July 2010
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GREED & IMMUNITY ..."I don't think it's anything but greed that's creating it right now on behalf of the agents. I hate to say this, but how are they [the agents] any better than a pimp?" ... Nick Saban, Alabama FB coach, who pulls down a cool 4 mill per annum (plus movie earnings). ... COUNTERPOINT ... "Most agents know what goes on in college programs and what programs are clean or not. You want to find out who has the dirty programs, give immunity and go off the record with agents, and it would be like a cockfight, the last one standing wins." ... Ralph Cindrich, an agent for NFL players. ... FanHouse, 7-23-10 |
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IN TX CONGRESSIONAL RACE, THE POLITICAL FOOTBALL IS FOOTBALL … “The last thing you want is a federal office holder getting involved in college athletics. That's not in the Constitution, just to be quite frank.” … Republican challenger Bill Flores, commenting on conference realignments. Flores is taking on perennially endangered Democratic congressman Chet Edwards. Small wonder that Edwards pounced when Flores seemed to belittle Edwards' efforts to stop a raid on the Big 12 that would have left local Baylor University out in the cold. … Dallas News, 7-9-10 |
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LOTTA RULES, NOT ENOUGH ENFORCERS … “Padding the NCAA rule book again this summer without adding more investigators is like slapping a Band-Aid on a massive, gushing wound. It won't stop the bleeding.” … Iliana Limón, Orlando Sentinel writer, describing the NCAA’s efforts to combat the “golden age of cheating” in college basketball. New rules say college coaches can no longer hire high school or club coaches athletes they wish to recruit. Meanwhile, Limón figures that each NCAA investigator is responsible for as many as 17.4 schools. … Orlando Sentinel, 7-10-10 |
June 2010
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HUMAN NATURE IN A NUTSHELL … “People who don't plan to follow the rules don't follow the rules whether we can monitor them or not.” … Petrina Long, UCLA Sr Assoc AD and chair of the D1 Recruiting and Athletics Personnel Issues Cabinet, commenting on a proposed rules change that would prohibit verbal offers before the summer following an athlete's junior year of high school — specifically before July 1. … NCAA News, 6-24-10 |
FEISTY FELLOW … "I read between the lines and there was nothing but a lot of envy, and they wish they all were Trojans. As I told my staff, I said, 'You know, I feel invigorated by all this stuff ... with the penalty we got today I know we're bigger than life.' " … Southern Cal AD Mike Garrett, commenting on the severe penalties issued by the NCAA Committee on Infractions. … Los Angeles Times, 6-14-10
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MYLES & BOBBY … “College sports is not a business.” … NCAA president Myles Brand in 2004. To which the irascible Bob Knight replied: “If it isn’t a business, then General Motors is a charity.” … Clips archives |
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KNIGHT AS CLEAR AS DAY … “If the NCAA was in charge of bank robberies, [it] would be one of the easiest things to do. Until they [make] the head coach responsible…then head coaches are going to take a much different perspective in what alumni, hangers-on and assistant coaches do. There's never been enough of a penalty for coaches. Coaches are able to leave without any problem, go to another school.” … Bob Knight, coaching legend, commenting on the NCAA delay in punishing Southern Cal. … Hartford Courant, 6-10-10 |
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FROM A RECOVERING LAWYER … “There are confidentiality clauses in almost all of these contracts. Having said that, it's not unusual ... to have a clause that talks about the composition of the league, what it is at the start and then what might happen if the league were to get smaller or grow larger. ... That's a Casey Stengel kind of answer.” … SEC Commissioner Mike Slive, when asked by FanHouse’s Clay Travis about bigger TV contracts if expansion occurs. ... FanHouse, 6-2-10 |
May 2010
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THE ANTI-ROBIN HOOD? … "Institutions that have advantages—based on demographics, history, tradition or fan base—somehow are seen as the source of resources for others . . . . why doesn't the Rose Bowl spread its revenue around to Boise State? Well, partially because we developed it. We built it, it's our tradition, and . . . . it's successful for our institutions. So that's essentially a home-rule approach. I think it's an honest approach." ... Jim Delany, Big Ten Commissioner, when asked about the role of the NCAA in regulating commercial issues in college sports. Chronicle of Higher Education, 5-14-10 |
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A COMMITTEE OF ONE … “I’d like to thank Tim Pernetti and I’d like to thank the Rutgers hiring committee—that’s Tim Pernetti also.” … Mike Rice, newly hired Rutgers men’s basketball coach, at a press conference this week, where Rutgers AD Tim Pernetti announced the new hire. Newark Star Ledger, 5-7-10 |
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WHAT NOT TO SAY “You have to understand — kids are 18 to 22 years old. They’re going to make mistakes” . . . . Oregon FB coach Chip Kelly, providing perspective for the season-long suspension of Jeremiah Masoli, last year’s starting QB, after his guilty plea in March to a felony burglary charge for stealing a laptop from a fraternity house. The Oregonian, 4-30-10 |
April 2010
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TALKING BUT NOT SAYING ANYTHING … “Speculation was so rampant that Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany held a news conference to say . . . that he wasn't saying anything. And it lasted 30 minutes.” … LA Times writer Chris Dufresne, reporting from the BCS meeting in Scottsdale AZ. Big Ten Conference expansion wasn't on the agenda, but it has been the hot topic nonetheless. … Los Angeles Times, 4-22-10 |
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WOMEN TACKLING WOMEN … “Yeah, it’s kind of a violent sport. But in the end, we walk off the field and we’re ladies and gentlemen and say please and thank you and all that stuff.” ... Whitney Nielsen, women’s rugby player, Wayne State College (Neb.). She was a member of the Wayne State softball team for less than a week as a freshman before she quit to take up rugby. The NCAA gave women’s rugby emerging sport status in 2002, and there are about 400 college club teams. … AP, 4-16-10 |
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COACHES OUT, COACHES IN …“The only thing worse than being in the arms race is not being in the arms race, because then you won’t have the best people coaching for you.” … Stanford AD Bob Bowlsby, citing the importance of having good coaches. Some $79.5 million has been paid out in severance costs in the past three years for coaches and sports administrators, in order to clear the way for new coaches. … Bloomberg News, 4-7-10 … … … “I think I’m the only one who did not get a call. They must have seen tape of my teams.” … Bill Raftery, the longtime CBS analyst who coached Seton Hall in the 1970s, commenting on the widespread searches by 8 of the 13 D1 schools in the Metro New York region, all in the same year. … NY Times, 4-11-10 |
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