Got Your Bet Down?
Yesterday the New York Times reported that a bill to legalize internet gambling is making progress in Congress. I would love to be able to …
Why Does It Matter How Wealthy They Are?
I was delighted when Skip Sauer invited Phil Miller at Market Power and me to join him here at The Sports Economist blog. I have …
Irrational Exuberance?
Craig Newmark wonders why first-round NFL draftee holdouts follow this strategy if they end up, on average, worse off: Gregg Easterbrook argues that first-round NFL …
Football in Dixie
After my futile attempt to secure tickets to the USC-Ohio State game (Ticketless Trojan), a friend passed along a copy of Dixieland Delight: A Football …
Matt Jones & The NFL Draft
Arkansas QB Matt Jones has astonished NFL scouts and reporters by running sub 4.4 40s, vertical jumping 40 inches, standing broad jumpng over 10 feet, …
Closer Madness
Too little, too much. That’s what happens when a manager narrowly and artificially constrains his decision options. A couple of weeks ago, I discussed how …
Collegiate Football Divisions
From the New York Times (registration required): For more than 30 years, major college football teams have been labeled Division I-A by the National Collegiate …
Sophisticated Simple — The Secret of Jim Harbaugh’s Success?
Back in October, Yahoo! Sports’ Michael Silver explored the factors behind the turnaround of the San Francisco 49ers in “Harbaugh’s Formula of Success Hard to …
Prospects of Stealing Second
Surfing the net the other day, I ran across a working paper concerning the decision to steal second base by Ashgar Zardkoohi, an economist in …
Counterfeit Tickets a Problem at Missouri
As someone who supports legal ticket scalping, I find this disappointing but not surprising. Following the football game against Georgia last weekend, University of Missouri …