Fanalytics with Mike Lewis

Today’s episode hits two points. First, Professor Mike Lewis continues through an area of passion for his co-host Doug Battle - the NBA playoffs.

The power of passion leads the two to a second topic - how fandom changes across generations.

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In this episode, Professor Mike Lewis and his co-host Doug Battle break down storylines from the upcoming NBA Playoffs.

Then, Mike discusses the only league to grow its viewership amidst the 2020 pandemic - the WNBA. Mike explores why this league has struggled in years past, and what it will take for the WNBA to generate lifelong fans.

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In this episode, Professor Mike Lewis breaks down ramifications of recent Name, Image, and Likeness legislation for leagues, teams, players, and marketing minds.

Professor Lewis and co-host Doug Battle also discuss how the transfer portal may work hand-in-hand with NIL legislation to intensify competitive imbalance in college football as well as college basketball.

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Whereas quarterbacks like Trevor Lawerence, Zach Wilson, and Trey Lance may determine the future of the NFL, no player holds more power over the league's present than reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers. In this week's podcast, we discuss what Rodgers' public dissatisfaction with the Packers organization reveals about the modern NFL.

We then discuss the aftermath of the 2021 NFL Draft as well as a recent trend toward gimmicks in sports following a devastating financial year across leagues.

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Ahead of this week's NFL Draft, Emory Sports Analytics Professor Mike Lewis gives an academic outlook on Justin Fields' perceived drop in a loaded QB class.

He and co-host Doug Battle then break down the NFL Draft's biggest storylines through an analytical lens.

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Jake Paul: Narrowing the Gap Between Pro Sports & Entertainment by Mike Lewis, Emory University Marketing Professor

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The start of the baseball season always brings to mind the topics of league design and competitive balance... or in this case, competitive imbalance. In this podcast, Emory Professor Mike Lewis discusses how league structure for MLB and college basketball affect fandoms across both leagues. He then breaks down how non-Power 5 schools like UCF are leveraging new Name, Image, and Likeness legislation to counteract college football's competitive imbalance.

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Today’s episode features three topics that show how sports are increasingly intertwined with the larger culture.

In the first block, we discuss Aaron Rodger’s current role as host of Jeopardy. We then talk about LeBron James’ Space Jam reboot. In the epsode's third act, we tiptoe around the recent decision of MLB to take the All-Star Game away from Atlanta.

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The NFL has masterfully created a calendar that keeps the media and fans fixated almost year-round.

Free Agency, The Combine, The Draft, Training Camp, Fantasy Football Drafts, etc. There is always something happening or about to happen for NFL fans, even when teams are not playing.

Right now, we are in the middle of a critical part of the off-season – The Time of Hope. For fans, free agency is a time when optimism is created or a period where hope is destroyed.

While teams have multiple opportunities to fill holes, these opportunities are different in critical respects. While free agents are proven and draft picks are unknown, the conventional wisdom is that it is best to build through the draft.

In this podcast, Professor Mike Lewis discusses why the NFL offseason is the best in all of sports and all of its 2021 storylines.

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In the final webinar of the Spring speaker series, Sid and Ann Mashburn of Mashburn LLC join Professor Mike Lewis to discuss generating fandom in the fashion industry.

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