Taxing Away the Stars
From today’s FT.com: Britain is driving away international sports stars and missing opportunities to host lucrative sporting events because of a tax practice that nets …
Switching Divisions
Officials of NCAA Division II college programs were recently worried about having too many members. Now they are worried that too many are leaving D2. …
How To Be Succesful As a Tech Based Startup in The Gaming Industry
Even those who are not into gaming are aware of the gaming industry’s status as a multi-billion dollar sector. After all, how could someone ignore …
Sex, Hype, and Videotape in the Draft (Minus The Sex)
With the advent of the internet, 24/7 sports channels, and the NFL Network, media coverage leading up to the NFL now rivals the playoffs. Here …
Game Theory, Mixed Strategies, and a D1 Playoff
If you are a fan of game theory (or even if you’re not), you probably loved last night’s BCS game of Boise State against Oklahoma. …
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 …
Down and Out in South Bend — Beyond Coaching
As the Fighting Irish slip from mediocre to bad, here is little data comparison of Charlie Weis and Ty Willingham (courtesy of my sports econ …
The Saints Go Marching On
While New Orleans festers, life in the NFL goes on. The NFL’s Official Website, while mentioning the problems and “heavy hearts” of the club, did …
GM v. Coach: Optimal Disagreement
Marty Schottenheimer’s firing last night came down to conflict with general manager A.J. Smith. SI.com reported Schottenheimer as saying “There is and has been no …