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Jordan sa college press EXCHANOE Although he has made no final decision on whether to retire from basketball, Bulls superstar Michael Jordan has made a personal business decision?no additional endorsements. The world's most famous athlete, and certainly its most exposed, has put a hold on any new deals to hawk products and services. But his associates caution that Bulls fans shouldn't read too much into it. The move is a business decision unrelated to his deliberations over whether to return to the Bulls this year. Jordan, through Falk Associates Management Enterprises in Washington, also known as FAME, has put a hold on any new deals. "We're not actively pursuing" any new business, said Estee Portnoy, who works on Jordan's business pursuits at longtime agent David Falk's firm. Portnoy added, "We haven't done a deal since AMF." BCS official IRISH continuedfrom 3B Although Notre Dame's fabled footknll nnnrAV V?oo in vA/innf lmoiv uau puwci uao waucu 111 ictcut jcaio, its inclusion in the Big Ten would be likely to give the conference a stature beyond those of all others. It also would allow the conference to split into two six-team divisions and put on a lucrative championship game between division winners, just as the Southeastern Conference and the Big 12 do now. And it would increase Notre Dame's chances of becoming a major player in the new Bowl Championship Series. Besides, all of that, it would makes sense on an athletic level. Located in the Midwest, Notre Dame has had longstanding rivalries with three Big Ten members ? Michigan, Michigan State and Purdue ? and has also had scheduling arrangements with Penn State, Ohio State and Northwestern. Details would have to be worked out before Notre Dame joined the Big Ten. Notable among them would be television contracts. Notre Dame's current football deal with NBC extends through 2005, while the big Ten has a contract 8/19 ALBERT HILL 8/20 THE ROOT DO 8/21 SKWZBXX w/ 8/22 THE BLUE DO Thomas Coc Fall 199 Discover the world of informatii a tour this fall! One hour tours a tour of the building for the fii Electronic Resources Network foi up is necessary. Just show up, services are av? August 24th - S I Tol Mondays: Tuesdays: Wednesdays: and Thursdays: The tours will last approximately or will include many of the library depa Reference, Education, Government second part of the tour will focus or at the Thomas Cooper Library. The databases will be demonstrated s tys no to 11 That goes back to last October, when I AMF acquired the Michael Jordan Golf C Co. Jordan, as part of the package, agreed to a five-year personal services n agreement with AMF to serve as a s spokesman for the bowling firm. c If Jordan was available, it would take a minimum of $2 million a year j and at least a 10-year commitment to n sign him up, sources said. c There was a time early on when any ^ Jordan deal was $1 million plus for five ^ years. Jordan's first endorsement deal was with the Chevy dealers in 1984, his rookie year. Jordan's endorsements were esti- g mated to be worth $47 million in 1997. In addition, he pulled in $36 million in F his most recent one-year contract with the Bulls, putting that combined total a at $83 million. v Jordan has been all over the map F in pitching products. The list includes r Nike, Gatorade, WorldCom, Bijan Fra- p grances, Wilson Sporting Goods, Sara a s tries to sell, with ABC and ESPN that runs through w 2007. ii "I'm not going to get into contracts or whether they're excited about join- i( ing or anything like that," Delany said, h "At the present time, we're only ex- t] changing information with Notre Dame. \} That might be an understatement or it may be an overstatement, but that's ^ what we're doing." Ballot-box blues Officials who designed the Bowl ^ Championship Series (BCS) to appease ,j growing sentiment for a Division I-A football playoff system last week put n on an all-out blitz to sell the public on its merits. The inclusion of the Big Ten and s the Pacific Ten will ensure that the nation's two top-ranked teams meet in a s bowl game. This coming season, they'll a be paired in the Jan. 4 Fiesta Bowl. a But there are potential flaws in the b system that will be used to determine the two top teams. t For instance, under the formula, p voting by coaches and media members c S Sf ? I n: i Til l Til 11 J"o I I 3 CD 11 i n iii Pk cz 1 J I I 1 ^ I M. * I -< SBBBBHHllriWHHlHIHIH^IIlH > o o (MUGMTE) 1 ICTORS (CD RELEASE) | s HE GOODIES | GS w/SLOW MOSES IS ? j jJf/i'll i n ?NjSH ' riW ? >per Library 8 Tours an available in the library-take will be divided into two parts: rst half-hour, and a tour of the r the second half-hour. No signand learn what resources and ailable to you. . t^ltllll/v.1 fcivn irs 11am 11am 2pm 7pm 4pm ie hour. The first part of the tour rtments, such as Reference, Science Documents, and Circulation. The i the electronic resources available Internet, USCAN, and CD-ROM ft tew deal jee meats, Wheaties, Rayovac and the "hicagoland Chevrolet Dealers. Forbes magazine recently estinated that Jordan has pulled down alary and endorsement money exeeding $300 million this decade. Even though there is a freeze on ordan taking on new endorsements, a tew line of footwear and other merhandise under the Jordan brand from like should raise that figure substanially. As for Jordan and his agent putting i clamp on endorsements, one Chicap-based marketing observer explained, They obviously feel he's been overexiosed." Clients who sign up celebrities such is Jordan to promote their products always run the risk of overexposure. One lotential problem is that consumers nay only think of Jordan for certain iroducts he hawks, such as Gatorade ind Nike. new system rill count 25 percent, allowing for selflterest and regional bias. Grant Teaff, president of the Ameran Football Coaches Association, didn't elp matters when he said coaches made he vote a low priority, gathering with heir staffs, players, and, yes, families )ng into Saturday nights after games efore turning in their votes. Purdue coach Joe Tiller said last reek that he lets his son Michael, a col3ge student, vote in his name in the reseason poll. Last year, Penn State oach Joe Paterno admitted that Budd Tialman, State's associate AD for comlunications, did the voting for him. ind Paterno last week expressed conern that coaches might vote their own elf-interest. Computer rankings, strength of chedule, and won-lost records will lso carry weight in the BCS ranktigs under a system complicated enough o make fans' heads spin. It has yet to be determined when he first BCS standings will be made u..4 u u. ? 1 800 VW WWW. w/ if. Aug. 29 Louisiana Tech at Nebraska Could be one of the biggest upsets i football. Aug. 31 Florida State vs. Texas A&M KO Classic winner is national title o to be FSU. Sept. 3 (Thursday) Virginia at Auburn Cavs hope to use this the way Tigers < ing pad. Sept. 5 Michigan at Notre Dame Wolverines try to pick up where the] past behind them. Southern Miss at Penn State 1 win, but no pressure. Tennessee at Syracuse Lots of orange, with one leaving a Ohio State at West Virginia Possibly best game of early seasonf A luuiic, uut it w ill uc iiu suuiici uiaii tiic onclusion of the season's first month. a?% a yB ira?3,?a Sept 12 Arizona State at BYU Best in the Pac-10 visits onefb^th Syracuse at Michigan If either team gets to 2-0, say hello Texas at UCLA Longhorns look to avenge whoopi Sept 19 LSU at Auburn . Could decide SEC West champ. Texas A&M at Southern Mites An overlooked game with natilap Florida at Tennessee The Vols never beat UF with Man him? Sept 26 Michigan State at Michigan An early matchup of rivals in key Washington at Nebraska Huskies are last visiting team to w: Oct 3 Penn State at Ohio State OSU looks to keep national champi Oct 10 LSU at Florida Could be a preview of SEC champic Nebraska at Texas A&M Could be a preview of the Big 12 ch Florida State at Miami Battle for Sunshine State braggii Y lr NC HOVIA NCHOVIA.COM Oct. 17 .n the history of college Virginia at Georg Aaron Brooks and J known QBs. ontender, which figures Qct ^ North Carolina at This has become one Florida vs. Georgii did in 1997: as a launch- Jacksonville, F Gators still hungove Nov. 7 y left off. Irish try to put Virginia at Florid* , , , , T , . Bigchalice for Gavs eagles have fcalent to Big ^me in Big Ten s a solid Top 10 team. Syracuse at West 1 Could be for the Big f! 'jtm I i " m s Nov. 14 . Nebraska atJ^ansi e best in the WAC. # Possibly the game of to a realistic title shot. North Carolina at ng from last year. ; % jF / A Florida at Florida * USC at UCLA ^ Michigan at Ohio! Nov. 27 Arizona State at A Big Ten game. Duel in the Desert ci in in Lincoln (1991). Texas A&M at Tex Ricky Williams shoi record by now. onship dream alive. F Nov. 2? Miami at Syracuse This one could decid >nship game. , . Dec. 5 ampionship game. Showdown Saturc ig rights. SEC, Big 12, WAC c ; W*%i 1BH|U^ ymm KM*? Jf ]pt Lej w. ia Tech roe Hamilton are two of the best unFlorida State of toughest games of the year, a la.) r from last year's Cocktail Party loss. eatc^'Noles coining off tough game. il ' is State I the year. Virginia the ACC unless one knocks off FSU. State mine who'll be in the Fiesta Bowl. 3 4-0 vs. crosstown rival Trojans. State f OSU's championship run. rizona Duld have Rose Bowl on the line, as lid be close to catching Tony Dorsett's e the Big East champ, lay hampionships and Army-Navy. ^ ?1998 Wachovia Corporation :hovia V* rrot "I ;mrted.