MEMORANDUM
TO: NCAA
Division II Budget and Finance Committee.
FROM: Mike L. Racy
Vice-President for Division II.
SUBJECT: Division
II Management Council Identity Subcommittee’s Review of Division II
Conference Television Proposal.
On Tuesday, September 13, the
Division II Management Council Identity Subcommittee met by teleconference to
review the proposal to enhance the identity of NCAA Division II during
conference television broadcasts in the sport of football. [See attached document.]
The Division II Budget and Finance
Committee requested the Identity Subcommittee to review the request and offer
its feedback for future consideration by the Budget and Finance Committee
during the committee’s fall meeting.
The Identity Subcommittee,
consisting of six Management Council representatives, agreed to support the
concepts set forth in the proposal.
The subcommittee believes it is a prudent use of Division II resources
to enhance the division’s image and identity through conference
television broadcasts.
The subcommittee offers the
following suggestions to the Budget and Finance Committee for its
consideration:
1. This
opportunity should not be limited to Division II football conferences with
current television agreements.
2. Surplus
from the 2005-06 conference grant distribution can be used to fund this program
this year as a pilot study (approximately $200,000).
3. Staff
will need to develop a Division II-specific public service announcement (PSA)
that could be added to the current NCAA PSA––“preparing
student-athletes to go pro in something other than sports.”
4. Conferences
awarded money for PSA broadcasts would also agree to feature NCAA Division II
field or court markings by stencils or decals, provided by the national office.
I hope this information is helpful. Paul Engelmann and Jill Willson both
participated in the subcommittee teleconference, and they can answer any
questions that you have.
MLR:rcr
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