SBP Snack: Week of 10/11

5 Interesting, Funny, and Touching Things that Happened in Sports This Week

Alex Abrams
October 12, 2023

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Good Thursday Morning. I’m on the go this week and we got good feedback on the SBP Snack from a few weeks ago, so let’s run it back!

The next full issue will be coming next Thursday 10/19 If you’re craving a deeper dive into sports business, you can take a look at past editions here.

Five non-Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce moments from the sports world this week (I promise this time)

Conor Bedard made his NHL debut last night and hopes to help the Blackhawks return to their winning ways, but the club has already won off the ice due to Bedard’s presence.

The Chicago Blackhawks have DOUBLED their season ticket sales since drafting Connor Bedard — "the next Sidney Crosby."
They sold $5.2M in new season tickets within 12 hours of the NHL Draft.
The 18-year-old #1 overall pick is set to make his NHL debut tonight. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Front Office Sports (@FOS)
3:32 PM • Oct 10, 2023

AT&T using their tech for good.

This is a game changer 🔥
Gallaudet University and AT&T have partnered to create the first-ever accessible helmet for deaf and hard-of-hearing football players.
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports)
4:28 PM • Oct 5, 2023

After incorrectly being ruled ineligible by the NCAA for transferring to be closer to his ailing grandmother, Tez Walker finds out he can now play for UNC this year.

Just days before his season opener, the NCAA ruled North Carolina WR Tez Walker ineligible as a two-time transfer.
He missed 4 games despite efforts from furious coaches, UNC officials, and even state leaders.
Today, he finally found out he could play.
— Front Office Sports (@FOS)
7:13 PM • Oct 5, 2023

Pepperdine University’s president sank a half court shot during the school’s Midnight Madness to win a student free tuition for a year

🚨🚨🚨University President Jim Gash just hit a half-court shot to give a student free tuition for a year! This is Orange and Blue Madness!
— Pepperdine University (@pepperdine)
4:40 AM • Oct 7, 2023

Love him or hate him, Coach Prime has brought an unmatched level of awareness and visibility to the CU football program and the university as a whole

Colorado football has officially hit 1 million followers on Instagram.
They had just 58,000 followers when Deion Sanders was hired, and they now join Alabama, Ohio State, and LSU as the only college football programs with 1M+ followers.
That's incredible.
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano)
7:14 PM • Oct 10, 2023

Colorado chancellor Philip DiStefano says out-of-state applications have climbed 40% year-to-date over 2022.
Merch sales are up 892%.
(h/t @TIME)
— Front Office Sports (@FOS)
2:37 PM • Oct 6, 2023

Until next time, sports fans!

-Alex