NCAA Tournament Too Big to Ignore?

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III >> Good Tuesday morning. Hope you had an enjoyable holiday weekend. Now, back to the new school year. >> Today's Word Count: 1,348 >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Athletic record books in need of an overhaul? We compile statistical records. Email us.   Sign me up for D3Playbook TOP STORY 1.  NCAA Tournament Too Big to Ignore?   by Dana O'Neil, The Athletic "Here is the most delicious irony of all: One of the things keeping the final thread stitched to the fabric of college athletics is men’s college basketball. Which is absurd considering college hoops wields all the influence of college water polo when it comes to conference realignment. Except it’s kinda true. For now. Along with greed, the thirst for power, a need for global domination and general flexing, one of the hard stops for Touchdown Tyranny is the big 68-team elephant in the room. What to do with the NCAA Tournament? It holds a lot of sway sentimentally, practically and financially (listed in order of importance), which makes it a very messy thing to contend with going forward. From the nostalgic point of view, no one wants to be the ogre who kills the NCAA Tournament. If the so-called power conferences were to go full NCAA secession, they would leave Cinderella barefoot on the staircase, creating in her place a world where we are left with just sucky teams in lieu of plucky ones." >> What's Next: "The NCAA Tournament is nearly the only thing holding the NCAA together. The national body already is undergoing a transformation, admitting and recognizing that much of its operation isn’t relevant anymore. Yet even with its guts flayed, it’s still somehow alive. It’s like a great big cockroach. No one can kill it because, while a conglomerate football enterprise could govern itself, most everyone agrees that anarchy wouldn’t fly well in college sports. People in charge, believe it or not, are a little bit too self interested. Someone needs to set boundaries, not to mention host championships for all of the other sports." >> The Key Stat: "Admittedly, if college football’s power sources could ever agree to work together instead of stab one another in the back they could earn a deal worth more than GNP and none of this would matter. But since agreement, cordiality and greater good seems a long way off, college basketball can, for the short time, enjoy its small little island of power. Madness — March Madness — indeed." >> Continue Reading ($) 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! RULES 2. Women's Lax Video Review by Greg Johnson, NCAA "During a virtual meeting this week, the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Rules Committee proposed an experimental rule on video review that would go into effect in the 2022-23 academic year. The recommendation would need approval from the Playing Rules Oversight Panel, which is scheduled to discuss women's lacrosse rules July 20. If it is approved, conferences could apply for a waiver to use the experimental rule in league games only. Under the proposal, both teams would have one video review request per game. If the original on-field call is overturned, the team would retain its request. Once a team's challenge did not result in the original call being overturned, the team would not be allowed to request another video review." >> What They're Saying: "The committee turned its focus to the experimentation with video review," said Kathy Railey, committee chair and associate athletics director and coach at Stevenson. "We worked hard to provide NCAA conferences the opportunity to experiment and gather data in order to bring video review to all levels of the game. It is the first step in an exciting direction toward the ultimate goal of having video review be available to coaches, players and officials in all divisions of the NCAA women's lacrosse tournament in the years to come." >> Read More ENROLLMENT 3. Admissions Essay Tip: Make Fun of Yourself by Jay Mathews, Washington Post "Experts are predicting another surge in college applications in 2022-2023, even more than the 20 percent increase from 2020 to this school year. The heavy volume is going to fry the eyeballs of beleaguered admissions staffers trying to keep up. As an applicant, you say: So what? It’s summer. Deadlines are months away. You’re going to sleep until noon, then go out looking for love. Those are admirable goals, but you might consider something you could do now that would enhance your admission chances. You need only a few minutes to reflect on personal qualities you would never consider mentioning in a college essay, but should. Your application and your recommendations will cover all the impressive stuff you have done. But given the need to distinguish yourself from the horde of other applicants, it might help to think about not what makes you great, but what makes you odd." >> Situational Awareness: "You can be justifiably proud of your senior essay on how to reform U.S. trade policy with Asia. But don’t you think college admissions officers would be more likely to enjoy, and remember, your account of trying to change the school mascot from the Crusaders to the Cockroaches?" >> Reality Check: "Doing this may scare you. If so, don’t do it. You need to be comfortable with whatever you send to colleges. Your parents may not like you departing from standard college application traditions. But then again, they might surprise you and reveal what they consider your most endearing flaws." >> The Bottom Line: "Making fun of yourself can often be just that: fun. Modesty is a virtue difficult to convey when your job as a college applicant is to show how good you are. But it can be done." >> Continue Reading A MESSAGE FROM ABOVE PAR TRIPS Search through our 40+ golf resort partners to find the perfect location for your next golf trip, based on pricing, location, weather, social options, resort details, golf course details, lodging accommodations and more.    We’ve created a centralized location where golfers can search for their perfect golf trip based on their group’s specific needs – pricing, location, weather, social options.   At Above Par Trips, we hope to make your life a little easier in finding your next golf adventure. We have partnered with 40+ golf resorts (and growing) to create a centralized repository to match each golf group with their perfect destination.   Try us out today! RECRUITING 4. Men's Tennis Rankings Tennis Recruiting Network (TRN) is excited to present the Top 25 NCAA Division III Men's Recruiting Classes for 2023. This list is based on commitments reported on or before May 23, 2022. We have once again received assistance from a panel of NCAA Division III coaches in coming up with these rankings. Our panelists did not consider incoming transfer students in their decisions - and they also did not consider players that competed in college this past January.   Tufts Williams Chicago Emory Denison Middlebury Wesleyan (Conn.) Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Case Western Reserve Johns Hopkins >> Complete Top 25   UPCOMING EVENTS 5. Calendar July 11-12 - Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, Indianapolis 12 - Interpretations and Legislation Committee 16-17 - Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Indianapolis 18-19 - Management Council, Indianapolis 20 - Interpretations and Legislation Committee A MESSAGE FROM MORNING BREW 2.6 million people wake up to this newsletter every morning Morning Brew covers the latest business news in a fun and engaging way Long gone are the days of dry and dense traditional business news, with Morning Brew you can stay informed and entertained Absolutely free, and delivered to you Monday-Saturday Gets you up to speed on business, finance, and tech in just 5 minutes Check it out today! NEWS 6.  Lightning Round    News Pete Maki was named the pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins. Maki is a 2004 graduate of Franklin & Marshall.   Happy Birthday Cake and candles to Jon Benchich, Lebanon Valley assistant women's ice hockey coach; Wes Dusek, Covenant baseball student; Rebecca Fox, Washington College FAR; Mark Majeski, Linn-Benton CC AD (Wed.); Stephanie Wharton, Covenant head women's volleyball coach (Wed.) Belated wishes to Sarah Feyerherm, Washington College VP, Student Affairs; Chris Mitchell, former WashU SID; Steve Harter, Mount Union alum   Do you know of someone celebrating a birthday soon? Drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com   TRANSACTIONS 7.  Comings and Goings   AVERETT - Erin Murphy named head women's lacrosse coach BLACKBURN - Marlee Lindstrom named head women's volleyball coach BRANDEIS - Pauri Pandian named head women's tennis coach. Christo Schultz named head men's tennis coach BUFFALO STATE - Julia Lovely named assistant athletic trainer CAL LUTHERAN - Kyle Milligan named associate men's basketball coach CARROLL - Taylor Jannsen named assistant men's basketball coach CENTRAL - Essance Porter named women's junior varsity basketball coach CLARKS SUMMIT - Mike Show named director of athletics COLONIAL STATES ATHLETIC CONFERENCE - Antonio "Tone" Cockrell named assistant commissioner of strategic initiatives GREENVILLE - Ivan Estevez named head softball coach HIRAM - Brian Welch named head men's lacrosse coach HOPE - Brittany Harvey named head softball coach LORAS - Justin Busch named assistant men's basketball coach MORAVIAN - Douglas Coe named head baseball coach NORTH CENTRAL - Gabriel Rivera named head men's track and field coach PACIFIC LUTHERAN - Tyler Copp named head golf coach REGIS - Alex Macpherson named head women's soccer coach ST. OLAF - Becky Maines named head women's soccer coach SALEM STATE - Meghan Foley named assistant director for athletic communications and event management WASHINGTON (Mo.) - Taylor Jamison named assistant women's soccer coach. Tyler Amsberry named assistant women's basketball coach WASHINGTON COLLEGE - Phil Quick named head swimming coach WILLIAM SMITH - Marion Dietz named assistant women's basketball coach WORCESTER STATE - Phil Price named head baseball coach YORK (Pa.) - Pamela Gunter-Smith announced her retirement as president effective June 2023   Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter?  Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook

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