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Congratulations! You made it. Relax because now you can join the sports conversation all weekend long.
Congratulations! You made it. Relax because now you can join the sports conversation all weekend long.
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The Last Night’s Game Team
PS – Today’s Tailgate Treat features something you can use at a tailgate. Back story - The Gronkowski brothers play in the NFL (National Football League) and are known for their party antics. Here they are supporting their other brother on Shark Tank with said party antics while promoting his product. But did they impress the sharks?
MLB (Major League Baseball)
Texas-sized battle. The World Series between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers resumes tonight in Houston and is tied 1-1. Athletes and celebrities packed the stands in Dodger Stadium during the first two games, who will show up in Houston? Hometown girl Beyonce? One can hope.
College Football
Rolling in the dough. Alabama is the number one football team in the country, so it’s only fitting that they have the highest paid coach in college football. Head coach Nick Saban cashes in with a salary of $11 million, topping the USA Today list of highest paid college coaches. See who else laughs all the way to the bank. LIST
Overtime
J.J. Watt and Haley Dawson are throwing out the first pitch before one of the next two World Series games. Watt is the Houston Texans (NFL) player who started a hurricane relief fund that raised over $37 million. Dawson is a 7-year-old girl who dreams of throwing out the first pitch at all 30 stadiums. What makes it even more special is that she was born without a hand and will use her robotic one to help her throw a strike.
Sideline stat
Two teams in the NFL remain winless after seven games into the season. Misery loves company and the San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns still have yet to celebrate. The teams do not play each other in the regular season so the future could be grim.
Coaches’ corner
No one is more excited for this weekend’s NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) playoff race than wife of soon-to-be retired driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. A pregnant Amy Earnhardt will drive the pace car for the race. The real-life Baby Driver will be responsible for slowing down the field of cars when there’s an accident on the track until it’s cleaned up and safe to resume racing.
5 Things To Know About The Big Business Of College Football
Even though college football players can’t earn a salary, college football is big money. How big? You’ll find out.
Even though college football players can’t earn a salary, college football is big money. How big? You’ll find out.
That’s what he said,
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Five Things To Know About The Big Business Of College Football
1. The “power five conferences” (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 12, SEC) bring in considerable revenue, mostly due to lucrative TV deals. The SEC (Southeastern Conference) alone brought in $311 million from TV/radio rights for the 2014-2015 regular season.
2. Sponsorships are an additional source of revenue. Last year, the University of Michigan signed a deal with Jordan, a Nike brand. The deal runs through 2027 with an option to go to 2031. If it runs its full course, the school will pocket a minimum of $173 million that includes $85 million in Nike apparel/products.
3. While the schools are bringing in bank, the players are not. They can receive a cost of attendance stipend from the school, which is intended to help with outside school expenses (food, gas, etc). During their college career, they are not allowed to use their athletic ability, name or school name to make money. This is an ongoing debate and if you’d like to read more, this is a great article.
4. Athletes may not be able to be compensated financially but conferences are getting creative, providing covered medical expenses for injured athletes after they leave school and lifetime scholarships to sweeten the deal.
5. College head coaches make as much if not more than most NFL (National Football League) head coaches. The highest coaching salary in the NFL is $9 M. The top three highest paid coaches in college are:
Nick Saban (Alabama Crimson Tide) $11.12 M
Jim Harbaugh (Michigan Wolverines) $7 M
Urban Meyer (Ohio State Buckeyes) $6 M
Don’t worry most college coaches’ salaries come out of ticket sales and TV contracts, not tuition.
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