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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

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Subversion of the Academy by the NCAA

Two great American institutions are about to crank up. First-year students and their older classmates will soon return to campus

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The Madness Grows

Selection Sunday has arrived. By nightfall, the field of 65 teams that will participate in the spectacle known as the

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NCAA coaches charged with fraud and corruption

Hmm, am I shocked? No, not really. However, I am a little shocked that it was the Feds that caught

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College Athletic Department Subsidies

ESPN has a new data tool that allows people to obtain detailed expense and revenue data for many major college

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The Death Throes of the Big XII?

In what has to be the most unsurprising development in college athletics, Texas A&M has officially sent notice to the

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Harsh Punishments, but No Death Penalty, for Penn State

The NCAA has hit Penn State with harsh penalties as punishment for the Jerry Sandusky case.  Penn State is put

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NCAA Conference Realignment Update

The other shoe has dropped.  Friday night, the ACC had 12 members; by Sunday morning it had 14, completing the

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Student Demand for College Sports

Funding has dried up for a lot of things in the Great Recession, including college sports programs. At Cal State

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Tax Deductible Two Part Tariff (at least the first part)

From the Chicago Tribune: What I don’t understand, however, is the law that allows ticket buyers to write off 80

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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

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I’ll Have What He’s Having: Curious Contract Provisions in the NCAA

The job of a sports agent is to get the best contract terms for his/her client. The best/most notorious is

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