UConn is Conspicuously Absent

[Nostical]

I just got an invite to this. It troubles me that no UConn representative is participating--and we're an IMG school. It's not a huge deal but I like UConn being perceived as relevant to the discussion. Call me paranoid, but by our absence we seem diminished. Am I nuts?


The 13th annual IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum
Wednesday Dec 10,2014 New York City


Be sure to join us as the leaders of college sports will explore the growth areas and emerging trends in intercollegiate athletics.
Don't miss the opportunity to network with more than 400 intercollegiate athletic decision-makers who have already made plans to attend. You'll hear from a speaker faculty consisting of more than 63 industry thought leaders, including 21 of the Country's top Athletic Directors.

2014 IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum:

Featured Speakers

Mark Emmert, President, NCAA
Jim Delany, Commissioner, Big Ten Conference
Robb Heineman, CEO, Sporting Club and Managing Partner, Sporting Innovations

Guest Panelists and Moderators
Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A., President, Villanova University
Nathan Hatch, President, Wake Forest University
Mike Alden, Athletic Director, University of Missouri
Bill Battle, Athletic Director, University of Alabama
Greg Christopher, Athletic Director, Xavier University
Bubba Cunningham, Athletic Director, University of North Carolina
John Currie, Athletic Director, Kansas State University
Julie Hermann, Athletic Director, Rutgers University
Ben Jay, Athletic Director, University of Hawaii
Joe Karlgaard, Athletic Director, Rice University
Jeff Long, Vice Chancellor & Athletic Director, University of Arkansas; Chair, College Football Playoff Selection Committee
Chris May, Athletic Director, St. Louis University
Greg McGarity, Athletic Director, University of Georgia
Mike O'Brien, Vice President & Athletic Director, University of Toledo
Steve Patterson, Athletic Director, University of Texas
Chris Plonsky, Director, Women's Athletics, University of Texas
Gene Smith, Vice President & Athletic Director, Ohio State University
Scott Stricklin, Athletic Director, Mississippi State University
Jack Swarbrick, Vice President & Athletic Director, University of Notre Dame
Kevin White, Vice President & Athletic Director, Duke University
Stan Wilcox, Athletic Director, Florida State University
David Williams, Athletic Director, Vanderbilt University
Charles Bloom, Senior Associate Athletic Director, External Affairs, University of SouthCarolina
Mark Jackson, Senior Associate Athletic Director & Chief Innovation Officer, University of Southern California
Tim Martin, Associate Athletic Director, Ticket Sales and Service, University of Southern California
Milton Overton, Senior Associate Athletic Director, University of Alabama
Michael Thompson, Senior Associate Athletic Director, University of Mississippi
Matt Trantham, Senior Associate Athletic Director, Internal Operations, University of Arkansas
Hunter Lochman, Chief Marketing Officer, University of Michigan
Pattie Orr, Vice President, Information Technology, Baylor University
Bill Hancock, Executive Director, College Football Playoff
Mark Lewis, Executive Vice President, Championships and Alliances, NCAA
Rick Adams, Chief, Paralympic Sport and NGB Organizational Development, United States Olympic Committee
Burke Magnus, Senior Vice President, Programming Acquisitions, ESPN
Jay Bilas, Basketball Analyst, ESPN
Justin Connolly, Senior Vice President, Programming, College Networks, ESPN
Rob Temple, Senior Vice President, Sports Management Group, ESPN
Mark Dyer, Senior Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer, IMG
Andrew Judelson, Senior Vice President, National Sales, IMG College; U.S. Business Development, IMG
Wes Richard, Vice President, Innovation and Operations, Collegiate Licensing Co.
Brad Sexton, National Sales Director, IMG Learfield Ticket Solutions
Ben Sutton, Chairman & President, IMG College
Bonnie Bernstein, Vice President, Content and Brand Development, Campus Insiders
Chris Carvalho, Adviser, Kabam
Adam Dettman, Director, Sports and Entertainment Marketing, MillerCoors
Mark DiMaurizio, President, FanOne Marketing
Randy Eccker, Chairman & CEO, Circle Media
Anne Gordon, Senior Vice President, Media and Communications, Philadelphia Eagles
William Mao, Sports Content Partnerships Manager, YouTube
Norman Rice, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, Stadium and Venue Business Unit, Extreme Networks
John Roberson, CEO, Advent
Mike Rojas, Senior Vice President, Product Development, Veritix
Myron Rolle, Former Safety, Florida State University
Gordon Smeaton, Founding Partner & Chief Marketing Officer, LEMON
Dan Beebe, Founder & Principal, Dan Beebe Group
Dan Wolken, National College Football Reporter, USA Today
Brad Wolverton, Senior Writer, Chronicle of Higher Education
Rod Bramblett radio play-by-play announcer for Auburn Tigers football
Don Criqui, Radio Voice, Notre Dame IMG Football Network
Bill Roth, Voice of the Hokies, Virginia Tech

 

[Dooley]

I'm the paranoid type too. No bueno for UCONN.

 

[jostar1]

I'm the paranoid type too. No bueno for UCONN.

Yep. We need visibility, especially now.

 

[Bonehead]

I just got an invite to this. It troubles me that no UConn representative is participating--and we're an IMG school. It's not a huge deal but I like UConn being perceived as relevant to the discussion. Call me paranoid, but by our absence we seem diminished. Am I nuts?


The 13th annual IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum
Wednesday Dec 10,2014 New York City


Be sure to join us as the leaders of college sports will explore the growth areas and emerging trends in intercollegiate athletics.
Don't miss the opportunity to network with more than 400 intercollegiate athletic decision-makers who have already made plans to attend. You'll hear from a speaker faculty consisting of more than 63 industry thought leaders, including 21 of the Country's top Athletic Directors.

2014 IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum:

Featured Speakers

Mark Emmert, President, NCAA

Pretty easy to figure out why we have no representative...

 

[Waquoit]

Not to worry, I'm sure it's being monitored.

 

[pepband99]

Warde was at last year's - fairly certain this rotates, to some extent.

 

[beasteast]

when i saw the title, i thought of Bill Butters & the Minnesota Fighting Saints.

 

[UConnJim]

Manuel and Herbst were both panelists in 2012. In general, the guests rotate, although some are there more frequently.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

If you are going, any chance you can ask Cunningham from UNC what he is going to do next year after the NCAA gives UNC the death penalty for it's academic scandal (Emmert's response would be hilarious)? Also, can you ask Wilcox from Florida State how much of FSU's soul was sold to the devil in exchange for the opportunity to play for another football championship? if you do have the opportunity to ask these questions, please make sure you are wearing either a BC baseball cap or one of those leftover Syracuse 'undefeated' t-shirts.

 

[Northbound]

when i saw the title, i thought of Bill Butters & the Minnesota Fighting Saints.

that old 45 that had the fight call on one side and the Brass Bonanza on the was the soundtrack to my childhood.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Nostical, you're being paranoid.

 

[SubbaBub]

As long as a strong UConn contingent is attending, then it's no biggie.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Given the first featured speaker, perhaps the stink was simply too much for UCONN to accept an invitation.

 

[ZooCougar]

Rock Star.

 

[BlueDogs]

Lets face it..we are marginalized. Basketball will not carry the day, or it would have already. You don't pass the two most successful basketball programs in the last 20 years unless it doesn't matter. I view this situation as existential to UConn's relevance in major collegiate sports. We need to be squeezing nuts hard using all leverage we have.

 

[NavinRJohnson]

when i saw the title, i thought of Bill Butters & the Minnesota Fighting Saints.

WOW...a Bill Butters reference.