🔥Upside Chat: Dr Ron Dick, Duquesne University, Ex NBA/NCAA Exec on the NBA/NFL Season, Bronny, The World Series, Nadal & More

This week we had the honor to interview again Dr. Ron Dick, associate professor of sports marketing at Duquesne University in the school of business. Ron also worked for 20 years in sports, including 15 years in the NBA with the Sixers and the Nets, and then five years in the NCAA.

You can read the full transcript of the podcast interview with Ron located at the top of this blog post.

📝Show Notes: Through this interview, we touched on the following topics:

1. The State of higher education in the US: Where are we heading?

2. NCAA: College sports realignment. How does it look? Who are the new members of PAC 12? 

3. NIL update:

   1. Men’s basketball teams, Football teams, Women’s basketball teams: Who is getting paid? How much? Transferring is becoming a common practice.

   2. Where are jobs heading? Scouting scouting scouting.

4. NBA update:

   1. Current NBA teams’ standings

   2. LA Lakers: LeBron James and Bronny James. 

5. NFL update:

   1. NFL games’ TV rating and ticket sales are high.

6. 2024 MLB World Series:

   1. Yankees vs. Dodgers: What does that mean for small market teams?

7. Rafael Nadal’s retirement:

   1. What is Nadal’s legacy?

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