Welch Suggs
@welchsuggs.bsky.social
I study sports, media and education and teach promising professionals at the Carmical Sports Media Institute at the University of Georgia. https://linktr.ee/welchsuggs
Your angry 2k words made me wonder if the Big 18 is about to make the same mistake the ACC did under John Swofford when the league signed an absurdly long TV deal for chump change.
I dunno but I filed an angry 2000 word column about it that will run tomorrow morning
How ugly will the Big 10 PE deal get before it’s all over?
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Your angry 2k words made me wonder if the Big 18 is about to make the same mistake the ACC did under John Swofford when the league signed an absurdly long TV deal for chump change.
Right now it’s the same temperature in Green Bay, Wisc., and in Athens, Ga.
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Right now it’s the same temperature in Green Bay, Wisc., and in Athens, Ga.
Wordle finally used my starting word 1,603 1/6*
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November 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Wordle finally used my starting word 1,603 1/6*
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References research done with @universityofga.bsky.social colleagues... link.springer.com/article/10.1...
September 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
References research done with @universityofga.bsky.social colleagues... link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Welcome back to Georgia Plays Soccer!
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Welcome back to Georgia Plays Soccer!
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September 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Welcome back to Georgia Plays Soccer!
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I think @sarahspain.com and crew were a little too kind about this in this morning’s pod.
From @theathletic.com: A memecoin — Green Dildo Coin — and it's community are responsible for some of the disruptions at WNBA games.
The group's coin was created the day before the first incident, and as of Thursday, its worth had nearly tripled in one week.
The group's coin was created the day before the first incident, and as of Thursday, its worth had nearly tripled in one week.
WNBA sex toy incidents may be linked to cryptocurrency group’s money scheme
The group's coin was created the day before the first incident, and as of Thursday, its worth had nearly tripled in one week.
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August 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I think @sarahspain.com and crew were a little too kind about this in this morning’s pod.
Leaving aside all the fallacious reasoning in @theathletic.com article, this doesn’t sound like that great of a won/lost record. @thomaswheatley.bsky.social @kristaldixon.bsky.social @crystalhill.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Leaving aside all the fallacious reasoning in @theathletic.com article, this doesn’t sound like that great of a won/lost record. @thomaswheatley.bsky.social @kristaldixon.bsky.social @crystalhill.bsky.social
Yeah, not sure a Beyoncé concert is the right comparison…
First impression: Wow, that's an empty stadium.
I'm not sure if there's much research on the influence of the crowd, but having a packed stadium has to count for something.
Second impression: This is going to be a long Nike commercial. (No surprise there.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZNH...
I'm not sure if there's much research on the influence of the crowd, but having a packed stadium has to count for something.
Second impression: This is going to be a long Nike commercial. (No surprise there.)
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Breaking4 Live: Faith Kipyegon vs. the 4-Minute Mile | Nike
YouTube video by Nike
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June 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Yeah, not sure a Beyoncé concert is the right comparison…
I had one interaction with Bob Morse when he was considering ranking college athletic departments. He had no clue about sports, and I don't think he has any clue about education. Yet his arbitrary formula causes colleges to change policies, amend hiring practices, and screw kids over in admissions.
Bob Morse, who's led the methodology for U.S. News' college rankings for 37 years, is retiring at the end of this month. Here's my exit interview with him: www.chronicle.com/article/u-s-...
‘U.S. News’ Rankings Guru, Soon to Retire, Reflects on the Role He’s Played in Higher Ed
Bob Morse helmed “Best Colleges” for almost 40 years, and has been at <i>U.S. News</i> for almost 50. Higher ed has changed a lot in his time.
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June 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I had one interaction with Bob Morse when he was considering ranking college athletic departments. He had no clue about sports, and I don't think he has any clue about education. Yet his arbitrary formula causes colleges to change policies, amend hiring practices, and screw kids over in admissions.
And to think the NCAA and Adidas went toe-to-toe over whether the three stripes exceeded size limits on uniform logos…
The reason it hasn’t happened yet is because Nike and adidas won’t let it happen. They feel they’ve paid too much money to share space with another brand.
The second they permit it, they’re happening
The second they permit it, they’re happening
How far away are we from uniform ads in major college sports?
Given the House settlement, feels more like a "when" than an "if"
Given the House settlement, feels more like a "when" than an "if"
June 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
And to think the NCAA and Adidas went toe-to-toe over whether the three stripes exceeded size limits on uniform logos…
What happens when I get distracted: In half a century, U.S. high school #soccer grew 680% and is now the fourth most popular sport in the country, per @nfhs_org.
May 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
What happens when I get distracted: In half a century, U.S. high school #soccer grew 680% and is now the fourth most popular sport in the country, per @nfhs_org.
This pod has a really good explanation of why the House settlement includes roster/scholarship limits, but it also makes it clear that the @ncaa.bsky.social still faces a decade of litigation as it continues to avoid developing a new model for college sport.
Women’s college sports are about to experience a sea change - sports law specialists Kelleigh Fagan & Alicia Jessop join to talk about how House v. NCAA will impact women athletes & the surprising way NIL oversight mirrors a legendary Inside Amy Schumer sketch.
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April 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This pod has a really good explanation of why the House settlement includes roster/scholarship limits, but it also makes it clear that the @ncaa.bsky.social still faces a decade of litigation as it continues to avoid developing a new model for college sport.
Track in the House, so to speak substack.com/profile/3444...
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Track analysis
As a track nerd I learned a lot and was shaken by this analysis from Matt Brown’s Extra Points newsletter: https://www.extrapointsmb.com/p/study-what-happens-to-all-the-track-walk-ons?...
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April 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Track in the House, so to speak substack.com/profile/3444...
Ced Dempsey was the last NCAA president to come from the world of college athletics, and did his best to balance commercialism and education in college sports. The lede of my profile of him for The Chronicle:
Good man. Tough job.
Rest in peace.
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Good man. Tough job.
Rest in peace.
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Remembering Cedric Dempsey: Former NCAA President - NCAA.org
"We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former NCAA Executive Director and President Cedric Dempsey, who led the NCAA from 1993 to 2004 and was a former
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April 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Ced Dempsey was the last NCAA president to come from the world of college athletics, and did his best to balance commercialism and education in college sports. The lede of my profile of him for The Chronicle:
Good man. Tough job.
Rest in peace.
www.ncaa.org/news/2025/4/...
Good man. Tough job.
Rest in peace.
www.ncaa.org/news/2025/4/...
Georgia Tech marketing & communications wins the day news.gatech.edu/features/202...
April 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Georgia Tech marketing & communications wins the day news.gatech.edu/features/202...
. @mattbrown.bsky.social with maybe the best précis I’ve seen lately on the challenges facing #highered www.extrapointsmb.com/p/what-do-we...
What do we want American higher education to be?
If college athletics are the actual front porch of the university, it's time to use it.
www.extrapointsmb.com
March 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
. @mattbrown.bsky.social with maybe the best précis I’ve seen lately on the challenges facing #highered www.extrapointsmb.com/p/what-do-we...
If ope.ed.gov/athletics goes down, reach out to me for Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act data from 2002-3 to 2023-4. These are athlete participation and expenditure records for U.S. colleges and universities; they aren't ideal for financial analysis) but can be useful.
March 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
If ope.ed.gov/athletics goes down, reach out to me for Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act data from 2002-3 to 2023-4. These are athlete participation and expenditure records for U.S. colleges and universities; they aren't ideal for financial analysis) but can be useful.
How often do the ppl running college sports realize how ridiculous this is?
February 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
How often do the ppl running college sports realize how ridiculous this is?
Rather gobsmacked by this passage I ran across today...
February 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Rather gobsmacked by this passage I ran across today...
Sports media friends: looking for join us to teach our awesome students in the Carmical Sports Media Institute at the University of Georgia! www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/410...
UGA
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January 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Sports media friends: looking for join us to teach our awesome students in the Carmical Sports Media Institute at the University of Georgia! www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/410...
Today’s Jack Sawyer gets high on you
December 22, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Today’s Jack Sawyer gets high on you