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 …
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Revenue Sharing and Salary Caps: Will the NFL End Up Like the Big XII?
Many folks point to the NFL revenue sharing system and its salary cap as the determinants behind the more-or-less balanced competition between the teams. As …
It’s Still Good to Be the Cupcake
I’ve written before on cupcakes in college football (see here as well). You know the cupcake. The team expected to lay down in front of …
Chizik-Auburn Marriage Made in Heaven (or Roulette Wheel)
Two years ago, I dissed the hiring of Gene Chizik by Auburn. I didn’t predict failure but highlighted how poorly his track record fit the …
Non-Pecuniary Gifts in College Football Bowls
Unlike coaches who get bonuses for making bowl games, the athletes can’t be paid cold, hard cash for their efforts. But participants in bowl games …
Frustrated With the Big XII Bowl Selection Process?
“Frustrated.” “Slighted.” “Snubbed.” Those awords describe the feelings many Missouri fans, adminstrators, players, and coaches have towards Mizzou’s selection to play Navy in the 2008 …
NCAA Football Politics
Several years back, I thought that the process toward a playoff would have played out by now. The 1998 BCS agreement struck me as a …
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Season Ticket Prices and Minimum Donations at FBS Schools
Rivals has collected football season ticket prices and minimum donations at the 120 FBS schools for the 2010 season. The donations work like NFL personal …
More on the Economics of Bowl Games
Inside Higher Ed reports that a number of teams participating in bowl games will not be taking the marching band, as well as reducing the …
Ticketless Trojan Game
I’ve had an longtime fascination with gameday ticket resell, not just the analytics and systematic data study but in a “hands-on” way — I guess …