Skip Sauer
@skipsauer.bsky.social
Econ professor emeritus @Clemson. Old-timer, sports nut, gooner. Still getting around somehow.
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Skip Sauer
@skipsauer.bsky.social
· Nov 17
My family moved to London summer 1973. Opening day offered Arsenal-Man United. I stood front row at midfield East Lower, limited view of West touchline. Great view of pitch invasion of North Bank by Utd hooligans at halftime. Arsenal won the game, hooray hooray. Allegiances set in stone that day.
Some interesting facts here for many including
@wagesofwins.bsky.social. Good listen
@wagesofwins.bsky.social. Good listen
This week's 'How It Played Out' is the 50-year ban on women's football - the trailblazers who preceded it and the generations who were lost to the game.
By @markpougatch.bsky.social and me with special guest Karen Carney @globalplayer.com
pod.fo/e/2fc40a
By @markpougatch.bsky.social and me with special guest Karen Carney @globalplayer.com
pod.fo/e/2fc40a
How It All Played Out: The Fight For Football: How The F.A Banned Women's Football
"Football is quite unsuitable for females and ought not to be encouraged"On Boxing Day 1920, more than 50,000 fans packed into Goodison Park to watch a football match between Dick, Kerr Ladies and ...
pod.fo
July 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Some interesting facts here for many including
@wagesofwins.bsky.social. Good listen
@wagesofwins.bsky.social. Good listen
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I've got a study for that! When the Cowboys left Irving, the city's sales tax rev increased. Arlington's sales tax rev from sports increased too but it was offset almost entirely by sales tax rev loss in retail biz. Intra-metro sub effects, folks.
thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025...
thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025...
May 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I've got a study for that! When the Cowboys left Irving, the city's sales tax rev increased. Arlington's sales tax rev from sports increased too but it was offset almost entirely by sales tax rev loss in retail biz. Intra-metro sub effects, folks.
thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025...
thebeaconnews.org/stories/2025...
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Unbelievable. What an incredible effort.
What a win, what a performance.
History makers. Champions of Europe 👏👏👏
What a win, what a performance.
History makers. Champions of Europe 👏👏👏
May 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Unbelievable. What an incredible effort.
What a win, what a performance.
History makers. Champions of Europe 👏👏👏
What a win, what a performance.
History makers. Champions of Europe 👏👏👏
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Under pending new college sports rules, an offensive lineman could receive $1 million in revenue sharing with no scrutiny.
But a $1M deal from a booster collective to a softball player or wrestler will be examined and possibly nixed.
www.wsj.com/sports/nijar...
But a $1M deal from a booster collective to a softball player or wrestler will be examined and possibly nixed.
www.wsj.com/sports/nijar...
She’s Softball’s First $1 Million Pitcher—and She Could Be the Last
NiJaree Canady’s transfer from Stanford landed her a seven-figure payday and has Texas Tech in an NCAA softball super regional. But lucrative deals like hers could soon be doomed.
www.wsj.com
May 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Under pending new college sports rules, an offensive lineman could receive $1 million in revenue sharing with no scrutiny.
But a $1M deal from a booster collective to a softball player or wrestler will be examined and possibly nixed.
www.wsj.com/sports/nijar...
But a $1M deal from a booster collective to a softball player or wrestler will be examined and possibly nixed.
www.wsj.com/sports/nijar...
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‘They had not just beaten the European champions across two games, winning 5-1 on aggregate, they had beaten them in two games, fans singing high in the stands above, perhaps the greatest night in their European history completed on its grandest stage and in grand style.’
By @sidlowe.bsky.social
By @sidlowe.bsky.social
Saka and Martinelli fire Arsenal to last four after famous win at Real Madrid
Gabriel Martinelli’s injury-time goal earned Arsenal a 2-1 win at Real Madrid and a 5-1 aggregate triumph in the Champions League quarter-final, second leg
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
‘They had not just beaten the European champions across two games, winning 5-1 on aggregate, they had beaten them in two games, fans singing high in the stands above, perhaps the greatest night in their European history completed on its grandest stage and in grand style.’
By @sidlowe.bsky.social
By @sidlowe.bsky.social
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Amazing stuff again! Arsenal deserved to win both legs of this quarter-final, Saka's goal brilliant, and Madrid only scored because of a mistake you'll probably never see Saliba make again in his career.
5-1 on aggregate, Rice superb over both games, but a hugely impressive collective effort too.🔥
5-1 on aggregate, Rice superb over both games, but a hugely impressive collective effort too.🔥
April 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Amazing stuff again! Arsenal deserved to win both legs of this quarter-final, Saka's goal brilliant, and Madrid only scored because of a mistake you'll probably never see Saliba make again in his career.
5-1 on aggregate, Rice superb over both games, but a hugely impressive collective effort too.🔥
5-1 on aggregate, Rice superb over both games, but a hugely impressive collective effort too.🔥
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In case you’ve not read it yet, this by @jonathanliew.bsky.social for @theguardian.com on the myth of Manchester United’s new stadium - and new stadiums in general - is really, really good.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
A new Manchester United stadium isn’t about regeneration and never will be | Jonathan Liew
If ‘New Trafford’ is such a nailed-on wealth generator, then why aren’t Ratcliffe and the Glazers funding it themselves?
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
In case you’ve not read it yet, this by @jonathanliew.bsky.social for @theguardian.com on the myth of Manchester United’s new stadium - and new stadiums in general - is really, really good.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Due for an update after the dust settles.... assuming it does 😕
Many economists are getting asked:
How do we know that Americans lose out when a US President slaps large taxes on Americans who buy imports?
The best one-stop source I know of is my @piie.com colleague @douglasirwin.bsky.social ‘s book. Classic and updated.
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
How do we know that Americans lose out when a US President slaps large taxes on Americans who buy imports?
The best one-stop source I know of is my @piie.com colleague @douglasirwin.bsky.social ‘s book. Classic and updated.
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
March 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Due for an update after the dust settles.... assuming it does 😕
Pricing access is having an effect
this is incredible stuff. most state DOTs would spend tens of billions on highway expansions to try and see numbers like this (that wouldn’t even pan out anyway thanks to induced demand lol)
January 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Pricing access is having an effect
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I am stunned, shocked, and saddened by the news that Rickey Henderson has passed away at age 65. He was truly one of the most gifted and entertaining #baseball players in all @mlb.com history. #sports www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/21/r...
Rickey Henderson, the greatest Oakland A’s player of all time, has died at age 65
Oakland-raised superstar Rickey Henderson played for the Athletics in parts of 14 seasons during his Hall of Fame career.
www.mercurynews.com
December 21, 2024 at 7:53 PM
I am stunned, shocked, and saddened by the news that Rickey Henderson has passed away at age 65. He was truly one of the most gifted and entertaining #baseball players in all @mlb.com history. #sports www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/21/r...
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Hail and farewell, Rickey Henderson.
December 21, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Hail and farewell, Rickey Henderson.
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November 27, 2024 at 5:37 PM
I’m looking for a picture of Gabi’s goal v Sporting. All I’ve seen appear to be screen grabs from video. Deserves a frame and a place on the wall imo.
November 27, 2024 at 5:00 PM
I’m looking for a picture of Gabi’s goal v Sporting. All I’ve seen appear to be screen grabs from video. Deserves a frame and a place on the wall imo.
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Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
November 26, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
Headline of the week
Brussels raises stink over Dutch manure protectionism
https://www.ft.com/content/b9174b2d-6eb6-4131-b8f9-d1706477edf7
https://www.ft.com/content/b9174b2d-6eb6-4131-b8f9-d1706477edf7
Brussels raises stink over Dutch manure protectionism
Netherlands challenged over plan to restrict use of biogas not made from domestic dung
www.ft.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:28 AM
Headline of the week
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I still have nightmares of being in the stands in full marching band gear during this game, if there is a purgatory it will just be loops of this game.
November 22, 2024 at 3:16 PM
I still have nightmares of being in the stands in full marching band gear during this game, if there is a purgatory it will just be loops of this game.
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My family moved to London summer 1973. Opening day offered Arsenal-Man United. I stood front row at midfield East Lower, limited view of West touchline. Great view of pitch invasion of North Bank by Utd hooligans at halftime. Arsenal won the game, hooray hooray. Allegiances set in stone that day.
November 17, 2024 at 4:22 PM
My family moved to London summer 1973. Opening day offered Arsenal-Man United. I stood front row at midfield East Lower, limited view of West touchline. Great view of pitch invasion of North Bank by Utd hooligans at halftime. Arsenal won the game, hooray hooray. Allegiances set in stone that day.
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Representative Earl Blumenauer (D Oregon) introduced the Give Fans a Chance Act in 1999. Bill aimed to eliminate subsidies for new professional sports facility construction. We need more of this sort of federal action.
www.congress.gov/bill/106th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/106th-c...
November 14, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Representative Earl Blumenauer (D Oregon) introduced the Give Fans a Chance Act in 1999. Bill aimed to eliminate subsidies for new professional sports facility construction. We need more of this sort of federal action.
www.congress.gov/bill/106th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/106th-c...