• Corn, Axes & Equity | Professor and the Pundit – S1 Ep7

    Ep 7! That summer NIL fundraising push we've been hinting at? It's here so Steve and Greg get into what it is, how it is being positioned, and the broader ramifications of the football team creating this program. We also discussed the IRS ruling that could impact Michigan's NIL efforts. Dooley shares a few insights from his discussion with Nike/Adidas legend Sonny Vaccaro, and we close with a breakdown of the Big Ten 2024-2025 scheduling plan.

  • Dollars Derived from Pigskin

    For my EDUC 335 Name, Image & Likeness course I attempted to come up with the amount of the budgeted revenue derived (directly and indirectly) from the football program. Stringing together ratios and detailed definitions published in previous budgets here is what I came up with.

  • Is Michigan Behind on NIL? (WTKA audio)

    I joined Sam and Ira this morning on the ubiquitous 'The Michigan Insider' morning show and shared a few sights, sounds, and observations from the 2023 NIL Summit in Atlanta, GA. We also dig in on a status check on how Michigan is faring against Power 5 peers, and I discuss a few NIL ideas and best practices from other athletic department reps at this conference. Enjoy and hit me up with questions:

  • Taking the Barstool Bait | S1 Ep5

    Thanks for supporting Season 1! If you like Professor and The Pundit please subscribe, share, and review - Episode 5 is brought to you by Nick Hopwood and Peak Wealth Management! In this episode we get into the origins of Steve Clarke's weekly appearance on WTKA, then over to rival fans getting on Dooley's nerves when they knock Michigan's historic wins. Last but not least, the boys discuss the athletic department getting rid of physical (paper) football tickets to the chagrin of collectors.