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 them. Student-athletes are worth a lot of money to the ...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 percent of their “preferred seating donation” as a charitable contribution ...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. While the SEC is well-known ...Is an exit fee a barrier to entry?
The big news out of the ACC is that Noitre Dame has been unanimously voted in as a member of the conference... in every sport but football (of course) and ...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 on probation for 5 years, is banned from bowl games ...More on Conference Realignment and the ACC
In addition to Sunday's Two Minute Drill, P&C reporter Travis Sawchick's Tiger Tracks blog post provides a more extensive account of our recent conversation on the ACC and conference realignment. ...On Conference Realignment
Today's Post and Courier prints a conversation I had with Travis Sawchick, their Clemson beat reporter, under the banner "Two Minute Drill." This piece was triggered by media speculation over ...Markets in Everything: Fake Bowl Games
Our East Carolina University Pirate football team had an exciting season but fell one game short of qualifying for the program’s sixth straight bowl game. The Pirate football team is ...Who's in Charge at Penn State?
I. Who's in Charge? The current turmoil at Penn State over a former football coach, child sexual abuse, and institutional failure reaffirms the central point of McCormick and Tollison's essay ...NCAA Conference Realignment Update
The other shoe has dropped. Friday night, the ACC had 12 members; by Sunday morning it had 14, completing the partial 2005 pillaging of the Big East by accepting Pitt ...
