Unlike many books that are written or edited by one author the Economics of College Sports was edited by two people John Fizel and Rodney Fort; also, the book was published in 2004. To start with, the first part of the book only contains one chapter which is called “Economics of College Sports: An Overview”. The first part of five parts in the Economics of College Sports the book addresses what exactly it will be talking about throughout the book using empirical and theoretical research to address controversial issues with college sports. In the first chapter the author explains how big of a business college sports is and introduces questions that shape the organization of the book. Part two of the Economics of College Sports is called “Structure
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Part four addresses controversial issues between college athletics and the university. In chapter eight the first chapter of part four called College Football and Title IX. In this chapter the book talks about the controversial bias of title IX. Next, is chapter nine called Measuring Marginal Revenue in Product in College Athletics: Updated Estimates. In chapter nine the author give data behind what the the value is of each individual athletes from separate sports and money generated by the athletes as well. Then, the book transitions into chapter ten called Participation in College Athletics and Academic Performance. In chapter ten the author the standard of education for athletes as opposed to students. Finally, in chapter eleven the last chapter of part four is called Managerial Efficiency, Managerial Succession, and Organizational Performance. In this chapter the book describes the NCAAs structure to maintain …show more content…
Part five analyzes what impact competitive balance has on college sports. First, in chapter twelve the first chapter of part five called Institutional Change in the NCAA and Competitive Balance. This chapter talks in depth regards to competitive balance and how it has been declining, according three measures of competitive balance from 1988 to 2001. As a result, athletic programs have been tarnishing the NCAA main goal to maintain competitive balance. In chapter thirteen called Is There a Short Supply of Tall People in the College Game? In chapter thirteen the author describes the advantages schools have and a imbalance in competitiveness. Finally, chapter fourteen called The Impact of Cartel Enforcement in the NCAA Division I-A Football; the last chapter of the book. The book talks about how difficult it can be for a division II team to stay competitive. (Author, Economics of College Sports) Alternatively, Economic of College Sports contained an impressive amount of background information that I liked. Although some of the books calculations could be considered “dated” today because it was published in 2004. I appreciate all of the empirical and theoretical research and analysis that the authors provided. Economics of College Sports provided a lot of insight that helped me believe more why college athletes should be
Part four addresses controversial issues between college athletics and the university. In chapter eight the first chapter of part four called College Football and Title IX. In this chapter the book talks about the controversial bias of title IX. Next, is chapter nine called Measuring Marginal Revenue in Product in College Athletics: Updated Estimates. In chapter nine the author give data behind what the the value is of each individual athletes from separate sports and money generated by the athletes as well. Then, the book transitions into chapter ten called Participation in College Athletics and Academic Performance. In chapter ten the author the standard of education for athletes as opposed to students. Finally, in chapter eleven the last chapter of part four is called Managerial Efficiency, Managerial Succession, and Organizational Performance. In this chapter the book describes the NCAAs structure to maintain …show more content…
Part five analyzes what impact competitive balance has on college sports. First, in chapter twelve the first chapter of part five called Institutional Change in the NCAA and Competitive Balance. This chapter talks in depth regards to competitive balance and how it has been declining, according three measures of competitive balance from 1988 to 2001. As a result, athletic programs have been tarnishing the NCAA main goal to maintain competitive balance. In chapter thirteen called Is There a Short Supply of Tall People in the College Game? In chapter thirteen the author describes the advantages schools have and a imbalance in competitiveness. Finally, chapter fourteen called The Impact of Cartel Enforcement in the NCAA Division I-A Football; the last chapter of the book. The book talks about how difficult it can be for a division II team to stay competitive. (Author, Economics of College Sports) Alternatively, Economic of College Sports contained an impressive amount of background information that I liked. Although some of the books calculations could be considered “dated” today because it was published in 2004. I appreciate all of the empirical and theoretical research and analysis that the authors provided. Economics of College Sports provided a lot of insight that helped me believe more why college athletes should be