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October 19, 2009, 19:04
How many people do you know who wrote her own job description, determined her hours and decided her pay? Get to know me and you will know at least one person…
June 8, 2010, 07:48
Please check out our new table of contents.
February 28, 2010, 21:20
Back in 1991, I returned from maternity leave in the Controllers office at Canisius College to manage Men’s Basketball season tickets and game day financial…
March 30, 2010, 07:41
This is a reflection on an experience I had which brought me back to the early days of my career. But, to mimic cable news, I interrupt this blog for late…
July 28, 2010, 08:05
We started Athletic Business Systems, Inc. in 2007 to share our copyrighted accounting information system. The Shadow System © was created by me after…
July 28, 2010, 08:31
Here are some of the things we do: We can help your institution comply with Title IX reporting (EADA – Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act). This report…
October 19, 2009, 19:04
Please let me know you were here! I would love to follow you on Twitter: JudeCaserta. Please let me know what I can do to make the Budget Play Book more…
June 8, 2010, 08:20
June 18 - June 23, 2010 Anaheim, California http://www.nacda.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/nacda/sports/cabma/auto_pdf/cabma10
March 13, 2010, 09:35
I can take you inside college athletics through my 20 years experience as a business manager and as the mother of a student athlete. I now know both sides…
March 27, 2010, 11:10
I’ve had many titles in my life…many jobs that I’ve done and some I even let define me (shame on me!). I’ve also been called a lot of things in my…
April 20, 2010, 07:42
Hey parents of college bound seniors: have you had the kitchen table talk? You know the one where you spread out acceptances and financial offers all over…
August 2, 2010, 08:54
100’s, 1,000’s or 1,000,000’s of studies have likely concentrated on the difference between planners and improvisers. While I am sure these are valid…
March 9, 2010, 08:14
March 26, 2010 Boston at the EACUBO Workshop. I spoke about Strengthening the Business Office/Athletic Department Relationship.
March 26, 2010, 16:13
3/26/10 Strengthening the Business Officer/Athletic Department Relationship
March 26, 2010, 16:16
Ok, so it’s the first actual real time I spoke at a conference. I’ve lead round tables before but being responsible for an actual session was a first for…
August 9, 2010, 08:50
When is an audit not an audit? When it’s Agreed-Upon Procedures! Friday concluded the active period of the audit of agreed-upon procedures. The nice…
June 24, 2010, 08:05
It’s hard for me to believe that I am already home and CABMA is just a memory. I had a wonderful time seeing friends and meeting new ones. I have a…
June 22, 2010, 15:20
Last night: the power of vendors. It’s good to get to know the vendors. This way you don’t have to order a sandwich and eat in your room in front of…
June 21, 2010, 20:47
Last night: the dinner cruise was beautiful but got a little rocky when Colleen Garrity, Business Manager at Purdue University drove the boat into the rocky…
June 20, 2010, 19:36
Internet connection: This is kind of frustrating…sort of feels like the old saying “let no good deed go unpunished!” I am having a hard time getting…
June 2, 2010, 11:32
It’s June 2nd and I have until Friday, June 4th to complete my journal entries and accounts payable for the year. I am sitting in my sister’s home, two…
May 16, 2010, 19:31
Sometimes, particularly this time of year I wonder why the heck I keep this job. Seriously, it is very stressful this time of year particularly because we…
May 6, 2010, 07:22
The most challenging balance in fund accounting (use it or lose it) is spending down your budget without going into deficit. It is particularly challenging…
May 3, 2010, 06:36
I went to bed at 12:30am last night and got up at 5:15am. I got almost five hours of sleep (not bad for this time of year). The month of May should be so…
April 29, 2010, 08:15
I got an e-mail the other day from a woman I had never met regarding her mother. I connected with this woman 12-15 years ago (I honestly cannot remember)…
April 27, 2010, 08:53
Originally every five years and now every ten each NCAA school must complete a self-study of their athletic department followed by an on-site visit from peer…
April 14, 2010, 07:44
Here is most of a letter I recently sent to a man who asked my advice on making the move from his position as an Athletic Director at a private high school to…
April 13, 2010, 08:16
This is a quick primer of what makes up a sport budget. On the college level budgets are a combination of three main areas: Scholarships, salaries and…
April 12, 2010, 07:56
When you are a one man band (one woman band in my case!) you do everything in the business office. For about 17 of my 20 years I worked entirely alone. As…
April 8, 2010, 08:05
It’s nearly hockey playoffs and I’ve got hockey jargon on my mind. Go Sabres! I don’t know if I should get two minutes for too many e-mails in my…
March 29, 2010, 14:26
Got your attention, didn’t I? I think I may be a party of one regarding this but I want to put this out there. I am genuinely curious about what you…
March 25, 2010, 10:12
I have done a whole lot of things in my day and am buoyed by the thought that I am really just beginning!
March 15, 2010, 08:30
The players are still pumped, the students are doing what students do (what goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas) and the boosters are liquored up (away from the…
March 14, 2010, 14:01
Many teams play in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships only because their athletic conference has an automatic qualifier. These teams from mid-major…
March 10, 2010, 07:45
Why is it whenever I hear the phrase “soft deadline” I think of “psyche” or “made-ya-look?” I guess I should be grateful. I have been writing…
March 8, 2010, 07:49
Years ago, maybe in the 90’s, one of our spring teams was on the verge of qualifying for the championship. They just needed to win one more game on the road.…
March 3, 2010, 13:59
I saw something on the NACDA Daily Review under Financial Operations. “Seton Hall's Department of Athletics Restructures Sports Programs” describes the…
February 8, 2010, 09:12
What is a dotted line? It is that broken stripe in an organizational chart which implies association rather than direct reporting. It is one of the least…
January 26, 2010, 08:48
How to Create a Culture of Fiscal Integrity – Part II: Defining rules and getting administrative support: “No More Mister Nice Girl” Last time we…
January 2, 2010, 10:41
I’ve been looking forward to 2010 for a while. Not because 2009 wasn’t good, because, in fact, it was great. I’ve been looking forward to it because I…
November 30, 2009, 08:24
Those of us who have been in the business a long time know of the probable crisis in college athletics. In my opinion, this is Higher Ed's mortgage bubble.…
November 23, 2009, 08:47
As business managers we can easily fall into a victim mentality. “The coaches can ignore my requests or requirements and have no scar on their evaluation.”…
November 11, 2009, 08:02
I love the environment of college athletics. It’s a three ring circus and spinning plate arena all at the same time.
November 9, 2009, 08:03
Blogging will be yet another tool I can use to communicate with my friends in the Athletic world. I will tag each blog at least once. Some may have more…
June 22, 2010, 15:20
Last night: the power of vendors. It’s good to get to know the vendors. This way you don’t have to order a sandwich and eat in your room in front of…
June 21, 2010, 20:47
Last night: the dinner cruise was beautiful but got a little rocky when Colleen Garrity, Business Manager at Purdue University drove the boat into the rocky…
April 12, 2010, 07:56
When you are a one man band (one woman band in my case!) you do everything in the business office. For about 17 of my 20 years I worked entirely alone. As…
March 29, 2010, 14:26
Got your attention, didn’t I? I think I may be a party of one regarding this but I want to put this out there. I am genuinely curious about what you…
March 25, 2010, 10:12
I have done a whole lot of things in my day and am buoyed by the thought that I am really just beginning!
March 14, 2010, 14:01
Many teams play in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships only because their athletic conference has an automatic qualifier. These teams from mid-major…
March 3, 2010, 13:59
I saw something on the NACDA Daily Review under Financial Operations. “Seton Hall's Department of Athletics Restructures Sports Programs” describes the…
February 12, 2010, 08:33
I love hearing from someone who moved south from a northern climate. Oh gosh, I just love it here…but I sure do miss the change of seasons! So you miss…
January 2, 2010, 10:41
I’ve been looking forward to 2010 for a while. Not because 2009 wasn’t good, because, in fact, it was great. I’ve been looking forward to it because I…
November 30, 2009, 08:24
Those of us who have been in the business a long time know of the probable crisis in college athletics. In my opinion, this is Higher Ed's mortgage bubble.…
November 23, 2009, 08:47
As business managers we can easily fall into a victim mentality. “The coaches can ignore my requests or requirements and have no scar on their evaluation.”…
November 11, 2009, 08:02
I love the environment of college athletics. It’s a three ring circus and spinning plate arena all at the same time.
August 9, 2010, 08:50
When is an audit not an audit? When it’s Agreed-Upon Procedures! Friday concluded the active period of the audit of agreed-upon procedures. The nice…
June 2, 2010, 11:32
It’s June 2nd and I have until Friday, June 4th to complete my journal entries and accounts payable for the year. I am sitting in my sister’s home, two…
May 3, 2010, 06:36
I went to bed at 12:30am last night and got up at 5:15am. I got almost five hours of sleep (not bad for this time of year). The month of May should be so…
April 29, 2010, 08:15
I got an e-mail the other day from a woman I had never met regarding her mother. I connected with this woman 12-15 years ago (I honestly cannot remember)…
April 8, 2010, 08:05
It’s nearly hockey playoffs and I’ve got hockey jargon on my mind. Go Sabres! I don’t know if I should get two minutes for too many e-mails in my…
March 10, 2010, 07:45
Why is it whenever I hear the phrase “soft deadline” I think of “psyche” or “made-ya-look?” I guess I should be grateful. I have been writing…
March 8, 2010, 07:49
Years ago, maybe in the 90’s, one of our spring teams was on the verge of qualifying for the championship. They just needed to win one more game on the road.…
February 12, 2010, 08:33
I love hearing from someone who moved south from a northern climate. Oh gosh, I just love it here…but I sure do miss the change of seasons! So you miss…
January 26, 2010, 08:48
How to Create a Culture of Fiscal Integrity – Part II: Defining rules and getting administrative support: “No More Mister Nice Girl” Last time we…
January 2, 2010, 10:41
I’ve been looking forward to 2010 for a while. Not because 2009 wasn’t good, because, in fact, it was great. I’ve been looking forward to it because I…
November 17, 2009, 08:33
My status on Facebook (personal) and Twitter (follow me at JudeCaserta) is “it’s those things we least want to do we should do first.” Boy do I sound…
April 14, 2010, 07:44
Here is most of a letter I recently sent to a man who asked my advice on making the move from his position as an Athletic Director at a private high school to…
October 28, 2010, 08:02
I think about 14 NCAA schools athletic programs had excess of revenues over expenditures last year. In the world of profit accounting, their athletic…
August 9, 2010, 08:50
When is an audit not an audit? When it’s Agreed-Upon Procedures! Friday concluded the active period of the audit of agreed-upon procedures. The nice…
July 26, 2010, 07:24
This year my NCAA audit of agreed-upon procedures begins Tuesday, August 3, 2010. During this preparation, I also gather information for the Equity in…
June 30, 2010, 08:05
I am sure EVERY athletic administrator deals with this question each time they tell someone what they do for a living: Wow! Cool! You work at a…
June 24, 2010, 08:05
It’s hard for me to believe that I am already home and CABMA is just a memory. I had a wonderful time seeing friends and meeting new ones. I have a…
June 22, 2010, 15:20
Last night: the power of vendors. It’s good to get to know the vendors. This way you don’t have to order a sandwich and eat in your room in front of…
May 20, 2010, 13:14
Our commissioner, Rich Ensor @MAACCommish Tweeted this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education http://shar.es/m4Rws titled “What Jim Delany thinks…
April 29, 2010, 08:15
I got an e-mail the other day from a woman I had never met regarding her mother. I connected with this woman 12-15 years ago (I honestly cannot remember)…
October 28, 2010, 08:02
I think about 14 NCAA schools athletic programs had excess of revenues over expenditures last year. In the world of profit accounting, their athletic…
August 9, 2010, 08:50
When is an audit not an audit? When it’s Agreed-Upon Procedures! Friday concluded the active period of the audit of agreed-upon procedures. The nice…
July 26, 2010, 07:24
This year my NCAA audit of agreed-upon procedures begins Tuesday, August 3, 2010. During this preparation, I also gather information for the Equity in…
June 24, 2010, 08:05
It’s hard for me to believe that I am already home and CABMA is just a memory. I had a wonderful time seeing friends and meeting new ones. I have a…
June 22, 2010, 15:20
Last night: the power of vendors. It’s good to get to know the vendors. This way you don’t have to order a sandwich and eat in your room in front of…
May 20, 2010, 13:14
Our commissioner, Rich Ensor @MAACCommish Tweeted this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education http://shar.es/m4Rws titled “What Jim Delany thinks…
April 27, 2010, 08:53
Originally every five years and now every ten each NCAA school must complete a self-study of their athletic department followed by an on-site visit from peer…
March 4, 2011, 06:24
I’m not sure where the age line is except to say I am well over the line where cash means something to me. I’m not just saying that money means something…
October 28, 2010, 08:02
I think about 14 NCAA schools athletic programs had excess of revenues over expenditures last year. In the world of profit accounting, their athletic…
August 20, 2010, 08:44
Well, I guess I shouldn’t be sitting here writing, when there is so much to do at work…but I am because I promised myself I would post twice a week. My…
August 9, 2010, 08:50
When is an audit not an audit? When it’s Agreed-Upon Procedures! Friday concluded the active period of the audit of agreed-upon procedures. The nice…
July 26, 2010, 07:24
This year my NCAA audit of agreed-upon procedures begins Tuesday, August 3, 2010. During this preparation, I also gather information for the Equity in…
June 30, 2010, 08:05
I am sure EVERY athletic administrator deals with this question each time they tell someone what they do for a living: Wow! Cool! You work at a…
June 24, 2010, 08:05
It’s hard for me to believe that I am already home and CABMA is just a memory. I had a wonderful time seeing friends and meeting new ones. I have a…
June 22, 2010, 15:20
Last night: the power of vendors. It’s good to get to know the vendors. This way you don’t have to order a sandwich and eat in your room in front of…
June 21, 2010, 20:47
Last night: the dinner cruise was beautiful but got a little rocky when Colleen Garrity, Business Manager at Purdue University drove the boat into the rocky…
June 20, 2010, 19:36
Internet connection: This is kind of frustrating…sort of feels like the old saying “let no good deed go unpunished!” I am having a hard time getting…
June 20, 2010, 15:30
Sunday morning: My day began with a 5:50am text from my son which included a picture of him and his Dad getting ready to tee off in the Father’s Day Scramble…
May 27, 2010, 18:10
Don’t get me wrong…I love money…when it’s mine. But, when it is laying on my desk in piles and envelopes it is just dirty paper and a huge…
May 6, 2010, 07:22
The most challenging balance in fund accounting (use it or lose it) is spending down your budget without going into deficit. It is particularly challenging…
May 3, 2010, 06:36
I went to bed at 12:30am last night and got up at 5:15am. I got almost five hours of sleep (not bad for this time of year). The month of May should be so…
April 29, 2010, 08:15
I got an e-mail the other day from a woman I had never met regarding her mother. I connected with this woman 12-15 years ago (I honestly cannot remember)…
April 13, 2010, 08:16
This is a quick primer of what makes up a sport budget. On the college level budgets are a combination of three main areas: Scholarships, salaries and…
April 12, 2010, 07:56
When you are a one man band (one woman band in my case!) you do everything in the business office. For about 17 of my 20 years I worked entirely alone. As…
April 8, 2010, 08:05
It’s nearly hockey playoffs and I’ve got hockey jargon on my mind. Go Sabres! I don’t know if I should get two minutes for too many e-mails in my…
March 26, 2010, 16:04
Ok, so it’s the first actual real time I spoke at a conference. I’ve lead round tables before but being responsible for an actual session was a first for…
March 15, 2010, 08:30
The players are still pumped, the students are doing what students do (what goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas) and the boosters are liquored up (away from the…
March 14, 2010, 14:01
Many teams play in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships only because their athletic conference has an automatic qualifier. These teams from mid-major…
March 8, 2010, 07:49
Years ago, maybe in the 90’s, one of our spring teams was on the verge of qualifying for the championship. They just needed to win one more game on the road.…
March 1, 2010, 07:39
Do you plan for success? Most people would say yes…it is the answer most expected. Who wants to say no, I just let the chips fall as they may? Bracket…
February 25, 2010, 08:18
Everyone has been through it and it is aggravating, complicated and potentially expensive. A weather event occurs and it throws your family vacation plans…
February 12, 2010, 08:33
I love hearing from someone who moved south from a northern climate. Oh gosh, I just love it here…but I sure do miss the change of seasons! So you miss…
February 8, 2010, 09:12
What is a dotted line? It is that broken stripe in an organizational chart which implies association rather than direct reporting. It is one of the least…
January 26, 2010, 08:48
How to Create a Culture of Fiscal Integrity – Part II: Defining rules and getting administrative support: “No More Mister Nice Girl” Last time we…
October 28, 2010, 08:02
I think about 14 NCAA schools athletic programs had excess of revenues over expenditures last year. In the world of profit accounting, their athletic…
August 20, 2010, 08:44
Well, I guess I shouldn’t be sitting here writing, when there is so much to do at work…but I am because I promised myself I would post twice a week. My…
June 22, 2010, 15:20
Last night: the power of vendors. It’s good to get to know the vendors. This way you don’t have to order a sandwich and eat in your room in front of…
March 15, 2010, 08:30
The players are still pumped, the students are doing what students do (what goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas) and the boosters are liquored up (away from the…
March 14, 2010, 14:01
Many teams play in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships only because their athletic conference has an automatic qualifier. These teams from mid-major…
March 8, 2010, 07:49
Years ago, maybe in the 90’s, one of our spring teams was on the verge of qualifying for the championship. They just needed to win one more game on the road.…
March 1, 2010, 07:39
Do you plan for success? Most people would say yes…it is the answer most expected. Who wants to say no, I just let the chips fall as they may? Bracket…
February 25, 2010, 08:18
Everyone has been through it and it is aggravating, complicated and potentially expensive. A weather event occurs and it throws your family vacation plans…
February 12, 2010, 08:33
I love hearing from someone who moved south from a northern climate. Oh gosh, I just love it here…but I sure do miss the change of seasons! So you miss…
October 28, 2010, 08:02
I think about 14 NCAA schools athletic programs had excess of revenues over expenditures last year. In the world of profit accounting, their athletic…
August 20, 2010, 08:44
Well, I guess I shouldn’t be sitting here writing, when there is so much to do at work…but I am because I promised myself I would post twice a week. My…
May 6, 2010, 07:22
The most challenging balance in fund accounting (use it or lose it) is spending down your budget without going into deficit. It is particularly challenging…
April 29, 2010, 08:15
I got an e-mail the other day from a woman I had never met regarding her mother. I connected with this woman 12-15 years ago (I honestly cannot remember)…
June 30, 2010, 08:05
I am sure EVERY athletic administrator deals with this question each time they tell someone what they do for a living: Wow! Cool! You work at a…
June 30, 2010, 08:05
I am sure EVERY athletic administrator deals with this question each time they tell someone what they do for a living: Wow! Cool! You work at a…
April 12, 2010, 07:56
When you are a one man band (one woman band in my case!) you do everything in the business office. For about 17 of my 20 years I worked entirely alone. As…
March 4, 2011, 06:24
I’m not sure where the age line is except to say I am well over the line where cash means something to me. I’m not just saying that money means something…
June 30, 2010, 08:05
I am sure EVERY athletic administrator deals with this question each time they tell someone what they do for a living: Wow! Cool! You work at a…
June 21, 2010, 20:47
Last night: the dinner cruise was beautiful but got a little rocky when Colleen Garrity, Business Manager at Purdue University drove the boat into the rocky…
May 27, 2010, 18:10
Don’t get me wrong…I love money…when it’s mine. But, when it is laying on my desk in piles and envelopes it is just dirty paper and a huge…
October 28, 2010, 08:02
I think about 14 NCAA schools athletic programs had excess of revenues over expenditures last year. In the world of profit accounting, their athletic…
June 21, 2010, 20:47
Last night: the dinner cruise was beautiful but got a little rocky when Colleen Garrity, Business Manager at Purdue University drove the boat into the rocky…
June 20, 2010, 15:30
Sunday morning: My day began with a 5:50am text from my son which included a picture of him and his Dad getting ready to tee off in the Father’s Day Scramble…
November 17, 2010, 08:01
It’s true. We are THOSE parents and darn proud of it! I have always been fascinated by the parents of student athletes and now that I am one of them I…
October 21, 2010, 15:00
So here you are, on that coveted committee in your beloved institution of higher learning. Congratulations! Or is it a good thing? Maybe not so much! Y…
October 16, 2010, 10:15
From June 2008 until October 2008 there was a not so silent argument going on in our house. Our son decided to attend Fairfield University and “walk-on”…
September 15, 2010, 08:30
Being a college athlete is a big deal. There are only about 400,000 NCAA student athletes out of nearly 8,000,000 college students across the country. I…
August 20, 2010, 08:44
Well, I guess I shouldn’t be sitting here writing, when there is so much to do at work…but I am because I promised myself I would post twice a week. My…
July 29, 2010, 11:14
Anyone familiar with amateur golf knows about the Porter Cup. The rest of the world, not so much! Beginning yesterday and continuing until Saturday the…
July 27, 2010, 09:15
What do I know about riffs? Absolutely nothing, well almost nothing anyway! A few years ago, during a management staff meeting, our Director of Athletic…
July 26, 2010, 07:24
This year my NCAA audit of agreed-upon procedures begins Tuesday, August 3, 2010. During this preparation, I also gather information for the Equity in…
July 23, 2010, 19:14
Seriously, have you? My website has been down for several weeks and I have not posted a blog since July 5th. I had no idea how much I missed the entire…
June 28, 2010, 10:35
I was born in Niagara Falls, NY in the middle of the last century and grew up in a suburb directly to the north. The depressed rust belt city of today used…
June 11, 2010, 08:48
There are few trips I take each year (and my friends know how much I travel) that I look forward to more than my annual trek to the College Athletic Business…
June 9, 2010, 09:29
Have you heard these ones before? Intercollegiate athletics are not a part of the academic mission so why subsidize them with student fees? College…
June 7, 2010, 09:07
Makes sense, don’t you think? Believe it or not, your speaking is only the vehicle to your destination, making contacts. Here is how you should plan a…
May 20, 2010, 13:14
Our commissioner, Rich Ensor @MAACCommish Tweeted this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education http://shar.es/m4Rws titled “What Jim Delany thinks…
May 16, 2010, 19:31
Sometimes, particularly this time of year I wonder why the heck I keep this job. Seriously, it is very stressful this time of year particularly because we…
May 15, 2010, 11:44
One time when I was sitting in the holding area at Skydome (Now Rogers Centre) preparing to sing the National Anthems (US and Canadian) at a Toronto Blue Jays…
May 11, 2010, 07:33
I know this is very random but this is the kind of thing I think of when I am putting off thinking or doing something I should be doing. When you are at…
May 6, 2010, 07:22
The most challenging balance in fund accounting (use it or lose it) is spending down your budget without going into deficit. It is particularly challenging…
May 3, 2010, 06:36
I went to bed at 12:30am last night and got up at 5:15am. I got almost five hours of sleep (not bad for this time of year). The month of May should be so…
April 29, 2010, 08:15
I got an e-mail the other day from a woman I had never met regarding her mother. I connected with this woman 12-15 years ago (I honestly cannot remember)…
April 27, 2010, 08:53
Originally every five years and now every ten each NCAA school must complete a self-study of their athletic department followed by an on-site visit from peer…
April 20, 2010, 16:36
Hey parents of college bound seniors: have you had the kitchen table talk? You know the one where you spread out acceptances and financial offers all over…
April 17, 2010, 20:08
If you want the highlights, that’s what the sport reporters do. You won’t find any game notes here. These are a few of my musings from the Stanley Cup…
April 14, 2010, 07:44
Here is most of a letter I recently sent to a man who asked my advice on making the move from his position as an Athletic Director at a private high school to…
April 12, 2010, 07:56
When you are a one man band (one woman band in my case!) you do everything in the business office. For about 17 of my 20 years I worked entirely alone. As…
April 8, 2010, 08:05
It’s nearly hockey playoffs and I’ve got hockey jargon on my mind. Go Sabres! I don’t know if I should get two minutes for too many e-mails in my…
March 29, 2010, 14:26
Got your attention, didn’t I? I think I may be a party of one regarding this but I want to put this out there. I am genuinely curious about what you…
March 26, 2010, 16:04
Ok, so it’s the first actual real time I spoke at a conference. I’ve lead round tables before but being responsible for an actual session was a first for…
March 25, 2010, 10:12
I have done a whole lot of things in my day and am buoyed by the thought that I am really just beginning!
March 20, 2010, 13:25
Syracuse fans booing Vermont (I know they beat them in the tournament in, like, 12 B.C. but really?) was even sillier than the game beginning at 10:00pm.
March 18, 2010, 08:41
If you are a basketball fan and are lucky enough to have a ticket for the game, this weekend is what dreams are made of. If you are not near a site but are…
March 16, 2010, 14:56
Here is a short message to give you some inside information about obtaining single session NCAA Men’s Basketball tickets. Each team must purchase 300…
March 15, 2010, 08:30
The players are still pumped, the students are doing what students do (what goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas) and the boosters are liquored up (away from the…
March 14, 2010, 14:01
Many teams play in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships only because their athletic conference has an automatic qualifier. These teams from mid-major…
March 13, 2010, 09:45
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships will have been in Buffalo four times since 2000 including next week when Canisius College and Niagara University host…
March 8, 2010, 07:49
Years ago, maybe in the 90’s, one of our spring teams was on the verge of qualifying for the championship. They just needed to win one more game on the road.…
February 25, 2010, 08:18
Everyone has been through it and it is aggravating, complicated and potentially expensive. A weather event occurs and it throws your family vacation plans…
February 22, 2010, 20:45
Note: this post was "lost in space" and was written one week ago. I’ve had many titles in my life…many jobs that I’ve done and some I even let define…
February 22, 2010, 20:16
Yesterday while at a home Canisius College Men’s Basketball game I watched as the cheerleaders threw t-shirts into the crowd (most like girls – ok I’ve…
November 24, 2010, 08:02
While I know that today is the busiest travel day of the year and TSA rules are causing a political and practical stir, you cannot underestimate the power of…
November 17, 2010, 08:01
It’s true. We are THOSE parents and darn proud of it! I have always been fascinated by the parents of student athletes and now that I am one of them I…
October 16, 2010, 10:15
From June 2008 until October 2008 there was a not so silent argument going on in our house. Our son decided to attend Fairfield University and “walk-on”…
September 15, 2010, 08:30
Being a college athlete is a big deal. There are only about 400,000 NCAA student athletes out of nearly 8,000,000 college students across the country. I…
September 10, 2010, 10:11
In the beginning… There was a parent teaching a child. They learned to read. Later the teacher was called a coach. They studied.…
May 14, 2010, 07:49
I know this seems backwards and it’s true, it is. Act II was written and posted first http://athleticbudgetcoach.com/blog/?p=248 and there is a huge reason…
May 9, 2010, 22:23
If you are looking for some kind of budget coach babble or college athletics insight, today’s blog is not for you. Stop reading and please check back next…
April 20, 2010, 16:36
Hey parents of college bound seniors: have you had the kitchen table talk? You know the one where you spread out acceptances and financial offers all over…
February 22, 2010, 20:45
Note: this post was "lost in space" and was written one week ago. I’ve had many titles in my life…many jobs that I’ve done and some I even let define…
September 10, 2010, 10:11
In the beginning… There was a parent teaching a child. They learned to read. Later the teacher was called a coach. They studied.…
April 20, 2010, 16:36
Hey parents of college bound seniors: have you had the kitchen table talk? You know the one where you spread out acceptances and financial offers all over…
February 25, 2010, 08:18
Everyone has been through it and it is aggravating, complicated and potentially expensive. A weather event occurs and it throws your family vacation plans…
March 4, 2011, 06:24
I’m not sure where the age line is except to say I am well over the line where cash means something to me. I’m not just saying that money means something…
November 17, 2010, 08:01
It’s true. We are THOSE parents and darn proud of it! I have always been fascinated by the parents of student athletes and now that I am one of them I…
November 5, 2010, 08:10
I know of no one better to highlight the evolution of college athletics more than Dan Starr, PhD. Doc, as most of us called him, was sort of an accidental…
October 28, 2010, 08:02
I think about 14 NCAA schools athletic programs had excess of revenues over expenditures last year. In the world of profit accounting, their athletic…
October 21, 2010, 15:00
So here you are, on that coveted committee in your beloved institution of higher learning. Congratulations! Or is it a good thing? Maybe not so much! Y…
August 20, 2010, 08:44
Well, I guess I shouldn’t be sitting here writing, when there is so much to do at work…but I am because I promised myself I would post twice a week. My…
August 17, 2010, 07:43
Today’s post was inspired by my friend Amy who is what I call an “adult onset athlete” and whose journey I find inspiring. She talks about how jubilant…
August 9, 2010, 08:50
When is an audit not an audit? When it’s Agreed-Upon Procedures! Friday concluded the active period of the audit of agreed-upon procedures. The nice…
July 27, 2010, 09:15
What do I know about riffs? Absolutely nothing, well almost nothing anyway! A few years ago, during a management staff meeting, our Director of Athletic…
July 26, 2010, 07:24
This year my NCAA audit of agreed-upon procedures begins Tuesday, August 3, 2010. During this preparation, I also gather information for the Equity in…
June 30, 2010, 08:05
I am sure EVERY athletic administrator deals with this question each time they tell someone what they do for a living: Wow! Cool! You work at a…
June 28, 2010, 10:35
I was born in Niagara Falls, NY in the middle of the last century and grew up in a suburb directly to the north. The depressed rust belt city of today used…
June 25, 2010, 08:23
As you prepare your budget it seems logical…there are only so many resources to go around and when times are tight you have to cut something so cut profession…
June 24, 2010, 08:05
It’s hard for me to believe that I am already home and CABMA is just a memory. I had a wonderful time seeing friends and meeting new ones. I have a…
June 22, 2010, 15:20
Last night: the power of vendors. It’s good to get to know the vendors. This way you don’t have to order a sandwich and eat in your room in front of…
June 21, 2010, 20:47
Last night: the dinner cruise was beautiful but got a little rocky when Colleen Garrity, Business Manager at Purdue University drove the boat into the rocky…
June 20, 2010, 19:36
Internet connection: This is kind of frustrating…sort of feels like the old saying “let no good deed go unpunished!” I am having a hard time getting…
June 20, 2010, 15:30
Sunday morning: My day began with a 5:50am text from my son which included a picture of him and his Dad getting ready to tee off in the Father’s Day Scramble…
June 11, 2010, 08:48
There are few trips I take each year (and my friends know how much I travel) that I look forward to more than my annual trek to the College Athletic Business…
June 9, 2010, 09:29
Have you heard these ones before? Intercollegiate athletics are not a part of the academic mission so why subsidize them with student fees? College…
June 2, 2010, 11:32
It’s June 2nd and I have until Friday, June 4th to complete my journal entries and accounts payable for the year. I am sitting in my sister’s home, two…
May 27, 2010, 18:10
Don’t get me wrong…I love money…when it’s mine. But, when it is laying on my desk in piles and envelopes it is just dirty paper and a huge…
May 26, 2010, 08:10
I am here to say, I blinked last week. A lot. I blinked so much the window cleaner thought I was flirting. Really? I made a mistake on a spreadsheet…
May 20, 2010, 13:14
Our commissioner, Rich Ensor @MAACCommish Tweeted this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education http://shar.es/m4Rws titled “What Jim Delany thinks…
May 16, 2010, 19:31
Sometimes, particularly this time of year I wonder why the heck I keep this job. Seriously, it is very stressful this time of year particularly because we…
May 15, 2010, 11:44
One time when I was sitting in the holding area at Skydome (Now Rogers Centre) preparing to sing the National Anthems (US and Canadian) at a Toronto Blue Jays…
May 6, 2010, 07:22
The most challenging balance in fund accounting (use it or lose it) is spending down your budget without going into deficit. It is particularly challenging…
May 3, 2010, 06:36
I went to bed at 12:30am last night and got up at 5:15am. I got almost five hours of sleep (not bad for this time of year). The month of May should be so…
April 29, 2010, 08:15
I got an e-mail the other day from a woman I had never met regarding her mother. I connected with this woman 12-15 years ago (I honestly cannot remember)…
April 27, 2010, 08:53
Originally every five years and now every ten each NCAA school must complete a self-study of their athletic department followed by an on-site visit from peer…
April 14, 2010, 07:44
Here is most of a letter I recently sent to a man who asked my advice on making the move from his position as an Athletic Director at a private high school to…
April 13, 2010, 08:16
This is a quick primer of what makes up a sport budget. On the college level budgets are a combination of three main areas: Scholarships, salaries and…
April 12, 2010, 07:56
When you are a one man band (one woman band in my case!) you do everything in the business office. For about 17 of my 20 years I worked entirely alone. As…
April 8, 2010, 08:05
It’s nearly hockey playoffs and I’ve got hockey jargon on my mind. Go Sabres! I don’t know if I should get two minutes for too many e-mails in my…
March 26, 2010, 16:04
Ok, so it’s the first actual real time I spoke at a conference. I’ve lead round tables before but being responsible for an actual session was a first for…
March 25, 2010, 10:12
I have done a whole lot of things in my day and am buoyed by the thought that I am really just beginning!
March 15, 2010, 08:30
The players are still pumped, the students are doing what students do (what goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas) and the boosters are liquored up (away from the…
March 14, 2010, 14:01
Many teams play in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships only because their athletic conference has an automatic qualifier. These teams from mid-major…
March 13, 2010, 09:45
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships will have been in Buffalo four times since 2000 including next week when Canisius College and Niagara University host…
March 8, 2010, 07:49
Years ago, maybe in the 90’s, one of our spring teams was on the verge of qualifying for the championship. They just needed to win one more game on the road.…
March 3, 2010, 13:59
I saw something on the NACDA Daily Review under Financial Operations. “Seton Hall's Department of Athletics Restructures Sports Programs” describes the…
March 1, 2010, 07:39
Do you plan for success? Most people would say yes…it is the answer most expected. Who wants to say no, I just let the chips fall as they may? Bracket…
February 25, 2010, 08:18
Everyone has been through it and it is aggravating, complicated and potentially expensive. A weather event occurs and it throws your family vacation plans…
January 26, 2010, 08:48
How to Create a Culture of Fiscal Integrity – Part II: Defining rules and getting administrative support: “No More Mister Nice Girl” Last time we…
November 5, 2010, 08:10
I know of no one better to highlight the evolution of college athletics more than Dan Starr, PhD. Doc, as most of us called him, was sort of an accidental…
October 28, 2010, 08:02
I think about 14 NCAA schools athletic programs had excess of revenues over expenditures last year. In the world of profit accounting, their athletic…
October 21, 2010, 15:00
So here you are, on that coveted committee in your beloved institution of higher learning. Congratulations! Or is it a good thing? Maybe not so much! Y…
August 20, 2010, 08:44
Well, I guess I shouldn’t be sitting here writing, when there is so much to do at work…but I am because I promised myself I would post twice a week. My…
August 9, 2010, 08:50
When is an audit not an audit? When it’s Agreed-Upon Procedures! Friday concluded the active period of the audit of agreed-upon procedures. The nice…
July 26, 2010, 07:24
This year my NCAA audit of agreed-upon procedures begins Tuesday, August 3, 2010. During this preparation, I also gather information for the Equity in…
June 30, 2010, 08:05
I am sure EVERY athletic administrator deals with this question each time they tell someone what they do for a living: Wow! Cool! You work at a…
June 28, 2010, 10:35
I was born in Niagara Falls, NY in the middle of the last century and grew up in a suburb directly to the north. The depressed rust belt city of today used…
June 25, 2010, 08:23
As you prepare your budget it seems logical…there are only so many resources to go around and when times are tight you have to cut something so cut profession…
June 24, 2010, 08:05
It’s hard for me to believe that I am already home and CABMA is just a memory. I had a wonderful time seeing friends and meeting new ones. I have a…
June 22, 2010, 15:20
Last night: the power of vendors. It’s good to get to know the vendors. This way you don’t have to order a sandwich and eat in your room in front of…
June 21, 2010, 20:47
Last night: the dinner cruise was beautiful but got a little rocky when Colleen Garrity, Business Manager at Purdue University drove the boat into the rocky…
June 20, 2010, 19:36
Internet connection: This is kind of frustrating…sort of feels like the old saying “let no good deed go unpunished!” I am having a hard time getting…
June 11, 2010, 08:48
There are few trips I take each year (and my friends know how much I travel) that I look forward to more than my annual trek to the College Athletic Business…
June 9, 2010, 09:29
Have you heard these ones before? Intercollegiate athletics are not a part of the academic mission so why subsidize them with student fees? College…
June 2, 2010, 11:32
It’s June 2nd and I have until Friday, June 4th to complete my journal entries and accounts payable for the year. I am sitting in my sister’s home, two…
May 27, 2010, 18:10
Don’t get me wrong…I love money…when it’s mine. But, when it is laying on my desk in piles and envelopes it is just dirty paper and a huge…
May 26, 2010, 08:10
I am here to say, I blinked last week. A lot. I blinked so much the window cleaner thought I was flirting. Really? I made a mistake on a spreadsheet…
May 20, 2010, 13:14
Our commissioner, Rich Ensor @MAACCommish Tweeted this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education http://shar.es/m4Rws titled “What Jim Delany thinks…
May 16, 2010, 19:31
Sometimes, particularly this time of year I wonder why the heck I keep this job. Seriously, it is very stressful this time of year particularly because we…
May 15, 2010, 11:44
One time when I was sitting in the holding area at Skydome (Now Rogers Centre) preparing to sing the National Anthems (US and Canadian) at a Toronto Blue Jays…
May 6, 2010, 07:22
The most challenging balance in fund accounting (use it or lose it) is spending down your budget without going into deficit. It is particularly challenging…
May 3, 2010, 06:36
I went to bed at 12:30am last night and got up at 5:15am. I got almost five hours of sleep (not bad for this time of year). The month of May should be so…
April 29, 2010, 08:15
I got an e-mail the other day from a woman I had never met regarding her mother. I connected with this woman 12-15 years ago (I honestly cannot remember)…
April 27, 2010, 08:53
Originally every five years and now every ten each NCAA school must complete a self-study of their athletic department followed by an on-site visit from peer…
April 13, 2010, 08:16
This is a quick primer of what makes up a sport budget. On the college level budgets are a combination of three main areas: Scholarships, salaries and…
April 12, 2010, 07:56
When you are a one man band (one woman band in my case!) you do everything in the business office. For about 17 of my 20 years I worked entirely alone. As…
April 8, 2010, 08:05
It’s nearly hockey playoffs and I’ve got hockey jargon on my mind. Go Sabres! I don’t know if I should get two minutes for too many e-mails in my…
March 29, 2010, 14:26
Got your attention, didn’t I? I think I may be a party of one regarding this but I want to put this out there. I am genuinely curious about what you…
March 25, 2010, 10:12
I have done a whole lot of things in my day and am buoyed by the thought that I am really just beginning!
March 15, 2010, 08:30
The players are still pumped, the students are doing what students do (what goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas) and the boosters are liquored up (away from the…
March 14, 2010, 14:01
Many teams play in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships only because their athletic conference has an automatic qualifier. These teams from mid-major…
March 13, 2010, 09:45
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships will have been in Buffalo four times since 2000 including next week when Canisius College and Niagara University host…
March 10, 2010, 07:45
Why is it whenever I hear the phrase “soft deadline” I think of “psyche” or “made-ya-look?” I guess I should be grateful. I have been writing…
March 8, 2010, 07:49
Years ago, maybe in the 90’s, one of our spring teams was on the verge of qualifying for the championship. They just needed to win one more game on the road.…
March 3, 2010, 13:59
I saw something on the NACDA Daily Review under Financial Operations. “Seton Hall's Department of Athletics Restructures Sports Programs” describes the…
March 1, 2010, 07:39
Do you plan for success? Most people would say yes…it is the answer most expected. Who wants to say no, I just let the chips fall as they may? Bracket…
February 25, 2010, 08:18
Everyone has been through it and it is aggravating, complicated and potentially expensive. A weather event occurs and it throws your family vacation plans…
November 5, 2010, 08:10
I know of no one better to highlight the evolution of college athletics more than Dan Starr, PhD. Doc, as most of us called him, was sort of an accidental…
October 28, 2010, 08:02
I think about 14 NCAA schools athletic programs had excess of revenues over expenditures last year. In the world of profit accounting, their athletic…
October 21, 2010, 15:00
So here you are, on that coveted committee in your beloved institution of higher learning. Congratulations! Or is it a good thing? Maybe not so much! Y…
September 10, 2010, 10:11
In the beginning… There was a parent teaching a child. They learned to read. Later the teacher was called a coach. They studied.…
August 20, 2010, 08:44
Well, I guess I shouldn’t be sitting here writing, when there is so much to do at work…but I am because I promised myself I would post twice a week. My…
July 27, 2010, 09:15
What do I know about riffs? Absolutely nothing, well almost nothing anyway! A few years ago, during a management staff meeting, our Director of Athletic…
June 30, 2010, 08:05
I am sure EVERY athletic administrator deals with this question each time they tell someone what they do for a living: Wow! Cool! You work at a…
June 28, 2010, 10:35
I was born in Niagara Falls, NY in the middle of the last century and grew up in a suburb directly to the north. The depressed rust belt city of today used…
June 24, 2010, 08:05
It’s hard for me to believe that I am already home and CABMA is just a memory. I had a wonderful time seeing friends and meeting new ones. I have a…
June 22, 2010, 15:20
Last night: the power of vendors. It’s good to get to know the vendors. This way you don’t have to order a sandwich and eat in your room in front of…
June 21, 2010, 20:47
Last night: the dinner cruise was beautiful but got a little rocky when Colleen Garrity, Business Manager at Purdue University drove the boat into the rocky…
June 20, 2010, 19:36
Internet connection: This is kind of frustrating…sort of feels like the old saying “let no good deed go unpunished!” I am having a hard time getting…
June 11, 2010, 08:48
There are few trips I take each year (and my friends know how much I travel) that I look forward to more than my annual trek to the College Athletic Business…
June 9, 2010, 09:29
Have you heard these ones before? Intercollegiate athletics are not a part of the academic mission so why subsidize them with student fees? College…
June 2, 2010, 11:32
It’s June 2nd and I have until Friday, June 4th to complete my journal entries and accounts payable for the year. I am sitting in my sister’s home, two…
May 26, 2010, 08:10
I am here to say, I blinked last week. A lot. I blinked so much the window cleaner thought I was flirting. Really? I made a mistake on a spreadsheet…
May 20, 2010, 13:14
Our commissioner, Rich Ensor @MAACCommish Tweeted this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education http://shar.es/m4Rws titled “What Jim Delany thinks…
May 16, 2010, 19:31
Sometimes, particularly this time of year I wonder why the heck I keep this job. Seriously, it is very stressful this time of year particularly because we…
May 15, 2010, 11:44
One time when I was sitting in the holding area at Skydome (Now Rogers Centre) preparing to sing the National Anthems (US and Canadian) at a Toronto Blue Jays…
May 6, 2010, 07:22
The most challenging balance in fund accounting (use it or lose it) is spending down your budget without going into deficit. It is particularly challenging…
May 3, 2010, 06:36
I went to bed at 12:30am last night and got up at 5:15am. I got almost five hours of sleep (not bad for this time of year). The month of May should be so…
April 29, 2010, 08:15
I got an e-mail the other day from a woman I had never met regarding her mother. I connected with this woman 12-15 years ago (I honestly cannot remember)…
April 27, 2010, 08:53
Originally every five years and now every ten each NCAA school must complete a self-study of their athletic department followed by an on-site visit from peer…
April 14, 2010, 07:44
Here is most of a letter I recently sent to a man who asked my advice on making the move from his position as an Athletic Director at a private high school to…
April 13, 2010, 08:16
This is a quick primer of what makes up a sport budget. On the college level budgets are a combination of three main areas: Scholarships, salaries and…
April 12, 2010, 07:56
When you are a one man band (one woman band in my case!) you do everything in the business office. For about 17 of my 20 years I worked entirely alone. As…
April 8, 2010, 08:05
It’s nearly hockey playoffs and I’ve got hockey jargon on my mind. Go Sabres! I don’t know if I should get two minutes for too many e-mails in my…
March 29, 2010, 14:26
Got your attention, didn’t I? I think I may be a party of one regarding this but I want to put this out there. I am genuinely curious about what you…
March 25, 2010, 10:12
I have done a whole lot of things in my day and am buoyed by the thought that I am really just beginning!
March 20, 2010, 13:25
Syracuse fans booing Vermont (I know they beat them in the tournament in, like, 12 B.C. but really?) was even sillier than the game beginning at 10:00pm.
March 15, 2010, 08:30
The players are still pumped, the students are doing what students do (what goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas) and the boosters are liquored up (away from the…
March 14, 2010, 14:01
Many teams play in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships only because their athletic conference has an automatic qualifier. These teams from mid-major…
March 13, 2010, 09:45
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships will have been in Buffalo four times since 2000 including next week when Canisius College and Niagara University host…
March 8, 2010, 07:49
Years ago, maybe in the 90’s, one of our spring teams was on the verge of qualifying for the championship. They just needed to win one more game on the road.…
March 3, 2010, 13:59
I saw something on the NACDA Daily Review under Financial Operations. “Seton Hall's Department of Athletics Restructures Sports Programs” describes the…
March 1, 2010, 07:39
Do you plan for success? Most people would say yes…it is the answer most expected. Who wants to say no, I just let the chips fall as they may? Bracket…
February 25, 2010, 08:18
Everyone has been through it and it is aggravating, complicated and potentially expensive. A weather event occurs and it throws your family vacation plans…
June 7, 2010, 09:07
Makes sense, don’t you think? Believe it or not, your speaking is only the vehicle to your destination, making contacts. Here is how you should plan a…
March 26, 2010, 16:04
Ok, so it’s the first actual real time I spoke at a conference. I’ve lead round tables before but being responsible for an actual session was a first for…
March 25, 2010, 10:12
I have done a whole lot of things in my day and am buoyed by the thought that I am really just beginning!
March 10, 2010, 07:45
Why is it whenever I hear the phrase “soft deadline” I think of “psyche” or “made-ya-look?” I guess I should be grateful. I have been writing…
March 6, 2010, 10:48
Ever since I attended my first conference, long ago, I have always wanted to speak. Anyone who knows me knows I never shut up so the desire to speak will not…
November 17, 2010, 08:01
It’s true. We are THOSE parents and darn proud of it! I have always been fascinated by the parents of student athletes and now that I am one of them I…
November 5, 2010, 08:10
I know of no one better to highlight the evolution of college athletics more than Dan Starr, PhD. Doc, as most of us called him, was sort of an accidental…
October 21, 2010, 15:00
So here you are, on that coveted committee in your beloved institution of higher learning. Congratulations! Or is it a good thing? Maybe not so much! Y…
October 16, 2010, 10:15
From June 2008 until October 2008 there was a not so silent argument going on in our house. Our son decided to attend Fairfield University and “walk-on”…
September 15, 2010, 08:30
Being a college athlete is a big deal. There are only about 400,000 NCAA student athletes out of nearly 8,000,000 college students across the country. I…
June 9, 2010, 09:29
Have you heard these ones before? Intercollegiate athletics are not a part of the academic mission so why subsidize them with student fees? College…
May 20, 2010, 13:14
Our commissioner, Rich Ensor @MAACCommish Tweeted this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education http://shar.es/m4Rws titled “What Jim Delany thinks…
May 16, 2010, 19:31
Sometimes, particularly this time of year I wonder why the heck I keep this job. Seriously, it is very stressful this time of year particularly because we…
May 15, 2010, 11:44
One time when I was sitting in the holding area at Skydome (Now Rogers Centre) preparing to sing the National Anthems (US and Canadian) at a Toronto Blue Jays…
May 3, 2010, 06:36
I went to bed at 12:30am last night and got up at 5:15am. I got almost five hours of sleep (not bad for this time of year). The month of May should be so…
April 20, 2010, 16:36
Hey parents of college bound seniors: have you had the kitchen table talk? You know the one where you spread out acceptances and financial offers all over…
April 14, 2010, 07:44
Here is most of a letter I recently sent to a man who asked my advice on making the move from his position as an Athletic Director at a private high school to…
April 13, 2010, 08:16
This is a quick primer of what makes up a sport budget. On the college level budgets are a combination of three main areas: Scholarships, salaries and…
March 29, 2010, 14:26
Got your attention, didn’t I? I think I may be a party of one regarding this but I want to put this out there. I am genuinely curious about what you…
March 15, 2010, 08:30
The players are still pumped, the students are doing what students do (what goes on in Vegas stays in Vegas) and the boosters are liquored up (away from the…
March 14, 2010, 14:01
Many teams play in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships only because their athletic conference has an automatic qualifier. These teams from mid-major…
March 13, 2010, 09:45
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships will have been in Buffalo four times since 2000 including next week when Canisius College and Niagara University host…
December 11, 2010, 09:30
It’s creepy to friend request someone a generation younger than you. I mean, really really creepy. Don’t do it. Then you are a creep. I learned…
November 24, 2010, 08:02
While I know that today is the busiest travel day of the year and TSA rules are causing a political and practical stir, you cannot underestimate the power of…
November 17, 2010, 08:01
It’s true. We are THOSE parents and darn proud of it! I have always been fascinated by the parents of student athletes and now that I am one of them I…
November 9, 2010, 15:55
Tang. I absolutely love Tang. Come on! The astronauts drank it so how bad could it be? Unless zero gravity did something to magically transform this…
October 25, 2010, 14:57
1 Some people like ketchup on eggs 2 If you imagine a golf hole the size of a…
October 24, 2010, 16:17
My baby is 20 years old today. We made it! The teen years are now in the rearview mirror…where did they go? It was just 2003 when he was in 8th grade…
October 16, 2010, 10:15
From June 2008 until October 2008 there was a not so silent argument going on in our house. Our son decided to attend Fairfield University and “walk-on”…
September 17, 2010, 08:16
I think of this every Friday when I copy my followers that week from my Excel spreadsheet to my word document, that I spend a lot of time trying to be…
September 15, 2010, 08:30
Being a college athlete is a big deal. There are only about 400,000 NCAA student athletes out of nearly 8,000,000 college students across the country. I…
September 10, 2010, 10:11
In the beginning… There was a parent teaching a child. They learned to read. Later the teacher was called a coach. They studied.…
August 17, 2010, 07:43
Today’s post was inspired by my friend Amy who is what I call an “adult onset athlete” and whose journey I find inspiring. She talks about how jubilant…
August 12, 2010, 08:58
Somehow, oh so subtly I stopped buying glue sticks in August. I no longer look for that brown paper bag Office Max used to supply with the Sunday newspaper. …
August 2, 2010, 08:51
100’s, 1,000’s or 1,000,000’s of studies have likely concentrated on the difference between planners and improvisers. While I am sure these are valid…
July 29, 2010, 11:14
Anyone familiar with amateur golf knows about the Porter Cup. The rest of the world, not so much! Beginning yesterday and continuing until Saturday the…
July 27, 2010, 09:15
What do I know about riffs? Absolutely nothing, well almost nothing anyway! A few years ago, during a management staff meeting, our Director of Athletic…
July 23, 2010, 19:14
Seriously, have you? My website has been down for several weeks and I have not posted a blog since July 5th. I had no idea how much I missed the entire…
July 23, 2010, 15:47
It seems I write a lot about loss…and I guess I do but our family has had our share of loss through the years. Doesn’t it seem that some people are…
July 2, 2010, 08:10
My eldest would be 26 years old today! Imagine, I am the mother of a 26 year old – not actually, but I could be. He was born on a Monday, after a pretty…
May 14, 2010, 07:49
I know this seems backwards and it’s true, it is. Act II was written and posted first http://athleticbudgetcoach.com/blog/?p=248 and there is a huge reason…
May 9, 2010, 22:23
If you are looking for some kind of budget coach babble or college athletics insight, today’s blog is not for you. Stop reading and please check back next…
March 4, 2011, 06:24
I’m not sure where the age line is except to say I am well over the line where cash means something to me. I’m not just saying that money means something…
November 9, 2010, 15:55
Tang. I absolutely love Tang. Come on! The astronauts drank it so how bad could it be? Unless zero gravity did something to magically transform this…
October 25, 2010, 14:57
1 Some people like ketchup on eggs 2 If you imagine a golf hole the size of a…
September 17, 2010, 08:16
I think of this every Friday when I copy my followers that week from my Excel spreadsheet to my word document, that I spend a lot of time trying to be…
August 2, 2010, 08:51
100’s, 1,000’s or 1,000,000’s of studies have likely concentrated on the difference between planners and improvisers. While I am sure these are valid…
July 29, 2010, 11:14
Anyone familiar with amateur golf knows about the Porter Cup. The rest of the world, not so much! Beginning yesterday and continuing until Saturday the…
July 27, 2010, 09:15
What do I know about riffs? Absolutely nothing, well almost nothing anyway! A few years ago, during a management staff meeting, our Director of Athletic…
July 23, 2010, 19:14
Seriously, have you? My website has been down for several weeks and I have not posted a blog since July 5th. I had no idea how much I missed the entire…
July 23, 2010, 15:47
It seems I write a lot about loss…and I guess I do but our family has had our share of loss through the years. Doesn’t it seem that some people are…
July 2, 2010, 08:10
My eldest would be 26 years old today! Imagine, I am the mother of a 26 year old – not actually, but I could be. He was born on a Monday, after a pretty…
June 17, 2010, 09:15
I’ll admit it; I’m in a cranky mood right now. What’s with all of these famous people quotes? The more followers you have the more famous people…
June 13, 2010, 11:29
I am posting my Father’s Day tribute to my Dad one week early. I will be out of town next weekend and wanted to be sure I got this on paper (screen…
May 31, 2010, 10:21
Do I over think Twitter? Youbetcha! And, I have a reason. I was sick of not being able to enjoy my timeline. First off, I’m no Twitter guru – fewer…
May 30, 2010, 11:25
Please forgive my blog interuption for a message I posted on my Ride For Roswell home page. Once again this year I am riding 30 miles in and around Buffalo…
May 23, 2010, 18:19
I have sung the United States and Canadian national anthems in three states and two countries. If ever there was a cool hobby, this is it. Here are a few…
May 21, 2010, 18:14
As told in a post earlier in the week “How my Twitter Account Got the Social Media Equivalent of VD http://bit.ly/9agTW9” I blew up a Twitter account last…
May 18, 2010, 08:10
I used to be AthleticBudget (because AthleticBudgetCoach was too long) but blew up the account late last year. I was new to Twitter, but let’s face it;…
May 14, 2010, 07:49
I know this seems backwards and it’s true, it is. Act II was written and posted first http://athleticbudgetcoach.com/blog/?p=248 and there is a huge reason…
May 11, 2010, 07:33
I know this is very random but this is the kind of thing I think of when I am putting off thinking or doing something I should be doing. When you are at…
May 30, 2010, 11:25
Please forgive my blog interuption for a message I posted on my Ride For Roswell home page. Once again this year I am riding 30 miles in and around Buffalo…
June 25, 2010, 08:23
As you prepare your budget it seems logical…there are only so many resources to go around and when times are tight you have to cut something so cut profession…
June 24, 2010, 08:05
It’s hard for me to believe that I am already home and CABMA is just a memory. I had a wonderful time seeing friends and meeting new ones. I have a…
June 22, 2010, 15:20
Last night: the power of vendors. It’s good to get to know the vendors. This way you don’t have to order a sandwich and eat in your room in front of…
June 21, 2010, 20:47
Last night: the dinner cruise was beautiful but got a little rocky when Colleen Garrity, Business Manager at Purdue University drove the boat into the rocky…
June 20, 2010, 19:36
Internet connection: This is kind of frustrating…sort of feels like the old saying “let no good deed go unpunished!” I am having a hard time getting…
June 20, 2010, 15:30
Sunday morning: My day began with a 5:50am text from my son which included a picture of him and his Dad getting ready to tee off in the Father’s Day Scramble…
June 20, 2010, 15:15
Flew out on Friday, June 18th (my birthday) where I went backwards to NYC to then fly to Long Beach. In a rare occasion the flight was 30 minutes early. My…
December 11, 2010, 09:30
It’s creepy to friend request someone a generation younger than you. I mean, really really creepy. Don’t do it. Then you are a creep. I learned…
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