June 2010, NCAA-Conferences
Montana to Assess Its Position in College Athletics
With all the recent talk and moves in college athletics, the University of Montana has decided to use a consultant to help it assess its athletics program and create a guide for its future over the next 5 to 10 years according to Betsy Cohen of the Missoulian.
With funding from private donations, UM is hiring a consulting firm to asses the internal strengths and weaknesses of Grizzly athletics as compared with peer institutions. "Everything right now in the NCAA is so volatile, and we've been talking about doing something like this for over a year. We thought it was a good time to see how we stack up with peer institutions," said Jim O'Day, UM director of athletics. To read more, click here.



