Committee Delivers Draft Constitution

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III     >> Hello Tuesday.  >> Today's Word Count: 1,283 >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Share us with a friend, colleague or supervisor today. Let them know what they're missing.   Send D3Playbook to my inbox, please. TOP STORY 1. Committee Delivers Draft Constitution "The NCAA Constitution Committee today shared its draft constitution with NCAA member schools and conferences. The draft provides significant authority to the divisions, giving each the ability to reorganize and restructure itself. NCAA members will meet virtually at a Special Convention on Nov. 15 to discuss their feedback on the draft constitution. The Constitution Committee will provide its final recommendations to the Board of Governors by Dec. 15. A new constitution will be voted on at the 2022 NCAA Convention in January. In the months after the 2022 Convention, each division will adopt additional changes to be effective Aug. 1 for the following school year, with more expected after that date." >> Quick Look: "It embraces athlete compensation (name, image and likeness), remakes the Board of Governors and gives athletes a larger role in decision-making, among other things. To the casual fan, these are uninteresting matters. To school administrators, these are significant changes that will lead to even more significant, and interesting, changes to the Division I structure." - Ross Dellenger, Sports Illustrated >> The Key Stat: "Divisions II and III will still get their revenue cuts (produced by Division I), according to the proposed draft. The two lower divisions share a combined 8% of the revenue, which is a prickly issue with some in D-I, since D-II and D-III don’t generate revenue for the pot. Why cut them in? Because in order for a new constitution to be passed, two-thirds of the membership must vote to approve it. This is a bargaining chip from Division I. Here’s your money, now vote to let us have more powers." - Dellenger >> Yes, But: "It allows each division to organize itself in a different way than previously done. That includes creating “subdivisions” or a “new division,” the constitution says. This is Step 2 of the process. After the constitution is approved in January, a separate working group will reorganize Division I to allow the money-making, blue-blood programs more power in making rules. FBS teams may split in some way while remaining under the NCAA umbrella." >> Quotable: "Thanks to the feedback from member schools and conferences, advocacy groups, coaches and students, this process has been an example of how we can work together to modernize college sports and meet the needs of students engaged in intercollegiate athletics—today and for the future," Jack DeGioia, NCAA Board of Governors chair and Georgetown president, wrote in a memo to NCAA members." >> Read NCAA Release >> Read Sports Illustrated article >> Read the Constitution draft A MESSAGE FROM BLUEFRAME TECHNOLOGY     Did you know BlueFrame Technology has advanced integrations with top automated cameras like the Hudl Focus? Showcase your teams and student-athletes with BlueFrame’s full streaming service priced perfectly for D3 budgets….or use their Production Truck software to stream with your current provider. Step up your game this year and STREAM LIKE A PRO with BlueFrame. Learn more today! BlueFrame Games We're Watching Today Basketball (W): Eastern Connecticut at Babson, 5:30 Basketball (W): UNE at Southern Maine, 5:30 Basketball (M): Husson at MIT, 7:00 Basketball (M): Muhlenberg at Drew, 7:00   TOURNAMENTS 2. Soccer Championship Fields The NCAA announced its 64-team fields for the 2021 soccer championships yesterday. The first two rounds will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Host team in bold Women Beloit at Washington (Mo.); Hanover vs. Dominican UW-Superior at St. Catherine; UW-La Crosse vs. Wartburg Fontbonne at Loras; Calvin vs. MSOE Covenant at Centre; Emory vs. Wittenberg Cabrini at Christopher Newport; F&M vs. Western Connecticut Hardin-Simmons at Trinity (Texas); Pomona-Pitzer vs. Pacific Lutheran Chatham at Case Western; Ohio Northern vs. Hope Rhodes at Chicago; UW-Oshkosh vs. Wheaton (Ill.) Nazareth at Scranton; Geneseo vs. Connecticut College Westfield State at TCNJ; Messiah vs. Virginia Wesleyan Bryn Athyn at Misericordia; Lynchburg vs. Middlebury John Jay at William Smith; Hamilton vs. Johnson and Wales Penn State Behrend at Wesleyan (Conn.); Ithaca vs. Stevens Lesley at Amherst; Johns Hopkins vs. Gordon Maine Maritime at MIT; Brandeis vs. Farmingdale State Penn State Harrisburg at McDaniel; Carnegie Mellon vs. Trine >> Printable Bracket Men New England College at Tufts; Swarthmore vs. Stevens Gordon at Montclair State; Washington College vs. St. Lawrence Trinity (Texas) at Pacific Lutheran; Redlands vs. Concordia (Texas) Salem State at Connecticut College; NYU vs. St. Joseph's (Maine) Baruch at Washington and Lee; Denison vs. Covenant Mount St. Vincent at Rowan; Christopher Newport vs. Eastern Connecticut Mount Aloysius at Messiah; Kenyon vs. Catholic Centre at Emory; Lynchburg vs. Hanover UW-Superior vs. Washington (Mo.); Carleton at North Park Dominican at St. Olaf; North Central (Ill.) vs. Loras Chicago vs. Webster; Trine at Otterbein Knox at Ohio Wesleyan; Rochester vs. Calvin Amherst vs. Rosemont; Cabrini at Babson Nazareth at Cortland; Gettysburg vs. Kean SUNY Poly at Franklin & Marshall; Middlebury vs. Oneonta Bethany at John Carroll; Johns Hopkins vs. Penn State Harrisburg >> Printable Bracket A MESSAGE FROM D3PLAYBOOK Won't you please consider making a gift to D3Playbook. Your gift will help us offset the costs of operating the newsletter and enable us to continue to provide the quality you have come to expect. My heartfelt thanks to those who have already generously contributed. Join them today.   Donate to D3Playbook TOURNAMENTS 3.  Volleyball Championship Field   The NCAA announced its 64-team fields for the 2021 women's volleyball championship yesterday. The first three rounds will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Host team in bold Eastern Nazarene at MIT; Haverford vs. Mass-Boston Susquehanna vs. Maine Maritime; Bowdoin vs. Johnson and Wales Framingham State at RIT; Wesleyan (Conn.) vs. Scranton Babson vs. Endicott; Juniata vs. Gallaudet Cabrini at Johns Hopkins; Rowan vs. Springfield Tufts vs. Eastern; Cortland vs. Merchant Marine Berry vs. Transylvania; Southwestern vs. Washington and Lee Christopher Newport vs. Texas-Dallas; Southern Virginia at Emory Penn State Behrend at Calvin; Wittenberg vs. St. John Fisher Otterbein vs. Westminster (Pa.); UW-Whitewater vs. Ithaca Greenville at UW-Eau Claire; Gustavus Adolphus vs. Chicago Northwestern vs. Illinois Wesleyan; Hope vs. Whitworth Cornell at Wartburg; Ohio Northern vs. Colorado College UW-Stevens Point vs. Bethel; Claremont-M-S vs. Aurora NYU vs. Brooklyn; Clarkson vs. Stevenson Middlebury vs. Stevens; Trinity (Texas) vs. Cedar Crest >> Printable Bracket BASKETBALL 4.  Preseason All-America   The 2021-22 D3hoops.com preseason All-America men's basketball team was released recently. The team is chosen from previous years' All-American and All-Region nominations. First Team G-Buzz Anthony, Sr., Randolph-Macon G-Jack Nolan, Sr., Washington (Mo.) F-Josiah Johnson, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor F-Ryan Turell, Sr., Yeshiva F-Luke Rogers, Sr., Tufts Second Team G-Donyae Baylor-Carroll, Sr., Penn State Harrisburg G-Nick Bowman, Sr., Trine F-Miles Mallory, Jr., Randolph-Macon F-Matt Leritz, Sr. Illinois Wesleyan F-Gabe Leifer, Sr., Yeshiva >> Complete Team PHILANTROPHY 5.  Morrisons Make $1M Gift to MIT Sherie and Don Morrison `61 recently donated $1,000,000 in support for the endowment of the director of track and field and cross country/track and field head coach position that will be named in honor of Halston Taylor, who is retiring from MIT after the 2021 cross country season. Coming to MIT in the fall of 1957, Morrison was a member of the MIT track and field team from 1958-1961 and still ranks among the program's all-time leaders in the long jump. In the spring of 2017, Sherie and Don had the newly-renovated outdoor track and field facility named in their honor after generously supporting that project as well. "As a freshman, the track meets and the close relationship I had with the head track coach Art Farnham gave me confidence and I survived my freshman year," said Don. "I eventually became a decent student, but my high quality of life at MIT was mostly due to Art and the track program. I had one year with legendary coach Oscar Hedlund, four years with Art. I also competed for two varsity seasons with Gordon Kelly and have kept in close touch with Halston Taylor during his four-plus decades at MIT. MIT in general and track in particular have been a huge part of any success that I have had. That is why my wife Sherie and I feel so good about our various gifts to MIT Track, including our recent $1,000,000 to help endow the head track coach position, along with the indoor jumping pit and the naming of the outdoor track." >> A reminder of the impact that athletics can have in a young person's life. For more information, click here TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   BRIDGEWATER - Ryan Legarsky named associate director of athletic media relations BUENA VISTA - Jake Kent named director of athletic training HILBERT - Jim Kubiak named head football coach JOHN JAY - Cat Alves named director of athletics MERCHANT MARINE - Carlos Mendes named head women's soccer coach   Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter?  Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook

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