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EXTRA POINTS IS SPONSORING A BOWL GAME

EXTRA POINTS IS SPONSORING A BOWL GAME

Introducing The Extra Points Bowl, coming this November:

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Matt Brown
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Introducing Extra Points Library:

Introducing Extra Points Library:

Our FOIA Directory returns, better than ever. Here are the details:

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Matt Brown
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I flew to Provo to hang out with the beer-drinking BYU fans

I flew to Provo to hang out with the beer-drinking BYU fans

Cougar Nation's borders extend beyond your local Elder's Quorum:

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MAILBAG: Realignment Updates, Gas Station Food, and more:

MAILBAG: Realignment Updates, Gas Station Food, and more:

A quick dip into the mailbag before the weekend

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Matt Brown
College Sports RecruitingCollege Sports Recruiting
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Four storylines I'm watching this college football season

Four storylines I'm watching this college football season

What this off-the-field newsletter is looking for on the field

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Matt Brown
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Study: Can state abortion legislation impact women's basketball recruiting?

Study: Can state abortion legislation impact women's basketball recruiting?

A recent paper suggests there IS a relationship.

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Matt Brown

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College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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MAILBAG: Realignment Updates, Gas Station Food, and more:

MAILBAG: Realignment Updates, Gas Station Food, and more:

A quick dip into the mailbag before the weekend

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
College Sports RecruitingCollege Sports Recruiting
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Four storylines I'm watching this college football season

Four storylines I'm watching this college football season

What this off-the-field newsletter is looking for on the field

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Matt Brown
College Sports RecruitingCollege Sports Recruiting
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Study: Can state abortion legislation impact women's basketball recruiting?

Study: Can state abortion legislation impact women's basketball recruiting?

A recent paper suggests there IS a relationship.

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Matt Brown
College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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Here's the REAL reason why athletic department budgets keep going up

Here's the REAL reason why athletic department budgets keep going up

Yes, revenue sharing means everybody needs more revenue. But that's not the actual major issue

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Matt Brown
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How does NIL change how athletes see themselves?

How does NIL change how athletes see themselves?

A new academic study offers some clues.

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Matt Brown
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What I'm hearing about D-II reclassifications, ASUN expansion and more

What I'm hearing about D-II reclassifications, ASUN expansion and more

Conference realignment just got a bit more complicated.

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Matt Brown
FOIA FunFOIA Fun
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Swipe right: The challenges and nightmares of college basketball scheduling

Swipe right: The challenges and nightmares of college basketball scheduling

The tangled web of buying and scheduling games is becoming more complicated with collectives, NIL and revenue sharing.

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An Extra Points Investigation: Is $25 million a lot of money?

An Extra Points Investigation: Is $25 million a lot of money?

Even to the University of Michigan? Let's put this into context.

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How shoe companies and MMR firms will, or won't, drive new revenue

How shoe companies and MMR firms will, or won't, drive new revenue

A second look at the biggest storyline in college sports.

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Matt Brown
College Sports RecruitingCollege Sports Recruiting
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Here's how Learfield plans to help athletes make NIL content that actually works

Here's how Learfield plans to help athletes make NIL content that actually works

Athlete-driven content can be very hit or miss. But Learfield's new NIL team thinks they have a winning strategy

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Matt Brown
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Here's what everybody spent on their Women's Volleyball teams in FY24

Here's what everybody spent on their Women's Volleyball teams in FY24

To the FOIA-Mobile!

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Matt Brown
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Virginia Tech just spelled out the math behind college football's future

Virginia Tech just spelled out the math behind college football's future

On building a budget for revenue share, ACC competition, TV eyeballs, and more

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Matt Brown