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Learn how college sports really works. Extra Points covers the business, policy and off-the-field stories changing college sports.
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You're probably used to hearing from us about Division I athletics budgets — but what about Division II? Spurred by some recent news out of Central Missouri, @MattBrownEP FOIA'd more than 100 D-II budgets, and some of what he learned may surprise you! extrapointsmb.com/p/what-doe…
We turned things over today to AL.com's @mattstahl97, who shared a lot of interesting information — and raised some smart questions — about how climate change is affecting college football. extrapointsmb.com/p/how-can-…
Next up in our series of sport-specific financial reports, we're zooming in on Division I college baseball, giving you a ton of unique, in-depth analysis in today's newsletter. extrapointsmb.com/p/division…
And in case you missed it, here's last week's Division I softball report: extrapointsmb.com/p/division…
Who'd benefit most from the Protect College Sports Act as it stands right now? Who'd lose? extrapointsmb.com/p/who-d-be…
It's a MAILBAG! Today, @MattBrownEP answered reader questions on everything from flag football to weird FOIAs and more. extrapointsmb.com/p/mailbag-…
A Louisiana regent suggested a few of the state's FBS programs should drop to FCS in order to reduce deficit spending. But @MattBrownEP isn't convinced a move like that would actually bring meaningful savings. Today's newsletter: extrapointsmb.com/p/a-louisi…
The Protect College Sports Act would take a stab at slowing down conference realignment, especially among the Power 4. Outside the Power 4, however, realignment conversations are going strong. Here's what we've been hearing lately ... extrapointsmb.com/p/what-i-m…
We’ve been experimenting with ways to turn the data in the Extra Points Library into analysis a reporter, athletic director, coach or researcher could easily use. That spurred us to create sport-specific reports we're going to release in the coming weeks and months — beginning today, with softball.
Here's everything we’ve learned about national spending trends, the relationship between types of spending and on-field success, where spending is increasing, what national budget distributions look like ... and more. extrapointsmb.com/p/division…
There's a lot to unpack in the Protect College Sports Act, which passed the Senate last night. @MattBrownEP zoomed in on one issue in particular: college athlete insurance policies. extrapointsmb.com/p/what-s-t…
Thanks to a web publishing glitch and a lot of digging through documents by the Louisiana Illuminator, we now know some concrete details about athlete payroll at a few schools. Today's newsletter: extrapointsmb.com/p/we-now-k…
Who watches TV on a TV anymore? That question helped spark today's newsletter, about college sports TV ratings, how they're calculated and the value (or lack thereof) in year-over-year comparisons. extrapointsmb.com/p/tv-ratin…
The Protect College Sports Act is a bad bill — in large part because it, as written, will not do the things its advocates say it will. Today's newsletter: extrapointsmb.com/p/the-prot…
The Athletic recently reported a smart piece looking at estimated payroll obligations for Power 4 football programs. In today's newsletter, @MattBrownEP used that as a jumping-off point, sharing thoughts and takeaways: extrapointsmb.com/p/what-to-…
In today's newsletter, we're looking at a dispute between an SEC coach and the conference over ineligible players ... from 80 years ago! Everything old is new again, and Mississippi State professor Jim Watkins is here with an interesting history lesson: extrapointsmb.com/p/of-cours…
As lawmakers say they want to protect collegiate Olympic sports, they're not clear about what they're trying to protect them FROM — or what those programs should look like in 2026 and beyond. extrapointsmb.com/p/what-exa…
G6 football seems to be following the minor league baseball playbook — but at what long-term cost? extrapointsmb.com/p/does-the…
With the news of potential MLB expansion, @MattBrownEP started to think about how more pro baseball teams could affect college sports. Generally speaking, it probably wouldn't mean fewer butts in seats, but there could be an impact — especially for one program, for a few unique reasons. extrapointsmb.com/p/could-ml…
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I've seen a shift in AD contracts over the last 6 months ... might need to do a full breakdown.
Garrett Klassy's well-deserved extension fits right into that bucket. It's heavily incentivized around RevGen ... philanthropic fundraising, external events and MMR.
It includes my favorite ... The Dunder Mifflin incentive: A bonus for keeping the department within its approved budget range.
Big caveat (as it should be), and something tells me Klassy wanted it this way: he ONLY gets paid bonuses if Fresno State is on budget.
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What's going on with LSU, Kalshi and that third-party insurer? @MattBrownEP's been thinking about that strange story from last week, and he's got some good questions. Today's newsletter: extrapointsmb.com/p/here-s-w…
