Ballfields & Blackboards

By Brian Goff

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Episodes: 71

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Where fan and academic perspectives meet with a lighthearted touch. We are professors in economics and marketing in the Gordon College of Business at Western Kentucky University with extensive study of sports, and we are also lifelong sports fans.

Episode Date
February 2026 -- Super Bowl, CFB Finances, MLB Salary Caps
Feb 06, 2026
January 2026 -- College Football Playoff, Cignetti Success, and More
Jan 08, 2026
December 2025 -- College Football Playoffs, Kiffin, NASCAR Lawsuit
Dec 10, 2025
November 2025 -- Sports & Gambling Problems, Football Coach Firings, & More
Nov 17, 2025
October 2025 -- James Franklin Firing & Lots More
Oct 15, 2025
September 2025 -- Micah Parsons Trade & More
Sep 12, 2025
August 2025 -- ESPN & NFL Deal, Micah Parson, & More
Aug 07, 2025
July 2025 -- NCAA Football Playoff & More
Jul 17, 2025
June 2025 -- Pittsburgh Steelers & Manchester United
Jun 11, 2025
May 2025 -- MLB Injuries, TV Deals, & Quick Hits
May 23, 2025
April 2025--NBA Chaos, NCAA Basketball Physicality, Masters Tournament
Apr 14, 2025
March 2025 -- Tampa Bay Rays Relocate, MLB on TV, ACC Settlement
Mar 14, 2025
February 2025 -- Doncic, Dodgers, & Super Bowl
Feb 03, 2025
January 2025 -- College Football & NFL Playoffs
Jan 13, 2025
December 2024 -- College Football Playoff Brackets & More
Dec 09, 2024
November 2024 -- Jordan & NASCAR, Pressure, CFB & NFL Outlook
Nov 11, 2024
October 2024 -- The Dilemma of Paying Average NFL QBs & Much More
Oct 18, 2024
September 2024 -- PAC 12, Coach Prime, Gators & Billy Napier
Sep 16, 2024
August 2024 -- Olympics + NBA Mega Deal
Aug 16, 2024
July 2024--College Football Win Predictions & MLB 2-Way Players
Jul 16, 2024
May 2024 -- We're Back with Michael Penix & The NFL Draft
May 04, 2024
June 2023 -- Last Episode
Jun 09, 2023
April 2023 -- NCAA Basketball, MLB & More
Apr 15, 2023
March 2023 -- NCAA Basketball Tournament
Mar 16, 2023
February 2023 -- MLB Rules Changes & NBA Viewer Losses
Feb 28, 2023
January 2023 -- MLB Free Agency & Future of Bowl Games
Jan 23, 2023
December 2022 -- College Playoff Expansion & World Cup
Dec 07, 2022
October 2022 -- MLB Playoffs & Jimbo Fisher
Oct 28, 2022
August 2022 -- Unique Sports Venues, LIV-PGA Merger, and More
Aug 16, 2022
July 2022 -- Is Big Ten Expansion Good, Is LIV Golf Bad?
Jul 21, 2022
June 2022 -- Positive Trends for MLB
Jun 29, 2022
May 2022 -- Streaming Creating Sports Chaos
May 31, 2022
March 2022 -- Little Guy Success in NCAA Tourney
Mar 26, 2022
February 2022 -- Player Salaries & Revenue Sharing Schemes
Feb 19, 2022
January 2022 -- College Football + Rugby
Jan 21, 2022
December 2021 -- Coaches Behaving Badly + CFB Playoff
Dec 07, 2021
November 2021 -- Regional Sports Networks
Nov 19, 2021
October 2021 -- NCAA Football Realignments
Oct 29, 2021
Sept 21 -- Best & Worst Stadiums & Atmosphere
Sep 25, 2021
August 2021 -- MLB Trends & Favorite MLB Announcers
Aug 20, 2021
July 2021 -- SEC Expanding, Olympics, Aaron Rodgers
Jul 29, 2021
June 2021 -- NCAA's Bad Day In Court + Silliest Stuff in Sports
Jun 25, 2021
May 2021 -- MLB, NHL, NBA, Olympics
May 19, 2021
April 2021 -- MLB & NHL Rules, Soccer Super League
Apr 21, 2021
March 2021 -- Final Four, MLB Predictions, NCAA in Supreme Court
Mar 31, 2021
February 2021 -- Indiana, Sports We Like, Billionaire Owners, Tiger's Endorsements
Feb 26, 2021
January 2021 -- College Football Playoff Monopoly
Jan 14, 2021
December 2020 -- College Football Playoffs, Coach Buyouts, and Best & Worst of 2020
Dec 18, 2020
November 2020 -- Minor Leagues & TV Viewership Decline
Nov 24, 2020
October 2020 -- Steroids, Risk-Sharing, & World Series
Oct 26, 2020
September 2020 -- Politics in Sports, Best Moments, MLB Playoffs
Sep 25, 2020
August 2020 -- College Football Chaos, Evaluating Restarts, Long Term Impacts
Aug 17, 2020
July 2020 -- MLB Predictions, Redskins Branding, NCAA Football
Jul 23, 2020
June 2020 -- Return of MLB, MLS, NBA, and NASCAR
Jun 17, 2020
May 2020 -- High Schoolers to NBA G-League, MLB's Most Overrated and Underrated
May 19, 2020
April 2020 -- Restarting Sports & Cuts in NCAA Sports
Apr 21, 2020
March 2020 -- Baseball With Everything On Hold
Mar 22, 2020
February 2020 -- Mookie Betts Trade, Volatility in College Basketball, & Pro Sports Profit Estimates
Feb 10, 2020
January 2020 -- Astros Scandal, Paying NCAA Players, MLB Free Agency
Jan 14, 2020
December 2019 -- Sports Sponsors, Viewer Trends, and Analytics Blindspots
Dec 11, 2019
Episode 11 -- NBA & China, College Finances, & Rugby
Nov 01, 2019
Episode 10 -- MLB Playoffs & Income for NCAA Players
Oct 04, 2019
Sept 2019: College Football Attendance, Andrew Luck, Ezekiel Elliott
Sep 06, 2019
Episode 8 -- Likable and Unlikable Sports Figures, Limits of Analytics, MLB Shifts
Aug 06, 2019
Episode 7 --NBA Free Agency, MLB Home Run Problem, and Equal Pay for Women's Soccer
Jul 12, 2019
Episode 6 -- Issues Facing MLB
Jun 13, 2019
Episode 5 -- NHL Playoffs, NBA Playoffs, MLB Expansion
May 08, 2019
Episode 4 -- Tiger Woods' Popularity, NBA Playoff Format, MLB Strikeouts
Apr 10, 2019
Episode 3 -- Harper & Machado Contracts, NCAA Basketball Tournament, Fan Experiences
Mar 06, 2019
Episode 2 -- NFL Viewership, MLB Pace of Play, and Atlanta as Soccer Central
Feb 08, 2019
Episode 1 -- MLB Free Agent & NFL Coaching Markets
Jan 16, 2019