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Today's QuoteLOWER 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 InterviewUniversity 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 CommentarySports 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 EditorialHolier 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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Hiring Report Card Results: Progress Not MadeThe latest report from the Black Coaches Assn chronicles negative progress in the hiring of minorities as D1 head football coaches. ... posted 11-10-05Title IX: Social Engineering or Government Meddling?Former Senator Birch Bayh spoke at URI Honors Program: Title IX was the topic, and hyperbole reigned. ... posted 11-10-05Southern College Football PioneersIntegration of southern college football took a long time, and the first black players endured amazing hardships. ... posted 11-4-05Work . . . . and life outside work.Work-life balance took center stage at the recent NACWAA convention. .... posted 10-28-05Happy 25th Birthday to NCAA Women’s ChampionshipsInheriting a solid foundation from the AIAW in 1981, the NCAA has helped make women’s athletics bigger and better. … posted 10-25-05Report: College athletics job prospects bleak for women and minoritiesThe 2004 Racial and Gender Report Card has not been one of the better performances in the 16-year history of the publication. .... re-posted 10-25-05Blacks as QBs in greater numbers than ever before28.6% (34 of 119) of D1-A QBs are black. Not bad. Only 2.5% (3 of 119) of head coaches are black. Not good.Colonel Ebirt is No MoreFrom the Student newspaper of Virginia’s D1 College of William & Mary comes an item that is truly a sign of our PC timesStudy: press coverage for female athletes lagsProject for Excellence in Journalism study shows that coverage of female athletes in US newspapers has not increased despite higher participation.Report: Stagnation in numbers of college women coachesPenn State researchers have identified and analyzed the reasons why women make up less than half of all head coaching jobs for women’s teams.The NCAA and the A-B-Cs of the SWAAll three NCAA divisions are taking steps to clarify the job description of the Senior Woman Administrator position.Initiative Launched to Improve Cheerleading SafetyNCAA / Varsity Spirit Corp. programs will include mandatory coaches’ education, improved training, insurance coverage, and improved safety procedures.NCAA name ban unleashes waves of commentNo one’s talking about compromise now. The NCAA’s unilateral decree on Native American team names has caused the battle lines to be re-drawn.Official Statement: “NCAA action isn't popular, but it's correct”A damage control statement from the NCAA’s VP of Diversity claims that last week’s ruling on Native American team names “was not political correctness” and that the association has “authority to control.”Give us your tired, your weary, your athletes yearning to matriculateThere were over 7000 foreign student-athletes in D1 alone last year; foreigners comprised more than 20% of tennis and hockey rosters.From Delaware: A Man Bites Dog StoryDelaware State University, an historically black college, has hired a white male as its new AD. Many eyebrows have been raised.Why Are Blacks Blocked from Baseball?Although blacks comprise 58% of D1 basketball rosters and 44% of D1 FB rosters, blacks in D1 baseball are only 6%.Dust Not Settling on Chronic Title IX ControversyEven though no school has used the new Title IX online survey yet, both sides are snarling and sniping nonetheless. Same as it ever was?Title IX: Legislation or Adjudication?Justice Sandra is moving on, Justice Rehnquist is hanging on, Democrats are scrambling. And Title IX is hanging in the balance.WBB: Still a Work in ProgressEven though women’s basketball has arrived, there’s still a need to keep up with the pizzazz and hoopla.D1 WBB Coach Files Age Discrimination ComplaintFew could dispute that U-Miami coach Ferne Labati had a great record—303 wins in 17 seasons—but the 59-year old was fired after a 13-16 season.Diversity Hiring Report Card IssuedThe Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida reports that women’s representation is higher, but minorities are lower.Title IX in The Last FrontierThe Anchorage, Alaska School District—frozen in the glare of OCR scrutiny—looks at cheerleading and flag football to achieve gender equity.Female D1 ADs: Few in the RanksUpdating eight female D1 ADs: Sandy Barbour, Joan Cronan, Bev Lewis, Kathy Beauregard, Lisa Love, Judy MacLeod, Christine Plonsky and Deborah Yow.Gender #’s Not Adding Up at U-IowaUI has the greatest gender disparity of any school in the Big 10. |
ClipsBlipsLowest-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 WeekDarius 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 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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