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Charleston Southern and the future of D-I women's flag football

Charleston Southern and the future of D-I women's flag football

Why flag football? Why now? And how is anybody supposed to piece together a conference schedule with participating teams spread all over the country?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
What I'm learning from the latest athletic department budget reports

What I'm learning from the latest athletic department budget reports

The FY25 reports are trickling in. Here's what I'm seeing, and why you should care.

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Oberlin: One of the worst teams in college football ... and also, maybe, the happiest?

Oberlin: One of the worst teams in college football ... and also, maybe, the happiest?

On the joy, and growth, from the bottom of the bottom

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Holy crap I can't believe Indiana won a national championship in FOOTBALL

Holy crap I can't believe Indiana won a national championship in FOOTBALL

Some numbers to put this into context

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Let's take a look at some more college GM contracts

Let's take a look at some more college GM contracts

The gig has changed. More sports are hiring GMs. But have the contracts changed?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
GUEST POST: Reimagining the “Dream Factory” in 2026

GUEST POST: Reimagining the “Dream Factory” in 2026

The GM of the Howard men's basketball team takes us behind the curtain on one of the more innovative programs in the sport.

Joan Niesen
Matt Brown
Joan Niesen, +1
What can we learn from 2025 Indiana football?

What can we learn from 2025 Indiana football?

According to the previous ironclad rule of college football, there's no way the Hooisers should be here. So how did they do it?

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
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
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