BEST QUOTES   KNIGHT DEFENDS JoePa … “He gave full disclosure to his superiors, information that went up the chain to the head of the campus police and the president. The matter was in the hands of a world-class university and a president with an outstanding national reputation. Whatever the details of the investigation, this much is clear to me: if there is a villain in this tragedy, it lies in that investigation, not in Joe Paterno.” … Nike's Phil Knight, addressing 16,000 mourners at a memorial service at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center. Knight lambasted Penn State’s trustees for firing Paterno because he did not report to the police what he knew about a suspected 2002 sexual assault by a former assistant coach.  Paterno reported the allegations to two university officials, but apparently did not follow up. … Newsday, 1-27-12
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 JoePa    Joe Paterno and State College   Clips Guest Commentary   He was of Penn State. But of State College.   Mike Poorman, StateCollege.com, 1-27-12
 
 COACHES    Schiano's decision to leave Rutgers latest example of what's wrong with college football   In a word, what’s wrong is “vultures.”   Sporting News, 1-26-12
 
 HOOPS    Low attendance forces Duke Athletics to sell student seats    This season, about 650 undergrads have attended each game, 150 fewer than in 2008-09.  Surplus general admission tickets in the student section are now being sold on a regular basis.   Duke Chronicle, 1-24-12
 
 REALIGNMENT    Further Big 12 Expansion Is 'Very Possible'   League sources say the addition of at least one new member—likely the U of Louisville—is "very possible."  Chronicle of Higher Education 1-25-12
 
 JoePa    Joe Paterno and The Interview: One Coach, 22 Years, 581 Questions   This is Mike Poorman’s second in a series of columns chronicling the impact of Joe Paterno at Penn State.   StateCollege.com, 1-25-12
 
 JoePa    The Paterno Class    This week, Mike Poorman is writing a series of columns chronicling the impact of Joe Paterno at Penn State. This is the third installment, tomorrow’s will be “Joe Paterno & State College”  StateCollege.com, 1-26-12
 
 JoePa    Joe Paterno and The Penn State Student   Joe may not have given the media much access. But when it came to the students on the University Park campus, and all around town, Paterno was perpetually approachable.   StateCollege.com, 1-23-12
 
 ROUNDBALL    It’s the Year of the Dragon in college hoops   Forde Minutes: The buttoned-down mind of college basketball (and hobbyist gastronome) is at it again.   Yahoo! Sports 1-24-12
 
 ATTITUDES    Inside freshmen minds   UCLA’s annual freshman survey provides glimpses into the political views and attitudes of today’s freshmen. Until they change their minds next week, that is.    The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1-26-12
 
 D3    An antidote for cynicism about college sports   Clips Guest Commentary   The antidote for the cynicism toward college athletics?   Division III, with more than 170,000 student-athletes at 444 schools.   James W. Schmotter, President of Western Connecticut State University, Danbury News Times, 1-25-12
 
 TRANSFERS    Taking Permission Out of Transferring   Here’s some brainstorming on a possible revamping of transfer rules.   Bylaw Blog, 1-25-12
 
 TECH    Mobile Device Instant Replays at Stanford   Wi-Fi instant replay will be available in Stanford Stadium and Maples Pavilion, with highlight clips as well.   Marketwatch.com, 1-24-12
 
 MEDIA    Why the New York Times’ Nocera is wrong   The NCAA responds to a New York Times op-ed piece – “The College Sports Cartel” and a NY Times Magazine story – “Let’s Start Paying College Athletes,” both authored by business columnist Joe Nocera.  Donald Remy, NCAA General Counsel, ncaa.org, 1-6-12
 
 JoePa    The Integrity and Ignominy of Joe Paterno   The ancient Greeks had an expression, "Call no man happy until he is dead."   The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1-23-12
 
 INCLUSION    Duke AD White Pushes for Diversity   Kevin White has taken steps to make his department reflect the diversity of the university as a whole.   GoDuke.com, 1-23-12
 
 FACILITIES    Stadium projects: Momentum since the Recession    More than 40 stadiums are in the process of being built or upgraded.    SportsBusiness Journal, 1-16-12
 
 HOOPS    A Link to the Past Has the Rebels Runnin’ Again  Clips eFLASH   Times columnist William Rhoden transports us back to the heyday of Jerry Tarkanian.   New York Times, 1-23-12
 
 MEDIA    The New York Times’ one-side-of-the-story assault continues   Clips eFLASH   “How Big-Time Sports Ate College Life,” a 4,000-word discourse  is the latest barrage on big-time college athletics. This is becoming standard procedure for the Times.    New York Times, 1-21-12
 
 SALARIES    New head FB coaches average 35% higher pay than 2011   Whether it’s a supply and demand thing, or compensation gone wild, coaches are making a lot more than last year.   USA Today, 1-16-12
 
 CONVENTION    What's the hurry, NCAA? Nothing's broken   Last week's NCAA Convention adventures have been described as “Plenty of questions. Few well-defined answers. Prevailing chaos.”    Dwight Collins, The Gainesville Sun, 1-18-12
 
 ACADEMICS    Great Graphics for Grad Rates   We know that Clips readers like Infographics, so we always jump at them when we see them. Missouri Sports Magazine, 1-18-12
 
 FB    What price victory?  Analysis computes cost per victory for D1-A football programs.   USA Today, 12-4-11
 
 ROUNDBALL    Too many coaches behaving badly   Forde Minutes recaps forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college basketball this week.   Yahoo! Sports, 1-17-12
 
 MID-MAJORS    Undefeated Underdogs   The 18-0 Murray State Racers are currently No. 10 in the AP Men’s basketball rankings. They are an underdog nationally, but a big dog in the Ohio Valley Conference.   USA Today, 1-18-12
 
 RULES    Transfer 101   From the Bylaw Blog comes everything we ever wanted to know about student-athlete transfers.   Bylaw Blog, 1-14-12
 
 REFORM    Euclidean Geometry and the NCAA's Collegiate Model   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author references axioms, postulates, Congress’ intellectual audacity and his high school geometry teacher in exploring reform agendas to tame the “athletics-as-entertainment juggernaut.”   Richard Southall, Huffington Post, 1-18-12
 
 INDY    Clips Eyewitness Report: 106th NCAA Convention   Indianapolis was the place to be last week.  There were multitudinous presentations, colloquiums, sessions, panels and, of course, lobby surfing.   Nick Infante, Clips Editor, 1-14-12
 
 NCAA CONVENTION    The NCAA's New Rules  Here are the modifications, approvals and vetoes from Saturday’s board meeting at the NCAA Convention in Indy.   Inside Higher Ed, 1-16-12