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Michigan is headed to Nike in a deal that will commence in 2016 & could be worth over $10m per year once full details of the contract are released, comes amid reports that adidas offered an historically-large & long agreement that the Wolverines passed-up to ink with the Swoosh, cash component would be significantly larger than what Nike is paying it's next largest partner in Florida State's $4.4m & would dwarf that of Big Ten foe Ohio State, UCLA will likely be the highest-paid brand in the adidas portfolio - link, link
Memphis AD Bowen hires Alnutt as his new Deputy AD, will join the Tigers after three-plus years as AD at Southeast Missouri State, replaces Baker who exited for the #2 spot at Missouri, coincidentally a place where Alnutt spent a number of years before his stint in Cape Girardeau, Bowen notes the national search he conducted & his excitement to add Alnutt's skill set to the UM leadership team - link
Florida State cuts ties with FB student-athlete Johnson after video surfaces of him striking a female during an altercation at a bar, Johnson had already been arrested as a result of the incident as his attorney says he was provoked & he plans to use the situation to learn & grown, also notes his client is participating in community service and faith-based programs focused on battered women, substance abuse & the empowerment of children - link
From Ole Miss' official statement on the NCAA's look into FB student-athlete Tunsil, "As we do with any allegation, we initiated an internal investigation last week and have offered the NCAA our full cooperation. We take the obligations to the NCAA and SEC very seriously, and we will continue to educate, monitor and enforce all applicable rules. Any other reports are speculation until this process is complete." - link
The NCAA releases MBB attendance figures from the 2014-15 campaign that ended with Duke winning another National Championship, total number of fans through turnstiles at DI games was down just a touch overall year over year to 27.42m, Kentucky, Syracuse & Louisville all topped 400k in home crowds, NC State, Auburn, Virginia, Utah & Penn State made the largest gains, Creighton continues its strong streak as the top non-'Big 5' draw - link, link
WBB attendance nationwide at the DI level topped 8.11m for the fourth-highest total in history, the SEC drew more than 1m as a league & South Carolina led the pack for the first time in history with a 12,293 average, an astounding jump of over 6,300 fans per game from its 2013-14 slate, Tennessee, Louisville, Iowa State & Notre Dame round-out the Top 5, Oregon State, Georgia Southern, Mississippi State & Arizona State with the largest gains in addition to the Gamecocks - link, link
After coming up $1m short on last year's budget due to an underwhelming FB season, Colorado AD George says that won't happen again as this year's version is far more conservative though he does expect better gridiron results & has key home games with Oregon, Stanford, Arizona & USC to spur ticket sales, the $1m shortfall led to a number of strategic cuts to balance the Buffs finances - link
Nike continues its roll as Providence agrees to a long-term apparel deal, will outfit all Friars programs after a previous relationship with MBB & WBB, AD Driscoll points to MBB's recent success for helping to make the pact a reality, Nike Senior Director of Basketball Sports Marketing Lautenbach also points directly to the leadership of MBB HC Cooley as a center point of the move - link
Experiencing the World presented by Anthony Travel
TV ratings for the Women's World Cup final between the U.S. & Japan were really, really impressive as the game was watched by 25.4m viewers, a stateside record for any soccer game in history, perfect storm of little other competition, a prime-time weekend slot, strong U.S. team & a rematch of the 2011 final were all reasons for the momentum, outpaced Game 7 of last year's World Series, just short of the 28.3m that tuned-in for the 2015 MBB NC between Duke & Wisconsin - link
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Senior administrative changes at Wisconsin include a number of title upgrades starting with Dickey as Deputy AD, Assoc. ADs Pientka, Doherty, King & Tiedt bumped up to Senior Assoc., Ahrens Smith & Schmidt named Assoc. ADs, Dickey now has day-to-day oversight of the Badgers department as well as serving as liaison to the UW Athletic Board, Big Ten & the Chancellor's Office - link
New Florida A&M AD Overton already planning moves for the Rattlers ahead of his official August 3rd start date, will release a FB-heavy survey in the next two weeks to get feedback from fans, "I want people to understand, what I want to be about is a collective vision & making sure we listen," part of a 100-day plan that starts with 60 days of assessment, notes he's learned the value of process from Crimson Tide FB HC Saban - link
New Houston FB HC Herman is pushing donors to help support his Cougars program as the FB-specific 46ers have nearly tripled their annual donations to $100k, one of the founders of the group notes the importance of Herman's involvement as membership has also grown, Herman donated $25k of his own money as he looks for any way to set UH apart - link
Oregon State continues its strong One Beaver Nation push as it releases a 'thank you' video to donors with solid profiles on a handful of student-athletes who have benefited from donor support, also includes comments from Board of Trustees Chair Reser who always wanted to give back to entities that supported her, starts with providing student-athletes with the best possible experience while in Corvallis - link
In developments that could impact Marquette, Milwaukee Bucks Prez Feigin tells state lawmakers that $250m in public funding is crucial to build a new arena to keep the team in the city, otherwise the NBA will buy-back the organization at a profit & move it to Seattle or Las Vegas, "The window is closing. We can't wait months, even weeks to start the public process." The 'window' includes construction starting in October or November, more - link
Middle Tennessee set to play two guaranteed FB games this season, at Alabama & at Illinois, for a total price tag of $2.45m as AD Massaro points directly to budget increases fueled by autonomy developments, as well as raising tuition on the Murfreesboro campus as reasons for the moves, usually only plays one such game per season, says the deal with the Crimson Tide was more a matter of timing that long-term planning - link
Technology Today presented by Paciolan, Now Spectra, Ticketing & Fan Engagement
In addition to incredible TV viewership figures, the Women's World Cup did some extraordinary numbers on Twitter as over 9b impressions were generated over the past month, not surprisingly the final produced some of the strongest metrics, especially as the U.S. jumped out to an unexpected 4-0 lead, U.S. involved in a number of other top-ranking games, lots more from Twitter's official blog - link
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Florida State's 2016 Spring FB game is officially headed to Orlando as Doak Campbell Stadium will be undergoing upgrade construction, the inter-squad match-up will be a ticketed event with a $5 price point, FSU's Marketing & Promotions office, along with The Seminole Boosters & FCSports, operators of the Citrus Bowl, will design more programming around the game for fans, Noles will also kick-off their 2016 season in the facility against Ole Miss - link
FoxSports.com with another oral history piece, this one on the Derek Dooley FB HC tenure at Tennessee a couple of years back, a number of those interviewed note how Dooley won his initial presser & fit into the Vols mold, Dooley also proved to be a media favorite with a number of humorous one-liners, former FB student-athlete Worley says the team saw the same witty Dooley that was in front of the media, recruiting, organizational & exit elements also covered - link
The amount of coverage out of Syracuse on new AD Coyle is nothing short of impressive as he heads eastward to take over the Orange, plans to stop with his family at a handful of Major League Baseball games on their road trip to upstate New York, says of his leadership style, "I'm very behind-the-scenes...Me and my family will give every ounce of energy to showcase our student-athletes and coaches. I'll be very low key. I want others to get the credit they deserve." - link
Villanova has started construction on an $18m West End Zone building at Villanova Stadium with completion expected a year from now, $15m has already been raised for the project including the $1m donated by alum & notable NFL TV analyst Long, new digs will give FB a brand new home & include a number of donor hosting areas, as well as a centralized strength & conditioning facility - link
Michigan FB HC Harbaugh continues to be in the news as he rode a school bus from Detroit along with youth campers for the Youth Impact Program to the first day of the two-week event in Ann Arbor, YIP was founded by former NFL player Ellison who approached Assoc. AD Minick about bringing it to UM, Wolverines coaches aren't participating in the event, but a number of FB student-athletes will spend time working with the at-risk kids - link
Creative Artists Agency recruits Burtson as its new CFO, will transition to CAA after leading Time Warner's global acquisitions & mergers department as Senior VP, set to slide into his new spot next week, Prez Lovett points to Burtson's financial & strategic expertise as key for CAA as the company continues to grow, Variety article says the hire will increase speculation that an IPO is in CAA's future - link 
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