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World Series Sleaze

Sticking to the theme of baseball (it is MLB Amateur Draft week, after all), could a sports agent be blamed for Oklahoma State’s downfall in this year’s College World Series? It would be too easy to just place blame for an entire team losing a game directly on an agent, but could sleaziness have gone […]

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How Will James Paxton’s Case Be Framed?

Last night, I was reading the University of Kentucky’s response in opposition to James Paxton‘s motion for a temporary injunction against the university.  If James Paxton’s name does not ring a bell, quickly get caught up by reading this recent post.  Anyway, the most interesting piece of the 86-page document is Exhibit 5.  Exhibit 5 […]

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Recruiting

6th Grade Quarterback Being Recruited

When you hear stories about guys like Billy Butler, you start to wonder about the Current State of College Recruiting.  Is a guy like Butler altruistically putting aside his own profit-making plans to help high school kids make good decisions about where to play collegiate football, or is it all a plot to add some […]

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Sports Business

IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum

What: The 2008 IMG Intercollegiate Athletics Forum Where: Intercontinental, The Barclay in New York City, NY (map) When: December 10th and 11th Topics: Maximizing sports marketing revenue by tapping into fan affinity to create a competitive market place Future of college sports media and the role of new media Academic reform guidelines and enforcement Challenges […]