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As you likely heard or read yesterday, Wisconsin MBB HC Ryan will hang up his whistle after next season after his 15th year leading the Badgers, says he talked to AD Alvarez after the Final Four about the direction of his career, hopes longtime AC Gard succeeds him in the HC chair as the pair has worked together since 1993, former UW AD & current consultant Richter notes the inexact science of any HC hire, but thinks the move could make a lot of sense - link, link
Tennessee MBB HC Barnes comments publicly for the first time on allegations of academic misbehavior within his previous program at Texas, "There's no legs to it...It was made clear I had no involvement in it, which I knew...if I thought there was something, I would address it." Notes he was not contacted by the Chronicle of Higher Education to offer feedback, Texas Prez Fenves unsure if consultant Marsh will speak with Barnes on the developments - link
More on Alabama's decision to re-up with Collegiate Licensing Company in a 10-year $100m deal, interestingly a chart with royalties generated over the past 10 years show the Crimson Tide made $15.5m in royalties in 2013-14 & $11.2m in 2012-13, since being CLC's first client in 1981 over $98m has been produced, CLC boss Moss talks says it means a lot to his company to keep Bama in its portfolio - link, link
Cincinnati FB HC Tuberville thinks there's no reason the Big 12 shouldn't expand & points to TCU & Baylor being left out of the College FB Playoff last season, of course Tuberville has the perspective of coaching in the league at Texas Tech prior to his tenure with the Bearcats, also this eye brow-raiser, "I think there possibly might be another conference that might be started that will give a chance for another playoff possibility." - link
AL.com reports UAB & FB HC Clark are negotiating a new long-term contract as his current deal through 2016 isn't long enough to show commitment on the recruiting circuit, AD Ingram, "we're working through it," also pushes hard on making sure Blazers supporters don't already feel like the finish line has been crossed, "We've really just started. We've got to raise the money we need for these facilities. We have to." - link
Oklahoma Prez Boren still in the news as he commented on the return of suspended FB student-athletes Mixon & Shannon for the Sooners this season, both were involved in assault incidents, "I think part of being an educational institution is that you have to have discipline when it's required...I think they'll be better people because they're on the receiving end of punishment," also calls the situation "over," adds support for FB HC Stoops, says there's no other coach he'd trade for - link 
The Pac-12 officially joined the Green Sports Alliance (GSA) following a similar move by all 12 of its members, all will measure their environmental performance, develop strategies & goals to reduce their footprint, engage fans in the process & monitor progress, Commish Scott excited to join to "push college sports in a modern, global and progressive direction," zero-waste stadiums, solar powered arenas & 'green teams' mentioned - link
Despite branding drama at Tennessee over the use of 'Lady Vols', Old Dominion & Hampton brass say they have no plans to discontinue Lady Monarchs & Lady Pirates respectively, Hampton AD Marshall, "the women do a fantastic job and they deserve their own brand," ODU Senior Assoc. AD White notes the historical context, but also the fact that Lady Monarchs is really only used in print & not on any uniforms, more - link
Watch: ESPN-produced video tribute on the legacy of former SEC Commish Slive narrated by notable sport radio host Finebaum, includes comments from the Pac-12's Scott, Big 12 Commish Bowlsby & ACC boss Swofford, ESPN Prez Skipper also involved, Ole Miss AD Bjork believes a number of the major pieces in place across college athletics are attributable to Slive's work - link 
San Jose Mercury News' Wilner determined to put Santa Clara on blast for AD hire of Syracuse Deputy AD Baumgartner, previously questioned the logic of the move considering Baumgartner's involvement with MBB issues at SU, this time turns the pen on Collegiate Sports Associates leader Turner who assisted with the search, points back to Turner's review of the athletic department last year that called for changes, puts the blame on Prez Engh for "placing both the present and the future" in Turner's hands - link 
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More from Indiana AD Glass on review of the past year for the Hoosiers, thinks first-year WBB HC Moren did a solid job under challenging circumstances as her program matched the same number of Big Ten wins, five, as the year previous, disappointed in Men's Soccer ending its season in the second round of the NCAA Tourney, full cost of attendance to add $1m overall, says the freshmen ineligibility conversation could lead to positive changes for student-athletes - link
The Rolling Stones concert in Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium earlier in the month resulted in a net of $300k for the Yellow Jackets & will also see AEG Live pick up $75k of the $90k bill to replace the field's turf after it was damaged from load-in & break-down, surface was regraded & new sod was installed last week, Tech opens its 2015 campaign on September 3rd against Alcorn State - link
After a runner-up finish at the College World Series, Vanderbilt is moving forward with a new $12m Baseball facility with the project getting started after next season, new digs will connect Memorial Gym to Hawkins Field & actually replace the current 35' 'green monster' wall in left field, AD Williams calls the designs "very functional," current home for the Commodores will transition to hospitality & umpire use - link
Stony Brook AD Heilbron announces the creation of the 'Seawolves United' fundraising arm as part of a five-year strategic plan 'Together We Transform', worked closely with Prez Stanley Jr. & a number of athletic department & university constituent groups to design the goal-setting push forward, focused around eight transformational elements that include raising the profile of FB & creating first class facilities - link
Marshall's new Buck Harless Student-Athlete Academic Center continues to get strong reviews as AD Hamrick believes it's as nice as anything he's seen elsewhere, Director of Academic Counseling Helton says the facility finally being used by student-athletes took her breath away after so much planning, "I can actually say we got got everything we asked for," includes a handful of pictures of the new space - link
Former Duquesne Women's Soccer student-athlete Tabata, who was one of the first two student-athletes to sit on the Division I Council, talks about her focus within the group, wants to ensure student-athletes always have a voice at the top of the decision-making food chain after so many years out of the process, Dukes Asst. AD & SWA Brantley not at all surprised at Tabata's impact - link
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CBSSports.com's Parrish sits down with former Tennessee MBB HC Tyndall & reviews the steps that led to his departure from Knoxville as a result of potential infractions at Southern Mississippi, Tyndall tells story of how his daughter, Taylor, found out about the move, overall, "It's been devastating. I'm 45 and starting over. No other way to say it." Has been visiting with HCs around the country & is determined to return to the game, Auburn HC Pearl, who went through a similar situation, thinks Tyndall will be back - link
Florida State's full cost of attendance figures will be between $4,500 for in-state student-athletes & $6,000 for out-of-staters making them some of the highest totals nationwide, overall will add $2m to the Seminoles budget, AD Wilcox on the O'Bannon situation, "We hope they win that appeal because this (stipend) is as far as I think we ought to go - or it will change the paradigm (of college athletics) and get us into a pay-for-play situation." - link
Independent website that covers Florida Atlantic, FAUOwlAccess.com, asks the Owls for hard numbers on FB season ticket sales after a press release touts a 153% increase year over year, moving forward with an open records request on the issue after feedback from AD Chun released a statement that didn't include numbers, interestingly the author of this article recently purchased his own season tickets for the upcoming campaign - link
Appalachian State Deputy AD Beasley set to depart from the Mountaineers team today & is looking forward to attending FB games as simply a fan this season, AD Gillin very complementary of Beasley's contributions to the department over the course of his tenure from facility improvements to entry into the Sun Belt, before arriving in 2006 the Yosef Club had never raised more that $700k in a year, but now has generated over $1m for eight straight including over $3m the past two, more - link
The Washington Post with a good review of the economic situation in Puerto Rico, important here for the MBB & WBB exempt events that occur every year on the island, the country's financial situation has usually mirrored movement in the States, but not this time as it is still struggling to emerge from the recession, population is decreasing by 1% per year, only 40% of people have a job, government may not be able to pay debts, more - link
The U.S. Supreme Court will review the constitutionality of race & ethnicity in college admissions, development comes from a suit that has worked its way through the courts from practices at the University of Texas, case to be heard this fall with a likely decision next spring, a 2013 ruling raised the bar for schools to justify how they use race & ethnicity in their entry processes, lots more legal background - link, link
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