February 2012
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BACK TO THE MAC … "Ellen wanted me to get out of the house. I mean, how often can you cut the grass?" … Jim Tressel, Akron's new VP of strategic engagement, a position created just for him (really). The NCAA’s 5-year, show-cause sanction after TattooGate prohibits Tressel from having any direct involvement with UAkron’s athletic department. More details here. … ESPN, 2-3-12 |
January 2012
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KNIGHT DEFENDS JoePa … “He gave full disclosure to his superiors, information that went up the chain to the head of the campus police and the president. The matter was in the hands of a world-class university and a president with an outstanding national reputation. Whatever the details of the investigation, this much is clear to me: if there is a villain in this tragedy, it lies in that investigation, not in Joe Paterno.” … Nike's Phil Knight, addressing 16,000 mourners at a memorial service at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center. Knight lambasted Penn State’s trustees for firing Paterno because he did not report to the police what he knew about a suspected 2002 sexual assault by a former assistant coach. Paterno reported the allegations to two university officials, but apparently did not follow up. … Newsday, 1-27-12 |
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UNDEFEATED, BUT STILL PUSHING … "Some people might say we shouldn't be ranked this high, but I'd tell them to go talk to the coaches at Memphis or Dayton about us. Ask them about us." … Murray State men’s basketball coach Steve Prohm. The 18-0 Racers, ranked 10th in the AP poll, 12th in the USAT/ESPN poll and 29th in the RPI, have three wins against teams in the top 30 of the RPI: Southern Mississippi, Dayton and Memphis. No team since Saint Joe's in 2004 has reached its league tournament still unbeaten. … USA Today, 1-18-12 |
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PROCESS/PRODUCT ... "In coaching searches, the sausage is much more important than the way in which it was made." ... Pete Thamel, New York Times writer, about the getting-to-be-protracted 8-week coach search to replace Penn State's Joe Paterno. ... New York Times, 1-3-12 |
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CHARLIE’S CHOICE … “Boone is a metropolis!!!!” … Appalachian State AD Charlie Cobb in a recent email to the Clips Truth Squad, wherein he extols the city excitement in the rarefied air of 3,300-plus feet in the beautiful North Carolina mountains. Boone’s population is 17,222. |
December 2011
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I THINK, THEREFORE I REBOUND … "I haven't really thought about a philosophy. I'm not Kant or Descartes, though I feel I was a better weakside rebounder than either." … ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas. … Elm St. Rag, 12-20-11 |
CHARLIE’S CHOICE … “Boone is a metropolis!!!!” … Appalachian State AD Charlie Cobb in a recent email to the Clips Truth Squad, wherein he extols the city excitement in the rarefied air of 3,300-plus feet in the beautiful North Carolina mountains. Boone's populaion is 17,222.
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I THINK, THEREFORE I REBOUND … "I haven't really thought about a philosophy. I'm not Kant or Descartes, though I feel I was a better weakside rebounder than either." … ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas. … Elm St. Rag, 12-20-11 |
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THE ENTIRE FIRST FLOOR? … “Do we have a culture here, within an athletic department, not just here, but anywhere, where it seems as though athletics has not just become the front porch but has become the first floor of the house?” … Julie Roe Lach, NCAA VP of Enforcement, describing the difficulty in determining whether Penn State was guilty of ethical breaches or if it failed to “exercise institutional control” over its athletics program. … New York Times, 12-16-11 |
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IS THIS THE SOPRANOS? … “We’ve got a whole bunch of gangsters in the locker room—not thugs, but tough guys on the court. And we went out there and zipped them up at the end of the game.” … Xavier guard Tu Holloway, after the rivalry game between Xavier and crosstown Cincinnati erupted into a wild brawl at the end of the game. That Holloway was allowed to speak to the press at all, and that he did so in macho GangstaSpeak was almost as bad as the brawl itself. ... ESPN, 12-10-11 |
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November 2011
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KNIGHT FIGHTS … "It's yet another application of Oregon's Assisted Suicide law. For the Chancellor and the State Board of Higher Education, a ‘team player’ is someone who falls in line with their acceptance of mediocrity, and the one who strives for excellence does not fit in." … Nike’s Phil Knight, ripping Oregon State Board of Higher Education's decision to oust University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere. Knight has donated hundreds of millions to UO. … Portland Oregonian, 11-23-11 |
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FOOTBALL MAGIC … “There was nobody, man. It was me, you, my sisters, you know, my son and a couple of local kids playing, jamming to some music.” … Jim Fiore, AD of Stony Brook University, commenting on the school’s remarkable football success at the D1-AA level. From humble football beginnings, the school made the jump from D3 to D1-AA just 12 years ago, and earned a berth in the D1-AA (aka: FCS) Playoffs this year, beating upstate opponent Albany in the first round. … New York Times, 11-27-11 |
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KNIGHT FIGHTS … "It's yet another application of Oregon's Assisted Suicide law. For the Chancellor and the State Board of Higher Education, a ‘team player’ is someone who falls in line with their acceptance of mediocrity, and the one who strives for excellence does not fit in." … Nike’s Phil Knight, ripping Oregon State Board of Higher Education's decision to oust University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere. Knight has donated hundreds of millions to UO. … Portland Oregonian, 11-23-11 |
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ePUBLISHING … “Three years ago, 90% of Sporting News’ revenue was print-oriented. Looking towards 2012, we will have flipped that to be 90% digital business.” … Sporting News President Jeff Price articulating an impressive example of new technology’s influence on publishing. … Sporting News, 11-20-11 |
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