Another addition near FSU's 'College Town' on Gaines

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2017/04/01/publixs-greenwise-store-planned-near-fsu/99885800/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

GreenWise, created by Publix in 2003, is a line of USDA-certified organic products including food and cleaning items. The store, located at the southwest corner of Gaines Street and Railroad Avenue near Florida State University, will be the first redesigned GreenWise location. There are three other stand-alone GreenWise Markets in Florida — one in Boca Raton, Tampa and Palm Beach Gardens.

"We are committed to being the retailer of choice for consumers who are looking for specialty, natural and organic products," Kevin Murphy, Publix Senior Vice President of Retail Operations, said in a release. "Over the past several years, we have gained valuable insights from our existing GreenWise locations. By combining these learnings with customer feedback and market trends, we are better positioned to deliver on our vision of being the best at serving the evolving lifestyles of today's consumer."

Farmers & Merchants Bank plans to lend Publix $2.8 million for the project, according to official documents. It is slated to open in late 2018.

http://www.urbantallahassee.com/index.php/headlines/item/918-gaines-street-publix-marks-company-s-return-to-greenwise-brand

Today, Publix Super Markets, Inc. announced the company’s plan to reignite the GreenWise store concept. 

The first newly redesigned GreenWise will be located near Florida State University at the southwest corner of Gaines Street and Railroad Avenue in Tallahassee, Florida, and is expected to debut in late 2018.

“We are committed to being the retailer of choice for consumers who are looking for specialty, natural and organic products,” said Kevin Murphy, Publix Senior Vice President of Retail Operations. “Over the past several years, we have gained valuable insights from our existing GreenWise locations. By combining these learnings with customer feedback and market trends, we are better positioned to deliver on our vision of being the best at serving the evolving lifestyles of today’s consumer.”

Publix plans to share additional details related to the new GreenWise format closer to the store opening. The company continues to aggressively look for additional GreenWise locations throughout its operating areas.

 

Innovation Park update

Innovation Park‏ @Innovation_Park 24m24 minutes ago

It’s pretty amazing to see how our Park has changed since1986! #flashbackfridaypic.twitter.com/hJfXIap1kG

 

ACC Officiating and late hit thoughts from Jimbo Fisher

http://chopchat.com/2017/03/30/fsu-football-jimbo-fights-back-cheap-hits-deondre-francois/

FSU football saw a toughness from Deondre Francois over the course of the 2016 season – toughness Jimbo Fisher said was brought on by cheap and late hits.

Over the course of the 2016 season, the general consensus from both fans of FSU football and even opposition fan bases was that Deondre Francois was one tough kid. The redshirt freshman took plenty of hits during his first season as the starting quarterback, being sacked a total of 36 times over the course of the year and being knocked out of several games at various points.It’s some of those hits that has head coach Jimbo Fisher still upset exactly three months after the final game of the 2016 campaign. Following a recent practice, Fisher made it clear that he intends to present the ACC with evidence that Francois was hit multiple times – 32 to be exact – after the ball was clearly out of his quarterback’s hands (h/t ESPN.com):

“If we don’t emphasize the hitting on the quarterback, we’re nuts. I mean, I’ve got ‘em on film. After the second step was in the ground, he’s made contact on. It’s supposed to be an automatic penalty. It’s got to be an emphasis. They’re vulnerable.”

Fisher made comments during the season expressing the same thought, especially after watching Francois being thrown around like a rag doll against Miami and Clemson during a three game stretch in October. Only three times last season were opposing defenses called for roughing the passer penalties over the course of the entire season.

The coach made it clear that he doesn’t think teams were intentionally trying to hit Francois late or injury his signal caller – while also saying he understands officials have a hard job. His goal apparently is to bring more attention to the potential safety dangers in both the ACC and across college football:

“…Just like they erred on the side of protection with hits down the field, you’ve got to do the same thing with quarterbacks. That’s the only way you’re going to get people off of them, in my opinion.”

There is going to be a segment of the population that is going to be critical of Fisher, saying he’s making excuses for having a swiss cheese offensive line at points during the season that couldn’t keep Francois off the ground. While some  of that could be true, there is no question that Francois was getting hit long after the ball was out and he was no longer a part of the play.FSU football fans held their breath at several times last season (that Miami game, for example) when seeing D12 having trouble getting up after taking a beating that hasn’t been seen in a while. Even if Fisher’s actions can’t take away some of the bruises from last season, it can help keep some away from Francois for the rest of his Florida State career.

Leonard Hamilton 19th highest paid coach in 2017 NCAA tourney

Jim Weber‏ @JimMWeber 3h3 hours ago

 

USA Today's list of highest paid college basketball coaches. Really appreciate the research that goes into this. http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/mens-basketball/coach/ …pic.twitter.com/RUbEYvXrF1

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FSU Spring Game on ESPN

Great News.

Saturday, April, 8th Ole Miss 11:00 am SEC Network / Watch ESPN
Purdue 12:00 pm BTN / BTN Video
Auburn 1:00 pm SEC Network / Watch ESPN
Oklahoma 1:00 pm FSSW+ (DirecTV: 676-1) / $Video / ?FSGo Video?
Texas A&M 1:00 pm ESPNU / Watch ESPN
Clemson 1:30 pm ACC Extra Video
North Texas 1:30 pm CUSA Video
Florida State 2:00 pm ESPN / Watch ESPN
North Carolina 2:00 pm ACC Extra Video
Mississippi State 3:00 pm SEC Network / Watch ESPN

Top 25 CFB Facilities

http://247sports.com/Gallery/Photos-Ranking-the-Top-25-facilities-in-college-football-2015-42015109/GallerySli

1. Oregon
2. Texas A&M
3. Alabama
4. Tennessee
5. Notre Dame
6. Ohio State
7. LSU
8. USC
9. Georgia
10. Oklahoma
11. Texas
12. Michigan
13. Oklahoma State
14. Florida State
The Seminoles enjoyed one of the nicer updates in the ACC during the 2014 campaign with their modernized look that included a locker room revamp, the introduction of status of players whose jerseys are retired and the Bobby Bowden Wall. "We can't be complacent," coach Jimbo Fisher said. "We have to be ahead of everybody, let people follow us. ... We plan on being on top for a while."

15. Nebraska
16. Michigan State
17. Florida
18. Auburn
19. Virginia Tech
20. Ole Miss
21. Arkansas
22. TCU
23. Stanford
24. Baylor
25. Wisconsin

ACC dead last in revenue AGAIN

ACC's whole future seem to bank on a vague agreement with ESPN that MIGHT happen in 2019.

Cross your fingers.


https://floridastate.rivals.com/news/apples-to-apples-is-the-acc-losing-the-financial-battle-

Conference Distributions 2014-15 and 2015-16

Conference	2014-15 Distribution	2015-16 Distribution*	2016-17 projection*
SEC	$32.7 million	$40.4 million	$43 million
Big Ten	$32.4 million	$35 million	$45 million
Big 12	$23.3 million	$30.4 million	$33 million plus
Pac-12	$25.1 million	$27 million	$31 million
ACC	$26.2 million	$23.9 million	TBA

Currently, there are no solid projections for what the ACC will be able to distribute to its member schools for the 2016-17 cycle. However, there should be a bump of approximately $3 million per school based on the launch of ESPN’s digital conference network. Best-case scenario, assuming some normal growth from television and postseason revenue, the conference might be able to distribute around $30 million per school. That would still likely put the ACC in last place among the P5.


A $30 million distribution would be a substantial increase from 2015-16 but still well behind the SEC and Big Ten. Based on estimates for the fiscal year ending this summer, both the Big Ten and SEC will distribute well over $40 million to their member schools (see table). In fact, with the Big Ten closing in on a new television agreement, it’s estimated that the conference will distribute somewhere between $50 and $56 million per school starting in 2018. And starting this year, the Big 12 will begin playing a conference championship game, which is expected to generate an additional $27 to $28 million per season ($2.6 to $2.7 million more per school).

Even if the ACC’s new television network enables the conference to catch up with the Big 12’s general distribution numbers, schools will still fall well behind when it comes to total payouts when television rights are accounted for. That’s because Big 12 schools retain their third-tier television rights.

FSU receives record number of applications

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2017/03/28/florida-states-receives-more-than-42000-spring-fall-semesters/99711646/

More first-time students than ever are seeking admission to Florida State University. FSU received 42,325 applications for the summer and fall semesters.

Many of the applicants want to enter the university’s STEM-based major programs, FSU said Monday.

The top five majors selected by this year’s admitted freshman class are biological sciences, pre-health professions, business, engineering and psychology.

FSU projects 6,400 freshmen will actually enroll. The deadline to confirm they will attend is May 1.

The number of applications represents a 16 percent increase over the 36,429 applications received last year.



“The upward trend of applicants for admission to Florida State University reflects that more and more people in Florida, and across the country, know that FSU represents academic excellence,” President John Thrasher said in a statement. “We intend to stay on this path as we strive for higher national prominence. We are thrilled to welcome such a talented freshman class.”

The average GPA was 4.1 and an average ACT score of 29.

FSU Director of Admissions Hege Ferguson said the record number of applicants demonstrates the strength of Florida State’s reputation as a high-quality institution that prepares students for success.



“We are looking forward to welcoming the class of 2021 to the Florida State family,” Ferguson said in a release. “They are shaping up as an exceptional class — our brightest ever based on their academic profile.”

On Dec. 8, nearly 13,000 students learned their applications were accepted.

http://news.fsu.edu/news/university-news/2017/03/27/florida-state-receives-record-number-applications/

This year’s total application number of 42,325 announced on Thursday, March 16 — FSU’s second and final decision day — is a 16 percent jump over last year’s total of 36,429.

“The upward trend of applicants for admission to Florida State University reflects that more and more people in Florida, and across the country, know that FSU represents academic excellence,” said President John Thrasher. “We intend to stay on this path as we strive for higher national prominence. We are thrilled to welcome such a talented freshman class.”

Admission notices were released on December 8 and March 16. Together, the cohort admitted represents the academically strongest in university history and boasts an average GPA of 4.1 and an average ACT score of 29.

FSU Director of Admissions Hege Ferguson said the record number of applicants demonstrates the strength of Florida State’s reputation as a high-quality institution that prepares students for success.

“We are looking forward to welcoming the class of 2021 to the Florida State family,” Ferguson said. “They are shaping up as an exceptional class — our brightest ever based on their academic profile.”

FSU continues to attract more and more students into the STEM disciplines. The top five majors selected by this year’s admitted freshman class are: biological sciences, pre-health professions, business, engineering and psychology. The pre-health professions major was established last year by the College of Medicine in partnership with six other colleges for students who intend to apply to medical school, dental school, physician assistant programs and a number of other healthcare professions from hospital management to medical data analyst.

Students with admission notices have until May 1 to confirm whether they will enroll. FSU expects to enroll 6,400 freshmen in its 2021 class.

http://www.wctv.tv/content/news/FSU-receives-record-number-of-applications-school-says-417206413.html

Florida State University says a record number of applications have been received for the Summer and Fall 2017 semesters.

The 42,325 applications received by prospective students is a 16 percent jump over the 35,429 the school received last year according to school officials.

FSU President John Thrasher says the number reflects the school's reputation across the country.

“The upward trend of applicants for admission to Florida State University reflects that more and more people in Florida, and across the country, know that FSU represents academic excellence,” Thrasher said. “We intend to stay on this path as we strive for higher national prominence. We are thrilled to welcome such a talented freshman class.”

March 16 was the second and final release of admissions notices to prospective students. The first round was December 8 of last year.

FSU expects to enroll 6,400 freshman in the 2021 class.

New detail on FSU's football only facility

 Thinking the only location FSU can put it at given this criteria is the parking lot next to FSU's softball and baseball stadium.


http://www.espn.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/98949/jimbo-fisher-says-new-football-facility-in-the-works-for-florida-state

Coach Jimbo Fisher has worked tirelessly to get facility upgrades at Florida State during his time as head coach, from building an indoor facility to getting facelifts for the locker room and coaches offices to improving and expanding Doak Campbell Stadium.

Up next?

A standalone football facility.

Fisher said Friday that plans to build one are now in the works, and he hopes to have plans to show boosters when his spring speaking tour begins next month.

"We need room. We need meeting space, player development areas. You’ve got to have those areas and also to show off your history. That’s what Florida State is known for, being a great football program," Fisher said. "You can never stand still. If you’re not evolving and moving, people are going to bypass you. You’ve got to keep going. The great programs never settle. We’re always looking for that edge. It’s going to help recruiting. It’s going to help player development. We get a lot of guys that are three-and-out, so we’ve got to have space for them to get them developed as quickly as we can so we can get production out of them."

Fisher said an architect has already come by to start looking at drawing up plans. No set space has been set aside for building the facility. Fisher would prefer it to connect to the indoor facility, just steps away from the football stadium.
"People realize it’s not an arms race, it’s a competitive race," Fisher said. "It’s the cost of doing business if you want to be elite."

Clemson just recently opened a standalone facility to much fanfare, and other schools like Florida and Georgia have their own plans for the buildings. These are all schools Florida State must recruit against.

"I don’t care what they’ve got," Fisher said. "I’m worried about what we’ve got. If I don’t think it’s going to make a difference in our program for these kids to develop as people, students and players, I won’t ask. I didn’t grow up with a lot. I was taught if you need it, do what you’ve got to do to be successful but don't waste. I’m not going to do that. But there’s things you’ve got to have to be successful and that’s the next step, in my opinion."

Beyond that? Fisher wants to get an academic center for student-athletes built as well. But first, he wants the ball moving on the football facility.

Stat of the Day

via http://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/

http://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2017/03/links-news-and-rumors-32317.html#!/2017/03/links-news-and-rumors-32317.html

Only 2 ACC teams have won at least 10 games 10 times over the last 25 seasons:

Florida State has posted double-digit wins 16 times over the last quarter century, and Virginia Tech is not far behind with 14 seasons at or above 10 wins.

True, the Hokies have not won a national championship (yet), but they have breathed in some pretty rare air nonetheless in terms of sustained excellence. You have to win 10 games before you can win 'em all.

source: https://twitter.com/OX_VT/status/843900696491687940

FSU sees drop in revenue & NCAA cash payout (plus more FSU investment issues)

https://floridastate.rivals.com/news/as-expected-seminoles-see-dip-in-revenues-from-acc-ticket-sales

Due primarily to a decline in ticket sales and a smaller payout from the Atlantic Coast Conference -- neither of which was unexpected -- Florida State’s athletics department and Seminole Boosters Inc., saw their combined revenues drop nearly six percent for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2016.

According to FSU athletics department documents obtained by Warchant, the Seminoles generated just $20.96 million in ticket revenue for the 2015 season -- that was a drop of nearly $5.5 million from the 2014 campaign. And the ACC’s annual distribution dropped from nearly $26 million to $23.92 million.

That left the combined revenue of FSU’s athletics department and Seminole Boosters Inc., the department’s fundraising arm, at $114,754,314, compared to the year earlier total of $122,037,252.

https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/as-expected-fsu-sees-drop-in-revenue-due-mainly-to-ticket-sales-acc-payout.176625/#post-2881694





http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2017/03/24/ncaa-200-million-payout-bonus/99582450/

College athletics departments will receive amounts ranging from about $165,000 to more than $1.3 million from a one-time supplemental distribution of $200 million the NCAA is making to Division I schools in mid-April, according to a school-by-school distribution report compiled recently by the association.



Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildMan6 3m3 minutes ago 
          

According to @ByBerkowitz., the NCAA is making a $200 million donation to Division One schools. Here's how the ACC Payouts look.pic.twitter.com/Pq6V8sjDkb

Asher Wildman‏ @AsherWildMan6 3m3 minutes ago

Of the $200 million dollars being handed out by the NCAA, $12,722,624 is headed to the ACC. $770,172 is going to FSU (4th least) in ACC.



https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/as-expected-fsu-sees-drop-in-revenue-due-mainly-to-ticket-sales-acc-payout.176625/#post-2881694

Having said that, I'm sure the Boosters aren't thrilled about the investment losses. But I was told they occurred mostly in the final quarter of the fiscal year, so there wasn't much they could do about it. I was told they have since re-positioned some things to make sure that doesn't happen again.



Because the department prepared for those dips -- the ticket revenue was expected to be low because of a soft home schedule in '15, and the ACC payout was inflated the year before by Maryland’s one-time exit penalty -- FSU's athletics department still was able to generate a surplus of $1.846 million for the year. Once those numbers were combined with Seminole Boosters for purposes of NCAA reporting, however, the university actually showed a loss of $1.877 million.

University officials told Warchant that loss was “on paper only” and it represented items considered to be non-recurring in nature, including lower-than-expected return on some Seminole Boosters investments. They said those are not expected to reoccur during the coming fiscal year. It did not affect the Boosters’ ability to supplement the department’s budget -- they contributed nearly $27.75 million during that fiscal year -- nor did it affect the operation of the department.

Only once in the last 10 years (in 2008) has FSU's endowment out performed the average.

Some follow up details:

https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/fsu-endowment-growth-or-lack-thereof.137024/

http://allthingsfsu.blogspot.com/2016/08/fsu-endowment-horrible-performance.html

http://extracredit.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2009/02/05/fsu-endowment-drops-more-than-100-million/



It is odd that in the midst of FSU's soon to be billion dollar capital campaign it has LOST ground in endowment rankings.  

Berkadia Secures $31M for Tallahassee Student Housing

https://www.multihousingnews.com/post/berkadia-secures-31m-for-tallahassee-student-housing/

CollegeTown Phase III is a seven-story structure on a 1.8-acre lot contiguous to the Florida State University campus.

Tallahassee, Fla.—On behalf of borrower Seminole Boosters Inc., New York-based Berkadia has secured financed for Tallahassee, Fla., student housing project CollegeTown Phase III. Financing for the 308-bed development was arranged by Brad Williamson, senior director of Berkadia’s South Florida office in Miami.
CollegeTown Phase III is a seven-story structure on a 1.8-acre lot situated next to the Florida State University campus on the southeast corner of West Madison and Lorene Streets. The building also includes 3,550 square feet of retail space and a structured 423-space parking garage. Developed by Alan Hooper and Tim Petrillo of Urban Street Development, CollegeTown Phase III is slated to begin construction this year.
“In order to build this project, the sponsor Seminole Boosters—a 503c affiliated with Florida State University—needed to receive approval from the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees,” Williamson told MHN. “This was an extra layer to the approval process, which made it both difficult and lengthy to move forward with this project. There has also been a significant pullback in construction financing from banks throughout the country for both multifamily and student housing projects.
“Through our vast in-house market data and knowledge of the debt markets, we were able to help facilitate the approval process for Seminole Boosters and assist in the full approval of the project. Moreover, due to the inefficacies in the marketplace for construction finance, Berkadia ran a complete process canvasing all of the active lenders in order to optimize the best terms for the sponsorship.”
More than $200 million in area investments has poured into the CollegeTown district of Tallahassee, resulting in it witnessing greater student housing expansion than any other area of the city, according to a report in the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper.
“There has been a dynamic shift in student housing projects across the country,” Williamson said. “Students are looking for a live-work-play environment within walking distance to campus.
“With its excellent location next to campus, CollegeTown has captured all three aspects of the live-work-play environment, which has contributed to it its success. Boasting the highest rents in the submarket, CollegeTown has been completely stabilized since completion.”
After the long approval process, Williamson and colleagues feel they’ve finally arrived, they said, in “the end zone” in helping the Seminole boosters gain the most competitive construction loan terms in the marketplace for CollegeTown Phase III. “CollegeTown Phase I and II have been a huge success creating a vibrant mixed-use facility adjacent to Florida State University as well as creating the perfect game-day experience for students, parents, FSU alumni and the residents of Tallahassee,” he said.

ACC takes big financial hit from NCAA tourney

Luke DeCock‏Verified account @LukeDeCock 2m2 minutes ago

 

If Duke loses, ACC will make at best $14.4 million less than last season from the tournament -- and that's if UNC plays for the title.

FSU getting bigger at DT

Brendan Sonnone‏ @BSonnone 3m3 minutes ago

#FSU focused on getting bigger -- much bigger -- at defensive tackle: http://floridastate.247sports.com/Article/Florida-State-Seminoles-football-focused-on-bringing-in-bigger-d-51854192 …pic.twitter.com/OngxJG1ZK5

 

Ex-Florida State DB Myron Rolle to begin Harvard medical residency

Adam Schefter‏Verified account @AdamSchefter 13h13 hours ago

Ex-Florida State DB Myron Rolle to begin Harvard medical residency:

 

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/18938175/ex-florida-state-seminoles-star-myron-rolle-begin-residency-harvard-medical-school-massachusetts-general-hospital

 

 

 

Former Florida State football star Myron Rolle, who was a Rhodes Scholar and then enrolled in medical school, will begin a neurosurgery residency at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, he announced Friday.
Rolle, 30, played three seasons as a defensive back for the Seminoles, graduating early in 2008. He deferred an NFL career for a year to earn a master's degree in medical anthropology at Oxford.
He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in 2010 but never played a regular-season game in the NFL. In 2013, he returned to Tallahassee and entered FSU's medical school.

Myron Rolle starred at Florida State but never played in a regular-season NFL game. Next on his plate: a seven-year neurosurgery residency in Boston. AP Photo/Rob Carr

"Seven years of neurosurgery is a big deal, something I wanted for a long time, really excited about it. Today is just great, it's remarkable," Rolle told WCTV in Tallahassee on Friday. "... Saving lives and helping people live a better life, that's going to make life worth living."
Rolle had always spoke of his goal to become a doctor following his football career. He famously took a chartered flight in 2008 from Birmingham, Alabama, to College Park, Maryland, to participate in his Rhodes scholarship interview and then play in the Florida State-Maryland game.
Rolle's residency begins July 1.

State Study on Downtown buildings

Could have huge impact on FSU's campus.

http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2017/03/17/state-proposes-huge-reduction-downtown-office-space/99162014/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter



A report is calling for the state to sell off almost half of its buildings between the Capitol and Cascades Park – a move that would radically change downtown Tallahassee and create significant opportunities for private development.
Many of those are landmark buildings that date back to the Hoover and Eisenhower administrations and include the headquarters for the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Department of Corrections.
The recommendations are part of a 258-page report from Savills Studley Occupational Services, commissioned by the Department of Management Services, to address the state’s long-range office space needs in Leon County, where the largest concentration of state employees live and work. The Legislature approved funding for the $772,655 study.

Renovate and modernize more than 750,000 square feet of rentable space that houses more than 20 percent of the current workforce in Leon County.

Addressing Americans with Disabilities Act deficiencies and other shortcomings in buildings that have long-term strategic value.

Consolidate state buildings downtown into a more compact footprint.

Create a downtown corridor for private sector and higher education development by getting rid of inefficient but valuable properties currently occupied by state workers.

Cut privately leased space by 350,000 square feet to save $200 million in rent over the next 30 years.

Those strategies would open up sites for private sector development that could create jobs, infill urban blight and boost tax revenues, said Jay Revell, vice president of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce.

The state would continue to operate strategic assets in the downtown core but get rid of outlying buildings adjacent or close to Cascades park. One of those swaps would include trading the Coleman Building for land owned by the City of Tallahassee on Gaines Street between Duval Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

By the year 2047, the state's downtown core will be modernized and more compact, with a new wave of private development bordering Cascades Park. The state could then renovate the R.A. Gray Building and decide whether to unload the Burns building. It also could shift its focus to developing the Commonwealth area in northwest Tallahassee near I-10 and Capital Circle NW. where the copper-glass Douglas Building stands.

Renovate or wrecking ball?

Consultants have identified several state-owned buildings downtown that are near the end of their usefulness and marked as "disposition candidates." Here is a hit-list of facilities that state officials will weigh the cost of renovating with selling them off to private developers.

Mayo Building, 407 S. Calhoun Street

Buy PhotoThe Nathan Mayo building, marked for potential demolition as a “disposition candidate” under a state consultant’s plan to refigure the downtown footprint. (Photo: Joe Rondone/Democrat)

Current use: HQ, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Year built: 1937
Head count: 260
Issues: Reaching "functional obsolescence." HVAC issues.
Recommendation: Dispose of property or enter public-private partnership to renovate 

Bryant Building, 620 S. Meridian Street

Buy PhotoThe Bryant building, marked for potential demolition as a “disposition candidate” under a state consultant’s plan to refigure the downtown footprint. (Photo: Joe Rondone/Democrat)

Current use: HQ, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Year built: 1963 
Head count: 190
Issues: Structural deficiencies, unsuitable for long-term needs, inefficient use of space. Boiler replaced  
Recommendation: Dispose of property or explore public-private partnership to renovate

Elliot Building, 401 S. Monroe Street

Buy PhotoThe Elliot building, marked for potential demolition as a “disposition candidate” under a state consultant’s plan to refigure the downtown footprint. (Photo: Joe Rondone/Democrat)

Current use: Education
Year built: 1962 
Head count: 26
Issues: Lots of unused space 
Recommendation: Sell or renovate and hold as swing space for Capitol.

Carlton Building, 501 S. Calhoun Street

Buy PhotoThe Carlton building, marked for potential demolition as a “disposition candidate” under a state consultant’s plan to refigure the downtown footprint. (Photo: Joe Rondone/Democrat)

Current use: HQ, Florida Department of Corrections 
Year built: 1956
Head count: 648
Issues: Not renovated to accommodate DOC in 2011; low efficiency, won't last another 30 years
Recommendation: "Strong disposition candidate to offset costs of new downtown facility."

Coleman Building, 468 E. Gaines Street

Buy PhotoThe Coleman building, marked for potential demolition as a “disposition candidate” under a state consultant’s plan to refigure the downtown footprint. (Photo: Joe Rondone/Democrat)

Current use:  Management Services
Year built: 1963
Head count: 12 
Issues: Inefficient use of space
Recommendation: Swap with City of Tallahassee for two blocks north of Turlington Building.

Collins Building, 107 W. Gaines Street

Buy PhotoPeople leave the Collins Building the office of the attorney general and department of legal affairs on Friday afternoon. The downtown building is one of many that houses state employees who are under budget restrictions enacted by Gov. Scott that will prevent pay increases for another year. (Photo: Joe Rondone/Democrat)

Current use:  Education, Legal Affairs, Economic Opportunity
Year built: 1962
Head count: 500
Issues: lots of structural deficiencies, inefficient use of space
Recommendation: Explore disposition or modernization over the next 5-10 years.

Holland Building, 600 S. Calhoun Street

Buy PhotoThe Holland Building (Photo: Hali Tauxe/Democrat)

Current use: Guardian Ad Litem, Agriculture, Economic Opportunity
Year built: 1949
Head Count: 99
Issues: Least efficient use of space
Recommendation: Major renovation and modernization, or sell to private entity
TOP TAKEAWAYS
Recommendations from Savills Studley include:

• Renovate and modernize more than 750,000 square feet of rentable space that houses more than 20 percent of the current workforce in Leon County.
• Addressing Americans with Disabilities Act deficiencies and other shortcomings in buildings that have long-term strategic value.
• Consolidate state buildings downtown into a more compact footprint.
• Create a downtown corridor for private sector and higher education development by getting rid of inefficient but valuable properties currently occupied by state workers.
• Cut privately leased space by 350,000 square feet to save $200 million in rent over the next 30 years.

UGA endowment created for sports communications (SID)

 Wealthy programs not just endowing scholarships, but coaches and support staff.

http://onlineathens.com/local-news/sports/2017-03-17/uga-endowment-created-sports-communications

The University of Georgia’s Athletic Association is creating an endowment fund for its top sports communications job.

The athletic association has $246,458 set aside to support the position now held by Senior Associate Athletic Director for Sports Communications Claude Felton, according to UGA President Jere Morehead’s formal request for approval to the state Board of Regents.



The University of Georgia’s Athletic Association is creating an endowment fund for its top sports communications job.

The athletic association has $246,458 set aside to support the position now held by Senior Associate Athletic Director for Sports Communications Claude Felton, according to UGA President Jere Morehead’s formal request for approval to the state Board of Regents.

FSU Baseball & Softball ranked #1 at same time

FSU Seminoles‏Verified account @Seminoles 30m30 minutes ago

@FSUBaseball and @FSU_Softball are ranked No. 1 at the same time for the first time in FSU history! pic.twitter.com/nWqQLmsyZN

             

DevinFSU‏ @DevinFSU 24h24 hours ago

FSU Sports Rankings

Baseball #1

Softball #1

Beach VBall #2

W. Golf #2

Football #8

W. Basketball #10

W. Soccer #15

MBB #16

W. VBall #16

FSU & ACC March Madness Factoids

Corey Clark/TDO.com‏Verified account @Corey_Clark 17h17 hours ago

The No. 3 seed matches highest in program history (1992, 1993, 2012).

http://www.theterritory.org/phorum/read.php?5,547149
Percentage of conference members making the Dance.
Big East- 70%
ACC-- 60% (ACC record 9 teams)
B12-- 60%
B1G-- 58%
SEC-- 42%
P12-- 33%

 

Mike Ferguson‏Verified account @MikeWFerguson 11h11 hours ago

Mike Ferguson Retweeted Danny Aller

FSU actually had a better record against teams that made the tournament (13-4) than ones that didn't (12-4).

 

Nate Silver‏Verified account @NateSilver538 15h15 hours ago

Odds to win WEST region: Gonzaga 41%, Arizona 16%, West Virginia 15%, St. Mary's 12%, Florida St. 7%, Notre Dame 4%. http://53eig.ht/2lRxHYf pic.twitter.com/RtemxuPYtt

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David Teel‏Verified account @DavidTeelatDP 17h17 hours ago

#ACC is second conference to send at least nine teams to NCAA tournament. Big East 11 in 2011, nine in 2012.

ODDS

 https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2017-march-madness-predictions/

Total Revenue Rankings

http://csnbbs.com/thread-812057.html

http://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/#!/2017/03/total-revenues-2015-16.html


Total Revenues by Team (Top 70 shown here)

Rank	Name of University	Total Revenue
1	University of Texas	$182,104,126
2	Ohio State University	$169,904,847
3	University of Alabama	$164,005,589
4	University of Oklahoma	$150,371,578
5	University of Michigan	$146,219,589
6	Louisiana State University	$141,456,764
7	Auburn University	$140,070,592
8	University of Tennessee	$135,949,847
9	University of Notre Dame	$134,211,095
10	University of Florida	$134,033,664
11	Penn State University	$132,306,528
12	Texas A & M University	$131,045,968
13	University of Wisconsin	$130,045,544
14	University of Arkansas	$127,316,374
15	University of Kentucky	$124,006,908
16	University of Georgia	$123,841,268
17	Florida State University	$123,334,314
18	University of South Carolina	$122,331,092
19	University of Iowa	$117,002,340
20	University of Louisville	$112,146,501
21	Stanford University	$112,036,255
22	University of Nebraska	$109,967,175
23	University of Minnesota	$107,705,479
24	University of Washington	$107,154,560
25	University of Southern California	$106,195,078
26	Michigan State University	$100,914,623
27	University of Virginia	$100,632,835
28	University of California	$98,913,023
29	University of Mississippi	$98,377,760
30	Clemson University	$95,800,326
31	University of Kansas	$94,697,418
32	University of Maryland	$94,101,697
33	Indiana University	$93,938,599
34	Texas Christian University	$93,259,382
35	University of Oregon	$92,375,046
36	Arizona State University	$92,146,148
37	Duke University	$91,971,836
38	University of Missouri	$91,573,174
39	West Virginia University	$91,412,352
40	University of North Carolina	$90,969,518
41	Baylor University	$90,769,041
42	Oklahoma State University	$90,049,297
43	University of Miami	$85,615,972
44	Mississippi State University	$84,564,899
45	University of California	$84,200,594
46	Virginia Tech	$84,064,779
47	Syracuse University	$82,676,041
48	University of Arizona	$81,279,425
49	North Carolina State University	$80,225,029
50	University of Connecticut	$79,267,924
51	Rutgers University	$78,845,894
52	Vanderbilt University	$78,793,574
53	Purdue University	$78,517,673
54	University of Illinois	$78,395,389
55	Iowa State University	$78,355,500
56	Kansas State University	$77,936,660
57	Northwestern University	$77,906,464
58	Oregon State University	$77,667,685
59	University of Colorado	$77,276,890
60	University of Pittsburgh	$75,273,117
61	Texas Tech University	$72,750,020
62	Boston College	$71,314,082
63	Washington State University	$71,285,725
64	University of Utah	$70,346,405
65	Brigham Young University	$62,563,279
66	Georgia Institute of Technology	$62,360,693
67	Wake Forest University	$62,053,971
68	Southern Methodist University	$56,909,290
69	Tulane University of Louisiana	$53,141,211
70	University of Central Florida	$52,317,442

Notes:

• The only schools in the P5 under 70 million in revenue are GT and Wake Forest and the only non P5 school over 70 million is UConn. 
• "The University of Connecticut spent $27.2 million last year subsidizing its sports teams and programs – the third highest in the nation among public schools with Division 1 sports teams. Only Rutgers University and James Madison University subsidized athletics more, a review released Monday by the Chronicle of Higher Education found.  USA Today routinely ranks UConn's subsidies among the highest in the nation." (UConn's subsidy equals almost 39% of its budget )
• Florida State University
  
  2003 - $36,009,213
  2004 - $39,004,452
  2005 - $40,851,031
  2006 - $42,165,416
  2007 - $45,414,953
  2008 - $74,417,324
  2009 - $75,209,179
  2010 - $86,946,503
  2011 - $81,444,039
  2012 - $89,145,159
  2013 - $104,420,339
  2014 - $121,319,469
  2015 - $123,334,314
• 2003
  
  01.) # University of Miami - $47,470,707
  02.) @ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - $43,885,075
  03.) @ University of Virginia - $42,465,400
  04.) @ Clemson University - $40,835,150
  05.) # Syracuse University - $40,639,624
  06.) @ Georgia Institute of Technology - $39,674,362
  07.) @ Duke University - $38,988,933
  08.) # Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - $38,900,607
  09.) @ Florida State University - $36,009,213
  10.) # Boston College - $35,663,942
  11.) * University of Louisville - $35,084,742
  12.) @ North Carolina State University at Raleigh - $32,382,028
  13.) # University of Pittsburgh - $31,769,592
  14.) @ Wake Forest University - $29,560,866

FSU Biology breaking new ground

Goldsby's Lab‏ @Goldsby 15m15 minutes ago

Very proud to be doing science at @floridastate, where the social ramifications of our work are always considered.pic.twitter.com/AttRUorZSA

 

FSU College of Law Moot Court Team wins National Competition

Florida State Univ.‏Verified account @floridastate 4m4 minutes ago

 

Congratulations! @FSUCollegeofLaw Moot Court Team wins national competition! #GoNoles #FSULaw https://goo.gl/SJpztj pic.twitter.com/5058h5CfW3

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Jimbo Fisher is averaging 11.14 wins per season since he took over in 2010

Noles247.com‏ @Noles247 3m3 minutes ago

Noles247.com Retweeted Brendan Sonnone

Most wins per season of any active coach in the country (min. 5 years experience)https://twitter.com/BSonnone/status/839219981426524160 …

Noles247.com added,

Brendan Sonnone @BSonnone

#FSU's Jimbo Fisher is averaging 11.14 wins per season since he took over in 2010. http://floridastate.247sports.com/Bolt/No-coach-wins-more-consistently-than-Fisher-51652922 … pic.twitter.com/8MZAwjdV2N