RSS 2.0 FeedThree Coaches on the Rise Suddenly Out of Football
Tue, Aug 31, 2010
How quickly things change. J. Brady McCollough of the Kansas City Star chronicles the sudden fall from grace of Mark Mangino, Mike Leach and Jim Leavitt.
Sports Business
Kansas Hires Police Chief for Security Position
Tue, Aug 31, 2010
In a sign of the times, Kansas has hired the former police chief of Lawrence as the Director of Security for the KU athletic department.
Non-Compete Clauses Coming to Coaches' Contracts
Tue, Aug 31, 2010
The Birmingham News has an excellent column suggesting that the new trend in coaching contracts will be the insertion of a non-compete clause preventing coaches from leaving to go to rival schools. The enforceability of such clauses rests with the reasonableness of the restriction.
Professional Stadiums Look to Attract College Games
Mon, Aug 30, 2010
The New York Times points out the growing pattern of professional stadiums getting into the business of hosting college games. Boise State will play Virginia Tech at FedEx Field in Maryland in a more or less neutral site game. The economics make sense for both teams and the facility.
CLC Ranks Top Selling Collegiate Merchandise
Thu, Aug 26, 2010
The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), a division of IMG Worldwide, announced its annual list of top-selling institutions and manufacturers. The rankings represented royalties reported July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 on all collegiate merchandise sold.
Duke Football Sells Out
Thu, Aug 26, 2010
For the first time in a decade Duke has sold out of its season football ticket allotment. Part of this success flows from the progress made under Coach David Cutcliffe and part of it is a home game against defending national champion Alabama.
Financial Pressures Growing in Division I
Wed, Aug 25, 2010
A newly released NCAA report shows that just 14 of the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision schools made money from campus athletics in the 2009 fiscal year, down from 25 the year before. The NCAA's Jim Isch commenting on revenue and expense trends revealed in the latest NCAA report noted that "the top end ... still does not have to rely on institutional subsidies. But those that do are falling further behind."
Football Ticket Cost Goes Up in Down Economy
Wed, Aug 18, 2010
Rachel Bachman of The Oregonian describes on Oregonlive.com how the cost of football tickets in many conferences have increased and how certain big games command significant face value prices notwithstanding the difficult economic times facing the country.
Academic Ratings Tied to Coaches to Debut
Wed, Aug 04, 2010
Understanding a coach's won-lost record is really not good enough according to the NCAA. Starting this week the academic record of coaches in a handful of sports will be available via a new NCAA database.