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GUEST POST: Here's how Congress *could actually* help college sports

GUEST POST: Here's how Congress *could actually* help college sports

There's a role here that has nothing to do with regulating NIL

Matt Brown
Matt Brown

Aug 16, 2023

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Here's what I STILL don't understand about this LSU/Kalshi/insurance story

Here's what I STILL don't understand about this LSU/Kalshi/insurance story

I understand that this probably LOOKS worse than it is ... but why do it at all? And at those prices?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
College volleyball at Wrigley Field was beautiful and chaotic. It probably won't happen again.

College volleyball at Wrigley Field was beautiful and chaotic. It probably won't happen again.

Was it cool? Absolutely. But there's a reason volleyball is typically played indoors, not in 112-year-old baseball stadiums.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Another lawsuit?!? In major college athletics?!? PERISH THE THOUGHT.

Another lawsuit?!? In major college athletics?!? PERISH THE THOUGHT.

I regret to inform you that billable hours are, in fact, at it again.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
The changing math of college sports and TV markets

The changing math of college sports and TV markets

Bigger isn't always better. But being big certainly can help.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Let's discuss Pretzel Swords and other new concession items coming to college football

Let's discuss Pretzel Swords and other new concession items coming to college football

Beware: Many of these may cause naps.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What I learned from watching the first Chicago State football game ever

What I learned from watching the first Chicago State football game ever

Not all expansion teams are created equally. But the journey doesn't stop after Game 1.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
The Metro Conference is building its own identity

The Metro Conference is building its own identity

How do you pronounce MAAC so it doesn't sound like MAC? That's no longer a question anyone in college sports has to ask.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Why DePaul's jersey patch deal with Desert Cactus could pay off in multiple ways

Why DePaul's jersey patch deal with Desert Cactus could pay off in multiple ways

It isn't just about the money. DePaul, leading the Big East, could get paid multiple times.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Introducing your new favorite volleyball podcast

Introducing your new favorite volleyball podcast

Plus important developments on what California schools were actually paying athletes

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
My biggest questions for the 2026 fall season

My biggest questions for the 2026 fall season

And no, they don't include "who's gonna make the Playoff?"

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
A group of doctors asked the Big 12 to kill its Monster jersey patch deal

A group of doctors asked the Big 12 to kill its Monster jersey patch deal

Turns out, energy drinks might be bad for you?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Behind the scenes of UNC/TCU...in Ireland

Behind the scenes of UNC/TCU...in Ireland

What does prep look like right now? Why Ireland? What will make this game different?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Central Missouri announced D-II's first jersey patch deal, and it's everything you'd expect from a D-I package:

Central Missouri announced D-II's first jersey patch deal, and it's everything you'd expect from a D-I package:

UCM operates more like some D-I programs than the median D-II school — and it's trying to get in the patch game early.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
If the PCSA is dead, here's my proposal for something that could actually pass

If the PCSA is dead, here's my proposal for something that could actually pass

You can't get everything you want. But you might be able to get SOME things you want.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
I agree, Mountain West AD: College sports is NOT a free market

I agree, Mountain West AD: College sports is NOT a free market

If you want to save college sports, start with being honest about what it actually is ... and isn't.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown

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