71.   By contrast, the athletic department is at the bottom of the hill, separated from the main campus by a railroad line.

72.   Campbell, who is a special assistant in the Texas athletic department, recently had Williams to his house in Austin for catfish.

73.   Catering to a generation of athletes and fans who missed out on manners, college athletic departments work hard at creating a hostile environment energized by a frenzied mob.

74.   Charley Pell and Norm Sloan were on the prowl in those days, simultaneously making gobs of money and trouble for the university athletic department.

75.   College coaches can do the dirty work while their athletic department eats the bill.

76.   Contributions may also be dropped off at the Daily News, at Kaiser Permanente Hospitals, the CSUN athletic department or at North Campus Stadium.

77.   Copeland said the school will honor those two seasons, even though the athletic department is strapped for cash.

78.   College athletic departments have undergone a similar transformation.

79.   CSUN can make money on the tournament through ticket sales, concession sales and corporate sponsors, but no one in the athletic department expects a profit.

80.   CSUN assistant athletic director Brian Swanson said a national search will take place, but one interested party is already in the athletic department.