BEST QUOTES   ADDING TO THE PILE? … “March Madness may become March Insanity.” … Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Dwyer, positing on the NCAA’s deliberations about adding to its 65-team men's basketball tournament, making it a 96-team field. Dwyer further says,  “The 96-team field is a dumb idea, based on greed. So expect it to happen.” … Los Angeles Times, 1-30-10
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Big Time Athletics = Big Bucks   The University of Tennessee capitalizes on the success of its athletic program to help maintain fundraising and a high profile. Chattanooga Times Free Press, 1-31-10
 
Sports' Misplacement in Society   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author extends the reality of pre-teen recruiting into a hilarious “Newborn Baby Draft” of 2017.   By Tim Joyce, Real Clear Sports, 2-6-10
 
Women in Intercollegiate Sport: National Study    From Professors Emerita Acosta and Carpenter comes the 33-year update of their longitudinal, national study on women in intercollegiate athletics.   www.acostacarpenter.ORG, Jan. 2009
 
What’s in a Name?    For many corporate sponsors, the stadiums bearing their name have seen plenty of wins, while others have been less fortunate.   Wall Street Journal, 2-3-10
 
NCAA proposes March Mediocrity    Clips Guest Commentary  Our guest author pokes fun at the, uh, quality of the bubble teams in a 96 team tournament.   By Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review Journal, 2-4-10
 
Giving refs a break is right call to make   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author, a basketball veteran in several capacities, wrote a spirited defense of referees that cuts across sportsmanship and common courtesy as the way to retain the best referees.   By Bernadette V. McGlade, ACC, 8-16-04
 
How Did the Ivy League Get So Good?   Saturday's Harvard-Cornell Game Has Drama to Spare; 2 Top Teams Battle for 1 NCAA Bid.   Wall Street Journal, 1-27-10
 
Calipari, UK score with ‘Hoops for Haiti’    The frenetic coach morphed into TV producer/host to round up donors, auction items, gifts and anything else anyone could think of to. He had 90 minutes of live TV to fill.   By Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports, 1-21-10
 
The Battle for BCS Bucks    Just as national healthcare has become the battleground for America’s haves and have-nots, the BCS issue has become much the same for college athletics.   SportsBusiness Journal, 1-25-10
 
Fruits of their Labor    The coaching trees of many big time D1 head coaches continue to grow and for them, it’s a good thing.   ESPN, 1-25-10
 
Under Armour's Kevin Plank talks shop    In an unusual apre workout interview, the irrepressible Kevin Plank outlines Under Armour’s improbable marketing success.   By Jemele Hill, ESPN Page 2, 1-28-10
 
Super Bowl Commercial Brings Different Focus to Tebow   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author shrewdly analyzes the impact that Tim Tebow’s anti-abortion Super Bowl ad might have on his outsized popularity.   By Clay Travis, FanHouse, 1-18-10
 
Resentment grows amid steroid revelations    Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author discusses “secret management,” in this case, the delayed admissions of pro athletes who have used performance enhancement drugs. By Lee Igel, New York University professor, 1-25-10
 
SBJ talks about facilities   New facilities, projects on the horizon, questions for the industry and trends to watch.   SportsBusiness Journal, 1-25-10
 
DePaul pursuing its previous prominence   Once a basketball powerhouse, DePaul is trying to regain its basketball greatness by changing to fit in a new era in basketball.   Syracuse Post-Standard, 1-30-10
 
Minnesota fights to balance its athletics budget   Bigger Big Ten schools seem to have no problem making money, but Minnesota looks for ways to increase its revenues.  MNDaily.com, 1-24-10
 
Big 12's teams of the decade    The Big 12 had two national championship teams and five others that played in the BCS title game in the decade. ESPNU.com, 1-20-10
 
In Recent Hiring Spree, Black Coaches Win Big—but Still Fall Short      13 out of 120 is not a stat to be thrilled about—but it represents a twofold jump in the number of African Americans leading D1-A teams   Chronicle of Higher Education, 1-29-10
 
Twitter contest promotes 11 Wisconsin teams   Here’s a clever Twitter contest with prizes awarded for creative and interesting tweets from fans attending sports events.   UWBadgers.com, 1-18-10
 
Clemson Athletics Collects Donations for Haiti   Volunteers collected $6,119, all of which will be provided to the American Red Cross and designated for the Haiti Relief Fund.   clemsontigers.com, 1-27-10
 
Big South Announces TV Broadcasts   The conference announced five additional women's basketball regular-season games will be televised as part of its TV package.   Bigsouthsports, 1-19-10
 
UA Athletics assists Lift Up America    More than 130 Razorback student-athletes participated in a weekend food load-up for the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank.  arkansasrazorbacks.com, 1-23-10
 
“Military efficiency” is not an oxymoron    AD Eric Hyman has parlayed his military background into sage and sound stewardship of South Carolina’s athletic department. The State, 1-24-10
 
Getting what you paid for?    Educational opportunities cost more and are harder to hold onto than ever before, especially in California. New York Times, 1-23-10
 
Back in the Mix   The Missouri Valley Conference is poised to send multiple teams to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2007. SI.com, 1-25-10
 
Sorry Kentucky, No One Will Beat Indiana's Undefeated Record    Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author muses on the unlikelihood of another big-time men’s basketball team running the table. By Terence Moore, FanHouse, 1-21-10
 
The Big, Deep East   Watch Kansas, Texas and Kentucky in March. For the most fun right now, Big East basketball is the place to be.   Wall Street Journal, 1-21-09
 
NCAA president position description    Here they are, the specs on who and what is needed for the NCAA’s next leader. All those qualified should apply.   NCAA News, 1-19-10
 
There is no hope when athletes decide to dope    A study done by the New England Journal of Medicine proved that those who dope are at a greater risk of getting a heart attack.  NY Times, 1-20-10