Thesportseconomist.com: Making a difference
Most likely in repsonse to recent articles on the thesporteconomist.com critical of the NCAA’s policies towards payment of college players, the NCAA, after great debate, …
Titanic Moves
Last week, the Tennessee Titans gave up on Billy Volek as the successor to Steve McNair and brought in Kerry Collins. While head coach Jeff …
UEFA Shocker: Poland/Ukraine over Italy
In a completely unexpected turn of events, UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations) just announced that Poland and Ukraine will co-host the 2012 European …
Professional Sports Team Territories
The Washington Redskins apparently have mistakenly been marketed in the official territory of the Baltimore Ravens. Today’s Baltimore Sun reports that residents of some Maryland …
Ticket Scalping:Welsh Rugby Union
This article typifies the usual mainstream media writing about ticket scalping, indicating that most journalists have little or no understanding of the concept of opportunity …
Manti Teo and the MSSM (Mainstream Sports Media)
No doubt you’ve ran across the bizarre saga of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Teo and his fictional girlfriend. If not, see here. The fact that …
Big 12, college basketball, College Football, college sports, Conference realignment, Economic Impact, NCAA
The Economic Impact of the Demise of the Big XII – Waco
A Waco economist, RayPerryman, has prepared an economic impact statement about the impact of the demise of the Big XII on Waco and Texas (via …
World Cup finances & knock-on effects
This BBC story has a number of figures on the costs and revenues of staging this year’s World Cup in South Africa. Among them (in …
The MTV-ing of ESPN
Although a bit dated, a piece from Slate.com entitled, “When Did ESPN Stop Doing Sports?,” fit my February sports mood. In the author’s words, Like …
No Price Discrimination Here
Despite their non-profit status*, university athletic departments price their tickets using strategies like the pros do. For one thing, they practice price discrimination. Students get …