Glory Days
Glory Days is my Substack newsletter in which I share musings on sports, with an occasional nod to history, higher education, Springsteen, and whatever else. Perhaps it is my inner journalism itch, but I have been blogging for a long time, dating back to 2008. Doing so with regularity is always a challenge given the demands of a day job.
I enjoy thinking critically about situations and endeavor to ground my posts in empirical data that I gather from publicly available sources. It is my hope that these writings can stimulate discussion among affected stakeholders. But to be clear, these are not peer-reviewed, or even edited. They represent my thoughts alone. I hope you enjoy and find value in them. Please subscribe to Glory Days.
I enjoy thinking critically about situations and endeavor to ground my posts in empirical data that I gather from publicly available sources. It is my hope that these writings can stimulate discussion among affected stakeholders. But to be clear, these are not peer-reviewed, or even edited. They represent my thoughts alone. I hope you enjoy and find value in them. Please subscribe to Glory Days.
2026
What would a split of NCAA Division III look like? March 24, 2026
Lourdes University, with 72.3 percent athletes, will close at the end of the year. February 11, 2026
Is women's flag football poised to be an NCAA Emerging Sport? January 12, 2026
Growing athletic rosters and adding sports. January 5, 2026
Lourdes University, with 72.3 percent athletes, will close at the end of the year. February 11, 2026
Is women's flag football poised to be an NCAA Emerging Sport? January 12, 2026
Growing athletic rosters and adding sports. January 5, 2026
2025
What NCAA Division III schools excelled at athletics and academics last year? August 27, 2025
Division I athletic departments becoming creative with the use of conjunctions. June 30, 2025
What Radford University’s sport sponsorship changes might tell us about a post-House world. June 6, 2025
Universities participating in the USDA rural loan program also have a high percentage of athletes. April 24, 2025
Saint Francis University becomes first D1 to decide not to challenge athletic headwinds. March 25, 2025
Is Wittenberg University a cautionary tale of what happens when schools add too many athletes? March 20, 2025
Growth within Division III women’s lacrosse lags behind men’s teams, March 8, 2025 (originally published at D3Lacrosse.net, March 7, 2025)
Here is how Division III Men's Lacrosse has grown in the past few years, March 1, 2025 (originally published at D3Lacrosse.net, February 28, 2025)
Taking a deep(ish) look at four Cleveland-area men's wrestling teams expenses, February 5, 2025
Albright College seeking a $25 million loan to cover operational costs and planning to add sports, January 21, 2025
Women's flag football is having its moment with NCAA DIII institutions, January 14, 2025
Division I athletic departments becoming creative with the use of conjunctions. June 30, 2025
What Radford University’s sport sponsorship changes might tell us about a post-House world. June 6, 2025
Universities participating in the USDA rural loan program also have a high percentage of athletes. April 24, 2025
Saint Francis University becomes first D1 to decide not to challenge athletic headwinds. March 25, 2025
Is Wittenberg University a cautionary tale of what happens when schools add too many athletes? March 20, 2025
Growth within Division III women’s lacrosse lags behind men’s teams, March 8, 2025 (originally published at D3Lacrosse.net, March 7, 2025)
Here is how Division III Men's Lacrosse has grown in the past few years, March 1, 2025 (originally published at D3Lacrosse.net, February 28, 2025)
Taking a deep(ish) look at four Cleveland-area men's wrestling teams expenses, February 5, 2025
Albright College seeking a $25 million loan to cover operational costs and planning to add sports, January 21, 2025
Women's flag football is having its moment with NCAA DIII institutions, January 14, 2025
2024
Ten Days in U.S. Higher Education and Sports, Dec. 15, 2024
Keystone College on the brink, Dec. 4, 2024
Why I am interested in which DIII schools have the highest percentage of athletes and how fast are they growing, Nov. 20, 2024
Fifty-nine NCAA Division III schools increased athletes on campus by more than 10 percent in the past four years, Nov. 17, 2024
How many NCAA schools are 44 percenters? Nov. 11, 2024
What might it mean that several small universities added a flurry of sports in the final days of October?, Nov. 3, 2024
Division III athletics promotes academic excellence and competitive athletics but how many schools do both really well?, Oct. 6, 2024
Wittenberg University dropped 3 sports, representing 2% of their students, Sept. 14, 2024
DirecTV v. Disney is not just about sports; It could be about the future of MVPDs, Sept. 8, 2024
When no one asks a gold medalist a question, Aug. 9, 2024
Career update in a hurricane, Aug. 5, 2024
A small university with a heavy investment in intercollegiate athletics shutters its sports programs, June 19, 2024
Kim Mulkey's rant is not a public relations strategy, March 23, 2024
Is Division III conference realignment becoming a thing? January 19, 2024
Keystone College on the brink, Dec. 4, 2024
Why I am interested in which DIII schools have the highest percentage of athletes and how fast are they growing, Nov. 20, 2024
Fifty-nine NCAA Division III schools increased athletes on campus by more than 10 percent in the past four years, Nov. 17, 2024
How many NCAA schools are 44 percenters? Nov. 11, 2024
What might it mean that several small universities added a flurry of sports in the final days of October?, Nov. 3, 2024
Division III athletics promotes academic excellence and competitive athletics but how many schools do both really well?, Oct. 6, 2024
Wittenberg University dropped 3 sports, representing 2% of their students, Sept. 14, 2024
DirecTV v. Disney is not just about sports; It could be about the future of MVPDs, Sept. 8, 2024
When no one asks a gold medalist a question, Aug. 9, 2024
Career update in a hurricane, Aug. 5, 2024
A small university with a heavy investment in intercollegiate athletics shutters its sports programs, June 19, 2024
Kim Mulkey's rant is not a public relations strategy, March 23, 2024
Is Division III conference realignment becoming a thing? January 19, 2024
2023
Lindenwood's elimination of nine varsity sports says a lot about the state of college athletics, December 4, 2023
Have we reached peak sport sponsorship?, November 2, 2023 (Originally published at Athletic Director U., November 1, 2023)
What Kentucky Wesleyan College's sports cuts say about state of higher education, October 23, 2023
The FCC is poised to repeal the repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules, and this is a good thing for sports fans, October 1, 2023
Fifty years after NCAA realignment, the talking points are still the same, September 18, 2023 (Originally published at Extra Points with Matt Brown, September 18, 2023)
Can't watch ESPN right now? What you need to know about sport programming as a public good, September 1, 2023
Sports are thought to save college campuses; What if they don't?, August 1, 2023 (Originally published at Extra Points with Matt Brown, July 31, 2023)
Have we reached peak sport sponsorship?, November 2, 2023 (Originally published at Athletic Director U., November 1, 2023)
What Kentucky Wesleyan College's sports cuts say about state of higher education, October 23, 2023
The FCC is poised to repeal the repeal of Obama-era net neutrality rules, and this is a good thing for sports fans, October 1, 2023
Fifty years after NCAA realignment, the talking points are still the same, September 18, 2023 (Originally published at Extra Points with Matt Brown, September 18, 2023)
Can't watch ESPN right now? What you need to know about sport programming as a public good, September 1, 2023
Sports are thought to save college campuses; What if they don't?, August 1, 2023 (Originally published at Extra Points with Matt Brown, July 31, 2023)