Citizen Economists » college football http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs Citizen Economists is an online economics magazine written by citizen journalists. These ordinary citizens provide reports and commentary on the current events affecting the economics of the fields they work in. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:10:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Flawed Market in College Football Scheduling http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2009/09/18/flawed-market-in-college-football-scheduling/ http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/2009/09/18/flawed-market-in-college-football-scheduling/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:29:56 +0000 David Barr http://www.citizeneconomists.com/blogs/?p=1923 As a Badger football fan it’s pretty hard to get excited about Wofford this weekend. But it’s not hard to understand why the school schedules games like this. As this article from Sports Madison.com states, the extra home game is worth millions of dollars to the athletic department. Wofford does not expect the Wisconsin . . . → Read More: Flawed Market in College Football Scheduling]]> As a Badger football fan it’s pretty hard to get excited about Wofford this weekend. But it’s not hard to understand why the school schedules games like this. As this article from Sports Madison.com states, the extra home game is worth millions of dollars to the athletic department. Wofford does not expect the Wisconsin to make the return trip.

A simple change in market structure could net millions for the University and provide fans infinitely more excitement. Currently, the school charges the same price for every game. But as anyone who has every tried to buy a ticket from a scalper, not all games have equal value. Charging more for games against marquee opponents would give the school incentive to schedule tougher non-conference opponents.

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