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The Rising Meaninglessness of College Football Saturdays October 07, 2024
A scroll through ESPN.com last Saturday afternoon revealed a bit of a shocker. #6 Ole Miss had lost to unranked Kentucky, 20-17.Trite as it sounds, muscle memory of sorts brought on the scroll of the scores in the first place. They’re not as meaningf...
Wall Street Hits the Locker Room August 05, 2024
In 2022, Gervon Dexter, who starred at defensive tackle for the University of Florida’s football team, was entering his junior season, a pivotal year before players are officially eligible for the NFL draft. Dexter, a five-star recruit out of high sc...
The Secret to Women's College Basketball's Success April 11, 2024
There was a lot of reaction in the sports world to the following chart from a Wall Street Journal article titled, “NCAA Women Beat Men in Finals’ Ratings for First Time—but Got 99% Less TV Money”...
College Athletes Just Got Even Closer to Becoming Employees February 07, 2024
Amateurism in college sports isn’t dead yet, but on Monday, it took one of its most substantial steps toward the grave. A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board, which regulars private-sector labor disputes, ruled that Dartmouth Uni...
College Football's Death March January 09, 2024
As a kid, I remember thinking it was pathetic. Why did diehard sports fans stick with their teams through thick and thin, despite years of disappointment and grief? Those grizzled, grim-faced Cubs or Red Sox fans tugged at my heartstrings a bit, but ...
Moneyball January 09, 2024
College football is a television show now. That was my thought after watching the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs on New Year’s Day. Overhyped and overproduced, grotesquely overlong—each game took almost four hours—the CFP now seems less ...
