Leagues covered:

• Big 4
  • NFL
  • NBA
  • MLB
  • NHL
• Other major leagues
  • MLS
  • WNBA
• Minor leagues
  • mLB
  • AFL
  • NBDL
• Probably some other ones

The 1990s were a time of huge growth, but after the market saturated and the recessions things have gotten tougher.

The NFL is covered starting on page 92. A profit margin of 23.8% is INSANE. Good god.

The NBA is as profitable as ever. Only 3 franchises losing money (0 NFL, even the Raiders! lol)

The NHL is the least profitable and has a huge disparity (in terms of %) between the top and bottom teams in revenue. Also 8 teams losing money.

This is a leaked MLB team’s breakdown. The NFL is the easiest to monitor because of the publicly owned Green Bay Packers.

Lockouts, strikes, and other key parts of CBA negotiation are covered in the next section. NFL CBA is covered on pages 107-108, may need it for the paper.

Do the rest next week. It’s pretty straightforward.

MONEYYYYYY. Obviously.

But really a big part of the challenges are that it’s an industry, not a service like it should be. This creates an arms race for recruitment, facilities, coaches, etc.

Revenue growth, the rich getting richer, all of these are serious issues with billions of dollars at stake.

Title IX stuff, I already wrote a ton about it for the last class and this one so no rehashing today.