Voluntarily Homeless: The Texas A&M Edition
Here’s a story about Ben Bitner, a football player for Texas A&M: After a dispute with a roommate over bills, Bitner, a nonscholarship junior defensive …
Phil Miller
It’s Good to be the Cupcake
(I just put an idea into a marketer’s mind somewhere but moving on …) To put Tuesday’s developments in perspective, the Pac-12 and SEC released …
Anthony Rizzo’s Call Up: Was the Timing a Good Signal for Cubs Fans?
The man that many consider the Cubs top prospect, slugging first baseman Anthony Rizzo, made his Cubs debut Tuesday against the Mets. Prior to that, …
Tennessee Trouble
The fact that college athletics has a salary cap on players = $0 forces schools to use non-pecuniary means to attract the top recruits. According …
Competitive Juices or Home Field?
Bud Selig is busy patting himself on the back for Tuesday’s All-Star game ending (Sports Business Daily $$$. I tried to find the original article …
Gate Shares and Agency Problems
There was a recent exchange on a sports economics listserv on player share of gate revenues from the playoffs in baseball. As usual, the shares …
Headline: "Wilf Pushes Vikings Stadium — As Economic Stimulus"
The Vikings are in the playoffs and the economy is in a recession. It seems like a good time to ask again for public money …
Oklahoma City Voters Say OK!
From ESPN: Oklahoma City voters approved a sales tax extension Tuesday to fund $121.6 million in improvements to a downtown arena and build a practice …
What Explains the “Shocking” European Ryder Cup Win?
It seems that almost everything is shocking these days. Yahoo’s main page always seems to have a headline screaming about some actress’s shocking dress or …
Stadium Improvements in Women’s Athletic Programs
The AP is reporting that the University of Missouri is on its way to building a new softball stadium to house the university softball program. …