet that commonly costs between $3.4m - $5.9m, IPTAY has committed $4.5m & could go higher, acquiring the new plane would eliminate chartered private flights, Assoc. AD for Finances & Facilities Neff points to flexibility for ever-changing plans by coaches, athletics will cover all expenses - link
High-profile uncommitted MBB recruit Ingram says North Carolina HC Williams told him during a visit that the school has received a notice of allegations from the NCAA on its academic situation, a spokesman for the Tar Heels says that isn't the case, Ingram indicates he would have already committed to play in Chapel Hill if it weren't for the ongoing developments - link
Florida State AD Wilcox on comments by former FB stand-out Winston that he received a 'hook-up' for crab legs at a local Publix, "The details disclosed by Winston in that interview were not previously known to the University. As is the case with all matters of this type, we will work in partnership with the NCAA to determine if a violation occurred." FSU FB HC Fisher called it an "isolated incident" - link
Western Kentucky Swim HC Marchionda writes open letter on development of the Hilltoppers dropping his programs, wants to set the record straight on the coaching staff's involvement, or lack thereof, on questionable student-athlete behavior & points to his previous disciplinary actions against student-athletes, thanks Prez Ransdell for his support, currently focused on helping every one of his student-athletes work through their individual situations, wants to keep coaching - link
The NHL is the first to officially ban the media from using Meerkat or Periscope to live stream any portion of its games in an effort to protect its rights holders, points to standard language for anyone who obtains a media credential, "any streaming of footage in violation of the NHL's Broadcast Guidelines (including, for example, live streaming inside the arena less than 30 minutes before the game)...is expressly prohibited." - link
NBA's Atlanta Hawks sell for $850m, a significant increase for an organization that moved for $300m just four mere years ago, private equity player Ressler is the majority owner, those with a minority stake include former Duke MBB stand-out Hill, Ressler also owns a piece of the Milwaukee Brewers, strong sale price a function of the NBA's new TV deal, a regional TV arrangement on the horizon & the Hawks strong on-court performance this year - link, link
Settlement finally reached in the NFL's concussion lawsuit though no payments will be made to former players until all appeals have been exhausted, which could take another six to nine months, language calls for up to $5m per player according to their exact injury or condition, family of late San Diego Charger Seau was one of a handful who chose to withdraw from the suit to fight their own legal battle, more - link
Former Texas FB HC Brown is leading a group of Longhorns in Dubai to research potential relationships for the university, joined by former FB players Brown & Thomas as well as wife of Prez Patterson who has stated many times he wants to grow the school's brand internationally, UT will open its 2015-16 MBB season with a game in China against Washington & there's been talk of a FB tilt in Mexico City - link
Scheduling of the Army-Navy FB game will be a major point of discussion at College FB Playoff meetings next week, with the Midshipmen joining the American next season the traditional sequencing of the match-up causes problems for the selection of the four playoff schools, AAC Commish Aresco says it's key to figure out how to keep the game where it is, Sun Belt boss Benson hopes to reach a compromise without impacting other 'Group of 5' members - link
Eastern Illinois AD Michael battling challenge of a $1m budget deficit that he says he wasn't aware of as he took over the Panthers department, moving down a division is not on the table, decline in student enrollment is one issue, also wants to figure out how to invest in facilities at the same time as balancing the budget, cutting sports is not being discussed as an option, pushing forward on all fund-raising fronts - link
It's official, Maryland & Georgetown MBB will meet on the hardwood for the first time in the regular season since 1993 as the headline match-up of next season's Gavitt Games that pairs teams from the Big Ten & Big East, other tilts that will occur over a four day period the first week of the season include Xavier-Michigan, Creighton-Indiana, Illinois-Providence & Iowa-Marquette - link
Solid Harvard Business Review piece on the high value of emotional intelligence within reorganization or leadership change situations, high EQ (emotional intelligence) helps see hardships or setbacks as valuable opportunities, argues for over-investing in those on your team who score high on EQ & spending more time on the topic with young stars, also asks how EQ is positioned within an organizations value system - link
As part of a university-wide partnership, Miami (OH) gets a $10m commitment over 13 years from Mercy Health - Cincinnati that will go toward the Red Hawks Gunlock Family Performance Center that has an overall price tag of $23m, Mercy Health is also set to become the exclusive provider of sports medicine & rehabilitation services for athletics - link
SMU's commitment to FB will reportedly include investing in facility upgrades including a new indoor practice center & a party deck added onto Ford Stadium that would have a view of the Dallas skyline, coaches offices would move from the northeast to northwest corner of the stadium as part of the work, former HC Jones previously stated he believed the Mustangs needed to upgrade their digs in order to move forward - link
Madison.com columnist Baggot takes a look at why Wisconsin's Spring FB game has never drawn huge attendance numbers, points to potential cool weather, the fact that more than 25% of season ticket holders travel at least 200 miles round trip for Badger games, option of watching the game on the Big Ten Network & other reasons, overall not too worried as ticket sales & regular season crowds continue to be strong - link
CBSSports.com's Dodd with a good read on the rise of the professional quarterback coach, even more popularized right now with Jameis Winston's work with notable mentor Whitfield who literally built his business from the ground-up working with DIII student-athletes, southern Californian Johnson may have started the trend, former NFL QB Dilfer jumped in by taking over the Elite 11 camp, some involved say the niche is getting saturated, more - link
The Big East adds Ellis-Ward as Assoc. Commish for WBB, most recently served as Senior Assoc. AD for Internal Operations & SWA at UMass-Lowell, also has experience from the WNBA, Michigan State & Ohio, tasked with long-term strategic growth, regular season scheduling, Tourney oversight & serving as the sport's day to day administrator - link
The transfer of Air Force MBB student-athlete Mooney away from Colorado Springs includes comments on life as a freshmen at the Academy, classifies some behavior of upperclassmen as "bullying," though he later backtracked on that statement, recalls situation when he was running to mandatory breakfast (freshmen run to & from everywhere) at 6:45a when an upperclassmen stopped him for not running fast enough & made him do push-ups - link
Earlier in the week it was a TIME article angling that student-athletes care greatly for their academic experience & success, yesterday retired Hofstra professor Couser picked up his pen for Inside Higher Ed & covered student-athletes he's encountered who were "trouble because they were athletes rather than students," most were males in high-profile sports in which he believes entitlement is part of the system, points to obviously bogus papers, overall inattention, "the athletic department infantilized you," more - link
Financial figures are in for Auburn's trip last season to the Outback Bowl, overall spent more than $1.6m, unsold ticket allotment of 1,898 cost $213k to cover, transportation for 732-member travel party ran $353k, meals, lodging & per diem totaled $924k, usage of a practice facility in preparation for the game was $24k, Florida Highway Patrol escorts $8k, security equaled $5k - link
Louisiana-Monroe cuts ribbon for its new James Mock Hitting Facility that has already been of major benefit for Baseball this season, AD Wickstrom points to keeping pace & excelling within the Sun Belt & nationally, HC Peddie loves the solid training option when the weather gets rough, also calls it a major recruiting piece, includes indoor pitching mounds in addition to setups for hitting - link
State funding challenges reaching an alarming level at LSU as the University System is reportedly preparing to declare financial exigency that would allow for the layoffs of even tenured professors, 80% of state funds appear to be drying up for LSU, Prez Alexander says declaring financial exigency would be an awful step, "You'll never get any more faculty" - link
Verizon continues push to provide more flexibility to TV subscribers, says it doesn't need permission from ESPN or any other outlet to break-up the traditional bundle, late last week ESPN leaders said such a move would violate the network's distribution agreement, Verizon's plan isn't pure a la carte as it comes with a basic lineup that can be added-on to, plans to start marketing option very soon - link
Thorough Wall Street Journal timeline on Facebook's earnings report from yesterday, revenue up 42% to $3.54b, but still just short of analyst expectations, valued at a massive $244b, double from its IPO in 2012, owned app installs with some monster numbers as Whatsapp leads the pack with 800m (Instagram at 300m), COO Sandberg talked about the growth of video as over 4b are played daily on the platform - link, link
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