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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

Matt Brown
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.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
MichiganMichigan
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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.

Matt Brown
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!

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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Here's what colleges spent on men's soccer last year

Here's what colleges spent on men's soccer last year

Does money equal championships in college soccer? Well, it certainly doesn't hurt.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
FOIA FunFOIA Fun
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How does D-II differ from D-I? Let's look at the contracts

How does D-II differ from D-I? Let's look at the contracts

Here's what the financial data says about D-II and D-I

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
FOIA FunFOIA Fun
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Here's how much NCAA Tournament teams spent on Men's and Women's basketball

Here's how much NCAA Tournament teams spent on Men's and Women's basketball

Thanks to the FOIA-mobile and NCAA financial reporting.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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Here's how much everybody spent to make the College Baseball and Softball Tournaments

Here's how much everybody spent to make the College Baseball and Softball Tournaments

We looked up the sport-specific budgets for everybody in both tournaments

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
MetaMeta
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Let's learn how to file Open Records Requests today

Let's learn how to file Open Records Requests today

TO THE FOIA-MOBILE

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Shoe-BizShoe-Biz
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The Numbers Behind the Madness

The Numbers Behind the Madness

On budget caps, AD bonuses and shoe deals.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
FOIA FunFOIA Fun
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So what does a General Manager actually DO? I FOIA'd some contracts to find out

So what does a General Manager actually DO? I FOIA'd some contracts to find out

Turns out, there's not exactly an industry consensus on what this job title means. At least, not yet.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Sports LawSports Law
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We checked the most recent IRS data for dozens of collectives. Here's what we learned:

We checked the most recent IRS data for dozens of collectives. Here's what we learned:

Who raised more money, what athletes got paid, and what it all means

Matt Brown
Andy Wittry
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