Bill Hancock, BCS Executive Director joins us to debate the merits of the BCS vs a playoff system. Hancock also explains in detail how the intricate BCS system operates. We also discuss the latest with pro golfer and endorsement king Tiger Woods and his fall from grace. And we bring you the sports business headlines of the week including plans for a boxing mega-fight in March.

We examine the future marketability of Tiger Woods as well as assess the job he’s done navigating the tricky PR landscape following his indiscretions and recent incident at his home in Florida. Marshall Glickman, CEO of G2 Strategic joins us to discuss whether we’ve seen the last of public financing for sports venues. We also bring you the sports business headlines of the week including two head coaching changes at two high profile football programs - Notre Dame and Florida State.

The 5th annual Sports Business Journal reader survey was published in a recent issue of the publication.  The results were recorded from a pool over over 2,300 participants (comprised primarily of sports business executives).  As always, the study was intriguing and produced some interesting results, ultimately providing some great potential for sparking a lively classroom discussion.  Today’s post will feature a brief recap of some of the results, along with some ideas for introducing some of the material in class.

A SAMPLING OF SURVEY RESULTS

* 37% of readers felt the economy’s impact on corporate spending on sports was the biggest sports…

Happy Thanksgiving from SBR. We look back on our interview with the inspiring Dick Hoyt, who along with his wheel chair bound son has competed in countless iron man competitions and marathons over the past 25 years. We also look back on our interview with one of the brightest executives in the NFL - Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian.