Thoughtful Planning and Execution Breeding Success at WVU and Colorado

All too often, news and stories deal with the negative and troubling; scandals, firings, tragedies are all frequent fodder in the college sports cycle. Only rarely are the outstanding day-to-day achievements of athletic departments mentioned as thousands of men and women help guide the lives of student-athletes in their care. This week, I’d like to […]

Monitoring Social Media for Compliance a Tricky Proposition

Athletic departments are often in the unenviable position of having to monitor the social media feeds of their student-athletes. Departments don’t do this out of a desire to invade privacy but to watch for NCAA compliance violations that might get both athlete and school in trouble. This creates a difficult situation wherein the institution must […]

UCF Officials Should Just Call Their Proposed Lazy River What It Really Is

The facilities arms race has been discussed in this space in the past, largely in highlighting the growing emphasis schools are placing on state-of-the-art resources. It is a primary way that universities are differentiating themselves to recruits who could eventually change a school through their performances on the field of play. The extremes to which […]

Who Should You Hire: Crafty Vets or Young Upstarts?

As an athletic department, arguably the most important and challenging task is hiring the correct people. From coaches to trainers to staff, making selections for positions is an imprecise science that has substantial stakes in the success of an administration and a school. As was observed in this space last week, success on the athletic […]

Should Mountain West Schools Be Considering Cutting the TV Cord?

This past week, Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson met with presidents and ADs from his conference, in part to discuss the late start times of Mountain West athletics. The example cited most recently was the 9:30pm start to Friday night’s conference semifinal men’s basketball game. The tight scheduling was also noted by Thompson, who observed […]

The Financial Windfall of Making the MBB NCAA Tournament

At this point in the NCAA men’s basketball season, the field for the end-of-season NCAA tournament is becoming clearer with each passing day. One major surprise this year is the probable inclusion of Northwestern, which has never been selected before. For the members of the Northwestern community, making the MBB NCAA tournament will be a […]