recession Stories - Over the Monster
Why It's Important for Nebraska To Be Successful In All Sports, Not Just Football
The Husker women's basketball team moved to 21-0 this past weekend, and up to a #3 ranking behind UConn and Stanford. They've drawn more than 10,000 fans for each of their last three games, so the fan support has been incredible. Despite their historic success (and who knows who far they can go...
Scott Hamilton on Celebrity Apprentice
I was unable to blog this weekend, but Scott Hamilton was on Celebrity Apprentice last night on NBC. The show airs Sunday nights at 9pm. I haven't watched it yet but Hamilton managed to avoid being fired last night. Here is a recent Washington Post chat with Hamilton for him to plug his book The...
Maryland Athletic Department Undergoing Budget Cuts: Football Loses $301k, Basketball $137k
So, uh...yeah. Via the Sun: "The discretionary spending of fans is the first expense to go in times of financial stress," [senior associate athletic director Randy] Eaton said in an e-mail reply to Baltimore Sun questions. "That becomes a considerable concern for those of us in Division I...
Underworked, Overpaid
I wish that were the case. Unfortunately, things happen to be the other way around right now. Don't know what the new economy has brought you, but it's increased my workload by a fair amount, mostly because it's killed my spare time. I've been traveling a lot since the first of the year, and I'm on...
Discounts and Smiles Greet Angel Stadium Visitors
Walking around Angel Stadium at the dawn of a new season, the recession was everywhere you looked, but with as pleasant a spin on it as possible. Gone were the people-herding poles with lanyards weaving hungry fans into Angelino's and Ruby's counters - the wait now never appeared to be more than...
Red Sox Front Office Discusses the Economy
The Globe's Amalie Benjamin has a good piece on a press conference given by Red Sox management. The Front Office had many interesting things to say. For example, John Henry spoke on the economic downturn, which has already cost several team sponsorships: "I'm not overly optimistic," Henry said...
A Brief Explanation of ASU Furloughs
This analysis is somewhat related to ASU sports, due to the news that Herb Sendek and Dennis Erickson have to take furlough days (thanks to Dirk Diggler for the link). Michael Crow first announced the furloughs in an e-mail to the school on January 28th. I am disappointed that I didn't read this...
Isn't Over-Saturation Hurting MMA Apparel Companies?
I agree with the initial piece that sparked a rebuttal in which you'll find below. Robert Joyner of MMAPayout speaks with a manager/agent within the MMA world in regards to sponsors(namely MMA clothing/apparel companies in this piece) being hurt by the recession. The manager indicates that the...
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