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August 2010
Cal State U Monterey Bay Hosts 49ers training camp
The "surprise" visit to campus was in the works with Otter Athletics for two months. CSUMB website, 8-5-10
Who's on First?
D2 and D3 conferences are looking to have women’s teams play first in double headers to avoid possible gender equity suits. Inside Higher Ed, 8-17-10
July 2010
NCAA finals sites selected for all divisions
Sites for future NCAA championships were identified recently at meetings of the D1 Championships/Competition Cabinet and the D2 and D3 Championships Committees. NCAA News, 6-25-10
June 2010
“Hostile and abusive” trumps again
D2 Newberry College becomes the latest (and last?) school to succumb to NCAA pressure to drop its former Native American nickname (the Indians). The State, 6-8-10
Don’t Stop Believin’
Instead of giving up on the sports they love, many high school athletes are finding scholarship opportunities in D3 and NAIA schools. Cincinnati Enquirer, 6-7-10
May 2010
NCAA 2008-09 Student-Athlete Race/Ethnicity Report
Here's a summary of a completely comprehensive 231-page wide-angled snapshot of who was what on last year’s teams. NCAA News, 5-13-10
Time for another D1 program in New York City?
New York University is an academic power with a $2.1 billion endowment, over 19,000 undergraduates and many
top-notch programs.
Wall Street Journal, 5-1-10
April 2010
Two years after considering breakup, D3 unites behind identity effort
Clever marketing and subtle rebranding by the NCAA will better convey uniqueness of D3, both in the classroom and on the playing field. Tufts Daily, 3-31-10
March 2010
In College Sports, How the Other Half Lives
Here’s a report on college hockey as practiced in the North Country of Minnesota, by the Mankato Mavericks. Chronicle of Higher Education, 3-21-10
Cal State San Marcos Gets A Big Lift In Athletics Help
CSUSM is looking to become a D2 school, which should help their athletics program that was in dire need of help. San Diego Union-Tribune, 3-4-10
February 2010
2009 Football attendance down slightly in 2009
After three consecutive record-breaking seasons, NCAA football attendance declined slightly for the first time in five years. NCAA News, 2-22-10
January 2010
Le Moyne is reminded that the clock eventually strikes midnight
After beating Syracuse in a preseason exhibition game, Le Moyne saw a big surge in publicity, but that doesn’t win championships. New York Times, 1-17-10
NCAA Debates New Rules
The NCAA Convention takes place this week in Atlanta, and the legislative bodies of D1-2-3 will consider a broad slate of proposals. By David Moltz, Inside Higher Ed, 1-11-10
December 2009
UNO: From D1 to D3?
Triple whammied by declining attendance, shrinking revenue and rising costs, the University of New Orleans has taken its first step to move from D1 to D3. New Orleans Times-Picayune, 12-12-09
November 2009
First Fall Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Standings
Adams State (D2) and Washington University (D3) lead the way. NACDA.com, 11-25-09
October 2009
Binghamton mess a recurring tale for schools' D-I dreams
It seems like every thing that could have gone wrong did go wrong for the Binghamton basketball program. USA Today, 10-13-09
Panel on “Promoting Your Brand” held at ECAC Convention on Cape Cod
Clips Eyewitness Report
Our Boston-area correspondent attended the annual ECAC Convention and filed the enlightening report below. We tried to get him to surf the lobby bar for nocturnal tidbits of gossip the night before, but he said he had to wash his hair. John Ingoldsby, IIR Sports and Entertainment, 10-16-09
NCAA raising the ante for incoming D1 members
Entrance requirements for incoming new D1 members will be tweaked, including entrance fees incorporating both equity benefits and higher education philosophy. NCAA News, 10-8-09
Don’t Like Where You’re Headed? Reinvent Yourself
D2 athletics needs to find an identity. A proposal to shorten season lengths might be their chance. New York Times, 9-29-09
September 2009
Big budget cuts ahead for NCAA D2 athletics
D2 is headed for a vote on wide-ranging proposals to scale back playing and practice seasons that one official terms "historic." USA Today, 9-24-09
More is More
The Great Recession means that everyone has to tighten up. Right? Nope, in classic counter-trend behavior, some D2 and D3 programs have actually ADDED sports. AP, 9-12-09
The 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year Finalists
Nine women gear up for an exciting night to see who brings home the 2009 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. NCAA News, 9-16-09
With Deficits Mounting, Winston-Salem State Steps Back From D1
Even at the lower levels of the highest level, the barriers to entry can be formidable. Libby Sander, Chronicle of Higher Ed, 9-14-09
College football is a growth sport
Seventeen new football teams will take the field by 2013, which will boost the overall ranks of four-year institutions carrying the sport to 742 schools.
National Football Foundation, 9-1-09
July 2009
Centennial Conference fights back against NCAA
D3 schools say they don’t have the money to make the changes required by the NCAA. US News and World Report, 7-7-09
D2: A proposal of change
The NCAA proposes changes in D2 fall sport scheduling and reporting. NCAA News, 6-29-09
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