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June 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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🏒 College Hockey Revenue Trends (FY17–24)
Gopher ticket sales are down big
@umassamherst.bsky.social? Tripled revenue
Miami (OH)? Cut by more than half
Current champs Western Michigan? Under $500k 🤯
Gopher ticket sales are down big
@umassamherst.bsky.social? Tripled revenue
Miami (OH)? Cut by more than half
Current champs Western Michigan? Under $500k 🤯
June 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
🏒 College Hockey Revenue Trends (FY17–24)
Gopher ticket sales are down big
@umassamherst.bsky.social? Tripled revenue
Miami (OH)? Cut by more than half
Current champs Western Michigan? Under $500k 🤯
Gopher ticket sales are down big
@umassamherst.bsky.social? Tripled revenue
Miami (OH)? Cut by more than half
Current champs Western Michigan? Under $500k 🤯
👰 Mascot Wedding Appearances
@sickoscommittee.org collected the data. We visualized it.
@michiganstatefb.bsky.social and @oregonduckfootball.bsky.social mascots cost ~$1500/hour.
Louisiana Monroe and Ace the Warhawk? $25.
What a time to be alive.
@sickoscommittee.org collected the data. We visualized it.
@michiganstatefb.bsky.social and @oregonduckfootball.bsky.social mascots cost ~$1500/hour.
Louisiana Monroe and Ace the Warhawk? $25.
What a time to be alive.
June 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
👰 Mascot Wedding Appearances
@sickoscommittee.org collected the data. We visualized it.
@michiganstatefb.bsky.social and @oregonduckfootball.bsky.social mascots cost ~$1500/hour.
Louisiana Monroe and Ace the Warhawk? $25.
What a time to be alive.
@sickoscommittee.org collected the data. We visualized it.
@michiganstatefb.bsky.social and @oregonduckfootball.bsky.social mascots cost ~$1500/hour.
Louisiana Monroe and Ace the Warhawk? $25.
What a time to be alive.
The gap between the top B1G school (Ohio State: 7.2M) and the bottom (@northwestern : 265k) is massive.
Maybe it’s time to rethink those comms org charts?
Maybe it’s time to rethink those comms org charts?
June 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The gap between the top B1G school (Ohio State: 7.2M) and the bottom (@northwestern : 265k) is massive.
Maybe it’s time to rethink those comms org charts?
Maybe it’s time to rethink those comms org charts?
📊 Social Media Rankings
Which schools dominate in followers?
Spoiler: @ohiostatefb.bsky.social , @umichfootball.bsky.social , and @oregonduckfootball.bsky.social are huge—but Clemson and Colorado crack the top 11.
G5 rep? @BroncoSports leads, but @OregonState is right there.
Which schools dominate in followers?
Spoiler: @ohiostatefb.bsky.social , @umichfootball.bsky.social , and @oregonduckfootball.bsky.social are huge—but Clemson and Colorado crack the top 11.
G5 rep? @BroncoSports leads, but @OregonState is right there.
June 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
📊 Social Media Rankings
Which schools dominate in followers?
Spoiler: @ohiostatefb.bsky.social , @umichfootball.bsky.social , and @oregonduckfootball.bsky.social are huge—but Clemson and Colorado crack the top 11.
G5 rep? @BroncoSports leads, but @OregonState is right there.
Which schools dominate in followers?
Spoiler: @ohiostatefb.bsky.social , @umichfootball.bsky.social , and @oregonduckfootball.bsky.social are huge—but Clemson and Colorado crack the top 11.
G5 rep? @BroncoSports leads, but @OregonState is right there.
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June 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
That's all for this week. Check out the issue for more details, the site for the code, and the Kaggle for the data.
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Then I have to finish what I started last week, where I visualized the capacity of the highest ticket revenue public schools in Division I hockey. This week I expand the analysis, adding ALL DI hockey.
Here's the results:
Here's the results:
June 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Then I have to finish what I started last week, where I visualized the capacity of the highest ticket revenue public schools in Division I hockey. This week I expand the analysis, adding ALL DI hockey.
Here's the results:
Here's the results:
Athletic directors have a lot of tough decisions, chief among them: how much 💵 to allocate to each sport?
Using the latest EADA data, here's the breakdown for this year's @ncaabaseball.bsky.social / softball World Series
Using the latest EADA data, here's the breakdown for this year's @ncaabaseball.bsky.social / softball World Series
June 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Athletic directors have a lot of tough decisions, chief among them: how much 💵 to allocate to each sport?
Using the latest EADA data, here's the breakdown for this year's @ncaabaseball.bsky.social / softball World Series
Using the latest EADA data, here's the breakdown for this year's @ncaabaseball.bsky.social / softball World Series
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May 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Lastly, we put last weeks Division I Men's Ice Hockey 🏒 ticket sales in context by putting them alongside Football 🏈.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
May 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Lastly, we put last weeks Division I Men's Ice Hockey 🏒 ticket sales in context by putting them alongside Football 🏈.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
-Diverse students (especially in a post affirmative action world)
-Legacy students (easy place to hide rich alums' academically unqualified kids)
-For sale enrollments (see: Varsity Blues scandal)
What makes more sense to you?
-Legacy students (easy place to hide rich alums' academically unqualified kids)
-For sale enrollments (see: Varsity Blues scandal)
What makes more sense to you?
May 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
-Diverse students (especially in a post affirmative action world)
-Legacy students (easy place to hide rich alums' academically unqualified kids)
-For sale enrollments (see: Varsity Blues scandal)
What makes more sense to you?
-Legacy students (easy place to hide rich alums' academically unqualified kids)
-For sale enrollments (see: Varsity Blues scandal)
What makes more sense to you?
Why doesn't the Ivy League Conference want to opt-in to the House settlement?
You could believe them when they say it's about “academic primacy” & focusing on the “student-athlete experience."
Or maybe the loss of roster spots (of which there'd be many) will reduce their ability to enroll...
You could believe them when they say it's about “academic primacy” & focusing on the “student-athlete experience."
Or maybe the loss of roster spots (of which there'd be many) will reduce their ability to enroll...
May 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Why doesn't the Ivy League Conference want to opt-in to the House settlement?
You could believe them when they say it's about “academic primacy” & focusing on the “student-athlete experience."
Or maybe the loss of roster spots (of which there'd be many) will reduce their ability to enroll...
You could believe them when they say it's about “academic primacy” & focusing on the “student-athlete experience."
Or maybe the loss of roster spots (of which there'd be many) will reduce their ability to enroll...
We examine the impact of roster limits on the Ivy League conference, the only Division I conference (so far) to decide not to opt-in to the House settlement.
Why would they do that?
First, let's look at their roster data, based on data scraped from their website:
Why would they do that?
First, let's look at their roster data, based on data scraped from their website:
May 24, 2025 at 11:50 AM
We examine the impact of roster limits on the Ivy League conference, the only Division I conference (so far) to decide not to opt-in to the House settlement.
Why would they do that?
First, let's look at their roster data, based on data scraped from their website:
Why would they do that?
First, let's look at their roster data, based on data scraped from their website:
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May 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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And that's a wrap! To dig into the analysis more, please check out this week's post.
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May 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
And that's a wrap! To dig into the analysis more, please check out this week's post.
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Lastly, we're back onto college hockey. Here is FY 2023's ticket sale revenue generated by DI Men's Ice Hockey programs:
May 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Lastly, we're back onto college hockey. Here is FY 2023's ticket sale revenue generated by DI Men's Ice Hockey programs:
Let's drill down. Many school's entire pool revenue is less than the cap, some it's a pittance of their budget. For those 25 schools where the $20.5 million cap is less than 22% of their pool revenue, exactly what % does it make up?
May 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Let's drill down. Many school's entire pool revenue is less than the cap, some it's a pittance of their budget. For those 25 schools where the $20.5 million cap is less than 22% of their pool revenue, exactly what % does it make up?
Next, we took a look at the salary cap. Institutions will spend $20.5 million next fall, a whole 22% of the average P5 "pool revenue" (consists of ticket sales, media rights, game guarantees, licensing/sponsorships/royalties). How does that cap look compared to school's revenue?
May 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Next, we took a look at the salary cap. Institutions will spend $20.5 million next fall, a whole 22% of the average P5 "pool revenue" (consists of ticket sales, media rights, game guarantees, licensing/sponsorships/royalties). How does that cap look compared to school's revenue?
The schools with the most roster spots being removed changed dramatically. Suddenly, Ivy League schools are standing toe-to-toe with the top FBS programs along a metric.
May 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The schools with the most roster spots being removed changed dramatically. Suddenly, Ivy League schools are standing toe-to-toe with the top FBS programs along a metric.
This added to the number of male and female athletes facing a loss of roster spots, but disproportionately impacting men:
May 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This added to the number of male and female athletes facing a loss of roster spots, but disproportionately impacting men:
First, we added FCS schools to the analysis. This now shows the potential roster spot losses across DI:
May 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
First, we added FCS schools to the analysis. This now shows the potential roster spot losses across DI: