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NCAA
Lawsuit threatens NCAA's amateur business model
May 11, 2013
Anthony SchoettleOn June 20, a California federal court will determine if an antitrust lawsuit brought by former UCLA basketball player Ed
O’Bannon—who argues he should’ve been paid for the use of his likeness on game broadcasts and in EA Sports
video games—can become a class action.
MoreIUPUI to move men's hoops to fairgrounds Coliseum
May 9, 2013
IBJ StaffSchool and fairgrounds officials announced the five-year deal on Thursday. Playing in the 74-year-old landmark will more than
quintuple seating capacity for Jaguar games.
MoreBall State kicks off fundraising drive for sports facilities
April 22, 2013
The Division I university wants to invest $20 million for new and improved complexes for baseball, basketball, football and
golf, among other sports.
MoreBENNER: Musings from the road to (and from) The Final Four
April 13, 2013
Rutgers coach Mike Rice scored almost as much attention as the champion quartet of teams.
MoreBENNER: NCAA regional brought coaching royalty to Indianapolis
April 6, 2013
Bill BennerRick Pitino, Tom Izzo and Mike Krzyzewski would be the making of a pretty good three-fourths of a coaching Mount Rushmore.
MoreBENNER: Of many shining moments, one could have shone brightest
March 30, 2013
Bill BennerSome years stand out as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NCAA tournament.
MoreButler coach Stevens not leaving for UCLA, sources say
March 29, 2013
Anthony SchoettleBrad Stevens visited with UCLA officials this week, sources said, to discuss the school's vacant coaching job. But several
sources, including ESPN and CBS Sports, reported Friday afternoon that Stevens was staying at Butler.
MoreCollege coaches find way back to hoops after NCAA bans
March 27, 2013
Associated PressOf the 44 former men's basketball coaches given so-called "show-cause" orders since 2000—such as IU's Kelvin Sampson—at
least 25 found other basketball jobs, usually after the orders expired.
MoreDemand for hotels, tickets spike as NCAA regional looms
March 25, 2013
Anthony SchoettleDowntown hoteliers are expecting a sellout this weekend, and ticket brokers are reporting a spike in ticket prices even though
Indiana University is playing elsewhere.
MoreSchools use IU basketball team as classroom tool
March 22, 2013
Associated PressElementary school teachers in Bloomington are incorporating Indiana University basketball players into their lesson plans,
including No. 4 Victor Oladipo. The top-seeded Hoosiers play their opening round NCAA tournament game Friday afternoon.
MoreButler announces move to new Big East conference
March 20, 2013
IBJ Staff, Bloomberg News, Associated PressButler University, Creighton and Xavier will join the so-called Catholic 7 schools in the new basketball conference, the schools
announced Wednesday. The conference agreed to play its men's basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden for the next three
years.
MoreTicket brokers, city to take lumps as IU sent east
March 18, 2013
Anthony SchoettleTicket brokers took a gut punch Sunday when NCAA officials announced that Indiana University would not be playing in the Midwest
Regional of the men's basketball tournament. Local tourism officials say the economic impact could drop $1.5 million.
MoreEx-Butler chief hatched plan to use basketball to turn around university
March 16, 2013
Anthony SchoettleTwenty-five years ago, Butler University President Geoffrey Bannister had an idea to elevate the college by making the lowly
men’s Bulldog basketball team a national power, then use it as a marketing tool to engage alumni, increase annual giving
to the school, and recruit more and better students and instructors.
MoreBotched Miami probe latest controversy to tarnish NCAA
March 9, 2013
Anthony SchoettleThe mountain of ill will piling up against the NCAA and its CEO, Mark Emmert, threatens to derail some of Emmert’s bold
initiatives and could topple Emmert himself.
MoreReports: Butler to join new Big East as early as next season
February 28, 2013
IBJ StaffAlthough it has not yet withdrawn from the Atlantic 10, Butler University will join the so-called "Catholic 7" in the new
conference, according to reports in national media outlets. The school declined to comment on Friday.
MoreEmmert gets vote of confidence from NCAA
February 24, 2013
Associated PressNCAA President Mark Emmert still has the confidence of the association's executive committee, despite several indicators in
recent days that some schools are questioning his effectiveness.
MoreBENNER: College hoops would benefit from less hacking and flopping
February 23, 2013
Bill BennerI'm worried about where the game seems to be heading. Where's the rhythm and flow?
MoreNCAA sues Pennsylvania over $60M Sandusky abuse fine
February 21, 2013
Bloomberg NewsThe governing body for college sports says that the state is violating the U.S. Constitution by passing a law that confiscates
the $60 million sanction imposed against Penn State in the Jerry Sandusky child-abuse case.
MoreNCAA asks court to toss suit over Sandusky fine
February 7, 2013
Bloomberg NewsThe Indianapolis-based National Collegiate Athletic Association asked a federal judge to throw out a Pennsylvania lawsuit
challenging penalties imposed on Pennsylvania State University over the Jerry Sandusky child-abuse case.
MoreNCAA says Penn State fine money in special account
January 17, 2013
Associated PressThe NCAA said Thursday it has no immediate plans to spend the $12 million already paid to it as part of the sanctions against
Penn State University over its handling of child sex abuse allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
MorePennsylvania to sue NCAA over Sandusky-related penalty
January 2, 2013
Bloomberg NewsPennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said he will sue the Indianapolis-based National Collegiate Athletic Association, challenging
a $60 million fine levied against Penn State University for its role in the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal.
MoreSpeculation grows about Butler leaving Atlantic 10
December 18, 2012
Associated PressButler University President James Danko has said little to counter reports that Butler is considering leaving the Atlantic
10 Conference for a newly formed league.
MoreBig Ten football title game crowd disappoints organizers
December 4, 2012
Scott OlsonOrganizers of the Big Ten football championship played in Indianapolis say they’ll consider making changes for next
year’s game in an attempt to boost attendance.
MoreRutgers follows Maryland to Big Ten, leaving Big East
November 20, 2012
Bloomberg NewsRutgers University is moving to the Big Ten Conference, ending a more than two-decade affiliation with the Big East as it
looks to strengthen its athletic, financial and academic standing.
MoreMaryland leaving ACC to join Big Ten in 2014
November 19, 2012
Associated PressMaryland will become the southernmost member of the Big Ten member starting in July 2014. Rutgers is expected to follow suit
by Tuesday, splitting from the Big East and making it an even 14 schools in the Big Ten.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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