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Virginia Bill to Micromanage Athletics Funding Hurts Smaller Schools

James Madison vs. Virigina Tech (HamptonRoads.com) This article from the Virginian Pilot-Online might have escaped your attention, but it could be something that has deep-ranging effects on collegiate athletics. While the bill only affects schools in Virginia, if other state houses take up similar legislation across the country, it could deeply impact and potentially hurt smaller public universities across the country. The article, written by Harry Minium , says it like this: Old Dominion, Norfolk State and many other state schools will have to depend more on fundraising and ticket sales and less on student fees to fund their athletic budgets under a bill signed into law by Gov. Terry McAuliffe Sunday night.  McAuliffe signed HB 1897 without any amendments. The bill, sponsored by Del. Kirk Cox , R-Colonial Heights, sets limits on the percentage of athletic budgets that can be funded through student fees.  “I am very happy to see that Governor signed the bill,...

The 2015 Patsy Ratings - Lafayette's Class of 2019

Art was extremely tired.  He had no idea what he had signed up for. With the businesswoman that looked uncannily like Nicki Minaj , he was staring... staring... staring at some webpage with the latest Lafayette recruits on Rivals. Eventually the numbers blurred, becoming more and more blurry, until... "Wake up!" the businesswoman said. Art's head shot up from the keyboard, awoken from a strange dream. He dreamed that the businesswoman had become a full-fledged Lafayette Leopard fan, complete with crazy hair and very high heels. "We need to get this done!" the businesswoman said.  "Stop napping!  Get back to work!" "Sure thing," Art said, as he deleted his browsing history, and returned to his spreadsheet.  Much to his surprise, his analysis of the Leopard's Patsy Rating was complete.