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CBSSports.com's Solomon pens on the results of an interesting poll that ranked the most influential leaders in college athletics as voted on by a panel that included top-name ADs, former ADs, Commissioners, consultants & media personnel, Big Ten Commish Delany finished on top of the heap followed by SEC boss Sankey & Big 12 Commish Bowlsby, HC agent Sexton tellingly ranked in the middle of the pack, NCAA Chief Legal Officer Remy & many of those involved in the O'Bannon case made the list, Nike & Under Armour represented, lots more - link
Solomon also submitted a read on the existing & increasing power of Big Ten boss Delany as the league's new TV rights deal could start being negotiated this fall or winter, "We've been thinking about it for four or five years...We think we're stronger than we have been, and we think having established a network gives us a great beachhead to launch from." Also notes the importance of over-the-top elements of the new agreement as consumption trends continue to change, projections have each league member receiving $44.5m in TV money starting in 2017-18 - link
Sifting through all tweets from Solomon & other notable media who cover the industry, like the Chronicle of Higher Education's Wolverton & SI's Mandel, provides even more perspective on the most influential list, both believe former SEC Commish Slive would have finished neck & neck with Delany at the top had he not recently retired, Mandel says agent Sexton should have actually finished higher, most influential coaches coming next from Solomon - link, link, link
More consolidation in the third party multimedia rights holder space as Learfield acquires the Front Row Marketing Services' properties from Comcast Spectacor, SVP Gowan will oversee the new schools involved that include James Madison, Drexel, George Mason, Wisconsin Milwaukee, Fordham, the CAA, Radford & others, terms of the deal were note released, Learfield will keep Front Row's Vanin & Bradshaw in place for regional oversight - link
New Utah State AD Hartwell talks about taking over in Logan, got to know New Mexico boss Krebs & Mountain West Commish Thompson through NCAA committees, also familiar with Nike Director of College Sports Marketing Morris from his tenure at Ole Miss, says Aggies Prez Albrecht called him directly on the opportunity to lead athletics, "When I went out there and met the search committee, it clicked," working within the MWC was a strong selling point - link
With neutral site FB match-ups on the rise, Jacksonville Sports Council Prez & CEO Catlett says his team is going after other schools beyond Florida & Florida State, mentions South Carolina & Tennessee, points to improved relationship with the NFL's Jaguars that will allow the city to go after more such games, Executive Director/COO of the group & former Jacksonville AD Verlander points to moving existing in-season tilts as opposed to creating season-openers - link
Austin Peay welcomed its second AD candidate to campus yesterday, this time SIU Edwardsville Senior Assoc. AD for External Affairs Coomer had a chance to engage the Governors community, touts his understanding of the OVC's mission & goals & believes APSU is on the right track within the league, also has a unique perspective as he's served as the Cougars Men's & Women's Tennis HC for the past five years, notes the importance of deep fan engagement - link
Bowling Green AD Kingston selects Ashman as Senior Assoc. AD & SWA for the Falcons, makes an intra-conference move as she was the Assoc. AD for Compliance & Student Services at Ohio for the past two years in addition to stops at Coastal Carolina & Hofstra, will have a number of programs under her purview, along with sports medicine & strength & conditioning, will also play a key role in overall department direction - link
From Norman to Chapel Hill & back again as Selmon will return to the Oklahoma staff as Senior Assoc. AD & Chief of Operations after a single year at North Carolina where he served as Assoc. AD & Special Asst. to AD Cunningham, Sooners AD Castiglione excited to have Selmon back on his team where he'll focus on the strategic planning process & implementing some specific initiatives, as well as having some sport oversight - link
Washington Post with a thorough review of how two attorneys from Boulder have changed the landscape of rape on college campuses around the nation, John Clune & Baine Kerr were involved in Florida State FB stand-out Winston's developments, as well as NBA start Bryant's, & are commonly the first to be dialed by victims in such cases & are currently representing females involved in situations at Florida State, Oregon & Tulsa, article goes through the backstory for each lawyer & seminal cases - link
The Chinese stock market is going through significant turbulence & while it's half a world away it's a really big deal because of the impact on the largest economy on the globe & in this space with constant developments around the internationalization of college sports & higher education, CNBC breaks-down how the situation differs from investing in the States as the Shanghai & Shenzhen stock markets are dominated by individual investors like you & me, not institutional funds, IPOs have also been affecting cash, more - link
It's July & new MBB transfers are still in the news as Memphis AD Bowen says he met with student-athlete Nichols who voiced his decision to leave the Tigers program this late in the summer, prohibited from considering any AAC foe, any opponent on a future Memphis schedule, as well as Tennessee, Iowa, Providence & Virginia, CBS hoops analyst Davis believes there should be a deadline for players to announce their intentions to depart - link, link
Speaking of MBB transfers, the News Star obtained 38 pages of communication between Louisiana Tech officials, the family of former Tech student-athlete Stapleton & his attorney as they negotiated where he could look to continue his academic & athletic career, Stapleton has since landed at Mississippi State that was originally on the list of prohibited schools, includes Bulldogs AD McClelland asking others in the department for feedback - link
South Carolina's move to take down the Confederate flag could lead to the state again hosting NCAA post-season events as Kansas State Prez & Chair of the NCAA Board of Governors Schulz lauds the development, Clemson AD Radakovich takes to Twitter to say he's excited to submit bids in the near future to play host, Mississippi remains the only other state still under such a provision - link
Colorado FB HC MacIntyre says he won't open as many pre-season practices to the public as the last two years "I got burned," points to wanting to allow fans & family access to practices, but also notes how many programs around the nation close all work outs, didn't elaborate on reasons behind his statement, but the article surmises advancing technology that could capture footage could be a reason - link
AL.com on the fees UAB paid to NYC-based public relations firm Sard Verbinnen of $192k who helped the school navigate its message during its review, re-review & the overall process of understanding the financial picture of athletics & well documented subsequent decisions, in addition to Sard Verbinnen's haul, CarrSports Consulting received $162k for its initial work & OSKR got $22k - link, link
Important read on the money wrapped-up in college athletic these days with the relationships of major talent agencies by the Los Angeles Times, such as William Morris who are now extended into sports even further, Silver Lake Partners Managing Director Durban whose firm owns a controlling interest in WME , "It's less about investing in a talent agency per se and more of a macro thesis that content is king and WME represents a critical mass of the world's most outstanding creative artists generating that content," lots more - link
The Twitter saga surrounding the free agency of Los Angeles Clippers center Jordan has many in the media, including this piece from the Wall Street Journal (link), noting the important role of the social media platform in the modern news cycle, while others, like New York Times columnist Bilton wonders if the service will ever reach expectations with wacky integrations like having to still put a '.' before someone's handle in order to respond, but have it show up publicly (link)
National College Players Association Executive Director Huma asks Illinois Chancellor Wise to dismiss a number of administrative staff & coaches at Illinois for their alleged roles in the on-going student-athlete abuse developments, quick to skip over any findings of a thorough investigation, Huma says it's clear that the claims of the student-athletes are credible, group includes AD Thomas, FB HC Beckman WBB HC Bollant & others, no comment from Wise - link
Solid read from Michigan's team with more details on how the Wolverines apparel marriage with Nike went down, Interim AD Hackett pointed to presentations Executive Assoc. AD for External Relations & Strategic Initiatives Rawak made to UM's CFO & then Prez Schlissel during which he says it became obvious Nike won the bidding, a number of notable HCs gave input & an unnamed, but high-profile student-athlete selected the Swoosh, each member of decision-making committee ranked the possibilities three times, more - link
Oregon seeing success with a lower-priced $150 MBB season ticket & is renewing accounts at approximately 90%, though Senior Assoc. AD for Marketing & Public Relations Pintens notes a $225k reduction in revenue even if 100% were back on-board, had to find a way to get more people in Matthew Knight Arena, doesn't think another school in the nation is offering such a good deal for a season option - link
East Carolina AD Compher will become the second Pirates administrator in as many years to participate in the United States Marine Corps Executive Forum (MCEF) at the Pentagon today, objective of the one-day programming is for invitees to become familiar with the Marine Corps' key interests & enterprises, Compher excited for the experience, notes the Marine Corps as a training ground for so many key American leaders - link
Pretty neat: Auburn brass traveled to Chicago to visit with students at a primary school who chose the Tigers as their focus of a project on the ins & outs of higher education on The Plains, video created of the students reciting the AU creed decked-out in their Tigers gear went viral earlier in the week, athletics responded with a video of its own profiling Schmid Elementary, plans are underway for the students to visit the Auburn campus sometime in the future - link
Minnesota State AD Buisman says he & his team did a lot of research before inking Men's Hockey HC Hastings to an eight-year deal starting at $290k annually, it's long been believed that Hastings is next in line for Nebraska Omaha's top spot, but he notes how Mavs HC Blais isn't going anywhere any time soon, columnist Frederick argues no one can question MSU's commitment to high-level success with his move & facility upgrades - link
Another 'First 4 Out' feature on Twitter, click the link to see four more developments from yesterday that didn't quite make today's email. Enjoy & feedback is welcome! - link
