Intercollegiate Sports in America, 1900-2015
 

Spring 2014

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Organization and Structure of Intercollegiate Sports Finance

Required Reading
Read at least two in addition to the required items.

Howard J. Savage, et. al. "Extramural Relationships," American College Athletics (New York: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1929) pp. 190-222.

Arthur A. Fleisher III, Brian L. Goff, and Robert D. Tollison. "Economic Theory and the NCAA," The National Collegiate Athletic Association: A Study in Cartel Behavior (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1992) pp. 17-34.

  1. L. L. Jarvie. "Eliminating the Commercial Factor in Athletics," Journal of Higher Education, (10:1, 1939).

The Stadiums--Context

  1. George P. Morris. "The Harvard Stadium," The Overland Monthly, May 1903.
  2. Princeton: Palmer Stadium (1914-1997) History.
  3. Princeton Stadium (1998).
  4. UC California (Berkeley) Memorial Stadium.
  5. Michigan Football Stadium History.
  6. Florida Field.
  7. College Gridirons: All Division 1-A College Football Stadiums.

The Stadiums--Finance

  1. "Stadium Needs Push Debt in U.S. College Athletics to $1 Billion," Bloomberg, November 19, 2004.
  2. Jonathan M. Orszag and Peter R. Orszag. "The Physical Capital Stock Used in Collegiate Athletics," NCAA, 2005.
  3. David Moltz. "Good Seats, Hard Sell," Inside Higher Ed, September 22, 2009.
  4. Kevin Clark. "At Long Last, the Sports Mortgage," The Wall Street Journal, September 29, 2009.
  5. Billy Witz. "Rose Bowl Hopes to Bet Future on a Makeover," New York Times, December 31, 2009.
  6. Alan Scher Zagier. "Colleges Offering 'Sports Mortgages'Programs Hope Top-seat Pricing Scores Revenue," Boston.com, February 31,2010.
  7. Smantha Frank. "FAU Working on Financing for $74 Million Football Stadium," Palm Beach Post, May 17, 2010.
  8. David Moltz. "A New, Empty Stadium [The University of Akron]," Inside Higher Ed, December 1, 2010.
  9. Rachel Bachman, "Cal's Football-Stadium Gamble," The Wall Street Journal, April 17, 2012.
  10. "Colorado State University Bets on a Stadium to Fill Its Coffers: Faced With Declining State Funding, School Believes Football Project Will Score." Wall Street Journal, September 28. 2013.
  11. Paul Kapustka, ed. Stadium Tech Report (Mobile Sports Report, September 2014).

Structure of College Sports Finance

  1. John R. Thelin and Lawrence L. Wiseman. "Fiscal Fitness? The Peculiar Economics of Intercollegiate Athletics," The Old College Try: Balancing Academics and Athletics in Higher Education (Washington, D.C.: The George Washington University, 1989).
  2. Gilbert M. Gaul and Frank Fitzpatrick. "Rise of The Athletic Empires," Philadelphia Inquirer, October 24, 2001 (A Five Part Series),
    Part 1: "Corporate Sponsors and Boosters Fund an Athletic Juggernaut,"
    Part 2: "Women's Sports: The Ink Is Mostly Red,"
    Part 3: "Have Some Extra Money? Endow a Football Player,"
    Part 4: "Coaches in the Big Time Can Break the Bank,"
    Part 5: "On Campus, An Edifice Complex."
  3. Jeffrey Stinson and Dennis Howard, "Athletic Giving and Academic Giving: Exploring the Value of SPLIT Donors," Joumal of Sport Management, 24 (2010) 744-768.
  4. Ann Zimmerman and Leslie Scism, "Boone Calls the Plays as Largess Complicates Life at Alma Mater [Oklahoma State University]," The Wall Street Journal, July 6, 2012.
  5. Gloster, Rob. "Stanford Proves Endowed Coaches Make Winning Teams Not Just Luck," Bloomberg, November 7, 2013
  6. "Eye on the Ball: Big-Time Sports Pose Growing Risks for Universities," Moody's Inverstors Service, October 10, 2013.

Money and the Conferences

  1. Darren Everson. "The Big Ten: Down and Out?" The Wall Street Journal, September 2, 2009.
  2. Pete Thamel. "Irish Rethinking Football Independence," New York Times, March 9, 2010.
  3. Pete Thamel. "College Conferences Ponder Expansion, and Their Extinction," New York Times, April 19, 2010.
  4. Mike Tanier, "Big Price Tags Attached to Even the Littlest Leagues," The New York Times, April 23, 2012.
  5. Report of the President's Commission on UMD and Big Ten/CIC Integration, University of Maryland, June 30, 2013.

Money and the Coaches

  1. Joan Vennochi. "A High Price for BC Glory," Boston Globe, December 1, 2005.
  2. Russell Adams. "College Basketball Pay for Playoffs," The New York Times, March 11, 2006.
  3. Steve Wieberg and Steve Berkowitz. "Missouri Shows How Schools Pay a Price for Football Success," [Coaching Cost] USA Today, November 10, 2009.
  4. George Vecsey. "On Coaching Go-Round, It's Hop On, and Hold On," The New York Times, March 30, 2010.

Media Contracts

  1. Lawrence M. Kahn. "Markets: Cartel Behavior and Amateurism in College Sports," The Journal of Economic Perspectives (2007).
  2. Rita Price. "College Athletics: OSU Getting Richest Multimedia Contract," The Columbus Dispatch, March 30, 2009.
  3. Steve Wieberg and Steve Berkowitz. "NCAA, Colleges Pushing the Advertisement Envelope with Sports Marketing," USA TODAY, April 5, 2009.
  4. Mauricio Ferreira. "Exploring Substitutability Within College Sports Through Hierarchical Choice Processes," Journal of Sport Management (2009).
  5. "Ex-Quarterback Sues NCAA and Video-Game Company Over Alleged Misuse of Likenesses," The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 8, 2009.
  6. William C. Rhoden. "A Lasting Image: Standing Up to the N.C.A.A. [Lawsuit]," The New York Times, July 22, 2009.
  7. Sandomir, Richard. "A 'GameDay' Extravaganza, Minus the Game." New York Times, September 12, 2013.

Certification and Finance

  1. "Fiscal Integrity" (Princeton University: NCAA Self-Study, Certification 1997-98)
  2. "Fiscal Integrity" (University of Florida: NCAA Self-Study, Certification 1998).
  3. "Division I, Athletics Certification Self-Study Instrument," (Boston University, 2009-2010).
  4. Inoue, Yuhei, Jose M. Plehn-Dujowich, Aubrey Kent, and Steve Swanson "Roles of Performance and Human Capital in College Football Coaches' Compensation," Journal of Sport Management, (27:73-83) 2012.
  5. Monks, James. "Revenue Shares and Monopsonistic Behavior in Intercollegiate Athletics," [student athlete pay], Department of Economics, University of Richmond, 2013.
  6. "Declining Student Attendance Hits Georgia: At Campuses Across the Country, More Reasons Than Ever to Skip the Game," Wall Street Journal, September 29, 2013.

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