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Analysis of FBS conference finances, media rights, revenue distribution, and conference realignment economics

What Conferences Actually Keep: Member Distributions, Overhead, and the Intermediary Margin

Jun 23, 2026

What Conferences Actually Keep: Member Distributions, Overhead, and the Intermediary Margin

Part II of The Conference Ledger — a four-part NILnomics series built entirely from IRS Form 990 filings.

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The Media Rights Flywheel: How One Revenue Stream Came to Define Everything

Jun 9, 2026

The Media Rights Flywheel: How One Revenue Stream Came to Define Everything

Part one of The Conference Ledger — a four-part NILnomics series built entirely from IRS Form 990 filings.

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The Thing About The SEC Breakaway Nobody Is Talking About: The Salary Cap

Jun 2, 2026

The Thing About The SEC Breakaway Nobody Is Talking About: The Salary Cap

One chart can tell you just how far apart schools are

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Five Months of Data That Show Who Really Runs College Football

Aug 25, 2025

Five Months of Data That Show Who Really Runs College Football

Every critical football visualization we've made, curated and summarized

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The war over athletic donations

Jul 7, 2025

The war over athletic donations

The first issue post-House is targeting exactly what athletic donations are

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International Shenanigans

May 30, 2025

International Shenanigans

As President Trump targets the Ivy League, we dig into the potential impact on the athletic conference.

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Did I just figure out why the Ivy League Conference is really not opting into the House settlement?

May 23, 2025

Did I just figure out why the Ivy League Conference is really not opting into the House settlement?

Looking at roster limits across data sets with some broader context

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