Brian has been a great contact for me and Cemetery Hill through this process and also a great source of information for Big 12 expansion information. Good interview for Clemson fans to listen to.

Brian Ethridge Interview

Here's a scenario where the ACC pays out each school based on it's average attendance from the previous year: These number were calculated by The Angry Clemson Fan. This is based on the $17M/year payout of the "new" contract.

There would have to be a few ground rules to this policy:

1. No funny business with the attendance numbers. I'm looking at you TDP, no more pretty whole numbers rounded to the nearest thousand.
2. No complaining about stadium size issues. The point here is to encourage big boy football. Expand your stadium!

So what would this new rule accomplish? Well instead of just rewarding Clemson, FSU and VT for actually caring about football, it would encourage other schools to man up and get serious about football. Things like encouraging larger crowds, which could lead to lower ticket prices. The more butts in the seats, the better the atmosphere, this is what ESPN is paying for. Go look at the SEC, the Egg Bowl gets coverage because it's an intense rivalry, not because it is a game of national significance. If Pitt and Syracuse could get intense like that, maybe ESPN would have something to work with (yeah I'm probably reaching, but you get the point.)

Anyways, don't expect Swofford or the other ACC schools to take this into serious consideration, they like using the football schools are the mules pulling their basketball wagon.

Over the last few days both the Florida State AD and President have indicated they are committed to the ACC, and various Big 12 sources, including Texas AD Deloss Dodds, have denied knowledge of any interaction between the Big 12 and ACC schools. First let's establish this. No university president, AD or Board member is going to come out right now and say they're talking to another conference, even if that may very well be the case. These leaders simply can't do that. No school or conference wants the collusion or tampering tag, or the media circus that would certainly ensue (even more than is occurring now), so it's prudent for them to just stay quiet and appear content until a firm agreement is in place and all formalities have been completed.

Per our sources we maintain that there is high interest from Clemson and Florida State in a potential Big 12 move. The recent ACC TV contract that falls below the Big 10, SEC, Pac 12 and soon the Big 12 has raised great concern with FSU and Clemson, and it should. It is not a good contract for the ACC and is backloaded with incentives. Read Yahoo's Dan Wetzel article for a good explanation of the contract. It is interesting this was spun as a great deal for Swofford and the ACC last week. Now that the contract has been vetted, it doesn't appear very good at all, and further cements the ACC below the other power football conferences in terms of revenue.

Some good follows on twitter that are providing good insight on this issue are Honus Snead (the Dude of West Virginia), Greg Swaim and Brian Ethridge.

Yesterday some interesting news came out of Tallahassee: Florida State BOT Chariman Andy Haggard blasts ACC TV deal and Jimbo Fisher speaks out about FSU and the Big 12. For those who've suggested Florida State moving to the Big 12 is ridiculous and nonsense, apparently Haggard and Fisher don't share that opinion. 

This story continues to develop and we will continue to devote focus to it as we have since January. With basically 5 weeks until the BCS meeting in Chicago 6/20 things will continue to escalate. In two months, or less, we'll all be certain of where this is headed.

UPDATED: 5/14/12 @ 11:30AM

The following is a running list of important points being debated/discussed surrounding Clemson's possible move to the BigXII. We will update this list as necessary. Please feel free to comment or email me at:

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• Athletic Advisory Committee. A committee composed of 10 successful business leaders with strong ties to Clemson who will provide advice to the athletic department from a strategic planning standpoint. This committee next meets on June 18^th and 19^th
  
• Back-loaded Contract. A contract that is worth more per-year toward the end of its term than at the beginning. Most TV rights contracts between a conference and network are back-loaded, including the latest ACC contract.
• BCS Playoff RPI. Ratings Percentage Index is an equation used in college basketball to help aid in the placement of teams in the NCAA tournament. The equation includes wins, losses, strength of schedule and margin of victory. As part of the impending BCS playoff plan, an RPI-type equation may be used to determine the participants in the four-team playoff. Membership in a conference with a strong overall RPI will be important to a team’s individual RPI and subsequently their place in the playoff.
• BigXII Collusion. Legally, a school may not discuss membership with a conference they are not currently a member of, unless said school has already placed its current conference on notice that it may leave and is researching its options.  In the same manner, team A may not speak to a potential transfer on team B without team B granting permission to do so. This explains why Clemson must deny all communications with the BigXII until the ACC has been notified of Clemson’s intent to leave the conference.
  
• BigXII Travel Expenses. Conferences may arrange to cover travel expenditure for its sponsored competitions. Due to the different geographical hurdles of each conference, some conferences help their member schools out more than others. The ACC gives each school a travel allowance and will help additionally in special circumstances such as BCS bowl games. The BigXII allows each team to bill the conference for all of its conference-related travel expenses for every sponsored sport. Once each team has been reimbursed appropriately, the remaining conference earnings are split evenly amongst the member institutions.
• Conference Academics. Emphasis on academics is an important tool in bridging the gap between a school’s athletic interests and its academic mission. It has been proven that schools with strong athletic programs attract a higher number of applicants for admission. Therefore the academic mission of a school is directly supported by its athletic success. Consequently, times arise when a school must put its athletic interests above that of academics in order to reach their long term academic goals. Competition, exposure, and money are reasons that may persuade a school to switch athletic conferences in the face of academic concerns.
• Escalation Clause. A clause within a conference TV rights contract to allow for an automatic increase in TV rights payout to the conference for every new member instution added. Prevents the need for conference-network renegotiations. An escalation clause may be broad or may only be triggered by the addition of specific schools as agreed upon by the network and conference.
• Exit Fee. The ACC has an exit fee of $20 Million for any team wishing to leave the league. Any team exiting the league for the 2013 season must give the conference notice by August 15, 2012.
• Fan Travel. Proximity of competing schools helps fuel intense regional rivalries. In most cases, these rivalries began far before ESPN and other networks began televising college athletics on a regular basis. Therefore it was important to fill large stadiums and reduce travel costs to maintain athletic budgets. Television contracts now provide a guaranteed source or revenue regardless of fan attendance. Revenue aside, attendance is still important to other aspects of the game, such as recruiting and home field advantage. However, the steady flow of TV revenue allows for teams to join conferences with member institutions separated by thousands of miles. Cheap commercial air travel now allows for fan travel beyond what may have been previously deemed too far.
  
• Grant of Rights. A grant of rights is an agreement between a conference and its member institutions to legally give the conference all control over each school’s individual media rights for a specified amount of time. Without permission from the conference, a school which has signed over its grant of rights may not transfer their media rights to another conference in the event a school leaves the original conference. This provided sound stability for a conference which may otherwise be concerned about future member defections. In light of the defections of Colorado, Nebraska, Texas A&M and Missouri, the BigXII and its members agreed to the grant of rights method to stabilize the conference. The ACC does not hold a grant of rights from its members. Instead the members simply agree to allow the conference to negotiate TV contracts on their behalf.
• Haggard, Andrew. Lawyer from Coral Gables, Florida. Outgoing chairman of the FSU Board of Trustees. First FSU official to make a public statement regarding expansion (http://floridastate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1364755). Was subsequently refuted by the FSU President and Athletic Director (See BigXII Collusion)
• Long Horn Network. Network formed by a partnership of ESPN and the University of Texas to broadcast the third tier media rights of the Texas Longhorns. Under the BigXII’s TV contract with ESPN and Fox Sports, all member institutions within the BigXII are permitted to form similar networks and retain the income provided by. (see third tier rights)
• Notre Dame. The last remaining major independent football program. Currently they enjoy a special status within the BCS structure for automatic BCS bowl game consideration if they meet a series of criteria involving ranking and season record. Under various proposals for a four-team BCS playoff, Notre Dame may have a more difficult path to the playoff and associated payout. This may be remediated by Notre Dame placing their football program in a conference with a high RPI (see BCS Playoff RPI)
• Pod System. Intra-conference football alignment proposal for conferences with sixteen teams. (Currently not allowed per NCAA rules.) A conference is split into four pods of four teams each. Each team plays its three fellow pod members yearly and two rotating members from each of the other three pods for a total of nine conference games.
  
  
• Third Tier Rights. The potential televised sporting events not picked up by a conference’s primary and secondary media partner for national or regional production. The first tier includes matchups that have a national interest. Second tier matchups with a significant regional interest, and third tier events may only draw the interest of the two schools competing. The current ACC TV contract controls media rights on all tiers. The BigXII's TV contract only governs first and second tiers and allows teams to manage their own third tier rights however they choose.

It's May, which is supposed to be a quiet period in college football. But that all changed last Friday when the news broke of Sammy Watkins' arrest for marijuana and and precirption drug possession.

If you're like me, this one came as a bit of a surprise considering how Watkins has comported himself thus far at Clemson, drawing stellar reviews from the coaching staff for his hard work and maturity. However, as i've thought about it over the last week, I recalled Watkins is still a nineteen year old college kid who will, let's face it, do immature things college kids will do. That includes using recreational drugs, which has occurred on college campuses for decades and is still part of the culture among many students at Clemson and elsewhere.

This is not to say what Watkins did was excusable, and he should be punished appropriately, but I'm not going to make more of this than there is. He's a kid who made a mistake and broke the law, and will pay for this mistake with debts to society, the university and to his previously sterling image. In the end, I expect Watkins to regain his focus, work harder than ever and once again be the model student-athlete he was prior to this incident.

As for his specific punishment, it will be interesting to see just how Coach Swinney handles it. I beleive Watkins should and will ultimately sit out the season opening game against Auburn. Some have speculated Swinney may even suspend Watkins for up to three games, a decision that would be made easier by subsequent games against lightweights in Ball State and Furman. While that may seem extreme for a first time offender, it would certainly drive home a message of little to no tolerance.

Another option is to allow Watkins to play against Auburn, and then sit him against Ball State the following week. Clemson can certainly win without him in week 2, but I have a feeling Clemson will need all the firepower they can muster when they face Auburn. Would the pressure to win games, especially against a high profile SEC team (not to mention the rival of Swinney's alma mater), influence Swinney's decision? Are the promoters of the Chic Fila Kickoff Classic and their TV partners at ESPN/ABC applying behind the scenes pressure to play a star like Watkins, who'd no doubt be featured heavily in their promotion of the event?

Interesting questions, but I don't see it happening. Even if Swinney elected to postpone Watkins' suspension, an MO that doesn't fit Swinney's profile, I can't imagine the university would be too thrilled with the message that would send. 

Still, there's a whole summer for Watkins to work on reducing his "sentence" with Swinney by exhibiting good behavior and completing other forms of discipline prior to the season. Depending on just how Watkins performs off the field this summer will likely influence just how much he sees, or doesn't see, the field early on this season.

5/10/12 update:

First there is confusion to radio hosts and others as to what exactly a Granting of Rights is. Below is a definition as it would pertain to a conference.

Granting of rights
Each institution, according to the release, must pursue the granting of rights “expeditiously at the institutional level.” For a refresher, the granting of rights means that if a school is to leave said conference, its TV money, even from its new league, go to the conference they left until contracts end. This means no one is leaving any conference that has a grant of rights clause. The Big 10 and Pac 12 have similar agreements for stability. 

The ACC signed a TV contract on 5/9 to make it the fifth highest paid BCS conference. This will not be reviewed or made higher by ESPN for at least five years. For five more years the ACC will trail the Big 10, SEC, Pac 12 and Big 12 in the TV dollars arms race. At this point f you're Clemson or Florida State this TV contract is a sobering reality that the ACC future will be an uphill climb to acheive in football versus the big four BCS conferences.

On June 18th and 19th the Clemson Athletic Advisory Committee meets. On June 20th in Chicago the BCS meetings take place to formally propose the new playoff system. After the BCS announcement expect the expansion rumors to run rampant.  

Lets start with this from 1/28-

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Clemson Forms An Athletic Advisory Committee

This from www.clemsontigers.com

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Jan. 28, 2012

CLEMSON, SC - Clemson Athletic Director, Dr. Terry Don Phillips, has announced the formation of an Athletic Advisory Committee. The committee is composed of 10 successful business leaders with strong ties to Clemson who will provide advice to the department from a strategic planning standpoint. The committee had a two-day meeting earlier this week.

"The nature of college athletics is changing in every area," said Phillips who has been Clemson's Athletic Director for nearly 10 years. "These changes are effecting how Clemson Athletics does business. It is a blessing to have access to successful business leaders who have and are facing similar issues in their industries.

"I have asked these Clemson loyalists to advise us as we strive to take our program to the next level. The candid and productive conversations we had and will have focus on key issues and strategies that will make Clemson athletics as good as it can be."

The Athletic Advisory Committee is composed of:

-discussion leader Harry Frampton, Vail, Colorado

-Steve Bond, Georgetown

-Jim Bostic, Atlanta

-Jim Brown, Florence

-Ray Cash, Seneca

-Tom Chapman, Atlanta

-Charles Dalton, Pickens

-Rich Davies, Charlotte

-Helen Hill, Charleston

-Rodney Williams, Greenville.

"Clemson is one of the top athletic programs in the nation," said Frampton. "We have only one agenda - how to help Clemson Athletics go to the next level.

"Every area of major college sports is being challenged - competition, academic success, student/athlete welfare, compliance, finances, brand marketing and conference structure. Clemson needs to lead change, not react to it.

"This Athletic Advisory Committee is not a decision making body, we are advisory. Clemson has very capable administrators and Boards to make decisions. We commend Terry Don and his staff for involving motivated business leaders in their strategic planning."

The next meeting of the Athletic Advisory Committee is scheduled for June 18 and 19."

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What does this committee mean? Well this quote from Clemson AD accurately describes it 

"The nature of college athletics is changing in every area," said Phillips who has been Clemson's Athletic Director for nearly 10 years. "These changes are effecting how Clemson Athletics does business."

This scratches the surface or eludes to what our opinion is- College football is now an arms race; get "all the way in" the game or keep out. Kind of like say, Syracuse, Pitt, Duke or UNC. They are in a game; the difference is their game is basektball. Their game will never fully showcase ACC football so it's a respected national brand. Syracuse and Pitt's 848 football fans they will bring to Death Valley don't excite Clemson fans. 

For ACC commissioner John Swofford and his gang their game is basketball plain and simple. Their motivations keep the ACC one dimensional, dumb down the competition in football and keep the prize football horses Clemson, VT, FSU and Miami off the race trac. Hire the worse college football officials money can buy and let the SEC, Big 12, Pac 12 and Big 10 stomp a mud hole in the ACC on national stages. 

Yesterday Cemetery Hill spoke with a Big 12 source regarding the new Big contract that was agreed in principle yesterday. Here is what we are told is expected when signed and finalized Thursday. 

- $20 million per team per year with 10 teams

- An automatic escalator clause of $2 million per team added in expansion. With all the monies added up we're told 30 million is the number. This number includes the Big 12 championship game, third tier rights etc. This opens the door for it to be attractive for other teams to leave their conference and join the Big 12.

- We were told going to 14 teams was the goal for 2013.

- ESPN/Fox as the carriers

- The Big 12 will sign a 13 year grant of rights. What does this really mean? It means that if any team leaves the Big 12, they leave their TV rights with the Big 12 wherever they go until the grant of rights is over. It means the conference is stable to all the doubters of the conference.  

- It's speculated that teams with rival games against SEC teams are a bonus for expansion because of the exposure and TV marketablity. 

CBS Sports broke the news that the Big 12 agreed in principle to a new TV contract.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/17774745/big-12-negotiating-media-rights-deal-worth-at-least-26-billion

Cemetery Hill has been speaking with "Honus The Dude Sneed" since January and reported this contract to be happening. Link to "The Dude" Twitter

http://twitter.com/#!/thedudeofwv

He's told us since January that the contract agreed in principle yesterday would be 20 million per team, new grant of rights and an escalator clause. That's exactly what's happened. 

On Thursday evening Cemetery Hill spoke with sources familiar with the discussion of Big 12 expansion and learned the following information:

- Per these sources Clemson and Florida State will likely join the Big 12 in all sports effective in 2013. At this time the Big 12 will only expand by two teams, and possibly look to add additional teams in 2014 or beyond. 

- The new Big 12 commisioner will be announced on Friday as Bob Bowlsby, who is leaving his post as AD at Stanford. We would not expect Bowlsby or anyone associated with this rumored expansion to acknowledge anything right away.

- The new Big 12 TV contract with the two new schools to be added we're told will approach 30 million per team.

- Approximately 3.5 million of the 30 million will be derived from the conference championship game.

-The first Big 12 Championship with the two new teams will be played at Cowboy Stadium aka Jerry World.

- The Big 12 is expected to contribute 10 million dollars per team to the ACC's buyout of 20 million. This is similar to what the Big 12 did with West Virginia. 

- Rumors of Clemson and Florida State using the Big 12 as leverage for an invitation to the SEC have been charaterized as pure speculation by sources, who indicated these programs are Big 12 bound. We were also told that a move could be very swift after the BCS meetings in June.

From a financial standpoint, it's hard to see how Clemson and Florida State could turn down a deal like this, assuming these numbers are indeed accurate. Furthermore, the spectre of the ACC being left out of the proposed 4 team, RPI driven playoff system, makes a move of this nature almost a requirement if schools like Clemson and Florida State wish to compete for a national title.

However, much rumor and speculation has occured in the last few years with respect to conference realignment and expansion, so some degree of caution should be exercised until a formal annoucement is issued. With that said, our sources indicated representatives from Clemson and Florida State have been in Texas for meetings with the Big 12, and it's only a matter of time before a formal invitation is made to join the Big 12. 

Will there be counters by the ACC that make staying put more attractive? Would the SEC intervene to protect their turf and extend an offer to Clemson and FSU or do they pursue only "new SEC media markets" Will the new BCS playoff take away the Orange Bowl and ACC/Big East affiliation? No matter what happens, the next few months will certainly be interesting to watch.

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In the early months of 2012 the chatter of Clemson and Florida State bolting to the Big 12 started with Honus Snead from Eer Insider. Shortly there after Clemson formed an Athletic Advisory Committee, leading to speculation this group may be charged with exploring a move to the Big 12 and reporting these findings later this summer.

In an interview in February Clemson AD Terry Don Phillips disputed the Clemson-Big 12 rumors, saying "There is no substance to that. None." which is what would be expected of anyone in Clemson's Administration considering the relative infancy of the discussions and the bold nature of such a move.

But here we are on May 1st, the Big 12 meetings are a month away and the BCS meetings with an announcement on a playoff format comes next month. Already, the chatter regarding additional conference realignment is growing louder, and is expected to intensify as the various league and BCS meetings approach.

To that end, Cemetery Hill has once again spoken with Honus Snead late last week, and Snead characterized the latest rumors as follows:

- The Big 12 expansion talk of Clemson, Florida State, Maryland and Louisville is very hot. There is a high likelihood these teams will jump ship from the ACC and Big East after the B12 and BCS meetings conclude. The one question remaining is if this shift happens would the Big 12 expand to 16 teams instead of just 14? If so who else might join the party? Miami? Virginia Tech? We don't have the answers to that, but we have heard those programs mentioned.

Many have scoffed at this rhetoric before, and many will again. However, consider this: A four team playoff is coming down the line very soon, and RPI will factor into the selection of those 4 teams. Given how the ACC and Big East have fared in recent years within the RPI rankings, it's not very likely teams from these conferences would stand much chance for inclusion in a playoff format. As a result, the football powers in these conferences are looking for a safe haven, hence jumping to a conference that will have a seat at the playoff table. 

This is a win-win for the Big 12 as well, as they are looking to go from possible implosion last year to rivaling the SEC in football superiority:

* It puts the Big 12 in the middle of SEC country, and captures new TV markets much like the SEC did with the Texas A&M and Mizzou additions.
* It would also expand the Big 12's recruiting footprint into the talent-laden deep south and Florida
* An expanded and enhanced Big 12 makes for a fourth super-conference, joining the SEC, Big 10 and Pac 12.
* A 14-16 team conference opens up the door for enormous national revenue streams. On a given Saturday; Clemson-Oklahoma, FSU-Texas or West Virginia-Oklahoma State could be playing, and who wouldn't want to see those type games, not to mention the TV revenues to be generated.
* It potentially provides the impetus for a framework of 64 teams in 4 conferences who will fight it out for 4 spots every year for the national championship.

Why would Clemson and FSU even consider this? They are football first in sports and don't want to be irrelevent in the discussions of the future national scene, and are the only schools in the ACC (along with Virginia Tech) that have SEC type facilities and feel. Also, the ACC's recent additions of Syracuse and Pitt only further cement its reputation as a basketball league. Furthermore, television revenues from an expanded Big 12 are projected to bring in an additional 5 million per year minimum beyond what the ACC could generate with their rights.

Speaking of the SEC, what would be there counter move, if any, should the Big 12 expand to 16 teams? It would make sense for them to look for teams in new markets in the mid-Atlantic, with the likliest additions being NC State and Virginia Tech.

The one wild card the ACC and Big East have in this whole scenario is Notre Dame. The addition of the Golden Domers would add cache to either conference, and may keep the ACC from breaking apart should they be raided by the Big 12 and SEC. However, should the ACC fracture, Notre Dame may not have any other choice than to seek out their natural home in the Big 10.

This from NCAA.org

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/latest+news/2012/april/university+of+south+carolina+cited+for+failure+to+monitor

University of South Carolina cited for failure to monitor

University of South Carolina, Columbia, failed to monitor its athletics program and is responsible for impermissible recruiting, extra benefits and preferential treatment, according to a decision announced today by the Division I Committee on Infractions. The violations in this case primarily involved football student-athletes and prospects.

Penalties in the case, many of which were self-imposed by the university, include three years of probation, scholarship reductions, recruiting restrictions, a $18,500 fine and disassociation of two involved boosters.

According to the facts of the case, twelve student-athletes lived in local hotel while paying a daily rate of less than $15 per person, an amount that was considerably less than what was available to the general student population.  In addition, nine student-athletes received special loan arrangements by deferring rent payments through an agreement with the hotel. In total, the student-athletes received approximately $51,000 in impermissible extra benefits and preferential treatment.

In addition, two boosters provided more than $8,000 from their foundation for recruiting inducements and extra benefits to football prospects and student-athletes. These boosters also were  involved in recruiting contacts. The committee noted that while some of the motivation and purpose for establishing the foundation were well-intentioned, it was clear that some efforts were aimed at assisting the university in its recruitment efforts. The benefits from the boosters included cash, gift cards, entertainment and funding of multiple unofficial visits.

The committee noted the trend of an increased importance placed on unofficial visits, particularly for football and men’s basketball. Rather than utilizing school-funded official visits, unofficial visits can be utilized to circumvent certain requirements for recruits to provide academic transcripts or test scores before they visit. These expanded recruiting opportunities are often funded by a third party other than the student-athlete’s family and provide coaches with important early access to prospects.

The university failed to monitor and investigate the impermissible recruiting activity by boosters, according to the committee. Specifically, at least four athletics department employees did not recognize the potential violations.

With the exception of determining when the local hotel should be considered a booster organization, the university agreed with all of the allegations in this case, including the failure to monitor.

When determining the penalties, the committee noted the university’s cooperation in the investigation, which went beyond standard expectations, and the university’s self-imposed penalties.  The penalties in this case include:

• Public reprimand and censure.
• Three years of probation from April 27, 2012, through April 26, 2015.
• Reduction of total football scholarships by three (from 85 maximum) during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years.
• Reduction of initial football scholarships by three (from the 25 maximum) during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years (self-imposed by the university).
• $18,500 fine (self-imposed by the university).
• Indefinite disassociation of both involved boosters and the local hotel (self-imposed by the university).
• Limit of 30 official visits in football (from the 56 maximum) for the 2012-13 academic year (self-imposed by the university).
• Limit of 50 official visits in men’s and women’s track and field (from unlimited maximum) for the 2012-13 academic year (self-imposed by the university).
• Suspension of the head track coach during the 2012 Penn Relays (self-imposed by the university).
• An assistant men’s basketball coach was withheld from recruiting in December 2011 (self-imposed by the university).
• An assistant football coach was withheld from off campus recruiting during January 2012 (self-imposed by the university).

The Division I Committee on Infractions is an independent group comprised of representatives across NCAA membership and the public. The members of the committee who reviewed this case include Britton Banowsky, commissioner of Conference USA and chair of the Committee on Infractions. Other members are John S. Black, attorney; Brian P. Halloran, attorney; Eleanor Myers, faculty athletics representative and law professor at Temple University; James O’Fallon, law professor and faculty athletics representative for University of Oregon; Dennis Thomas, commissioner of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference; Rodney Uphoff, law professor for University of Missouri, Columbia; and Christopher Griffin, attorney at Foley & Lardner and the committee coordinator of appeals.

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