Insider Interview: Craig Pintens and Eric Nichols – Part One

PART ONE OF A TWO PART SERIES Read Part Two Our first insiders are Craig Pintens—Senior Associate Athletic Director for Marketing & Public Relations at the University of Oregon—and Eric Nichols, Assistant AD and Director of Marketing for the University…

Full StoryAugust 12, 2013

Compensation Clawback Provisions: Mitigating the Effects of Violations

By Jeff Roeske — Marquette University, President of the Sports Law Society, Executive Editor of the Marquette Sports Law Review — and Peter Baran, Director of Compliance at Villanova University. Key Insights An effective compensation clawback provision can go a…

Full StoryAugust 5, 2013

Student Fees as Revenue or Subsidies

There is an ongoing debate about whether athletic department revenues from student fees should be counted as a subsidy or generated revenues. Will a change in accounting procedures effect the perception that the vast majority of athletic programs lose money?…

Full StoryAugust 5, 2013

Recruiting Expenditures: D-II versus D-I

We were curious to examine the correlation between success and recruiting expenditure, looking at the highest spenders for Division-II and the lowest spenders for Division-I over the years 2008-2011—with the thought that the players on the field ultimately determine athletic…

Full StoryAugust 5, 2013

Baseball RPI Outcomes: Finding Value in Coaching Change

For baseball analytics professionals, the fact that a baseball manager has less impact on his team’s chance of winning has been a notion gaining traction for a number of years. A number of high-profile sabermetricians have attempted to quantify the…

Full StoryAugust 2, 2013

Marcy Girton on Data and the Value of Relationships

Not only does Winthrop Intelligence help ADs increase revenue and athletic programs to be more competitive, but the Win AD database also assists athletic staff throughout an administration to increase personal productivity and make better, more informed recommendations. We are…

Full StoryJuly 29, 2013

Steve Cottingham on Guarantee Games and Gaining Experience

Full StoryJuly 22, 2013

Soccer and Revenue Growth: Alive and Kicking

Key Finding “For savvy programs, investments are paying dividends on the field and off—revenue generated by the sport has nearly tripled for men’s and women’s soccer. The average program still operates at a loss, but that gap is closing steadily.…

Full StoryJuly 15, 2013

Chauncey Winbush on Professional Development and Information

Full StoryJuly 8, 2013

Insider Interview: Craig Pintens and Eric Nichols – Part Two

Insider Interview: Craig Pintens and Eric Nichols – Part One

Compensation Clawback Provisions: Mitigating the Effects of Violations

Student Fees as Revenue or Subsidies

Recruiting Expenditures: D-II versus D-I

Baseball RPI Outcomes: Finding Value in Coaching Change

Marcy Girton on Data and the Value of Relationships

Steve Cottingham on Guarantee Games and Gaining Experience

Soccer and Revenue Growth: Alive and Kicking

Chauncey Winbush on Professional Development and Information

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