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Last September, I wrote a blog post about the importance of brand equity in college athletics during a very uncertain time due to COVID-19. That blog post turned out to be one of our most popular posts of the year, so I decided to turn this into an annual tracker to monitor and discuss shifts […]
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Former Pac-12 Commissioner – Larry Scott – on the success of the conference’s media deal, and what he would have done differently regarding the launch of the Pac-12 Network. The Tier 1 media deal he negotiated increased annual revenue 3x from the prior deal, and also introduced a new structure that shared revenue equally between […]
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Roger Valdiserri worked for the Notre Dame Athletics Department for 3 decades. Over the years, he witnessed some of the best games in college football history, and some of the greatest collegiate athletes of all time. He shares how he got Joe Theisman’s entire family to change the pronunciation of their last name to rhyme […]
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We were proud to have our work referenced in Jon Wilner’s Mercury News article, “If the Pac-12 were to expand, one school stands as the clear No. 1 pick.” For those who wish to dive in a little deeper, we’ve included in this blog post a more complete picture of key datapoints for the schools […]
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Will the XFL ever make a comeback? In this highlight from our very first episode, Oliver Luck – former XFL Commissioner – explains what a potential competitor to the NFL or college football would need to get right in order to succeed. He also shares some of his favorite innovations that the XFL made in […]
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Episode recorded in June 2021, prior to the ending of Larry Scott’s Commissioner term. Larry Scott – Former Commissioner of the Pac-12 – joins the show to talk about his experience leading a Power 5 conference, including his biggest successes and greatest challenges from the past 12 years on the job. He and AJ discuss […]
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Val Ackerman – Big East Commissioner – on why the name, image and likeness era is one of the most momentous junctures in NCAA history. When student-athletes are selecting a school to attend, they look for the best personal fit in terms of coaching staff, facilities, playing time, academics, proximity to home, and now NIL […]
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Val Ackerman was the founding President of the WNBA. Now she draws on her years of experience as a professional basketball player, executive, and journalist in her role as Commissioner of the Big East. She joined the Big East in 2013 while the conference was reeling from the departure of 7 member schools. She discusses […]
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Huge news in the world of college football was made public recently as it was revealed that the CFP intends to expand from 4 teams to 12 teams in the near future. While nothing is certain yet in terms of who will own certain rights to the new games, and how revenue will flow to […]
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Navigate is the newest addition to INFLCR’s Compliance Exchange. As a trusted advisor to leading brands and organizations in sports and entertainment, Navigate will provide INFLCR athletes with estimated fair market values (FMV) and education to guide them through every facet of their NIL rights. Over the last 15 years, Navigate has provided valuation services […]
