NCAA Voting on Major Media Guide Change
College Sports Information Directors of America
In its meeting earlier this week, the NCAA Division I Management Council approved Proposal 2003-32, which has as part of the legislation a limit of 208 pages for printed media guides.
The council's proposal moves forward to the NCAA Board of Directors, which meets on April 28. It is expected that the Board of Directors will approve the proposal.
The initial proposal was for a 200-page limit on media guides and was amended to 208 pages by the A/E/C Cabinet and resent to the council, where it approved it this week.
An amendment for a 240-page limit on media guides failed.
The NCAA released a further application of the proposal that would allow institutions to produce an on-line supplement that could be printed in black and white and distributed to the media. Schools can also produce additional media publications for separate purposes such as spring football and bowl guides.
This proposal is effective for any brochure produced for any sport beginning during the 2005-06 season.