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Tenure of outgoing Oregon State AD De Carolis comes to a close this week & a number of leaders in the Beavers department reflect on his run in Corvallis, Track & Field HC Sullivan says De Carolis was always approachable & never put himself above others, former FB HC Riley notes the facilities revamp achieved on De Carolis' watch, incoming AD Stansbury also pointed to the lessons he learned from De Carolis in his opening presser - link
Purdue AD Burke isn't backing-off his '25/85' goal for the Boilermakers by 2020, having all programs finish, on average, in the Top 25 nationally & achieving an 85% graduation success rate, "We don't have any facility limitations anymore. We have operating budgets that are sufficient to do the travel. We clearly, in my opinion, can be better than where we are and we have to own up to that ourselves." A number of HCs, along with Prez Daniels add their views - link
Former BYU AD Tuckett comments on the current state of college athletics, starts by painting a troublesome picture of the financial approach by some schools, says it's a shame that some high-profile traditional rivalries have been disrupted by realignment, believes the Cougars have to gain membership into a conference to reach their full potential, wants to see the presentations Texas A&M & Missouri made when they swayed votes to join the SEC, covers additional strategy of aligning with key Big 12 leaders, lots more - link
Baylor AD McCaw says a fellow Big 12 AD commented that the Bears have the best facilities in the country on a recent visit to Waco. Since taking over the department in 2003, $372m has been spent on facility upgrades with the biggest contributions coming from BU donors, Big 12 TV money has also helped the cause, "Facilities equal commitment in the eyes of recruits," article also walks through the process of all the projects - link
Indiana AD Glass covers a number of topics around MBB in an interview, impressed with how the squad worked through pre-season adversity last season, says HC Crean has done a great job staying true to himself in the face of criticism, Assembly Hall renovations are on-schedule & on-budget, calls himself a fan first & an AD second, points to a fifth consecutive year of a perfect APR as evidence the program is being run the right way - link
The three-year anniversary of Maryland's announcement of moving to the Big Ten is coming up this week as the decision thus far looks like the right one on financial fronts, AD Anderson has noted the Terps budget is on track to be totally solvent in the future as ticket sales gains in MBB & FB have helped the effort, FB HC Edsall believes early success has made it easier for fans to embrace the transition, WBB HC Frese didn't understand the Big Ten Network's national reach as she does now, more - link
Yesterday's NHL Draft featured the first selection of a Chinese player in league history as the Islanders selected Andong 'Misha' Song with the 172nd pick, grew up playing on a small rink in Beijing before moving to Canada, still plans to play the sport at collegiate level, notes the "good pressure" of being the first from his country & the growth of the sport back home - link
Tennessee will launch its new apparel affiliation with Nike on Wednesday as a local retail shop owner says fans have called wanting to reserve every new piece of product in their size & though there have been leaks, some other retail partners say they still haven't seen a shred of the new look, ordering process through Nike didn't come with pictures as it happens eight to 15 months out, one reflects on increased sales when Arkansas went from Adidas to Nike, more - link
Speaking of apparel deals, the Toledo Blade digs into some unique aspects of swag agreements within the Big Ten, College Sports Solutions Prez Schemmel notes schools have become savvy in asking for more services from the major players that benefit student-athletes, deals at Wisconsin & Nebraska with Adidas call for products to promote a "student game-day experience" including $20k in promo items for Huskers student giveaways, Nike pays for an Ohio State student to intern in Beaverton each summer, more from Schemmel - link
I'm not sure D1.ticker could keep up with all the speculation of another round of realignment, but it's certainly a hot & important topic with some media members, in this case in & around Oklahoma, offering a variety of viewpoints on the recent comments of Sooners Prez Boren, Blantant Homerism's Kenney & former Tulsa World reporter Sittler are two leaders, sifting through their public & response tweets can fill plenty of down time - link, link
Interesting read on the path of former BYU, Kansas & Miami FB student-athlete Heaps who was once ranked the #1 prospect in the country heading into college, BYU OC Doman calls it "a perfect sad story" & Heaps' wife Brooke notes how the family simply believed he'd be in college for three years & then be the top pick in the NFL Draft, Heaps is currently an unsigned free agent with the New York Jets - link
Army & Navy will play their annual Men's Soccer match-up at PPL Park in Chester right outside Philadelphia during the upcoming season, attendance at the Army-Navy Cup has increased from 3,700 in 2012 to over 10,000 last year, Army AD Corrigan believes the rivalry can continue to grow, Philadelphia Union CEO & Operating Partner Sakiewicz excited to play host - link
Arkansas's Razorback Foundation ended FY14 with $27.9m in revenue from contributions, up $2.1m from the previous campaign though athletics only counted $11.8m as coming from the Foundation's efforts or 14% of the Hogs overall budget in 2013-14, Executive Director Rochelle earned $178,397 in total, Associate Director & former Baseball HC DeBriyn checked-in at $128,551, current & former MBB & FB HCs also compensated from organization - link
Experience has inked an agreement with Major League Baseball Advanced Media that will see its Pass technology integrated into MLBAM's Ballpark mobile app giving fans access to a unique ticket opportunity to select games that only they can attend, seat location not confirmed until close to first pitch, a handful of organizations have already been leveraging the deal structure, MLBAM VP for Ticketing Plutzer points to positioning with younger fans - link
Georgia Prez Morehead says he's talked to new SEC Commish Sankey about establishing league-wide rules on drug testing, a stance the Bulldogs have stood firm on for some time now, Sankey notes conversation on the topic will continue, but at this time there is no timetable for completion, Morehead believes the standards are high at UGA & also thinks alumni & supporters support the school's position - link
Trib Live writer Harris wonders if the NCAA could actually benefit from legalized sports gambling as professors around the nation note the reality of the situation, some point to the inherent oversight of fairness in Las Vegas where questionable betting activity & trends on college games is reported to the NCAA, also refers to a 2012 study by the NCAA where 25.7% of male student-athletes anonymously said they have gambled on sports - link
Arkansas Director of Student-Athlete Development Small set to wrap-up five-part summer improvement series with FB, sessions within the programming included an owner vs. victim mindset, personal branding, dangers of drug & alcohol use, dining etiquette & networking, as well as 'social spotting' or helping teammates avoid touchy social situations, Small says AD Long has set the tone for the Razorbacks department - link
High School & College coaches in Florida comment on the recruiting game that has started targeting prospective student-athletes at younger & younger ages, Fort Walton Beach FB HC & AD Johnson says if kids don't get letters by the time they're upperclassmen they're now "surprised, discouraged, stressed," Northwest Florida State(NJCAA) Softball HC Byerly wonders if it takes all the joy away for youth, 247 Sports Director of Scouting Simmons says there's no going back now - link
One of the original digital & social media agencies, Digital Royalty, that was led by former Phoenix Suns marketer Martin closes up shop in Las Vegas, "sizable shifts" in the industry led to the move & the proactive nature of the decision leaves enough runway to offer staff severance plans, worked with a number of high-profile brands inside & outside of sports, Martin grew her profile early on by helping to grow Shaquille O'Neal's social profile - link
Mississippi State AD Stricklin shares a letter FB HC Mullen received from a guest who was staying at the Trump Doral Resort in Miami at the same time as the Bulldogs during their Orange Bowl stay last season, "They were such an impressive group of young men. Everyone of them held the front door and elevator doors for us and always said "Yes Ma'am" or "Yes Sir"...We hear and read so many bad things about young people and athletes of all ages that I wanted you to be very proud of your team." - link
