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BYU FB HC Mendenhall continues to be bullish on the Cougars gaining access to a 'Big 5' league, "I hate to be pinned down, but if someone were to force me, I'd say three years. It has to happen within three. Could it go longer than (three years)? Yes, it could. Is it desirable to me, to go longer than that? The answer is no." Still says going the Independent route was the right move, thinks his program has to play its way in - link
Financial aid officers from around the nation touch on challenges of setting full cost of attendance figures, a TCU study of undergrads found the school was underestimating what it really cost students to attend the institution, Clemson Director of Financial Aid Knepfle says he hasn't been pressured to increase his numbers, but certainly sees the incentive, Chronicle also touches on mistakes in the process, more - link
Kentucky Assoc. Director of Financial Services Prater on the calculations behind setting full cost of attendance figures, "...if the federal government walks in our door...you better have a good way of justifying how you got to the numbers," cannot see the athletic department trying to influence the process, since the figures have to match for general students & student-athletes, Wildcats AD Barnhart argues for keeping it low - link
While few details are surfacing in North Carolina's on-going academic probe with the NCAA, some close to the situation indicate the two are moving forward together, former Texas Women's AD Lopiano, "It doesn't make rational sense...as soon as the NCAA comes in, I don't understand the university's participation," article also touches on the lack of protection for whistle-blowers & how student-athletes are pressured into giving their accounts - link
North Dakota AD Faison talks full cost of attendance, uses term "full amended grant-in-aid," UND will cover 18 Men's Hockey student-athletes & an equal number on the Women's side come next Fall, exact amount of gap still being calculated, says it's important from a recruiting standpoint to be on the same page as peers, notes stress on his budget with the development - link
Idaho State FB HC Kramer with a great one-liner on full cost of attendance, "I will retire before I find cost of attendance for our players at the FCS level in the Big Sky Conference," points to the fact that no department in the league has the financial wherewithal, does not believe FB should be more privileged than any other program, doesn't care if rivals Montana or Montana State started offering - link
Despite a sub-par season on the hardwood, New Mexico AD Krebs not at all surprised that the Lobos MBB attendance figures were some of the strongest in the nation, calls his fans the best in the country, average per home game of 14,571 good for 18th nationwide & tops in the Mountain West by 2,000 per tip, figure is 641 less than last year, Krebs does not expect to raise per-ticket prices for 2015-16 - link
Oregon, Penn State & UNLV host surplus sales, Ducks incentivize season ticket holders by giving them priority access to the first lottery group, allotment includes just one jersey from last year's National Championship game, Nittany Lions combined their effort yesterday with the annual Spring game, UNLV executes only once every two years to build up demand & inventory - link, link, link
Wider seats being promoted by Southwest may not effectively give flyers more room after all, Quartz takes a look at how the size of armrests & the space between seats can be manipulated to use the same normal overall space more efficiently, maybe, also reviews how the width of back cushions are also an important metric for comfort - link
Arkansas AD Long approved the purchase of virtual reality equipment for Razorbacks FB that HC Bielema says "could be an amazing teaching tool" for his coaches & players, only Auburn & Vanderbilt are using the technology within the SEC, support staff will start recording practice with the new equipment this week - link (scroll down)
South Carolina FB HC Spurrier reflects on his career on his 70th birthday, recalls a conversation with Donald Trump who said retirement was only for those who hated their jobs, says some coaches make the job even harder than it already is, points to the importance of getting away during open weekends for some relaxation, not sure if he'll do any TV once he steps away - link
Iowa's Baseball success leads to increased attendance as nearly 2k were in the stands for yesterday's doubleheader split with Northwestern, AD Barta says he hasn't seen Banks Field that full since he arrived in 2006, Hawkeyes sit at 26-11 (10-2) & in the Top 25 in a number of polls, program hasn't won the Big Ten regular season or appeared in the NCAA Tourney since 1990 - link
The highly-anticipated Mayweather-Pacquiao fight on May 2nd still hasn't seen any tickets printed or sold as the MGM Grand & two fighter camps are still arguing over allotments, Seatgeek's Gregoire says tickets for such an event normally go on sale 10 weeks out, the Grand Garden at the MGM only holds 16,500 & projections had the lowest priced option at $1,500, notable promoter Arum calls it "unacceptable," total gate could exceed $72m - link
Dayton Daily News reviews separation agreements for some HCs in Ohio as Miami (OH) is still paying former FB HC Treadwell & former WBB HC Fantanarosa, Executive Director of the Ohio Conference of the American Association of University Professors Kilpatrick points to excess at a time when university budgets across the country are being tightened, Ohio State AD Smith talks contract controls - link
Missouri FB's trip to the Citrus Bowl last season cost $2.18m overall, a $1.64m allowance from the SEC left the Tigers with $540k to cover, transportation for their 445 person travel party cost $885k with another $559k in lodging, also had to absorb the cost of over 6k of their ticket allotment that went unsold, a cost of $538k - link
Dallas Morning News continues its look at FB AC salaries within the Big 12, SEC & others in north Texas, on the topic of sharp pay increases for ACs, Texas A&M AD Hyman, "It's market-place driven...In the SEC, when you see the size of some of the stadiums, you have the flexibility to try to attract some of the best," Texas Tech AD Hocutt also points to market conditions, but also a program's priorities, more - link
UCF FB HC O'Leary advocates for Spring scrimmages against other schools instead of the traditional Spring game, "I get so much more out of practice than I do out of a spring game," says such a setup would give him a much better idea of where his program stands, proceeds from the match-up could be dedicated to a charity, will bring up the idea at American meetings later this month - link
Colorado College Men's Hockey HC Haviland, who had a deep history in the professional ranks before joining the Tigers last year, will continue to change some of his approach next season as he adjusts to athletes who have academic responsibilities, realized some differences mid-way through last season & implemented new practice plans & started focusing less on the team's opponents, results improved - link
Notable author Krakauer set to release book this Tuesday titled, 'Missoula: Rape & the Justice System in a College Town,' that covers situations at Montana over the last couple of years, local leaders aren't too concerned at how the book will impact business in the city, Asst. VP for Marketing Schulzke does not think a response campaign is needed, just wants to focus on how the school has addressed issues - link
Quinnipiac AD McDonald says he would have never hired Women's Hockey HC Seeley back in 2008 had he or the search firm on the process known about Seeley's previous issues at Clarkson, Seeley resigned from his position with the Bobcats after an alleged physical confrontation with one of his student-athletes during an NCAA Tournament game against Harvard last month - link, link
Utah State is keeping the details of its new FB stadium naming rights deal with Maverik under wraps as the school denied an open records request from a local news outlet based on business confidentiality, USU Assoc. General Council Brady says releasing particulars would cause commercial injury to Maverik & reveal its trade secrets, Salt Lake City media law attorney Hunt does not believe there's justification for keeping the contract secret - link
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