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The Shill of the Game

14 October 2007

No, that’s not a typo. These days, it seems, it is all about the dollars. Even in college sports – or maybe especially in college sports. The headline on this week’s Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday Edition, blared “Raising Funds – and eyebrows” – the story about the push to raise money for colleges through athletics made [...]

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NCAA: Ball Is In IRS’ Court

22 November 2006

NCAA President Myles Brand has (finally) responded to the ongoing inquiry into the tax-exempt status of the organization in a 25 page letter posted on the organization’s web site.  The response initially had an October deadline – I guess somebody forgot to tell the folks in Committee that it’s college football season.  You can’t expect [...]

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The Price You Pay.

19 November 2006

Following up on my recent post about the NCAA, college sports and tax-exempt status, take a look at  this tidbit in USA Today which reports college coach salaries. I’ll bet Jim Tressel thinks his approximately $500k advantage over Lloyd Carr is worth it following this weekend’s Ohio State-Michigan game…  Of course, that begs the question, [...]

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Football mania

26 October 2006

Back in February, Madeline authored an interesting post about the tax implications of college football. Not to be outdone at the beginning of football season, DevilGrad followed up on an inquiry by some Congressional officials into the tax-exempt status of college sports. It seems, these days, that as the popularity of college sports grows, so, [...]

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Are You Ready for Some Football?

6 October 2006

Madeline had previously posted an interesting query about the economics and tax implications of (gulp) college football.  It’s worth another look in light of this recent post by DevilGrad on a similar issue.  There’s even more analysis here. The real question at issue is "Why is a multi-million dollar business, which is not effectively related [...]

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A Free Ride?

16 February 2006

Guest Blogger: Madeline M. Martin As almost anyone who knows me can attest, I am a college football fanatic. This time of year I usually focus my attention on recruiting. This month, February, is when high school seniors can formally commit. It was recently reported throughout the sports media that Texas A&M recruit, Terrence McCoy, [...]

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