Welcome to 2018! And tax changes for all!
As we start a new year, it is always fun to see how things change as we enter the new year. One thing that will change for most people is ...A Full BCS Tournament? The structure is already in place.
As we prepare for another four-team tournament, I am happy to say my sister-in-law is excited that her team made the playoff – after the fierce debate on a conference ...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 ...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 ...Conference Realignments: (Some) Order out of Chaos
The poaching of past Big East schools by the ACC and Big East and similar events in other conferences has engendered accusations of greed, disloyalty, and nastier things. Jilted institutions ...NCAA Sanctions and Economic Impact
TSE readers know that we here at TSE roll our eyes at economic impact claims regarding sports and economic development. So when I saw that the governor of Pennsylvania ...Disney Has a Near-Monopoly on Bowl Games This Year.
Does it seem that almost every bowl game is on ESPN? That's because almost every bowl game *is* on ESPN. There are 35 bowl games. 32 will be on an ...What's the Effect of Changing Coaches in CFB?
Joker Phillips of Kentucky is already on his way out and Derek Dooley of Tennessee has a warm behind and is squarely on the hot seat. A new paper in ...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 ...NCAA: Posturing and Power-Grabbing
Phil's post offers an analytical view of the sanctions imposed on Penn State regarding the Sandusky affair. I'm going straight to polemics. While a number of writers have made similar ...
