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Reports out of Bakersfield point to Interim CSUB AD Siegfried being announced as the permanent AD for the Roadrunners at a presser this morning, article says Siegfried was the overwhelming favorite for the job after a successful 13-month temporary tenure that saw Baseball & Volleyball win conference championships & impressive fundraising results, Queens (NY - DII) AD Jude was the other finalist - link
Michigan Court of Appeals rules Michigan State must disclose the names of student-athletes listed as suspects in police reports after a push by ESPN, issue stretches back to the Fall of last year when the Worldwide Leader's Outside the Lines first made a request, ruling yesterday upheld a trial court's decision, says the move is necessary to see if student-athletes were treated differently - link
Per USA Today's Berkowitz, U.S. District Court Judge Wilken finalizes $60m video game settlement between the NCAA, CLC, EA Sports & student-athletes, $20.4m will go toward lawyers, fees & expenses so a touch under $40m for player settlements that plaintiff attorney Aragon says will go out in 3 1/2 to 4 months time, 29,000 unduplicated claims were received - link (scroll down)
BYU AD Holmoe confirms FB extension to play Utah in 2019 & 2020, "cool" with Utes AD Hill going public with info before the contracts were signed, doesn't comment on potential Big 12 movement, only to say he wants the best for his student-athletes, won't close-off a potential return to the Mountain West & says his relationship with Commish Thompson is "really good," FB deal with Notre Dame likely to be bought-out by the Fighting Irish - link
Georgia Tech AD Bobinski sits for a Q&A with the Atlanta Business Chronicle, doesn't see unionization of student-athletes "a first priority concern of ours right now," more focused on providing a rich student-athlete experience, on the topic of paying players, "We're just not equipped to run employee-based operations and I think a lot of people would exit the industry if that happened," budget sits at $76m, FB season ticket sales are at a five-year high, wants to attract more fans from outside the Tech community - link
New Boise State AD Apsey also knocks-out a Q&A, first order of business has been to reacquaint himself with the department & identify needs, wants to make sure student-athletes can leave the Broncos saying, "That's the best four years I've ever had," wants to continue to provide better customer service & grow the Bronco Athletic Association, not a proponent of alcohol sales for all fans, no conversations with the Big 12, but wants to be positioned correctly - link
Oregon State Prez Ray provides insight into Beavers athletics, thinks new AD Stansbury will "provide a lot of energy and new ideas and excitement," notes the 10-person search committee basically unanimously recommended Stansbury for the job, feels really good about the overall stability of the department, over time expects FB to win division titles & go to the Rose Bowl, expects to continue to invest in facilities, points to the role of athletics in university fundraising, more - link
Colorado AD George reviews the first year of his department's comprehensive strategic plan, believes staff has done a solid job settling targets & developing plans to meet the targets, on pace to hit 72% of the goals, which is a good start as a 100% figure would have meant the Buffs didn't shoot high enough, lead project consultant McTigue impressed that George continues to be so transparent with the process, more - link
WME-IMG synergy realized as IMG College announces the "Country Nation College Tour presented by Zaxby's" that will see country music star Paisley put-on concerts at Virginia Tech, Arkansas, Baylor & Texas over the first two weekends of the FB season, Razorbacks AD Long, "This was the type of big-picture collaboration we all envisioned when WME & IMG College came together...college football and country music is a winning combination for our fans." - link, link
Former Ohio State FB stand-out Clarett chats with Florida State FB student-athletes, "Coming from a single-parent environment, coming up in the hoods, sometimes we're underdeveloped. We're great football players, but we're sh*t people. We don't have the skills to perform." Also, "A lot of y'all need to grow up. That's the bottom line." HC Fisher calls it "one of the most bona fide, true, legit talks I've been around...in 28 years" - link
Alaska Anchorage has reached a deal with Basketball Travelers, Inc. to help find MBB squads for the 2016 Great Alaska Shootout, agreement could be worth as much as $35k, details also include raising the profile of the tourney & developing a long-term business plan to ensure success, BTI will get $7,500 for each team that is ranked in the Top 175 of the RPI & additional monies if it fills out the field with schools from top-level conferences, more - link
CBSSports.com's Dodd writes on why Notre Dame should join a FB conference soon, points to current arrangement of the College FB Playoff with access via a league easier than the independent route, especially if the Fighting Irish are a one-loss team, big six New Year's day bowl games also a question mark if 10-2 is the final tally, calls the notable TV deal with NBC "fine print" - link
With Nippert Stadium nearly marked-off the list, Cincinnati AD Bohn continues his push to upgrade Fifth Third Arena in a move that he says could bring in an additional $2.2m annually, also wants the facility to be a calling card to bring more people to campus, project could run in the $80m range & Bohn will ask Trustees next week for permission to start the design & fundraising processes, downtown U.S. Bank Arena also still trying to lure Bearcats - link
Memphis will break ground on new FB & Basketball practice facilities this Fall after AD Bowen announces that 60% has been privately raised for the $40m project, completion expected before the 2017-18 academic year, big UM booster & Bartlett Bank Prez Byrd, "The definition of success isn't where you are at any particular point in time. but how far you've had to travel. And we've had to travel a way. Where we are now is pretty special." - link
Air Force spoofs Casablanca with FB HC Calhoun the main actor to promote the Falcons new website, Asst. AD for Equipment Siermine hits the piano for key tunes & Calhoun thinks Siermine will win a Tony ("or something like that") for his efforts, FalconVision Director Jerman came up with the idea, thinks fans liked seeing a different side of Calhoun - link
Coverage of Florida A&M AD Overton continues as he pushes to change the narrative of Rattlers athletics, not trying to hide issues & wants supporters & fans to assist with improvements, doesn't look at the budget shortfall as a deficit & notes that 97% of schools in DI run similarly, needs volunteers to step-up & help just like he would for their church, jokes that if he's on the job for four months & one day he will have beat the average for former ADs - link
North Florida AD Moon unveils a handful of high-profile improvements coming to UNF Arena for the upcoming hoops season, new four-sided scoreboard with 6mm LED, 44 new courtside seats will flank new LED advertising boards, 40 of the 44 seats are already sold, NEVCO's the partner on digital additions, MBB coming off most successful season in school history - link
In a first for the Big South, a conference FB match-up will be shown live on one of ESPN's linear networks, season-finale between preseason favorites Coastal Carolina & Liberty will be an ESPNEWS broadcast on Thursday, November 19th, one of ten FCS games that can be seen on an ESPN linear network this season in addition to another 115 via other ESPN platforms - link
Pretty good read from Michigan Director of Social Media Sunstrum looking back on how a number of Wolverine Facebook accounts got hacked last week, issues started at 3:30a, by 6a it was national news, Facebook's London team was the first to assist with the attack, first public statement on the situation came at 7:42a, by 10a pages in question were back up, then second hack showed access was through a certain employee account, way more - link
Minnesota Prez Kaler says his university has received a couple of additional sexual harassment complaints linked to former AD Teague, puts the number at "less than five," in the process of investigating the claims & notes that not all situations allege the same conduct, Kaler "angry, disappointed and disgusted" with Teague, unclear if school has recourse against Parker Executive Search though the VCU info may not have been publicly viewable - link
Penn State boss Barbour inks letter to Nittany Lions fans reviewing her first year at the helm, after long list of accomplishments, says she's most proud of "the character and servant hearts our student-athletes and staff exhibit on a daily basis," calls for more help in the future to continue building a first-rate department, "Make no mistake, we will win and we will win big!" - link
Per SeatGeek, Notre Dame's FB season-opener in South Bend against Texas is the most expensive ticket on the secondary market since 2010, even more interesting is that prices continue to increase, which is generally the opposite of how things work as a match-up gets closer, median per ticket right now is $1,013, while the average resale figure is $645, second only to ND's November Shamrock Series game against Boston College in Fenway Park - link
Retail sales of jerseys with particular numbers still top of mind & North Carolina Senior Assoc. AD for External Communications Steinbacher says it's an issue the Tar Heels have been discussing for a couple of years, popular digits of student-athletes will still be available for purchase for now, Vice Chancellor for University Enterprise Ives explains how Nike locks-in the number decision in the first quarter of the calendar year - link
Sticking with the retail theme & important as these outlets are major movers of licensed products & gear, Wal-Mart is sliding a bit thanks to rising labor costs, a heightened e-commerce focus & new store concepts, reported decreased profit for Q2 (link); Target's Q2 numbers were better than analysts expected as same-store sales increased by 2.4%, omnichannel sales initiatives have been key (link); Dick's Sporting Goods also produced solid Q2 results with 1.2% same-store sales increases (link)
The No. 83 car in next month's Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway will be decked-out with a purple & gold James Madison look, BK Racing owner is former JMU Board of Visitors member Devine who is excited to help with branding efforts for the Dukes, AD Bourne also talks about enhancing the image of athletics via relatively new 'Engaged in Excellence' campaign - link
Stetson gets a nice chunk of change as the great-granddaughter of the school's nakesake commits $6m for a new Aquatic Center that will serve as home for Women's & Men's Crew programs, new space will also include a top-shelf botanical garden & Prez Libby points to Sandra Stetson's aim to put "recreation and research under one roof," HC Wilson excited his Rowing student-athletes will finally have a home - link
