#10: Tennessee AD Danny White reached his bonus cap of $300K with the Vols’ winning the Men’s College World Series. White entered the final game of the MCWS with $266,805 in bonuses already earned and finished the game having tallied $533,610 in bonuses per the terms of his contract, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel’s Adam Sparks, who adds: “That included $72,765 for a team national championship, or 3% of his annual base salary. And it also included $194,040, or 8% of his base salary, for UT finishing in the top 10 of the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings.” Full breakdown of White’s bonuses this year. (link)
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#9: D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers is told by multiple sources that Texas and new Baseball HC Jim Schlossnagle had agreed to a deal “between Texas A&M’s series with Georgia and before the Regional round.” Longhorns AD Chris Del Conte describes hiding in a cemetery outside College Station waiting for Schlossnagle to come home so Del Conte could make his pitch. “With Jim, our eggs were in one basket. I was banking on my relationship with him that we could come to a deal. I was really nervous, to tell you the truth. … When I was in the cemetery, [then on the way] to their house, it’s just as crazy as it sounds. I played every scenario in my mind. I drove to his house, had a long, long discussion, put him in the car, and we drove off.” (link, link)
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#8: The Arizona Daily Star’s Greg Hansen writes on Arizona AD Desireé Reed-Francois’ move to bring its multimedia rights in-house: “This is the old ‘burn the place down and build it up again’ managerial strategy, which, to her credit, Reed-Francois believes can someday more than double the UA’s annual income from Learfield (about $7 million). My question is this: Does she know something that Alabama AD Greg Byrne, Texas AD Chris del Conte and Ohio State AD Gene Smith don’t know? All employ Learfield, among 161 schools to do so, including future Big 12 rivals Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, TCU and Texas Tech. Reed-Francois is eliminating the middleman. She is swinging for the fences and betting on herself. It could be an uphill battle. [...] Reed-Francois is not Dave Heeke, who was about to sign a 10-year contract extension with Learfield before being fired in January. As we are seeing, Reed-Francois is doing her own paradigm shift. [...] Reed-Francois is just stepping up to the plate at Arizona, which needs some serious stepping up.” (link)
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#7: Texas has parted ways with Baseball HC David Pierce after eight seasons. (link) |
#6: Northwestern has broken ground on the Ryan Field redevelopment. The Inside Zone’s Matt Fortuna reports the “new stadium will be one of the most accessible stadiums in college football and achieve LEED Gold-Certified standards for sustainability. The new stadium will include a community park and year-round public greenspaces.” Have a look at the new renderings. (link)
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#5: Texas A&M Baseball HC Jim Schlossnagle didn’t mince words when asked by a reporter about a “specific job opening” following the Aggies’ loss in the MCWS: “I think it’s pretty selfish of you to ask that question, to be honest with you. I left my family to be the coach at Texas A&M. I took the job to never take another job again, and that hasn't changed in my mind. … I gave up a big part of my life to come take this job, and I’ve poured every ounce of my soul in this job, and I’ve given this job every single ounce I could possibly give it. Write that.” (link)
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#4: The final Learfield Directors’ Cup standings are now official with Texas taking the top spot with 1,377 points. The Longhorns are followed by Stanford (1,312.75), Tennessee (1,217), Florida (1,189), Virginia (1,066.25), Texas A&M (1,059.25), North Carolina (1,035.75), Michigan (1,030), Alabama (1,028.88) and UCLA (1,017.50) in the top 10. Full standings. (link)
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#3: The Chicago Sun-Times’ Scoop Jackson questions the motives of developments at Northwestern: “And while this can be looked at as a new start in the way Northwestern presented it or as a Gragg ‘demotion’ as my colleague Steve Greenberg wrote it, what it really looks like is a power move that’s routed in the politics of the building of an over three quarters of a billion dollars stadium. That’s all coming from private money. That’s what the timing of all of this says. That’s what neither the media or the university really want to talk about. That’s probably what’s really going on. See, they not like us. And he not like them. But the real question is who inside Northwestern is allowing the media to tell lies about them about the lies the media feels they are telling us?” (link)
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#2: Fresno State selects Houston Deputy AD/CRO Garrett Klassy to serve as the Bulldogs’ next AD, effective July 23. President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval: "I am deeply excited at the opportunity to work with Garrett. He comes with an impressive background in athletics, and demonstrates integrity, intentional passion, and strategic energy. As he grew up on a dairy farm, he lives our values, understands our culture and illustrates our work ethic at the highest levels." Klassy: “This is an incredible moment for me and my family, and I am committed to working tirelessly to move Fresno State Athletics forward aggressively during this changing landscape of college athletics. I look forward to embracing the rich culture and values of the Central Valley, and I am excited to engage with the passionate Red Wave fan base. Together, we will build on our traditions and achieve new heights of success." DHR Global assisted the Bulldogs with the search. ESPN's Pete Thamel initially broke the news. (link, link)
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#1: Memphis has named Virginia Deputy AD Ed Scott as its next AD. President Bill Hardgrave: “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Scott and his family to Memphis. Our goal in this extensive search was to find a forward-thinking, transformative leader with the vision to help us achieve the full potential of Tiger Athletics. While there were many exceptional candidates, we found that leader in Dr. Scott. We are fortunate to have him join the Tiger Family, and we look forward to continuing toward our promising future in athletics under his guidance.” An introductory press conference is scheduled for Friday. Yahoo's Ross Dellenger reported the news first. (link, link)
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