Facilities/Operations
Going big at home   The University of Michigan has made some huge and pricy renovations to the newly remodeled Michigan Stadium (aka: The Big House).   Livingston (Mich.) Daily, 7-15-10
 
Report: Spending by private schools increasing, but not publics   A new report, “Trends in College Spending 1998-2008,” documents the “country-clubization” of the American university, at private schools that is. Delta Cost Project.org, 7-9-10
 
Experts Debate Fairness of Criminal-Background Checks on Students    The murder of a U-Virginia women's LAX player by a men's LAX player with a history of violence has caused college officials to consider criminal background checks to improve campus safety.   Chronicle of Higher Education, 7-1-10
 
June 2010
Paving paradise to put up a parking lot?   Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium has hosted the College World Series for 61 years. This week is its last hurrah, and it will soon be razed.  Columbus Telegram, 6-26-10
 
U-Houston invests significantly in its college athletics future    UH unveiled a $160 million plan for a new $120 million, 40,000-seat football stadium and a $40 million renovation of its basketball arena.   Houston Chronicle, 6-10-10
 
Call it an “Athletics Tax?”   Mid-majors are being forced to rely ever more on “student activity fees” (which some snidely refer to as “athletic taxes”), and student rebellions are in the air.   Inside Higher Ed, 6-1-10
 
Women's basketball attendance exceeds 11 million   For the seventh straight year, Tennessee led the nation in home attendance (12,896); UConn was second (10,182).   NCAA News, 5-27-10
 
May 2010
A gray area causes a black eye   Ticket disbursement has always been an iffy proposition; at Kansas “unconventional distribution” of tickets seems to have been a profit center of its own.   Yahoo! Sports, 5-26-10
 
State nixes funding, so stadium plans are cut back   U-Washington is preparing to go it alone with the renovation of its 1920s-vintage Husky Stadium.   Seattle Times, 5-13-10
 
$70 million development plan approved at UCF   Ambitious 10-year plan includes eight projects. ucfathletics.com, 5-4-10
 
College football: 728 programs and growing   Six schools will add football in 2010, creating a total of 21 schools fielding new gridiron teams in the span of five years.   National Football Foundation, 5-6-10
 
Can You Hear Them Now?   Penn State is moving its student section at Beaver Stadium in order to take advantage of the stadium’s unique structure in a way to help amplify the crowd noise. acoustics.org, 5-6-10
 
ACC breaks ground on Hall of Champions   Hall will celebrate ACC conference success through sports interactive displays, unique member-school exhibits and multi-purpose program space.   acc.com, 5-6-10
 
Single-sport stadiums undermine civic, sustainable model   Clips Guest Commentary   There’s been a lot of talk about environmental sustainability and LEED buildings, and two stadiums (when one can do) is becoming more compelling.   Robert Mankin, NBBJ, in the SportsBusiness Journal issue of 4-26-10
 
April 2010
College FB's best home-field advantages   Home games result in more W’s than away games, but for some football programs the advantage is more pronounced than others.   Sporting News, 4-27-10
 
NCAA: more student-athletes than ever before   The NCAA’s latest Sports Sponsorship and Participation Rates Report has found that more than 421,000 young men and women participated on more than 17,800 teams last year.   NCAA News, 4-20-10
 
The worst Big Six vs. FCS games of 2010    AKA “body bag games,” “creampuffs,” men vs. boys,” David vs.Goliath,” etc. these mismatches have a lot to do with money.   Rivals.com, 4-14-10
 
Top 12 non-conference games of 2010   These tend to be the football programs that claim they’ll play anybody at any time.  Rivals.com, 4-13-10
 
Cleveland State students want football, but not higher fees    The slang is “putting money where one’s mouth is,” and students don't want to pay for football.   Plain Dealer, 4-15-10
 
New Stadium for Tulane?   Tulane's new stadium would provide more of a college feel to the games, much more so than the cavernous Superdome.   NOLA.com, 4-13-10
 
As goes California?....    The country’s most populous state has the biggest budget deficit, and state universities and colleges have taken a hit. Sacramento Bee, 4-17-10
 
California university system: worse before better?   California’s vaunted university system has had fiscal problems, and students are being obliged to pay more than ever.   San Jose Mercury News, 4-18-10
 
Emerging women’s sports update: Rugby and Equestrian   One’s rough and the other is dignified, and they are both growing in popularity.   AP, 4-16-10
 
2010 D1 FB Schedules   The F4 is done, and now FB rules. Here’s a pre-season analysis of the football schedules.  The season is upon us; it’s just four and a half months away.   Rivals, 4-12-10
 
Sunday & Monday in Indy   Clips Eyewitness Report   Two of our correspondents graciously took time off from their work and fun to report on the “day off” Sunday and the jittery Monday leading up to the championship game.   Jon Jackson & Ryan Bamford, with minimal editing by Clips Editor Nick Infante, 4-6-10
 
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