Friday, October 31, 2014

Crawford's Sports Biz 59 Seconds, For October 31st, 2014

By Gregory Crawford----COO of Kiyokawa Crawford Sports Management--- on twitter @wchoops @crawssportsbiz @kcsportsmgmt

The University of North Carolina is obviously concerned about its future and its image, in wake of the academic investigation that has rocked the school and its athletic department over courses that were taken by students,  not to be considered good academics.

Up to now, UNC has paid the public relations firm Edelman, which happens to be the largest PR firm in the world, just over $782,000 to protect its image and beyond.

Seems like a lot of money, what is your opinion on this issue?

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Crawford's Sports Biz 59, For October 29th, 2104

By Gregory Crawford----COO of Kiyokawa Crawford Sports Management--- on twitter @crawssportsbiz @wchoops @kcsportsmgmt

We all know college athletics is a big huge economic business. The "old, new" buzz word coming back to college athletics is "school spirit". Many schools are discouraged and disappointed by the lack of student attendance and students leaving games in droves early.

Some solutions are better technology in arenas and stadiums to allow more social media interaction. As well, some old ideas are coming back including free food for students and at TCU, student leaders standing on ladders to encourage in- game participation by the student body.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Crawford's Sports Biz 59 Seconds, For October 28th, 2014

By Gregory Crawford---COO of Kiyokawa Crawford Sports Management--- on twitter @crawssportsbiz @wchoops @kcsportsmgmt

In 2013, shortly after Alabama won the national football championship, The Crimson Tide Foundation purchased the 8,700 square foot home that Nick Saban has lived in since 2007 for $3.1 million. The big story here is that the Foundation purchase allows for Saban to live in the home free of charge and also pays the property taxes for as long as Saban wants.

While this is a common practice among schools for college presidents, it rarely happens for the football coach. Saban is a huge figure in Alabama and Alabama football.

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Monday, October 27, 2014

Crawford's Sports Biz 59 Seconds, For October 27th, 2014

By Gregory Crawford COO of Kiyokawa Crawford Sports Management

The demand for tickets in Cleveland and beyond for the Cavaliers, has caused the team to go to a lottery system for single game tickets. If you sign up in November, you can qualify to win the lottery for the month of December.

The average Cleveland Cavalier single game ticket on the secondary market at present is 331.00, compared to last year when that figure was $68.00. Welcome to Cleveland, Lebron James and Kevin Love.

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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Crawford's Sports Biz 59 Seconds, For October 26th, 2014

By Gregory Crawford----COO of Kiyokawa Crawford Sports Management---on twitter @wchoops @kcsportsmgmt @crawssportsbiz

Arizona State University is terminating its multimedia agreement with IMG College. The present agreement is for football, men's and women's basketball and baseball.

IMG College presents the games on radio for ASU and ASU is claiming they have been damaged by the lack of presence in the Las Vegas and Southern California markets.

This dispute, will more than likely wind up in the courts, as big money is involved.

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Saturday, October 25, 2014

Crawford's Sports Biz 59 Seconds, For October 25th, 2104

By Gregory Crawford---COO of Kiyokawa Crawford Sports Management---on twitter @crawssportsbiz @wchoops @kcsportsmgmt

Before Peyton Manning arrived in Denver for the 2011 season, in 2010 on the secondary market, the average cost of a Denver Bronco ticket was $121.00.  That cost in 2014 has risen to $337.00. The lowest priced suite at Bronco home games is now at $25,000.00.

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Sunday, October 12, 2014

Crawford's Sports Biz 59 Seconds, For October 12th, 2014

By Gregory Crawford---COO of Kiyokawa Crawford Sports Management---on twitter @wchoops @crawssportsbiz @kcsportsmgmt

The Big Ten has become the first major college conference to guarantee 4 year scholarships for its athletes. Currently the Big Ten supplies $200 million in financial aid to over 9,500 athletes in 42 sports.

Previously scholarships had to be renewed at the end of each school year.

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Saturday, October 11, 2014

Crawford's Sports Biz 59 Seconds For October 11th, 2014

By Gregory Crawford---COO of Kiyokawa Crawford Sports Management---on twtter @wchoops @crawssportsbiz @kcsportsmgmt

Sebastain Vettel, world driving champion, is close to becoming the world's highest paid athlete, with his new 3 year deal with Ferrari which will pay him $80 million per year. Vettel previously had a sponsorship deal with Red Bull. Who would have thought the highest paid athlete in the world world would come from auto racing ?

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Sunday, October 5, 2014

Crawford's Golf Daily, For October 5th, 2014

By Gregory Crawford---TV, Radio and Print Golf Analyst----on twitter @wchoops @crawssportsbiz @kcsportsmgmt

Mickelson vs Watson---One of the many great things about being a United States citizen is we for the most part have freedom of speech. But those freedom of speech rules seem to change when it comes to sports.

Everyone is so careful not to step on toes in sports and basically not tell the truth sometimes when it comes to opponents, or other coaches or teams. We all want the truth in everything we do, but yet in sports we seem to get all over people when it comes to a competitor telling the truth.

To many people all of sudden Phil Mickelson is a villain because he got up in front of the world and told the truth about problems at the Ryder Cup. In fairness, Tom Watson I am sure told the truth about how he handled the team and his captaincy. If Watson told the team behind closed doors they stunk at times, he was absolutely correct. Mickelson was also correct in alluding to the fact Watson made some bad selections in who he chose to play on the first two days of the Ryder Cup.

Golf needs more people telling the truth, in every aspect, whether it be the condition of a course, the game is too slow, golfers on the professional level are too spoiled and the game has been horribly marketed.

Golf is the greatest game on earth, you can play it from age to 2 to 110 and have a great time doing so. Let's let the truth flow and it would make the game of golf even better.

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Crawford's Sports Biz 59 Seconds, For October 5th, 2014

By Gregory Crawford---COO of Kiyokawa Crawford Sports Management--- on twitter @wchoops @crawssportsbiz @kcsportsmgmt

Everyone loves a winner. On the secondary market, the average ticket price for the Kansas City Royals home playoff games has risen to $487.00. That is 10 times greater than the Royals regular season price of $48.00 per ticket. Hard to predict what the price would be if the Royals make the World Series, which is not out of the question. The last playoff appearance by Kansas City came 29 years past.

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Saturday, October 4, 2014

Crawford's Sports Biz 59 Seconds, For October 4th, 2014

By Gregory Crawford---COO of Kiyokawa Crawford Sports Management---on twitter @wchoops @crawssportsbiz @kcsportsmgmt

Athletic departments are continuing to be concerned about lower attendance figures in college football, of which the decline started in 2009. Many schools have either turned too or are turning to The Disney Institute, the developmental arm of the Walt Disney Company. Disney does the customer service experience 365 days a year, often every well, college football does the customer service experience at best 6 times per year. College football teams wants their customer experience to get better, some schools that have used Disney are TCU, Arizona State and Auburn.

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