Report to the Big 10: “Just say yes to expansion.”
In an earlier post, I wrote about Big 10 expansion and argued that if the Big 10 decided to expand, it would look east before …
Support for Olympic Curlers (and other athletes?)
As I have watched the curling from the 2010 Olympics, I have heard several of the commentators tell us that so-and-so from such-and-such country is …
NFL collective bargaining
Could the NFL be a salary cap-free league in 2010? The NFL team owners or the NFL Players’ Association can unilaterally terminante the collective bargaining …
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 …
Football rules changes
The NCAA has instituted rules that will both shorten and lengthen college football games this year. The clock will start on changes of possession on …
Shutdown point
It’s apparently been reached by the US Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, Minnesota, which has decided to move and not open this year. Findley …
Favrenomics
Since every other writer out there in sports media and blogdom has chimed in on the Brett Favre saga, why not somebody from the SE? …
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 San Marcos, the most recent …
Markets in Everything – Sports Style
I borrowed the title of this post from the good folks at Marginal Revolution. From the San Francisco Business Journal: There’s an active market in …
Competitive Balance in European Soccer
It’s the same old story again in Europe this year. Last weekend Real Madrid clinched the league title in La Liga, its 31st league title …