Ivy League Executive Director Robin Harris tells Bloomberg News that she would like multiyear national TV deals to broadcast the conference's football and basketball games -- plus, perhaps, lacrosse and soccer.

You may recall that the Ivy League had a deal with Versus for 2008, only to see the deal collapse for 2009 when sponsorship dollars dried up in this economic climate.

Harris would not tell Bloomberg which networks might be interested, or what type of revenues the league  might expect. (In the '08 deal with Versus, the league and the network did not exchange money; the Ivies just wanted the exposure). She also did not think a deal could be in place for the 2010 football season.

For his part, Athletic Director Steve Bilsky seemed lukewarm on the idea, referencing Penn's strong ties with Comcast. The University's deal with the regional sports network runs through 2010-11, with mutual options to renew thereafter.

“We have a good local TV package,” Bilsky told Bloomberg. “Selfishly, we wouldn’t give that up unless we felt there was a very legitimate alternative, not something we have for a year and it dissipates.

“The challenge is to come up with something that is sustainable enough and positive enough that we’d be willing to give away our good games."

So it seems as if Harris has a tough road ahead. Considering that the Ivy League couldn't get a football deal for '09 --and considering the dismal ratings that the football games on Versus received -- finding someone interested in soccer and lacrosse seems like a long shot, even bundled with the top two sports.  Then, she'll also have to convince the member institutions that its worth their while. And as we know, not all Ivy schools enter this discussion on the same footing.

1) The New York Times ran a profile of new Ivy League Executive Director Robin Harris. I'm sorry it's a little late, as I know a few readers have sent this in as a tip. Among some highlights: she talks about possibly redesigning ivyleaguesports.com (which definitely could use a change); she plans on going on a "listening tour" of every Ivy campus (similar to the Glen Miller town hall?); referring to extending the football schedule to include the NCAA postseason, she says "I want to be very clear that it’s not on the table ” (guess she didn't get my letter from a few weeks ago).

2) Remember Fire Glen Miller? Well after a three-month layoff, they've returned. Loyal Buzz readers already know everything the post mentions except for one item: Glen Miller was active on all 20 of the offiicial recruiting days during July. He was one of just 24 coaches in Division I to do so.

Got to start off the new month with a new "notes." Here we go:

1) Today marks the start of a new era in Ivy athletics, as Robin Harris officially takes over as Ivy League Executive Director. She'll replace Jeff Orleans, who had led the league for 25 years as the first official director in league history.

(As a heads up, expect a column about the challenges Harris will face in the next issue of the Summer Pennsylvanian, which comes out a week from tomorrow.)

2) Which would you rather do: play professional sports or go to Harvard? Well Louis Leblanc might get to do both. Despite being drafted in the first round of the NHL draft by his hometown Montreal Canadiens, he's decided to attend Harvard in the fall and play for the Crimson hockey team.

3) Here's a rundown of the Ivy League M. Hoops scene from Fox Sports' Jeff Goodman, although the Penn stuff  -- games at Duke, Penn State and Villanova and home games against Temple, St. Joe’s, La Salle and Drexel, as well as Harrison Gaines transferring to UC-Riverside --  is old news (HT CBB).