Tag: football
I’m an economist riding a bike across America, defying what the...
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
It’s summer, a time when many people who might have spent the winter hibernating get outside and start...
NFL tells players patriotism is more important than protest – here’s...
Chad Williams, Brandeis University
The recent decision by the NFL regarding player protests and the national anthem has yet again exposed the fraught relationship between...
If football is so deadly, why did 103 million people watch...
John Affleck, Pennsylvania State University
During the second quarter of Super Bowl LII, the party stopped, if just for a second.
Tom Brady found Patriots wide...
Talent doesn’t explain the success of the Patriots and Eagles
Kyle Emich, University of Delaware
The New England Patriots lost their best wide receiver to an ACL tear before the season started. Two months later,...
Does defense actually win championships?
Mark Otten, California State University, Northridge
Legendary football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant famously said, “Offense sells tickets. Defense wins championships.”
Since Bryant’s retirement in 1982, his...
Is youth football past its prime?
Roger Pielke Jr., University of Colorado
High school football participation may have peaked.
That’s the argument I make in a recent analysis for the international...
The difference between black football fans and white football fans
Tamir Sorek, University of Florida and Robert G. White, University of Florida
A significant portion of the NFL’s fan base has reacted negatively to the...
Super Bowl 50’s data deluge: How much is too much?
Malcolm Moran, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Do you remember the “Announcerless Game?”
On December 20, 1980, an otherwise insignificant game between the New York Jets and...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
