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What’s (Actually) Wrong with the NBA? Everyone has a theory for why basketball is broken. They're all faulty.

What’s actually wrong with the NBA? @clubsportico.bsky.social counted 29 reasons given for the league’s issues this year—plus one that we think isn’t being talked about enough.

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The [Please Go Viral] Bowl Presented By [Watch This Crazy Stunt] Is the expanded College Football Playoff to blame for bowl season’s growing absurdity?

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Today is the day that I'm most feeling the bowl season's most absurd marketing gimmicks.

Here's something I wrote for Club Sportico last week 👇

The [Please Go Viral] Bowl Presented By [Watch This Crazy Stunt] Is the expanded College Football Playoff to blame for bowl season’s growing absurdity?

"The Pop-Tarts Bowl has become an instant case study for marketing executives across the country, likely both jealous and confused about how something this stupid could be this successful."

I wrote today about the bowl season's gimmick turn... 👇
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More from today's Club Sportico:

- A photo that sums up college basketball ❓
- Love for a @benjstrauss.bsky.social story 📺
- Rudy's Rings 💍
- These Thanksgiving games are better than you think 🦃
- Tom Brady connect-the-dots 🔎

College basketball finally has a new villain This Thanksgiving, Dan Hurley is bringing the whine

On today's @clubsportico.bsky.social, we're talking about college basketball's newest villain: UConn coach Dan Hurley.

Jacob: This is great for college basketball
Eben: I'm hoping the angry man loses

Where do you stand??
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You know you want to. Don't be shy, friends.

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This weeks Pick Six from @jacobfeldman.bsky.social:

💸 NIL Industry Layoffs
🏀 Trans Athlete Trump Ads
🤡 WNBA Player/Reporter
👀 King James Social Silence
⁉️ Who Asked For Backwards Hurdle in Madden
😲 POVR Breakdowns on ESPN

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Club Sportico is excited to announce our FIRST live event on December 5th in NYC! Join us for happy hour, networking, live podcast recordings and a Thursday night football watch party. Event is FREE for subscribers.

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The perfect sports video does not exi... An ode to Pavlov's Dog, Gladiator and the internet's best sports video series.

NEW Club Sportico Newsletter out now, @ebennovywilliams.bsky.social this week with: The perfect sports video does not exi... An ode to Pavlov's Dog, Gladiator and the internet's best sports video series.

The Oregon Ducks are undefeated and so is their video team ⤵️
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Somebody had to say it...

Engineers of Netflix's live streaming tech when the company announced Beyoncé was playing the Christmas NFL game

🚨 The @clubsportico.bsky.social news quiz just dropped! How well did you follow the sports business news this past week?

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News Quiz: Nov. 18, 2024 How well did you follow the sports business latest over the past week? Time for the Club Sportico news quiz!

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How well did you follow this weeks #sportsbiz news?

The Dallas Wings won the WNBA and now have the opportunity to land Paige Beuckers, who is already extremely popular compared to current WNBA stars

A quick 🧵 on the business strategy behind Northwestern's new $850 million stadium project 🏟️.

It has two seemingly contradictory superlatives. It will be the most expensive college football stadium ever, and *also* the smallest (by far) in the Big 10 or SEC.

Here's why 🧵:

I forgot what it's like to see sports tweets actually in order

Plus @ebennovywilliams.bsky.social Pick Six this week:
👕 Landmark Licensing Lawsuit
🏀 NBA Coaching Lifestyle
🤡 Flight Attendant Folly (@Detroit Lions)
👀 $23 Million Clause Weapon
❓ Unrivaled Rivals
😲 10 million-to-1 Odds on Fanduel?

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Let's address the NFL's trust crisis Football games aren't fixed, but the perception is still a problem.

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Let's address the NFL's trust crisis Football games aren't fixed, but the perception is still a problem.

No—the NFL is not rigged. But the perception it might be is still a massive problem for the league! 🧵

My latest for @clubsportico.bsky.social :

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Plus @ebennovywilliams.bsky.social Pick Six this week:
👕 Landmark Licensing Lawsuit
🏀 NBA Coaching Lifestyle
🤡 Flight Attendant Folly (@Detroit Lions)
👀 $23 Million Clause Weapon
❓ Unrivaled Rivals
😲 10 million-to-1 Odds on Fanduel?

Sign up today at club.sportico.com!

Let's address the NFL's trust crisis Football games aren't fixed, but the perception is still a problem.

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The latest Club Sportico just dropped. Here's @jacobfeldman.bsky.social on the NFL's growing trust issue.

If you strip the proper nouns, though, this could be about a lot of things in America.

Folks, Club Sportico is now on Bluesky! Can't even get that on the other site...

This post from the Portland Trail Blazers was a late cut to today's newsletter.

Latest Club Sportico missive is in the works!