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Reporters' Notebooks
Published 5/9/2008 by dawizofodds (noreply@blogger.com) at The Wizard of Odds
Andrew Carter, Orlando Sentinel: Florida State president T.K. Wetherell said Jimbo Fisher did not breach terms of his contract when he talked with West Virginia. Caulton Tudor, Raleigh News & Observer: Atlantic Coast Conference officials are expected to discuss going to a nine-game conference schedule when league meetings begin this weekend. Fred Girard, Detroit News: There are suggestions that if Rich Rodriguez loses his $4 million court fight to West Virginia, Michigan will end up paying the bill. Scott Dochterman, Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa approved a social networking policy ...

Embarrasslinks
Published 5/9/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (MariusJanulisForThree) at Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
In a sport that has a history of racism, Bobby Knight's antics and Bruce Pearl's fashion sense, is Jim Boeheim's "Ten Fucking Games" tirade honestly the fourth most embarrassing moment in college basketball history?...March to Madness And you thought I was a long distance Syracuse fan...SUAthletics.com The Orange44 Podcast is back, get your fix...Orange44 Iowa steps in to police its student's social networking activities. Is that legal?...Gazette Online All hail Gary Gait, lord and protector of lacrosse...SI.com According to this, the Big East will dominate college ...

TRAGEDY STRIKES BHGP
Published 5/9/2008 by Oops Pow Surprise <info@blackheartgoldpants.com> at Black Heart Gold Pants: Front Page Posts
We have some bad news to pass along, readers. Something near and dear to us is gone, never ever to return. That something is Iowa's formerly open policy on Facebook, Myspace, and Friendster (the only Iowa athlete on Friendster? Dan "gerous" Bohall. The Danimal.). The university is cracking down on inappropriate content, and that makes us sad. Very sad. "This is an initial policy intended to get to the egregious," said Bill Hines, a law professor who helped craft the policy. "This policy represents a good first step." An athletics administrator — not coaches — will monitor the public-only sites on ...

University of Iowa to Its Student-Athletes: Stop, You're Embarrassing Us
Published 5/15/2008 by Adam Jacobi at FanHouse
Filed under: Iowa Football, Big 10 Remember when Iowa was all embarrassed by the football players flashing unholy amounts of money and gang signs? No, the other time. Well, university officials remember too, and they're determined not to let it happen again. The University of Iowa instituted a social networking policy this week, and as law professor (and policy architect) Bill Hines explains, the sole target is PR: "What we're concerned about is creating inappropriate material on a site that the public can access and associate with the athletic program," Hines said. Sure, the policy does nothing to address ...