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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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Could the next college sports video game...be collegiate volleyball?

Could the next college sports video game...be collegiate volleyball?

I chatted with the developer making a volleyball game about where college sports could fit in

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Matt Brown
FOIA FunFOIA Fun
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Here are all the FY24 FOOTBALL operating budgets

Here are all the FY24 FOOTBALL operating budgets

You asked, so I made the spreadsheet.

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Matt Brown
College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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Here's why you're suddenly getting SAVE COLLEGE SPORTS commercials on your TV

Here's why you're suddenly getting SAVE COLLEGE SPORTS commercials on your TV

And why people suddenly care a lot about the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961

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Matt Brown

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Could the next college sports video game...be collegiate volleyball?

Could the next college sports video game...be collegiate volleyball?

I chatted with the developer making a volleyball game about where college sports could fit in

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
FOIA FunFOIA Fun
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Here are all the FY24 FOOTBALL operating budgets

Here are all the FY24 FOOTBALL operating budgets

You asked, so I made the spreadsheet.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
College Sports ReformCollege Sports Reform
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Here's why you're suddenly getting SAVE COLLEGE SPORTS commercials on your TV

Here's why you're suddenly getting SAVE COLLEGE SPORTS commercials on your TV

And why people suddenly care a lot about the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
College Sports RecruitingCollege Sports Recruiting
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The Price of the Future in NIL, Revenue Share and Recruiting

The Price of the Future in NIL, Revenue Share and Recruiting

How one contract may shake up the market for years to come

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Matt Brown
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WCC expansion, CBB video game updates, and other notebook clearing

WCC expansion, CBB video game updates, and other notebook clearing

Here's why UC San Diego is on the move and why EA has pulled out of the CBB hustle (for now).

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Matt Brown
College Sports RecruitingCollege Sports Recruiting
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This is why I think UTRGV can be the rare *successful* college football expansion team

This is why I think UTRGV can be the rare *successful* college football expansion team

It's not easy to start a team from scratch. But UTRGV has some major advantages.

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Boots on the ground for the first UTRGV football game ... ever

Boots on the ground for the first UTRGV football game ... ever

What I learned from a 66-0 beatdown was about more than just football

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Matt Brown
Sports BizSports Biz
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UPDATE: EA Sports rescinds basketball video game licensing offer

UPDATE: EA Sports rescinds basketball video game licensing offer

Here's what I'm hearing about the battle for college basketball video game supremacy between EA Sports and 2K:

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Matt Brown
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

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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
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