The N.F.L. is a powerful cartel with imperial desires. College football is about to undergo a financial reckoning. So maybe they should team up? (Part one of a two-part series.) <ul><li>SOURCES:<ul><li><a href="https://turfwarsbook.com/about-the-author">DeMaurice Smith</a>, former executive director of the National Football League Players Association.</li><li><a href="https://x.com/foxworth24?lang=en">Domonique Foxworth</a>, sports analyst and former N.F.L. player.</li><li><a href="https://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/attorneys/kessler-jeffrey-l.html">Jeffrey Kessler</a>, partner at the law firm of Winston & Strawn.</li><li><a href="https://uacfootball.com/staff.aspx?staff=1">Oliver Luck</a>, sports executive and consultant.</li><li><a href="https://www.holycross.edu/academics/people/victor-matheson">Victor Matheson</a>, professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>RESOURCES:<ul><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3Kt43ot">Turf Wars: The Fight for the Soul of America's Game</a>, by DeMaurice Smith (2025).</li><li>"<a href="https://media.clemson.edu/economics/data/sports/Stadiums%20and%20Econ%20Impact/Matheson-2019-Journal_of_Policy_Analysis_and_Management.pdf">Is there a Case for Subsidizing Sports Stadiums?</a>" by Victor Matheson (Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2018).</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>EXTRAS:<ul><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/americas-hidden-duopoly-2/">America’s Hidden Duopoly</a>," by Freakonomics Radio (2018).</li><li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/should-the-u-s-merge-with-mexico/">Should the U.S. Merge With Mexico?</a>" by Freakonomics Radio (2014).</li></ul></li></ul> Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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