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NCAA World Evolving but Toward What?
As Skip reminded readers in his recent pieces on realignment, the current drama fits into a larger historical framework. I thought it useful to review some of the major developments ... -
Another College Football Player Takes a Stab at the NCAA
Former Arizona State and University of Nebraska quarterback Sam Keller has sued EA Sports and the NCAA for using players' names and likenesses (HT Aaron Aaker) in EA Sports' NCAA ... -
Kurt W. Rotthoff as new Contributor at The Sports Economist
I am happy to join the great group of Sports Economists that post here at The Sports Economist. A day before I wrote my first post, someone had brought to ... -
Assorted Links on the NCAA
The University of Kansas, like the University of California, is employing equity seat rights to allocate seats to its athletic events. The equity seat rights are a supposed type of ... -
More March Madness!
Remember the good old days when there were only two postseason men's college basketball tournaments? Things were simple then. If your bubble popped, you either landed in the postseason NIT, ... -
The Making of the NCAA into a "Spectacularly Profitable Cartel"
This is from the engrossing portrait of college sports by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch in The Atlantic, "The Shame of College Sports." The article is a must-read, tour de force ... -
Should the NCAA Expand Its Men's Tourney?
The NCAA is considering expanding its men's basketball tournament from 65 to 96 teams. According to Joe Walljasper, the last time the tournament expanded was in response to the creation ... -
NFL Should Reimburse Colleges -- Say What?
In Thursday's Wall Street Journal, Allen Barra explores "Pro Football's College Tuition Bill." Here's a slice: In other words, based on the approximately 361 athletes who will be drafted by ... -
Turning pro early, in Europe
After two years at Clemson, Terrence Ogelsby will play basketball next year in Europe. A Florida player with NBA level talent, Nick Calathes is also leaving school after two years ... -
Game of the Day
The pundits in the press --most of them, as usual -- are missing the game of the day: Auburn vs. Clemson. The standard storyline is that this is a contest ... -
NCAA Tourney: Big v. Big, Mid. v. Mid
A few bloggers have raised the question as to why has the NCAA Selection Committee placed so many like-conference teams against each other. First off, how much of this is ... -
Post-season college baseball & economic impact
This story from Tallahassee reports on the economic impact of hosting a regional and super-regional series in the NCAA baseball tournament. Like most media coverage on economic impact, the story ...
