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#10: ODAC Commissioner Brad Bankston joins the District 2 Sports Podcast to dive into a number of topics, including the disparity in DIII, the league’s deal with FloSports and more. During a recent meeting of DIIICA, NADIIIAA and NCAA leaders, the topic of creating a subdivision in DIII was broached, as it had been during the mid-2000s. Bankston: “We had a really healthy conversation in this meeting about that and it was intriguing because one of the athletic directors basically said he uses the word in Division III; he uses the word empathy. It's interesting because I do think people make an effort to help everyone. […] I do see it in Division III. I see it in our own league that people want, despite the fact they're competitive and they want to win; despite the fact they want to win, there's an empathy there from a standpoint that's not sympathy. It's ‘Let's help each other.’” On the deal with Flo, Bankston believes the agreement creates two opportunities: expanded reach with nine DIII conferences on the platform, in addition to a number of DI and DII leagues, and: “They're going to help us augment what our sports communication professionals are already doing. So they're going to help us tell our story, and in doing that, they're going to do that on a greater platform than what we're currently doing now. So that's the belief from a delivery perspective that that's going to be successful.” Bankston notes the ODAC’s deal has a look-in after two or three years, adding: “This is an experiment for Flo. They are trying to grow the untouched market and clearly they wouldn’t be doing this if it was in this altruistic environment. […] We hope it’s a win-win for everybody, that it continues to grow our viewership. I think part of the metrics will be viewership and comparison numbers. How do you define viewership? So a lot of times you can look at numbers and we can look at numbers in our basketball tournament and tell you that there were 4,000 views. Well, what I really want to know is how many unique IP addresses did I have because who watched for five minutes and got off, who came back for five minutes, and who came back for five more minutes? That's three views instead of just one. So I think how we define viewership is going to be super important for us to know. In my opinion, it's who stays to watch the game.” Tons more. (link)
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#9: Salisbury cut the ribbon on its Huffman Family Sports Performance Center after a nearly $500K renovation that includes new equipment, flooring, graphics and more. AD Monica Polizzi: “The Huffman Family Sports Performance Center stands as a powerful commitment to the success, well-being, and inspiration of Salisbury University student-athletes for years to come. The Huffman family not only gave us a space where our athletes can reach their full potential, they've also shown the importance and value in investing in community, family, and the future.” (link)
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#8: Tufts announces it will be tuition-free for undergraduates whose families earn under $150K starting next fall. (link) |
#7: In The D3FB Huddle’s Frank Rossi updates on the proposed penalties for NESCAC members who exceed the 84-person Football roster limit. “Among the sanctions formulated Tuesday (currently unconfirmed by any official NESCAC resources), any team that rosters more than 84 players will face a banishment from the ability to win the conference title for an undisclosed amount of time, and the team would face three seasons of reduced recruitment ability (with one source stating the number of students per class year would be capped at 18 each for those three years). Based on information provided to ITH since Sunday, at least two of the NESCAC teams will be forced to cut an unexpectedly substantial number of players based on the renewed insistence on the single-sport limit.” (link)
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#6: The Mary Baldwin faculty have issued a vote of no confidence in the university’s Board of Trustees following the resignation of President Jeffrey Stein last month. (link)
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#5: Albertus Magnus Assoc. AD for Student-Athlete Success and Strategic Initiatives is no longer with the Falcons. (link) |
#4: John Carroll officially unveiled its 125K square-foot Athletics, Wellness and Events Center. AD Brian Polian: “It’s a game changer for the entire campus community. Right now with the challenges that colleges are facing across the country, you’ve got to show that you’re willing to invest in your student experience and what better symbol of our investment than this building.” (link, link)
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#3: Adrian Football knocked off Valparaiso (DI) last Saturday with a game-winning touchdown in the final minute. Check out the scene in the locker room after the win. (link)
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#2: A group of NESCAC parents are intending to sue the conference over its Football roster limits, per In The D3FB Huddle’s Frank Rossi. Rossi reports the issue stems from the conference reinstating its roster limit now that COVID-impacted players have phased out and the league decided to increase its limit from 75 to 84. “Despite the parents’ call to action, the NESCAC Presidents last week reaffirmed the 84-person roster limit for football while still instituting no roster limits on any other sports. In addition, according to sources, the NESCAC is fearful that schools that had the most parental involvement in the letters cited above will voluntarily breach the limits this year, leading to the Presidents requiring their NESCAC Athletic Directors to create and agree on sanctions for roster limit violations. Those new sanctions may be announced as early as this Tuesday. According to ITH’s anonymous source, ‘[N]o one's clear whether the sanctions are going to be heavy and draconian. If you carry more than 84 players…then you might be precluded from postseason play. You [might not] be eligible for a championship. We don't know what the sanctions will be. On the other end of the spectrum, it could be a wrist slap. It could be window dressing. Who knows?’” Over 300 parents have signed letters seeking change, including one with specified legal arguments: “Breach of Implied Contract: The recruitment process and prior season participation created reasonable expectations that roster cuts may violate [law], potentially exposing NESCAC institutions to civil action and reputational damage. […] Implementing roster limits disproportionately affecting football compared to other sports may violate equal protection requirements under Title IX of the Civil Rights Act. … Current federal regulations state that ‘college athletic departments with $50,000,000 or less in revenue…or that do not have any revenue-generating sports should not disproportionately reduce scholarship opportunities or roster spots…’ NESCAC institutions appear to fall under these protections.” (link)
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#1: CCIW Executive Director Maureen Harty will retire in November after leading the league since 2019. Wheaton (IL) President Philip Ryken: “Mo Harty has led one of America’s best D3 conferences to greater excellence through her competitive drive, passion for excellence in the student-athlete experience, and vast experience with the NCAA.” (link)
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