Men’s College Basketball: Analyzing the Catholic Seven Utilizing the Realignment Rating Index

By: G.K. Nwosu, Doctoral Student-University of Nevada Las Vegas; and Leon A. Jackson, Doctoral Student-University of Nevada Las Vegas. This article applies the Realignment Rating Index (RRI)-as explained and discussed here (Pac-12 football, University of Colorado, and University of Utah) and here…

Full StoryJanuary 21, 2013

The DII Directors’ Cup: Programs Making Strides

Not since 2000 had a reigning Directors’ Cup holder failed to defend its title as the best athletic program in NCAA Division II. In fact, not since 2004 had a runner-up even finished within 150 points of the Cup winner.…

Full StoryJanuary 14, 2013

Ask the AD: Jim Livengood on Coaching Change

Jim Livengood Athletics Director University of Nevada Las Vegas. Two new recently released studies sought to explore the relationship between coaching and performance, to determine whether it is necessarily reasonable to expect a new coach to outperform his predecessor. The first…

Full StoryJanuary 7, 2013

Bowl Appearance Apparel Bonuses

There were 35 bowl games this year, with 70 teams participating. Of those 70, we examined 50 publicly-available apparel right’s contracts and found that 16 programs received some type of bonus for their participation in a bowl game this year.…

Full StoryJanuary 7, 2013

Football Bowl Association Media Guide Highlights

The Football Bowl Association has engaged Winthrop Intelligence to compile a statistical examination of the 2012-13 Bowl Season, and present a third-party look at the state of post-season football. The FBA Media Guide provides information about 35 bowls all in one place. Highlights for Winthrop Intelligence Readers: For…

Full StoryJanuary 7, 2013

Football Attendance: Comparing the NCAA and NFL

Big screen TVs, stereo surround sound, Sunday Ticket and RedZone programming, cheap food and drinks. With the NFL and College Football game-viewing experience in fans’ homes becoming more comfortable, elaborate, and engaged, there is concern in some quarters that the…

Full StoryDecember 31, 2012

Chief Marketing Officer Round Table: Best Practices, Trends & Technology

In the fast-paced world of college athletics marketing—where the sophistication of promotion is continually increasing, evolving, and growing more refined—chief marketing officers are always on the hunt for keener insight into the needs of their audience. Four of the industry’s…

Full StoryDecember 24, 2012

O’Bannon v NCAA: Potential Financial Consequences of a Student-Athlete Trust Fund

By Peter Baran, Director of Compliance at Villanova University. Peter extends special thanks to Talor Bearman, the Managing Editor of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law, and Christian Dennie, Esq., for their assistance and comments in writing this…

Full StoryDecember 16, 2012

Football Bowl Association: An Interview with Executive Director Wright Waters

Wright Waters Executive Director Football Bowl Association Wright Waters, who spent 14 years as commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference and has 40 years of experience in college athletics overall, was recently hired as the Football Bowl Association’s first-ever Executive…

Full StoryDecember 3, 2012

The New College Football Playoff Formula: Possible “Host” Bowls

A few weeks ago, the college football world got a more definitive view of what the future holds when it was announced that the new postseason system will include six bowls. Three of those bowls are “Contract” bowls, which have…

Full StoryNovember 30, 2012

Men’s College Basketball: Analyzing the Catholic Seven Utilizing the Realignment Rating Index

The DII Directors’ Cup: Programs Making Strides

Ask the AD: Jim Livengood on Coaching Change

Bowl Appearance Apparel Bonuses

Football Bowl Association Media Guide Highlights

Football Attendance: Comparing the NCAA and NFL

Chief Marketing Officer Round Table: Best Practices, Trends & Technology

O’Bannon v NCAA: Potential Financial Consequences of a Student-Athlete Trust Fund

Football Bowl Association: An Interview with Executive Director Wright Waters

The New College Football Playoff Formula: Possible “Host” Bowls

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