Football rules changes
The NCAA has instituted rules that will both shorten and lengthen college football games this year. The clock will start on changes of possession on …
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Shutdown point
It’s apparently been reached by the US Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, Minnesota, which has decided to move and not open this year. Findley …
A quick question
Would you be willing to run a business that lost $28 million a year in order to run a second business that “revenues top a …
Title IX Doesn’t Kill Lesser Sports. ADs Do.
USAToday’s Erik Brady (the article) and The Washington Post’s Alan Goldenbach (the article) report on protests aimed at Title IX as the cause of program …
Does Baseball’s Salary Arbitration Process Reduce Player Performance and Weaken Player-Club Relationships?
Guest Post by John Budd Previous research on Major League Baseball’s final-offer salary arbitration process has found that players who lost in arbitration have subsequent …
Technological Reluctance? Or Profit? Replay Review
When is an increased technological ability not a technological improvement? Apparently in sports. Case in point: the Eddings call in the Angels-White Sox game. A …
Is Kobe Like Mike?
Also posted at WagesofWins.com A few weeks ago the ever insightful Bill Simmons of ESPN.com announced his choice for NBA MVP. Simmons went through each …
College Coaches’ Salaries and Free(?) Markets
A common response from D-IA ADs about escalating coaches salaries is that they are simply “meeting the market.” John Genzale of the Sports Business Journal …
Hey, honey, I have options
While the Minnesota Legislature seemed willing to spend money like Michael Jordan, one thing it didn’t buy was the new plan for a Vikings stadium. …
Zimbalist talk at St. Cloud State
I liveblogged a talk by Andrew Zimbalist on the economics of sports stadiums here. It’s still in rough notes form, but I will add to …