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Interim UCF AD & FB HC O'Leary says he's trying to get a lot of prep work done for the AD portion of his job in the month of July & notes how organized the department is thanks to former AD Stansbury, Wisconsin's Alvarez believes one key is having a strong Deputy AD to help oversee the day-to-day during the FB season, "That's someone that can keep you up on everything that's going on because you cannot cheat football. That's the engine of the department, you can't cheat that," more - link
Texas Tech AD Hocutt on a couple of key issues, thinks realignment talk is getting more play right now because it's the summer & there are fewer overall developments to fill air waves, agrees with Tech Prez Nellis that Big 12 Commish Bowlsby has a strong grasp on things & will be as strategic as possible, points to strong fan base that continues to drive FB ticket sales after selling-out Jones AT&T Stadium last year, market for neutral site games makes them highly attractive - link
New Mexico AD Krebs talks about his department's strategy of retaining high-performing HCs that includes paying them at or near the top of Mountain West comparisons, "college athletics is a coach-driven enterprise," notes they've made the decision to invest dollars there & maybe not as much into ACs, "We have to make some choices," trades higher base pay amounts for large buy-outs, Krebs himself is the highest paid AD in the league, more - link
BYU AD Holmoe discusses the Cougars upcoming FB schedule that on paper looks extremely treacherous with road trips to Nebraska, Michigan, Boise State, UCLA & a neutral site game with Missouri, knows the road portion of the slate outweighs the home portion, but couldn't pass up on some "once-in-an-era opportunities" for his fans, high profile match-ups in Provo are set for the future, HC Mendenhall says his team is ready to play good teams on great stages in front of lots of people - link
What would a day be without more realignment talk? Boise State FB HC Harsin was asked late last week if his Broncos would fit well in the Big 12, naturally he thinks so, "If you look at maybe one of our common opponents, not too long ago, TCU, you see the type of progress they've made." Points to his own program's brand, notable blue turf & ability to compete well right away, "I'm sure there's going to be talks about what we may or may not do." - link
As part of his response to student-athlete misbehavior, Florida State FB HC Fisher has banned his players from entering bars per Tallahassee Democrat sports editor Henry, Seminoles will also bring in professionals to work with the team & focus on the impact of their actions, more from Fisher's Friday statement, "The majority of our players are exemplary, but clearly we must place an even stronger emphasis on this, and I personally promise we will." - link, link
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Appalachian State AD Gillin headed into his second 100 days with the Mountaineers that will focus on the development of a strategic plan for the department, believes it will take around 30 months for full transition into the Sun Belt to happen, will wait until 2016-17 to implement full cost of attendance that could cost up to $765k in total, doesn't want to hurry on that front as the math has to work, points to FB scheduling as key to building out the ASU brand, more - link
Louisiana Lafayette AD Farmer proud of the Ragin' Cajuns 44th-place finish in CBSSports.com's annual performance ranking of athletic departments that was ahead of the likes of Tennessee & Michigan, especially as he's working with a budget in the $20m range, Baseball HC Robichaux says many on the outside may look at ULL as a mid-major, but no one in the department acts like it, Farmer impressed with his HCs & thinks even greater accomplishments are coming up - link
San Antonio Spurs Summer League HC Hammon, the first female to have such a title, provides perspective on the role after the team's first game, points to the Spurs organization encouraging various viewpoints in meetings & film sessions, "It shouldn't be a big deal because it's coaches coaching," says Hall of Famer Lieberman, Hammon says she's learning all sorts of things, "not just about Xs and Os but how to handle a team, how to speak to guys," points to large goal of positioning women effectively - link
Michigan State brass took part in an interesting team-building exercise last month in conjunction with the university's College of Human Medicine that saw groups of coaches have to try & keep a medical manikin alive during an emergency simulation, involved the touchy communication step of informing the patient's family of the situation, as well as working with peers to execute some medical procedures, AD Hollis says the stress of physicians was a key take-away as was moving on to the next situation - link
Momentum around new Michigan FB HC Harbaugh includes student season FB tickets on pace to return to historic levels of moving 18,000, games against Michigan State & Ohio State have already sold out as donors got access to single game tix, last year the Wolverines finished outside the top spot in average attendance for the first time in quite a while - link
Holy Cross AD Pine has selected former Wesleyan (DIII) Women's LAX HC Belichick as the new leader of the Crusaders program, if the last name sounds familiar, it should, took the Wesleyan program from a 49th national ranking all the way up to 17th in her two-year tenure, also did stints at Ohio State & UMass as an AC, Pine points to her track record of developing student-athletes - link
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GoPro continues to innovate & this time it's a new version that is literally as small as an ice cube, new Hero4 Session can fit on a bike spoke or be attached to the end of a fishing pole, nearly a lock that some creative video staffer around the nation will figure out how to use it to capture a new angle we haven't seen before, HD video capable & fully waterproof, comes with a high sticker price of $400  - link
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Compare all we read & know about ticket sales trends in the sports industry to those in the concert space as it's certainly another outlet for discretionary income & therefore a competitor in some cases, but music concert tix sales are also strongly tied to the artists on tour & the first half of 2015 saw major results with Garth Brooks & the Rolling Stones on the circuit, 18.8m tix sold in the first half of '15, which broke an industry record, U2, Taylor Swift & One Direction will dominate the second half of the year - link
Early during the current FB off-season a number of high-profile Texas high schools HCs were snatched-up by the prominent college programs in the state & at Texas Tech former South Oak Cliff HC Jones is fitting-in quite nicely with the Red Raiders, serves as Director of Player Development with a focus on developing strong relationships with current & prospective student-athletes, quickly led to the commitments from two notable recruits who were previously pledged elsewhere - link
More on Colorado State's new on-campus FB stadium in development as plans show the Rams could be the latest to make use of open, social spaces to enhance the fan experience with a "Party Porch," Populous' Williams says the feature is gaining popularity with fans, booster O'Hara has seen all the drawings & really likes the way the facility will bring people together - link
A couple of updates from Oakland as the Golden Grizzlies have partnered with Vivature on the sports medicine front, AD Konya also updates on a number of fronts, excited about winning the department's first all-sports trophy as they did in the Horizon this year, also came out on top in the Metro Series against Detroit, calls the Titans "our frienemies," continues to hype new 'black top' hoops court that is one of the more unique around the sport - link, link
ESPN's O'Neil with a fun read on the life of MBB managers around the nation, "Student managers might be the lowest rung on the athletic food chain, but they have become a vital cog in the basketball machine," a number of former managers have gone on to play much greater roles in the success of some high-ranking programs including former Duke manager & current Harvard AHC DeStefano, funny moments & serious responsibilities alike form a lasting experience for many - link
The Daily Beast with an interesting piece on the dominance of Tennis star Serena Williams in the context of being a high-achieving black woman in modern society, Williams has a chance at the U.S. Open to win a calendar year Grand Slam & tie Steffi Graf's mark of 22 Grand Slam victories, goes through past slights by former greats in the sport & notable journalists on her performance, endorsements another topic of review - link
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