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CORRECTION: Who is selling the most booze at football games this year? We FOIA'd to find out.

SURPRISE! It actually ISN'T Wisconsin

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Wait, what the hell is happening in Louisiana?

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

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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.

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Would you like to play WHO'S THAT COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM?!?

I made you guys another game. Plus, more notes from the FOIA-Mobile.

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This is what an FBS reclassification application looks like

We FOIAed Sacramento State's formal application so we could understand what the process actually requires.

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How many Uncrustables does it take to run a Big Ten football program?

Time to empty the ol' FOIA notebook ...

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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:

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What non-football or basketball sports made the most from selling tickets? I crunched the numbers

And the answer may surprise you! Or at least, it surprised ME.

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Here are all the FY24 FOOTBALL operating budgets

You asked, so I made the spreadsheet.

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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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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.

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An Extra Points Investigation: Is $25 million a lot of money?

Even to the University of Michigan? Let's put this into context.

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Here's what everybody spent on their Women's Volleyball teams in FY24

To the FOIA-Mobile!

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

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

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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

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

Thanks to the FOIA-mobile and NCAA financial reporting.

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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

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Let's learn how to file Open Records Requests today

TO THE FOIA-MOBILE

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The Numbers Behind the Madness

On budget caps, AD bonuses and shoe deals.

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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.

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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

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Want to see who applied for the Kennesaw State head football coach gig?

Boy, those are a lot of references to EA Sports CFB25!

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Here's what EA Sports is asking schools for to improve EA Sports College Football 26

TO THE FOIAMOBILE!

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Who wants to see San Diego State's term sheet with the Pac-12?

What we can learn about conference realignment from snooping through emails

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Introducing Extra Points Library:

Our FOIA Directory returns, better than ever. Here are the details:

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FOIA Fun

CORRECTION: Who is selling the most booze at football games this year? We FOIA'd to find out.

Wait, what the hell is happening in Louisiana?

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

Would you like to play WHO'S THAT COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM?!?

This is what an FBS reclassification application looks like

How many Uncrustables does it take to run a Big Ten football program?

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

What non-football or basketball sports made the most from selling tickets? I crunched the numbers

Here are all the FY24 FOOTBALL operating budgets

Here's the REAL reason why athletic department budgets keep going up

Swipe right: The challenges and nightmares of college basketball scheduling

An Extra Points Investigation: Is $25 million a lot of money?

Here's what everybody spent on their Women's Volleyball teams in FY24

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

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

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

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

Let's learn how to file Open Records Requests today

The Numbers Behind the Madness

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

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

Want to see who applied for the Kennesaw State head football coach gig?

Here's what EA Sports is asking schools for to improve EA Sports College Football 26

Who wants to see San Diego State's term sheet with the Pac-12?

Introducing Extra Points Library:

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