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LOWER THAN LOW … “A snow-covered gnat could hold his head higher than Gary Barnett.” … Jon Saraceno, columnist extraordinaire, from an impassioned commentary on the dismal demise of Colorado’s football coach. … USA Today, 12-13-05Clips Interview
University of Texas at Tyler Provides Refuge for UNO Basketball Teams ... Clips Editor Nick Infante interviewed Athletic Director and Dean of Student Affairs Dr. Howard Patterson of the University of Texas at Tyler about his school’s kindness in offering safe haven for the University of New Orleans’ men’s and women’s basketball teams.Guest Commentary
Sports in America 2005: Facing up to global realities … Once again Frank Splitt - thinker, writer, engineer, educator, advocate - provides a thought-provoking perspective on American sports. If you never heard of a “STEM” before, read on.Clips Editorial
Holier than thou? ... Nick Infante - also known as the “Clips Editorial Board” - floats a series of thoughts on the right and wrong associated with running college athletics programs.Monthly Archives
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Spending like there’s no tomorrow . . .
It’s not news, but it bears repeating: a spending analysis from USA Today confirms that the D1-A arms race continues unabated. ... posted 11-25-05Big schools bidding out marketing to experts
Some 80% of BCS schools have gone to outsourcing marketing agreements. ... posted 11-10-05“Big” is really big in the Big Ten
A comparison of EADA stats shows the University of Wisconsin at the top spending levels in most categories. ... posted 11-8-05From Papa Bear to Baby Bear?
The U of Arkansas-Little Rock moves to a luxurious new arena this year. But is the 5600-seat facility too small? Depends on who you ask. ... posted 11-8-05Posh Irish Athletics Complex Opens
The new home of Notre Dame football is as big, grand and opulent as any in the land. 18-year old recruits will be dutifully impressed. ... posted 10-15-05Service academies march to their own drummers
The athletics programs at Navy, Army and Air Force are facing unprecedented evolutionary challenges to maintain their competitiveness. … posted 10-12-05Billion Dollar Babies: Jumbo Fundraising Campaigns
University fundraising campaigns now regularly exceed goals over a billion dollars.Ohio State: as big as college football gets
The Buckeye Nation consumes the entire state. And Ohio is a big state.Sunshine State Football is Partly Cloudy
Texas is not the only football crazy state. Floridians have three great college teams to follow: Hurricanes - Seminoles - Gators.Perceptions and Realities: Media Guide version
The “208 Rule” has leveled the playing field (sorta), but there are plenty of techniques to jazz up guides other than the number of pages.UNT FB program’s ambitions are Texas big
The “guns or butter” spending decisions from Eco 101 are especially tough for Mid Major football programs. Coach salaries or new weight facilities? Coach salaries or new practice field?Coming: more sizzle for Phog Allen show
Although the KU Jayhawks have won over 90% of their home games since ‘89, they’re installing state-of-the-art video and sound that will wow and bedazzle the fans.Arms Race D2 Style
Stonehill College in Easton, Mass. debuts W. B. Mason Stadium on Sept. 10 - the newest facility in all of college athletics.Are they ‘new old’ stadiums or ‘old new’ stadiums?
College football stadium renovations are keeping sports architecture firms plenty busy these days.Pacific NW schools investing in the future
After letting their facilities lie fallow for several decades, Pac NW schools are making up for lost time.Guaranteed Football Games Becoming More Popular
Host schools guarantee opponents a certain sum of money for being the visitor, instead of offering a home-and-home series. Sums range considerably.NC State Unveils Posh Premium Section
$39 million Vaughn Towers features 51 luxury suites and 1004 club-level seats.Auburn (finally) adopts tiered pricing for football games
New priority seat pricing and increased mandatory donations will reap up to $4.5 million annually.Hokies upgrade stadium just in time for ACC debut
Virginia Tech’s $52.5 million upgrade has yielded $4 million in revenues from new luxury suites and indoor club seating.U-Illinois to undergo major stadium renovation
Its circa 1923 Memorial Stadium is slated for a $150 million makeover.Small School Unveils Big Athletics Plans
Little Miracosta College, a California junior college, is expanding its athletics program impressively.Husker Money Will Flow Freely
Already one of the nation’s biggies, the Nebraska athletics department projects a healthy 10% increase in revenues for 2005-06.Arms Race: Wake Forest-style
The daunting competition of the enhanced ACC is causing “have-not” Wake Forest to make investments to improve its lot.Stadium Mania: New Yankee Stadium for $800 million plus*
Beware the tricky asterisk* when analyzing total stadium costs, because things are not always as they appear—especially in New York.ClipsBlips
Lowest-scoring MBB D1 game since the trey: Monmouth beat host Princeton, 41-21, last night. Princeton went scoreless for a stretch of 14:54 in the 2nd half. Yawn. . . . . . Report from Canada’s Ryerson U: global investment in sponsorships have zoomed from approx. US$500 million in 1982 to an estimated US$28 billion in 2004. . . . . . . . Bravo Lakers: Grand Valley State won its third D2 FB title in the past four years with a 21-17 win over NW Missouri State. . . . . . . . . . Biggest bowl winner: Notre Dame will get a full BCS share - more than $14 million - for appearing in the Fiesta Bowl v. Ohio St. Other teams receive a fraction of their share because it is divided among other conference members. Because of Notre Dame’s independent status, they don’t have to share their share. . . . . . Clips name of the week nomination: Mario Moccia, Sr. Assoc. AD, U-Missouri. . . . . Under and overachievers: OVERACHIEVERS (none ranked in preseason, current ranking in parens)- Penn State (4) 10-1; Notre Dame (6) 8-2; UCLA (11) 9-1; West Virginia (12) 8-1; TCU (15) 10-1 … UNDERACHIEVERS (preseason ranking in parens, none in Top 25 now)- Tennessee (3) 4-6; Oklahoma (5) 6-4; Iowa (10) 7-4; Purdue (16) 5-6; Arizona State (18) 5-5 . . . . . THANKSGIVING: It’s that time of year again. Time to give thanks for the bounty and good fortune that we’ve been blessed with. Herewith a Clips-concocted speculation listing college athletics thanks givers and that which we are supposing they might be thankful for. KEY - THANKSGIVERS: what thankful for . . . . . Here goes . . . CHARLIE WEIS: Tyrone’s recruiting … MATT LEINART: the 5-year plan … MYLES BRAND: the status quo … MIKE PRICE: judicial review … JOE PATERNO: second chances … TEMPLE FB: the end of the season … WRIGHT WATERS: an undestroyed house … TED LELAND: a second career … JOHN CHANEY: media indulgence … DAN GUERRERO: Karl Dorrell … KARL DORRELL: Dan Guerrero … TYRONE WILLINGHAM: sanity of environment … KERMIT HALL: SI MBB Top 65 rating … GREG SCHIANO: Garden State recruiting … STEVE SPURRIER: a “w” over Florida … DAVID RIDPATH: a seat at the table … FRANK SPLITT: dignity despite adversity … URBAN MEYERS: recruiting success … MIKE TRANGHESE: mix-n-match machinations … PEPPERDINE MBB: a less-than 20 point defeat to UConn … FLOYD KEITH: clarity of purpose … FISHER DeBERRY: uncharacteristic media restraint … ROLLIE MASSIMINO: another chance … more to come . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coach of year, Mike Lopresti version (no particular order?): 1-Joe Paterno, Penn State, Too old? Nope.; 2-Charlie Weis, Notre Dame, instant restoration; 3-Pete Carroll, USC, 33 in a row; 4-Mack Brown, Texas, a dream season; 5-George O’Leary, Central Florida, from 0-11 to 8-3 and hosting the Conference USA championship game. In one year.; 6-Tommy Tuberville, Auburn, 13-0 last season, 9-2 this season. . . . . . Stat of the week: In 17 years at Kansas State, the retiring Bill Snyder won 136 games and had 11 winning seasons. In the previous 52 years before he arrived, Kansas State had 131 victories and four winning seasons. . . . . . Sign of the Apocalypse: NCAA took D3 Carthage College (Kenosha, Wisc) off its list of schools with banned Native American nicknames after the school changed its nickname from Redmen to Red Men. . . . . .
Clips Athlete of the Week
Darius Walker ... The Notre Dame running back had 241 total yards and the game-winning touchdown in the Fighting Irish’s 38-31 win at Stanford. With 186 yards rushing, Walker carried the go-ahead score across the goal line with 55 seconds left and then added an important 2-point conversion to qualify Notre Dame for a BCS berth. ... Attaboy Darius.What say you?
If you were casting for an actor to play Coach K, who would you pick?
Tom Hanks
Al Pacino
Gene Hackman
Sean Penn
Ray Romano
Dennis Hopper
Al Pacino
Gene Hackman
Sean Penn
Ray Romano
Dennis Hopper
Who Am I?
Grew up in Milwaukee in the 60s, an avid fan of the Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Braves. ... One of the first women to become a college AD, at UC, San Diego from 1975-99. ... First woman to become secretary-treasurer of the NCAA (1989-91) ... grad of the University of Wisconsin ... Taught at Tulane and Arizona State. ... Taught and coached at UC-San Diego, then AD in her third year.
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