Tax Deductible Two Part Tariff (at least the first part)
From the Chicago Tribune:
Tax Deductible Two Part Tariff (at least the first part)
From the Chicago Tribune:
NCAA Options: More of the Same?
A friend and semi-retired finance colleague who read Bobby McCormick and Bob Tollison's insightful post on Subversion of the Academy by the NCAA wondered
Subversion of the Academy by the NCAA
Two great American institutions are about to crank up. First-year students and their older classmates will soon return to campus for fall classes. Shortly
The Madness Grows
Selection Sunday has arrived. By nightfall, the field of 65 teams that will participate in the spectacle known as the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball
NCAA coaches charged with fraud and corruption
Hmm, am I shocked? No, not really. However, I am a little shocked that it was the Feds that caught them.
Is an exit fee a barrier to entry?
The big news out of the ACC is that Noitre Dame has been unanimously voted in as a member of the conference... in every sport but football (of course) and
NCAA Conference Realignment Update
The other shoe has dropped. Friday night, the ACC had 12 members; by Sunday morning it had 14, completing the partial 2005 pillaging of the Big East by
College Athletic Department Subsidies
ESPN has a new data tool that allows people to obtain detailed expense and revenue data for many major college athletic programs. Here is the link. Here is
Selling Naming Rights to the Spring Game in College Football
Among the title or presenting sponsors: The Dish Network Orange and White Game at Tennessee, the Golden Flake A-Day Game at Alabama (Children's Hospital, the
The Use of the Two-Part Tariff in College Ticket Pricing
I've written before that when you look at how college athletic department officials make business decisions, they act a lot like their professional
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 addition to the
The Title IX Grim Reaper
A follow-up to Phil Miller's May 13 post, Arizona State Eliminates Three Sports. When I saw this, I wondered what lay behind the decision. Past investigation