2025 NFL Playoff Prep: Playing v. Resting
As the 2024 NFL Playoffs approach, teams are facing the age-old debate: should they rest their starters in the final weeks of the regular season …
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Southern Fried Football
In recent years, college football or otherwise known as Southern fried football, has experienced unprecedented dominance. The Southeastern Conference (SEC), long known for its passion …
David Stern Ups the Ante on NBA Owner Mark Cuban
The NBA playoffs have often been a battleground for high stakes and heightened emotions, and the 2006 postseason was no exception. During this season’s playoffs, …
Of Coaches and Kings – Connecting Sean Payton to Joe Paterno
The legacies of Joe Paterno and Sean Payton, though marked by very different trajectories, both underscore a powerful phenomenon in sports: the “coach as emperor” …
The University as Frankenstein Monster
In recent years, the role of universities has evolved dramatically, no longer confined to the traditional realms of academic instruction and research. In many ways, …
Beyond the French Quarter
When people think of New Orleans, the vibrant energy of the French Quarter often comes to mind. With its lively bars, jazz music, and colorful …
Draft Economics
Chad Finn ( Touching All the Bases blog via Boston Globe) encourages readers, Don’t Rush to Judge Patriots Draft “The generally negative reaction to Belichick’s …
NCAA Super Slam 2023
93 total points. No, it was not Bowling Green Junior High v. South Warren Middle School, a game from the 1930s, or Dean Smith using …
MLB Umps Not so Color Blind?
The racial bias analysis of strikes-balls decisions of MLB umps by UT-Austin professor Daniel Hamermesh and coauthors (Parsons, Sulaeman, Yates) has generated the expected buzz …
NCAA Options: More of the Same?
A friend and semi-retired finance colleague who read Bobby McCormick and Bob Tollison’s insightful post on Subversion of the Academy by the NCAA wondered where this …