Yesterday, Kristi joined Mark Sullivan on ESPN 1230/1450 in Fayetteville, NC to talk about the end of the NFL lockout, the status of the NBA lockout and how sports leagues can avoid lockouts in the future. Listen here.
There could be unintended consequences to paying student-athletes. Lisa Horne of Fox Sports has an excellent piece out today on how paying athletes could lead to them being classified as employees, which could mean collective bargaining and possible strikes/lockouts. Many thanks to Lisa for interviewing me for the piece. Watch for my thoughts on it later this week on BusinessofCollegeSports.com!
Amid reports that the owners voted to approve a settlement agreement last night, fans and media members alike prepared to call an end to the lockout. Most woke up this morning wondering why the players haven’t yet voted to approve, and I see public sentiment quickly turning against them. Here is the situation as I currently understand it…. The players and…
In April, Kristi founded BusinessofCollegeSports.com. It’s your daily destination for news and analysis on the business of college sports. No other site covers the business of college sports in such detail! From which program is the most profitable to why college athletes will never be paid, BusinessofCollegeSports.com is where you’ll find the best in college sports business coverage!
If you read my pieces on Forbes.com about SEC, Big Ten, ACC , Pac-10 and Big 12 football finance, you may be interested in seeing the charts I compiled on each conference. You can download below. SEC Financial Data (Excel) SEC Financial Data (PDF) Big Ten Financial Data (Excel) Big Ten Financial Data (PDF) ACC Financial Data (Excel) Pac-10-Financial-Data (Excel) Big 12 Financial Data (Excel) Big East Financial…
Kristi will be speaking on NCAA conference realignment this Friday, March 25th, at Harvard Law School. You can see all the details of the Harvard Sports Law Symposium here. Registration is free, so if you live in Boston, plan to attend! Here’s a sneak peak at Kristi’s panel: PANEL #2 – CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT PANEL Over the past year, the landscape…
If you read my pieces on Forbes.com about SEC, Big Ten, ACC , Pac-10 and Big 12 football finance, you may be interested in seeing the charts I compiled on each conference. You can download below. SEC Financial Data (Excel) SEC Financial Data (PDF) Big Ten Financial Data (Excel) Big Ten Financial Data (PDF) ACC Financial Data (Excel) Pac-10-Financial-Data (Excel) Big 12 Financial Data (coming soon!) Big…
Here’s the full NFL Antitrust Suit, if you’re interested. I’ll have a piece on Forbes hopefully today explaining it further.
By now you’ve probably heard the NFL Players Association has filed to decertify, meaning there will no longer be a players association. However, if you read my piece here last week on the possible scenarios going forward, you know it does not mean there will be no football. Unless another extension was reached today, the NFLPA had to file a petition…
Check out Kristi’s thoughts on a Barnes and Noble policy she recently encountered that essentially has them saying no to free marketing.