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Chicago State Football has an opening date. Can the team be ready in time?

Chicago State Football has an opening date. Can the team be ready in time?

A closer look at Chicago State's, uh, aggressive timeline for FCS competition

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Athletic Director Simulator 4000, or how I found out ESPN reads Extra Points

Athletic Director Simulator 4000, or how I found out ESPN reads Extra Points

Plus! Notes on new coach contracts, the FOIA-mobile, and more ...

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Another reason for college athletics employment reform: the coaching carousel

Another reason for college athletics employment reform: the coaching carousel

Employment status for players without the mandated educational component would help fix a broken coaching marketplace.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
We don't need to turn Notre Dame into a MORAL PANIC

We don't need to turn Notre Dame into a MORAL PANIC

Some thoughts on Bowl Season and a complicated Playoff

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Some thoughts on the Cookie Man and college football's funniest coaching search so far

Some thoughts on the Cookie Man and college football's funniest coaching search so far

Plus notes on the SCORE Act and other notebook-emptying items

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What it means to be okay with not being okay

What it means to be okay with not being okay

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule makes a critical point about support and mental health, even in a transactional world.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Coaching buyouts are more proof that  money isn't real

Coaching buyouts are more proof that money isn't real

Coaching buyout numbers shouldn't be accelerating like this. But they are.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Wait, what the hell is happening in Louisiana?

Wait, what the hell is happening in Louisiana?

Huey Long appears to be back from the dead. And boy does he hate Scott Woodward?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Why Kansas State AD Gene Taylor thinks college athletes *shouldn't* be allowed to bet on pro sports

Why Kansas State AD Gene Taylor thinks college athletes *shouldn't* be allowed to bet on pro sports

Plus: what other industry experts think

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

Here's what everybody spent on their golf teams in FY24

We've got the operating budgets for just about every public school in men's golf.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
The NIL paradox: College football games are closer than ever, but at what cost?

The NIL paradox: College football games are closer than ever, but at what cost?

A guest post from a marketing professor

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Reminder: Even five-star quarterbacks (usually) aren't amazing

Reminder: Even five-star quarterbacks (usually) aren't amazing

Recruiting rankings are great, but QB rankings can be a crapshoot.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
How to talk about college football budgets without sounding like a dumbass

How to talk about college football budgets without sounding like a dumbass

Everybody wants to talk about budgets when its time to hire (or fire) a coach. Here's how to be accurate when you do it:

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What happens to D-1 athletic departments when colleges merge?

What happens to D-1 athletic departments when colleges merge?

We've seen it in D-II and D-III. We're about to find out what happens in D-I.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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
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.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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
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
Abilene Christian is attempting a very different kind of Sports Management program. Here's what I learned:

Abilene Christian is attempting a very different kind of Sports Management program. Here's what I learned:

There's more to career development and preparation than just textbooks, after all

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
My biggest unanswered questions about EA Sports College Football 26

My biggest unanswered questions about EA Sports College Football 26

This isn't about gameplay or music or roster management. I'm curious about the future.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
The other Men's College Basketball Tournaments are a disaster

The other Men's College Basketball Tournaments are a disaster

A perfectly good thing appears to have been burned down...for no good reason

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
The Numbers Behind the Madness

The Numbers Behind the Madness

On budget caps, AD bonuses and shoe deals.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Guest Post: Can college sports success help you win elections?

Guest Post: Can college sports success help you win elections?

What did the successful ex-CFB politicians have in common?

Katie Lever
Katie Lever
Money isn't real

Money isn't real

The financial foundation of college sports may be changing, but that doesn't mean spending is slowing down

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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