BEST QUOTES   RIGHT-SIZED RULES … “We created this beast, and one of the flaws that we had early on in this business was having legislation to try to create a level playing field. I was at Eastern Michigan for 10 years and being at Ohio State, I can tell you that there’s no way you can legislate a level playing field between Ohio State and Eastern Michigan, or Eastern Michigan and the University of Michigan, which are 15 minutes apart.” … Ohio State AD Gene Smith, articulating the near impossibility of legislating equality among small-size, medium size and super-size programs. … Buckeye Sports, 5-17-13
News
 TRANSPARENCY    A report card on Penn State’s commitment to transparency   Clips eFlash   Sports Illustrated ran a long feature on Penn State’s progress in providing transparency in its athletics department, and it wasn’t good.   Sports Illustrated, 5-20-13
 
 SALARIES    Pac-12's Scott Is the Highest Paid Commissioner   Larry Scott’s 3.02 million total compensation surpassed Jim Delany’s $2.8 million and Mike Slive’s $1.6 million.   Wall Street Journal, 5-19-13
 
 LEADERSHIP    How commissioner John Swofford brought stability to the ACC    Clips Guest Summary   “John Swofford is a ninja. He moves quickly and quietly, and by the time his enemies -- or, in his case, business rivals -- realize he's struck, it's already too late.”   By Andy Staples, SI.com, 5-15-13
 
 HAVES/HAVE-NOTS    Ohio State AD Smith Talks NCAA Changes   Clips Interview   Gene Smith says it might be time for right-sized rules for the biggest schools.   By Jeff Svoboda, BuckeyeSports.com, 5-16-13
 
 NCAA    Emmert's slowing reforms hurt by zero cooperation, 'class warfare'   Clips Guest Commentary   Things aren't going well for Emmert's reform agenda.   By Dennis Dodd, CBSSports.com, 5-13-13
 
 ACADEMICS    Success in academics and athletics   Elite academic schools thrive in the classroom and on the field.   ESPN.com, 5-15-13
 
 SALARIES    Disproportionate Paychecks   A new study shows that coaches’ salaries increase (more than professors) year after year at much higher rates.    Inside Higher Ed, 5-8-13
 
 AMATEURISM    Personal foul   Clips Guest Commentary   It’s time to share the wealth with college athletes.   By Warren K. Zola, Boston Globe, Sunday Magazine section, 5-19-13
 
 NCAA    Bidding for championships host sites to be finalized by December   More than 500 host sites for the 2014-15 through 2017-18 academic years will be awarded.   NCAA.org, 5-14-13
 
 FACILITIES    DePaul aims for new basketball era with near-campus new arena   The ambitious plan is anchored by a $140 million, 10,000-seat arena and event center next to the vast McCormick Place convention center in downtown Chicago.   Chicago Business, 5-17-13
 
 ACADEMICS    Enrollment Decline Picks Up Speed   College enrollment declines appear to be accelerating, with 2.3% fewer students enrolled than there were a year ago.    Inside Higher Ed, 5-17-13
 
 
 ACADEMICS    Coaching, Off the Field   It’s been a year that Jim Tressel has been VP for strategic engagement at the University of Akron, and things are going well.  Inside Higher Ed, 5-14-13
 
 HIRES    Rutgers BK coach-no degree; new AD-who’ll it be?   Clips eFlash   Old-school investigative work from Deadspin.com revealed that newly hired Rutgers basketball coach Eddie Jordan did not have a degree from Rutgers as he and the school had claimed.   Deadspin.com, 5-9-13
 
 REALIGNMENT    Ninja Swofford   John Swofford is being hailed as the savoir of the ACC.   News & Observer   5-4-13
 
 MEDIA    All Eyes on the ACC   With a grant-of-rights agreement, a new media deal with ESPN and steps toward an ACC network, the ACC is on a roll.   SportsBusiness Journal, 5-6-13
 
 COACH SALARIES    Cool Map   Here’s a color-coded US map depicting each state’s highest paid employee.   Deadspin, 5-9-13
 
 FACILITIES    ASU’s Knight in Shining Armor   How Steve Patterson has turned ASU athletics around.   AZ Central, 5-4-13
 
STADIUMS    Baylor Nation supplies $100 million toward new stadium   The university’s new $250 million Baylor Stadium is under construction, and largely privately funded.   Baylorbears.com, 5-7-13
 
 NCAA    Flip-Flop or Fair Play?   The NCAA voted not to raise minimum scores for athletic eligibility, which could could keep up to one in four men’s basketball players from being benched.   Inside Higher Ed, 5-10-13
 
 MBK    Panel votes for late-game replays   The NCAA men's basketball rules committee also approved a nuance to the block/charge call (everyone’s favorite).    ESPN.com, 5-10-13
 
 BYGONES    Chris Webber deserves apology from Michigan, NCAA for disassociation treatment   Forgiveness can be a wonderful thing.   Yahoo! Sports, 5-8-13
 
 FACILITIES    Utah State Announces Plans For Wayne Estes Center     The $9.5 million basketball practice facility will honor Wayne Estes, an All-American USU player.   utahstateaggies.com, 5-9-13
 
  REFORM    No concurrence on concussions   Clips eFlash  Two articles from the NY Times update the current body of knowledge about concussion management. A lot is not yet known.   NY Times, 5-7-13
 
 ACADEMICS    Black Males, Athletes and Academic Achievement   Clips Guest Commentary   The authors call for better support for African American basketball student-athletes in academic pursuits and in attaining college degrees.   Isiah Thomas and Na'ilah Suad Nasir, Huffington Post, 5-7-13
 
 RESEARCH    The Dynamic Advertising Effect of Collegiate Athletics   Soon-to-be-released study appears to validate the so-called ‘Flutie Effect.’   Doug Chung, Harvard University, 4-30-13
 
 $$$    Revenue & Expenses Report . . . NCAA D1 Intercollegiate Athletics Programs Report, 2004-2012   Here’s a summary of a prodigiously detailed report of 108 pages.   NCAA.org, May 2013
 
 HAVES/HAVE-NOTS    Nation's athletic directors tired of being shut out of NCAA process   Clips Guest Commentary   The warning bells were clanging, and we could hear them all the way from Santa Monica.   By Andy Staples, SI.com, 4-22-13
 
 $$$    The NCAA had a great financial year   The NCAA’s $71 million surplus was an all-time best for the organization, increasing its year-end net assets to more than $566 million.   USA Today, 5-1-13