SEC admits ref error during Auburn-Ole Miss game, still fines Lane Kiffin $25k for retweet criticizing refs
The SEC must not believe in the "retweets do not equal endorsements" saying.
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‘Unsportsmanlike Conduct,’ TV series chronicling history of NCAA, in development with Sony Television
Written by the team behind 'Cobra Kai,' the series is based on a book by Walter Byers, longtime executive director of the NCAA.
ESPN is reportedly interested in televising MAC games in the spring, and an “inevitable” wider spring shift might be fine for them
The MAC is proposing to play football in the spring, and other conferences may follow. ESPN reportedly has interest in televising the MAC's games then, and they may wind up being fine televising other conference games in the spring as well.
NCAA president Mark Emmert calls single-elimination 24-team FCS playoffs “a round-robin championship with 20 teams participating”
"The FCS is a round-robin championship with 20 teams participating." Wrong and wrong.
Some furloughed Banner Society writers are creating a “Sinful Seven: Sci-Fi Western Legends of the NCAA” ebook
Furloughed Banner Society staffers Spencer Hall, Jason Kirk, Richard Johnson, Alex Kirshner and Tyson Whiting have teamed up for an ebook "about the ever-desperate crusade to wrangle college sports, set in and around a time-travelin’, rootin’-tootin’, extra-demented American West."
Media exec says there’s talk NCAA conferences might eventually divide over athlete image rights: “You might split the top five in two.”
"Are the students getting paid? And are they getting paid across the board, or just the schools that can afford it. There are conversations going on right now about how you might split the top five (conferences) in two."
NCAA threat to ban California schools from national championships if image rights bill passes could be disastrous…for the NCAA
Eliminating California schools from competing for national championships would dramatically damage the fields in a lot of non-revenue sports, and throw away a lot of viewers, attendees and host sites in revenue sports as well.
UConn’s impending move to the Big East is a big win for Fox, not so much for ESPN
This could be an opportunity for Fox to show more women's college basketball.
First Round NCAA Tournament overnight rating is tied for highest in 28 years
First round overnight ratings "averaged a 6.1/14 metered market household rating/share."
ESPN analyst, former Texas star Emmanuel Acho parodied the NCAA’s absurd student-athlete “day in the life” video
Emmanuel Acho's video seems a bit more accurate.
ESPN and SI really had the New Mexico Lobos on their mind when talking about the New Mexico State Aggies
It's the New Mexico State Aggies.
ESPN is continuing with remote college basketball broadcasts this year for more than 200 games
ESPN will have some resources and crew for these games based at broadcast centers in Bristol, Charlotte and Orlando.
NCAA PR claims SB Nation’s coverage of axed GoFundMes for Tennessee State’s Christion Abercrombie is inaccurate
This wasn't the best PR strategy from the NCAA.
