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Big 12 Conference hosts its third "Future of College Athletics" forum in Washington D.C., multiple student-athletes talk about their experiences & none feel exploited by the system, ESPN MBB analyst Bilas & Big 12 Commish Bowlsby disagree on the compensation model for student-athletes, Kansas State Prez Schulz does not foresee sports being cut as a means to balance budgets with full cost of attendance in place, more - link (article), link (solid Twitter coverage by USA Today's Berkowitz)
SEC Commish Slive spoke publicly for the first time in a while at a regional Associated Press Sports Editors meeting, says he's feeling good post-chemotherapy, radiation & back surgery, talks about what he's looking forward to in retirement, but that he'll also be a consultant for the league for a number of years, he & incoming Commish Sankey commented on a number of developments including satellite FB camps, cost of attendance transparency & additional student-athlete compensation - link
Fox 26 reports Houston has narrowed its AD search to three that includes Miami (OH) AD Sayler, Cougars COO Yurachek & former stand-out MBB student-athlete, attorney & former member of the school's Board of Trustees Rose, UH interviewed 10 candidates with the help of College Sports Solutions, Yurachek has previous AD experience from his tenure at Coastal Carolina & Sayler has been on the fast track with two years as AD at South Dakota & two-plus with the Red Hawks - link
Quick update from KDKA reporter Walsh (@RichieWalsh) via Twitter on the Pittsburgh AD search: From what I'm hearing...3 potential Pitt AD interviews this week...Mark Coyle & Scott Barnes believed to be 2 of them. Decision soon. - link
Former Northern Iowa AD Hartzell gets his turn with the Southern Illinois community to pitch his AD candidacy, pokes fun at his age by mentioning a number of national leaders who are older than he, believes he has 10 to 15 years left in his career & wants to make Carbondale home, points to the fundraising & competitive success achieved at UNI during his leadership tenure with the Panthers - link
North Carolina rolls out new branding approach that will see the Tar Heels use the same color blue, lettering & numbering for all sport uniforms, also includes an updated interlocking 'NC' logo that has been "rebuilt to balance its size & scale," plus the use of the argyle pattern commonly seen in MBB unis, alum & fashion designer Julian worked with the school & Nike on the changes, loves the inclusion of more argyle - link (article), link (photos), link (updates marks & logos)
The Drake Group submits its response on developments surrounding potential freshmen ineligibility, notes negative impacts of such a move that include penalizing freshmen who are academically prepared for college & student-athletes who want to compete for four years & thus would have to stick around for additional semesters, says move would simply mask the problem of questionable admission decisions, outlines steps for improvement, lots more - link
NACWAA CEO Phillips talks about the trend of schools hiring women into the AD chair when departments need makeovers, situations at Penn State & Rutgers pointed to first, "...the easiest way to think about going in a different direction is to hire a woman...If there are opportunities to be had, we want them," Penn State AD Barbour believes the uptick is a result of there being more high-level females who have worked their way through the system & "You battle everyday," more - link
Follow up to an item from last week, San Jose State will indeed receive a $1.6m infusion from the university to cover full cost of attendance upgrades & added nutrition opportunities for student-athletes, AD Bleymaier believes the Spartans are in the right position to compete longterm in the Mountain West, on the financial support, "It's a one-time allotment for athletics, with the understanding that we need to figure out how to pay going forward" - link
Reports from a recent Florida State trustees meeting had one member questioning the league's FB placement within the new College FB Playoff system & calling for AD Wilcox to push leaders to expand the structure & another calling a potential ACC TV Network an "800-pound gorilla" in the room with the reminder than the Seminoles made a "big commitment" to the league a few years back - link
Leadership that makes you wonder: FIFA Prez Blatter has never been afraid of controversy & yesterday had some strong words for critics of his organization's 2018 World Cup in Russia, "If a few politicians are not particularly happy...than I always tell them, 'Well then, stay at home,'" lauds Russian Prez Putin for his team's approach to the event - link
Oral Roberts AD Carter reflects on his 20 years with the Golden Eagles, path to leadership started in the early 90s when he helped then-MBB HC Self negotiate a contract with the school, later was part of the search committee for a new AD & realized he wanted the job himself, ORU has won 142 Summit League or Southland Conference titles since 1997, plus a couple of individual National Championships, turned down the Kansas AD job at one point, more - link
Student newspaper at Illinois takes a look at the Illini's deal with Nike, reviews the cost of every uniform or practice item worn by student-athletes with a neat interactive slide show, for instance a Baseball game jersey costs $115, while Soccer cleats run $110 per pair, current deal between the two parties calls for $1.2m in free apparel, second piece in a four-part series - link, link (part 1)
Reno Gazette-Journal columnist Murray reviews the tenure of Nevada AD Knuth on his two-year anniversary, on the postitive side, FB's Mackay Stadium will get important upgrades without any public monies being used, Baseball is on an excellent trajectory & the hire of new MBB HC Musselman has been applauded, overall ticket sales, an all-sports facility & across the board competitive success are still significant challenges - link
Review of Arizona's decision to part ways with long-time Women's Gymnastics HC Ryden includes reference to Utah's strong home attendance for the sport & AD Byrne's belief that the Wildcats can compete for Pac-12 crowns, Byrne also believes home meets could draw more than 5k & that the gymnastics market in Tuscon is untapped, piece also touches on some other Olympic sport challenges - link
New Arizona State MBB HC Hurley somewhat surprised at how fast he's climbed the coaching ladder, just five years ago he was an AC for his brother at Wagner, points to his strong pedigree & what he learned during his AC stint, talks about the maturation process & improvement of a team throughout a season, Sun Devils AD Anderson calls Hurley's job "a really big challenge," with the goal of national relevance - link
Cal FB AC Ingram placed on administrative leave after his arrest for soliciting a prostitute, allegedly connected with situation via the internet & was then take into custody when he arrived at a Motel 6 in Embarcadero last week, university still in the process of gathering more information, will comment further at the appropriate time - link
UCLA scores again on the fundraising trail as former FB stand-out & NFL star Aikman commits a $1m gift to the Wasserman Football Center, strength & conditioning area specifically will bear Aikman's name, AD Guerrero says there's no better role model for current student-athletes, HC Mora, "Troy not only continues to redefine what it means to be great, he continues to redefine what it means to be a Bruin." - link
Starting today Google will give more weight in its search algorithm to websites that are optimized for mobile consumption, around 60% of current internet traffic comes from mobile devices & that number continues to tick up, all about matching search accuracy with user experience for Google, small businesses could be impacted the most, the change will not affect searches from tablets - link
Michigan State FB HC Dantonio wants to see more than 50k fans in Spartan Stadium this weekend for his program's annual Spring game, "I really want it to become much like what Midnight Madness has become...that's what Spring games across this country are starting to become & we have to keep pace," last year's event drew 35k, Spartans will unveil new Nike unis & execute a youth clinic prior to kick-off - link
Wisconsin AD Alvarez likes how new FC HC Chryst is implementing his system with the Badgers, thinks he was one of the best play callers & quarterback developers when he was an AC, also believes he does a solid job delegating to his staff, Spring game attendance expected to be in the same 12k range as years past & Alvarez points to so many other entertainment options in Madison - link
Miami (FL) releases impressive new video of a renovated Sun Life Stadium, shows the gradual transformation of the facility that is due to be fully complete in 2016 with special looks at new premium seating areas & clubs, open & free-flowing Champions Suite, new concourses, outdoor terrace spaces & more - link
Utah Women's Gymnastics HC Marsden announces his retirement after 40 years leading the program, Marsden's wife, Megan, will remain as co-HC along with promoted AC Farden, says there wasn't one single reason he decided to step away, thinks some elements of the job are better-suited for someone younger, won 10 National Championships with the Utes & departs as the winningest HC in the sport's history - link
Some of the final HC dominoes are falling in WBB as Utah has hired Pacific HC Roberts who led the Tigers for nine seasons, went 51-99 in her first five seasons in Stockton, then 84-45 in her final four, brings a career 221-177 mark to Salt Lake City, notes the difficulty of making the move, "Ted Leland is the best...We talked often, & he always told me to be picky when looking at other opportunities...I'm looking for a new challenge" - link
Continued conversations at Rutgers on upgrading facilities could include the Hale Center, Men's Soccer along with Men's & Women's Lacrosse could move into a space built-out underneath the south end zone at High Point Solutions Stadium giving all of the Hale Center space to FB, SVP for External Affairs McDonough says nothing has been decided yet, discussion with donors on work could come next month - link
Daily Princetonian takes a look at sport gender pay gaps at Ivy League institutions for full-time coaches, $33,743 is the average difference between leaders of male & female programs, Penn & Princeton lead the way at $14k & $16k respectively, Harvard & Dartmouth bring up the rear at $45k & $30k - link
It looks like Texas has a new Prez as sole finalist Fenves was approved to the top spot by an 8-0 Board of Regents vote, believes the school has some tremendous opportunities ahead, will likely get a pay package of $750k base with deferred compensation & benefits, set to take over on June 3rd, served as Provost at UT since 2013 after a long stint in academia with the Longhorns - link
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