Coaches & Risk-Taking
Manning over Tebow. Ok, that’s an easy choice in the short term. Surprisingly from Tebow’s wins-losses, but not surprisingly from coaching practices, little interest in …
X & Y Management
A column in Monday’s Wall Street Journal struck one of my pet peeves. Carol Hymowitz uses Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith as her main exhibits …
The Shutdown Condition in Sports
When economists explain how firms make their choices when they are maximizing profits, it’s generally assumed that costs of production increase faster than revenue. When …
Legalized betting will affect revenue models in the NFL
To say that the sports betting landscape in the USA has changed drastically in recent times is something of an understatement. In May 2018, the …
What’s a Little Wager Amongst Rivals?
(Cross-posted at Market Power) If my team beats your team, you have to wear my team’s colors! Tom Long, chief marketing officer for Miller, sent …
NFL Draft Trifecta
If Phil Miller’s Saturday post on the NFL draft is Day 1, and Brian Goff’s Monday post on the NFL draft is Day 2, let’s …
College Football Scheduling
State legislators across the country have periodically inserted themselves into the scheduling of athletic events of their state’s universities and colleges. During the period when …
Hand-Wringing At the Knight Commission
This from the Knight Commission. From 2001 to 2003, athletics spending grew at a rate four times faster than overall institutional spending, even without a …
Global Stadium Construction Update
At Target Field in Minnesota, local saloonkeepers are gushing. Scholars who study stadiums predict a longer than average “honeymooon effect” of the new stadium on attendance at Twins …
Scheduling Thoughts: PGA Tour & NCAA
A couple of articles, both related to scheduling, caught my attention recently. First, Bob Harig at ESPN ponders “Why the No Shows for the PGA …