How YourSports Can Transform Revenue Sharing in the Sports Industry
Some original thoughts on how revenue should be shared in the sports industry:
- 10% of every dollar earned by NCAA Athletics should be shared back to the academic departments.
- 1% of every dollar earned by the NBA, MLB, NFL, etc should be shared back to the high schools and colleges that the players in these leagues attended.
- Pro athletes raking in the millions should be able to automatically share their earnings with their former schools and high school/college teams.
At YourSports, we’ve connected the history of tier 1 U.S. sports in a single network–from high school to the pros. On top of this network we can do revenue sharing across all nodes in the network.
For example, if $1 is earned by an athlete network on our system, we can automatically share a percentage of it to the athlete’s high school, up to five charities of their choice, and to them.
We can do the same for major sports associations too. A dollar earned by the NBA can automatically be distributed to the teams, the players, and their college and high school teams.
In 2015, we’ll introduce this payments network to the sports world.
Rivalries as a Social Network
CURRENTLY: Mapping the rivalry genome across NCAA Men’s Basketball, NCAA Football, High School Football & Basketball, and the big 5 leagues.
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014Good read on sports rivalries from the @WSJ “The Science of Hate in College Football” http://t.co/Pc29Wrvebo
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014Rivalries as a social data structure span far past the sports genome. There are rivalries in politics, in the arts, and in business.
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014These rivalries have a historical, head to head record. They sometimes include trophies–whether real or invisible (=social trophies).
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014These rivalries have a historical, head to head record. They sometimes include trophies–whether real or invisible (=social trophies).
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014Rivalries between tribes birth individual foedoms. pic.twitter.com/ZILjX33QBs
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014Tribal fandom divides families, unbundling dogma where for 3-hours anyone can be heard depending on the tribe on top. pic.twitter.com/0e5vC5awVB
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014Rivalries are a group communications network not online yet.
We’re going to change that at @YourSports.
For more than sports.
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014Rivalries in high school football: http://t.co/6q8PAw7QkV
Between individuals: http://t.co/7eiFbCKIvb
In politics: http://t.co/zwyJROGN7f
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014Rivalries between neighborhoods: http://t.co/fd7GXTf1yR
Between cities: http://t.co/7zmi4DJJDA
Between countries: http://t.co/NTKGJ1UVWX
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014$: The game between the University of Idaho and Boise State reportedly brings $1MM to the small Moscow, Idaho economy http://t.co/0NDfC5CmGB
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014Rivalries are much more than sports.
Exist in military, manifest in education: http://t.co/Y6VJ0PuJoT
In science: http://t.co/ldAUzEY81d
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014Rivalries are historical. http://t.co/OMggQa9kDR
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014Finally, rivalries are universal, are everywhere around us, and define the sandboxes in which we choose to play in. http://t.co/7Nfbm4FZAk
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014More on rivalries: Rivalries will be our first data structure at @yoursports that is built on top of the Foedom connection.
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014Rivalries only exist if 1/acknowledged by both sides and 2/acknowledged by public opinion.
This is difference between Foedom and a Rivalry.
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014In other words, Foes are ‘dust on the shoulder’ for most.
Everyone has Foes, most aren’t acknowledged.
Once acknowledged, rivalry ensues.
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014We’re recognizing Rivalries as a sensitive data structure to represent as a “fact”.
We ask: Is this a Buzzfeed rivalry or a Wikipedia one?
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014Long game we’re playing is to make Rivalries as a connection social.
So, users can tag rivalries to others. If double opt-in, then show!
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014Rivalries for tribal interests (teams, companies, geographies, etc) can be user-suggested.
If % of Fan base acknowledges, will go to vote.
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014This is how publicly recognized and double opt-in Rivalries become represented as components of authentic identity for the interest graph.
— Chris McCoy (@chrisamccoy) December 1, 2014