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Executive Director, Center for Sports Analytics | Bush Distinguished Professor | Hall of Fame College Soccer Coach | 2X Bama Alum | Galatians_6_14

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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
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A New Chapter Begins Over the past few years, I've had the privilege of launching the Center for Sports Analytics @SamfordU and witnessing the explosive growth of the undergraduate sports marketing & analytics program. With the launch of the sports business MBA program two
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For the first time since we launched the EPL Fanbase Tracking Study in 2017, Crystal Palace made the top 10 largest EPL fanbases in the United States. πŸ‘ πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ #CrystalPalace #CPFC @CPFC @AdvertiserCPFC @MattWoosie @CEO4TAG @SoFLPalace
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Leeds United F.C. @LUFC has developed one of the top 10 largest EPL fanbases in the United States after being in the top division for only 2 campaigns. πŸ‘ πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ Interesting to see how much these numbers climb with the addition of @tyler_adams14 , @AaronsonBrenden , @jessemarsch
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@KirkHerbstreit We can always dream.
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Leeds United F.C. experiencing double-digit social media growth for the 2022/2023 season. @LUFC is crushing it on TikTok which bodes well for Gen Z fan growth. Great job @DigitalWilson and the #LUFC digital team! @PhilHay_ @TheSquareBall @GrahamSmyth @leedslivenews @LUFCDATA
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For only the second time ever, the city of Birmingham has two teams playing in the NCAA Men’s Basketball πŸ€ D1 National Championship Tournament. It’s been 25 years since the last time both Samford and UAB qualified for the Big Dance. #MarchMadness
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One of the most amazing championships you will ever see! @SamfordBaseball started the first game of the day at 7 am CST in the @SoConSports Tourney. They went on to win 3 NCAA DIVISION 1 games IN THE SAME DAY, playing for over 9 hours, to win the championship and punch their
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You can search the globe and won’t find a more amazing tradition in the world of sports than this. #ArmyNavy
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After his game winning goal vs Bristol City, it appears that @LUFC fans have accepted Gnoto back into the fold. #LeedsUnited @PhilHay_ @TheSquareBall
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With Brentford winning again it's looking increasingly likely that @LUFC is going to need to secure 7 points out of the remaining 12 in order to secure promotion. Over the last 2 seasons under Bielsa, Leeds has taken an average of 7.34 points across all 4 game sets in the EFL.
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The work of @DigitalWilson & @LUFC digital team has been a massive reason for this growth. Our data shows that most of the growth in the USA for Leeds has been w/ digital savvy Gen Z. Leeds is #1 in growth % in EPL w/ Gen Z since 2020; 3 times the average
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Survey shows how Leeds United's USA fanbase is surging

A round-up of the latest Leeds United news

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Top 20 Countries for Leeds United F.C. Followers (Sources: Analysis of 700,000 + Twitter Followers of @LUFC utilizing @Affinio ) @LUFC @DigitalWilson @JoeMewis @TheSquareBall @PhilHay_ @apopey @AllStatsArentWe @MoscowhiteTSB @GrahamSmyth @TSSLUFC @BerenCross @lufcsz @LUFCDATA
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Samford University's new marketing campaign. President Beck Taylor making lemonade πŸ₯€ out of lemons πŸ‹ @MM_MBB_TV @CBSSportsCBB @MarchMadnessMBB @CBSSports @GaryParrishCBS @AdamZuckerCBS @ClarkKelloggCBS @wallyball
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Leeds United is #1 in the EPL on both @Instagram and @Twitter and #4 on @Facebook for engagement. Great job to @DigitalWilson and the @LUFC social media team! Source: @Zoomph @PhilHay_ @LUFCDATA @TalkingShutt @lufc
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My son wore his @LUFC tie for his high school graduation yesterday to do his part in helping #Leeds stay in the Premier League today! #ALAW #MOT #LUFC #MyPLMorning
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Highlight of summer for my 14-year old son was visiting Ross County Football Club in the Scottish Highlands. We so appreciated the genuine hospitality & ground tour. My son is wearing his @RCFCStaggies around Birmingham, Alabama with great pride! #staggies
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For the first time ever, a U.S. Professional soccer team finishes the season ranked in the Top 20 global soccer attendance. @ATLUTD average attendance of 53,002 ranks them ahead of global powerhouse teams like Liverpool and Newcasatle @LFC @NUFC of the EPL @premierleague #MLSCup
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Last night's game and the season as a whole exemplify why I feel so blessed to be part of the Samford community. In an era where the transfer portal and NIL dominate the conversation, it's heartwarming to witness a coaching staff and team that prioritize the things that truly
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Beautiful rainbow over Hodges Chapel @BeesonDivinity School on the campus of @SamfordU . Photo Credit: @abigailwhite06
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An inspiring story of how a family struck by the tragedy of suicide is using their pain to help others. "It’s impossible to separate their joy from their fear.... They don’t expect to heal. They can’t move forward. They must live w/ both." @HilinskisHope
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With 14 minutes to go in the game, @espn had @SamfordMBB win probability @ 1.5%. ESPN was missing two important data points - the passion of the @SamfordU student section & the HUGE ❀️ of the Bulldog team! The @SamfordSACenter had the win probability at 100% from the start! :)
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The @ESPN πŸ€ broadcast truck is on campus! If you live in Birmingham and are looking for a fun filled evening come to the Samford Men’s Basketball @SamfordMBB game tonight at 5 pm. We are #1 in the conference & the crowd will be electric!
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@FrankKhalidUK Nigeria is the #1 country in terms of total social media followers for Chelsea
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Yesterday my son John won his 3rd @Alabama_Soccer state championship in the last 6 years after a 7-hour life saving reconstructive heart surgery at University of Michigan in 2013 opened the door for him to be able to play goalkeeper, but only GK, for the sport he loves. #ProudDad
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Stat of the Day @Braves fans are 169 times more likely to follow @Marlins than the general population, making the Marlins the top @MLB team that Braves fans are tracking on social media. Source: @Affinio study of 1.3 million Braves followers
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Exciting News Samford is a member of a select group of Birmingham community sites who will serve as host facilities for the new United States Football League (USFL). The New Orleans Breakers and the Houston Gamblers will run their practices at Samford. @USFL
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Thx to the Atlanta @Braves for helping our @SamfordU sports marketing students conduct 3 focus groups w/ Braves season tix holders @TruistPark . The data collected is helping our students develop a strategic plan to be used by @MLB teams to raise $ for local nonprofit groups.
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@TaylorTwellman Making Birmingham, Alabama proud!
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Never too old to post about your favorite Christmas toy… right? πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ #LUFC @LUFC #MOT
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UPDATE Corey is out of surgery & dr says it was a huge success. They were able to get stint securely sewn into his heart & then put in valve. We are blessed to live in a city w/ cutting-edge medical professionals. Corey is among the 1st in the U.S. to have this done. #Godisgood
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My son Corey headed into Children's Hospital for his heart surgery. He is officially the oldest patient in the hospital. Everyone here cannot believe he made it 28 years w/out a pulmonary valve! When he was born we were told he would need a valve put in every 2 years as he grew
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The @USFL championship game drew a national TV audience of 1.2 million which is slightly better than the @Concacaf @GoldCup match between Honduras/Qatar and the @NASCAR race in Chicago. It topped two direct head-to-head national live sports options (UFC Fight Night on ESPN and
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Getting ready for Samford graduation and then headed to Alabama vs Gonzaga basketball game at Legacy Arena with my wife and kids. They are trying to convince me to wear my robe to the game to get on the Jumbotron! :)
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The Meaning Behind Alabama's #NationalChampionship logo #SBJ #RTR #Bama @AlabamaFTBL @alabamabuzztap
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The state of Alabama has produced four of the last five SEC Tournament champions, back-to-back SoCon champions with Samford, and UAB in the AAC championship game. Alabama has become one of the top college basketball πŸ€ states in the nation.
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The student section ⁦ @SamfordMBB ⁩ bringing the energy sparking the comeback! #AllforSAMford
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@USMNT @AO_Bham @eastmamba @CBSSportsGolazo Might be the first ever goal scored by a player from Birmingham, Alabama for @USMNT
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Our house has turned into a tornado shelter refuge for @SamfordU students! #HaveBasement #MakingHugeBowlOfTacoSalad
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Stat of the Day Samford’s 42 first half points against Florida is the most ever given up in a half in the 115 year history of Florida football. @SamfordSports
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My son Corey headed into Children's Hospital for his heart surgery. He is officially the oldest patient in the hospital. Everyone here cannot believe he made it 28 years w/out a pulmonary valve! When he was born we were told he would need a valve put in every 2 years as he grew
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So proud of my daughter Hannah @MsWhiteTeach ! She graduated today with honors from @SamfordU @SamfordEd with a degree in early education. She joins a long line of educators from our family!
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. @SamfordU @BrockBusiness Sports Biz MBA students Nathan Jones @NathanJohnson22 and Rylan Jones @rylanjones15 hit three critical 3-pointers down the stretch to give @SamfordMBB a big road win over ETSU! #GoBulldogs #FirstPlaceInSoCon
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Study of 55,000 new @LUFC followers obtained since @PremierLeague promotion shows unusual growth in sports teams' most coveted, yet notoriously difficult to secure, demographic cohort - Generation Z @PhilHay_ @TheSquareBall @DigitalWilson @AllStatsArentWe
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Leeds United’s Explosive Growth Amongst Generation Z Football Fans

Brands, politicians, and marketers around the globe are seeking to recruit the up-and-coming generation of customers, Generation Z, and Leeds United F.C. seems to have the magic formula.

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Hey, @samford_sports athletes. Check out this interview about @SamfordU AD Martin Newton #SamfordBlessedtohavehim
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Student assignment this week was to develop a sports marketing plan. They proposed motivating students to go to @SamfordMBB game last night and to cheer really loud because if team won they would all get a perfect score on an assignment. It worked! @SAMDogPound was packed & loud!
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White family @SamfordU basketball πŸ€ watch party. A win tonight in the SoCon championship game puts them in the Big Dance for the first time in 24 years. #MarchMadness We have 13 family members that have either graduated or are close to graduating from Samford in the last 10
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Super proud of the fantastic #sportsanalytics work @SamfordU @BrockBusiness junior Ian Jones did related to momentum runs in college basketball πŸ€ for our very own Samford men’s basketball team. Thanks to the great relationship we have with @SamfordSports , Ian was able to share
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Proud of these guys! They started the year traveling to Dominican Republic for a missions trip, then helped athletic department achieve one of the highest GPAs in school history and then yesterday beat #7 ranked team in nation (FL State) in NCAA Regional #CollegeWorldSeries
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Samford University #SuperBowl Fact Philladelphia Eagles Head Coach Doug Pederson is a @SamfordParents , his son drew played QB for @SamfordFootball @SamfordU
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. @SamfordU Sports Marketing seniors headed to Oregon for presentation @Nike world headquarters about GenZ tomorrow morning #sportsbiz
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Day 1 of introduction to sports marketing is in the books. Always love the feeling of excitement and hope that is prevalent on the first day of a new @SamfordU fall semester!
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Headed to England with 5 @SamfordU @BrockBusiness sports marketing & analytics students for their May term stadium naming rights valuation presentation to Head of Commercial for @EFL professional soccer team Walsall F.C. (same league Wrexham FC is going to be playing next year).
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. @SamfordU student section is locked and loaded for the 1st game of the ⁦ @SamfordMBB ⁩ season. #ThisIsTheYear #BigDance #SoCon
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Best week ever in @SamfordSports history? *Men's basketball upset defending PAC 12 champ Oregon State #BuckyBall *Women's Soccer beat #4 seed Auburn in 1st round of NCAA National Tourney *Football shocked the nation by scoring 52 points on Florida setting all sorts of records
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Borussia Dortmund will DECREASE in stadium internet speed during game play to encourage fans attention to be only on the game @Lehman_Sports
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Proud of this group of @SamfordFootball modern warriors. They are part of the 1st official #SportsBiz MBA cohort in @BrockBusiness @SamfordU and are role-model graduate student-athletes. Each of them has performed admirably in my classes while becoming @SoConSports Champions!
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Samford's Project SAMson, the Center for Sports Analytics, and the 11 SoCon Championships that @SamfordSports achieved last year highlighted in the national media. Sports Business Journal is the "Wall Street Journal" of the sports industry @SamfordU @SBJ
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How Samford athletics wins with data

In 2021, Zach Mathers got a new job. He arrived at a university with a great idea already in the works. His main responsibility? Turn that plan into growth and results.

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Best early Bday present ever.... going to a professional soccer game with several of my kids in Birmingham, AL!! @bhmlegion #HammerDown @USLChampionship
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Great job by @SamfordFootball former player and current Carolina @Panthers player James Bradberry's @Brad_B21 interception vs Minnesota @Vikings #NFL @SamfordU @samford_sports
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Thankful to the Atlanta @Braves front office executives for hosting @SamfordU sports marketing and sports administration students tonight. Our students are shadowing executives during one of the biggest games of the year! Magic # is 1 for the division title! #ChopOn
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The White family is touched beyond words. Our son @AveryWhite6 @SamfordU classmates gave our family an incredible gift -- they donated $ to name a room in Samford's Daniel House in London the "Avery White Room". Avery loved the semester he spent in the Daniel House. #Grateful
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
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'When you come back from 22 on Kansas in the NCAA Tournament and feel like you should have won the game then I guess that’s a pretty good sign for what you’re building,' said @SamfordU Coach Bucky McMillan. "It was the end of a season for Samford, but it felt more like the
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Big thx to @WallsJeremy & @MiamiDolphins for hosting @BrockBusiness @SamfordU sports marketing students today & sharing great wisdom #FinsUp
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My youngest son John is excited to be the 11th in our family to start their @SamfordU journey since 2012! He is loving #BulldogDays !
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Beautiful Easter morning sunrise over Oak Mountain in Alabama. He is risen!
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3 years
Takes courage to be a Michigan fan living in an Alabama #RollTide family! Michigan became my son’s favorite team after the Michigan Basketball team @umichbball πŸ€ visited him in 2013 after his heart surgery at @MottChildren Hospital on the campus of the @UMich . #GoBigBlue
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
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Chris Richards @eastmamba becomes the 1st player ever from the state of Alabama to captain the @USMNT ! Soccer in Alabama has come a long way since I was a kid playing for the first club team in Birmingham way back in the 1970s. @CPFC
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8 years
Notre Dame/TX game delivered a mammoth 11.1 million viewers, the most-watched college football kickoff weekend game on record for ESPN/ABC
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
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4 years
Congratulations to Molly Olsfka, @SamfordU @BrockBusiness Sports Marketing 2020 graduate, for landing a job as operations manager for Legion F.C. @BhmLegion . Molly is our 1st @USLChampionship / pro soccer placement! #HammerDown #GoBulldogs
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
@Sports_Biz_Prof
5 years
Excited that we were able to send 4 of our outstanding young ladies in @BrockBusiness @SamfordU sports marketing program to the 1st ever @espnW Summit in NYC yesterday. One of our alums that works @ESPN , @gbow_sportsmkt , opened the door for our students to receive an invitation!
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
@Sports_Biz_Prof
6 years
What makes @SamfordU such a unique place.... the sort of place that people gladly pour their whole life into? Chief Judge Stephen Louis A. Dillard @JudgeDillard of the Court of Appeals of Georgia in an interview published recently in the Georgia Bar Journal sums it up perfectly.
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@Sports_Biz_Prof
5 months
Outstanding Sports Analytics Senior Congrats to AJ McInnis for being named top #SportsAnalytics senior thanks in part for the outstanding work he did for the Birmingham @GleagueSquadron . AJ has a bright future in #BasketballAnalytics
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@Sports_Biz_Prof
2 years
Samford is the #1 ranked university according to @WSJ for faculty/student engagement. Scenes like this where a faculty member is mentoring students (in this case its Professor @Mazzei_MJ working with sports analytics students) are happening every day all over campus. @SamfordU
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1 year
When is the last time you got out of πŸ›Œ before the 🌞 came up to go do sprints πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ before heading to work? Most fans have no idea what it takes to be a champion. @SamfordU student-athletes are a cut above! These dedicated athletes start their day in the weight room or field
@ToddYelton
Todd Yelton
@ToddYelton
1 year
Back at it. Troy and KSU this week.
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2 years
Samford freshman QB comes into only his third game of the season in overtime and on his second play runs for 25 yards to give Samford its first outright regular season conference championship in over 85 years! ⁦ @SamfordSports ⁩ ⁦ @SamfordFootball ⁩
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
@Sports_Biz_Prof
2 years
We are excited to welcome Mike Verlander, President and CRO of Kyle Busch Motorsports, to speak to our sports marketing students today. He has faithfully served on the @SamfordU sports marketing advisory board for almost 10 years! @NASCAR @KyleBusch @KBMteam @speedwaydigest
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
@Sports_Biz_Prof
6 years
. @SamfordU was honored to host 15 Atlanta @Braves executives on campus last week as part of our new mentorship program. We are so grateful to these executives for investing in the next generation of sports industry executives "Essence of Leadership Is to Reproduce More Leaders"
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@Sports_Biz_Prof
4 years
Deep Dive into Leeds United's Growing Fanbase in Argentina Check out new research inspired by @PhilHay_ based on 547,000 @LUFC social media followers @TheSquareBall @LadToLeeds @AllStatsArentWe @LeedsUnitedYEP @LUFCDATA @apopey @LeeSobotYEP @andrearadri
A Deep Dive into Leeds United’s Growing Fanbase in Argentina

Phil Hay (@PhilHay_) of the Athletic recently published an article entitled, β€œA football revolution – Bielsa is making Leeds compulsive viewing in Argentina” which discussed Leeds United’s growing...

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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
@Sports_Biz_Prof
7 months
Great news! Can’t wait for next season. 220 days and counting (or there about)!
@SamfordMBB
Samford Men's Basketball
@SamfordMBB
7 months
The hometown hero is staying on Lakeshore 🏠 πŸ“° #BuckyBall | #AllForSAMford
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@SelhurstJon @CPFC @AdvertiserCPFC @MattWoosie @CEO4TAG @SoFLPalace @CpfcNews_ @CPFC_ATL @PLinUSA @Longshoe @HLTCO @FYPFanzine @CPFCHQ @CPFC_Nashville @HLTCOPOD @chicago_palace Some soccer experts are calling it the @TedLasso effect!
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@Sports_Biz_Prof
2 years
Let the countdown begin! 97.5 hours until the Pete will be packed w/ @SamfordU students returning from Christmas break ready to raise the roof for their 4 - 0 SoCon @SamfordMBB team. I’ll be there @Braves executives & sports marketing advisory board members. Let’s sell it out!
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
@Sports_Biz_Prof
5 years
. @SamfordU @BrockBusiness we work year-round to help our students land the very best #sportsbiz summer internships! This summer we have students working @NFL , @NHL , @MLB , @USLChampionship , @CocaCola , @MELTATL , @WrldSoccerShop , @IMGCollege and more #Key2SportsIndustryEmployment
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1 year
Thankful to the @SEC for giving our @SamfordU @BrockBusiness @SamfordSACenter sports marketing & analytics undergraduate and MBA students the opportunity to collect data for a fan experience project at the SEC ⚾️ Tournament this week.
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5 years
Stat of the Day: An analysis of 30 years of sports reporting in @nytimes finds 86.7% of all articles focus on men’s sports & male athletes, while just 5.2% focus on women’s sports & female athletes. Source @SAGE_News #EqualPay #GenerationEquality
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1 year
The Texas @Rangers is an amazing organization with top-notch people. CASE IN POINT - On Tuesday morning at 6 am PT, Nick Richardson (VP of Ticket Retention & New Business Development with the Rangers), spoke to my sports marketing students via Zoom from his hotel room in
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@Sports_Biz_Prof
2 years
Thankful for our many friends in the sports industry that will be giving of their time and talents this coming academic year to invest in the next generation of #SportsBiz students @SamfordU @BrockBusiness ! @NickRich1414 @C_Clements @CocaCola @Braves @BiscuitBaseball
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7 years
. @SamfordU Students Hit Grand Slam with Gen Z Presentation at Nike World Headquarters #SportsBiz
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2 years
.⁦ @BrockBusiness ⁩ ⁦ @SamfordMBB ⁩ @SamfordU sports marketing student honored for senior day! Let’s go ⁦ @qrichey35 ⁩!!! #AllForSAMford
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
@Sports_Biz_Prof
4 years
New research by @SamfordU @BrockBusiness Sports Analytics student @will_david3 who also plays for @Samford_Sports @SamfordBaseball . Thx to Professor @Mazzei_MJ for mentoring Will. Optimizing Collegiate Baseball Lineups with Seqnzr: A Pilot Study
Optimizing Collegiate Baseball Lineups with Seqnzr: A Pilot Study

Throughout all levels of baseball, the growing significance of advanced analytics have allowed coaches and players to analyze and predict performance in more effective ways. Utilizing Seqnzr’s...

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@Sports_Biz_Prof
3 years
!! NFL Took Notice !! Just got off a Zoom call with several front office executives of the Denver Broncos. First thing out of their mouth…. β€œWow your @SamfordFootball team shocked the football world against Florida on Saturday”! #AllForSAMford #GoBulldogs @SamfordSports
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@Sports_Biz_Prof
6 years
. @AlabamaMBB honored @samford_sports Athletic Director @MartinNewton1 's father C.M. Newton at their game tonight vs Penn State. @SamfordU and @UofAlabama are both so fortunate to have the Newton family fingerprints all over our universities.
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
@Sports_Biz_Prof
11 years
β€œDon’t let people tell you analytics...take the joy out of sports, they mostly just take the stupidity out of sports.” Professor Tufte, Yale
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
@Sports_Biz_Prof
3 months
Love welcoming ⁦ @WJOX945 ⁩ to ⁦⁦ @SamfordU ⁩ campus today for ⁦ @SamfordFootball ⁩ Media Days. The ⁦ @3ManFront ⁩ team is airing live from the Center for Sports Analytics ⁦ @SamfordSACenter ⁩
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
@Sports_Biz_Prof
3 years
Proud Dad Moment My son just started as a chaplain @ UAB Hospital & is working w/ COVID & Cardiology patients. Amazingly, when he was 24 hours old, UAB performed life-saving heart surgery on him! #FullCircle Here is the rest of the story #Romans828
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@Sports_Biz_Prof
3 years
Check out the new #BuckyBall video playing in the sports analytics lab in ⁦ @BrockBusiness ⁩!
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
@Sports_Biz_Prof
4 years
Back at work on @SamfordU campus for the first time since March. For some reason I’m having a strong urge to find a horse and chase down a train πŸš‚
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2 years
πŸ€ πŸ€ πŸ€ πŸ€ πŸ€ πŸ€ πŸ€ πŸ€ πŸ€ πŸ€ An amazing Birmingham sports story starting to receive national attention! Joe Lunardi @ESPNLunardi is projecting @SamfordMBB to be the #15 seed playing @Vol_Hoops in Greensboro, NC in 1st round of @MarchMadnessMBB Home Game @SamfordU - 1/21 @5pm
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
@Sports_Biz_Prof
6 years
See full study by Samford's @SamfordSACenter here: @CStewartSports @TiderInsider @BryanPassink @Marq_Burnett @Charlie_Potter @LJSLaw @tommydeas @AaronSuttles @BamaCentral @CoachingMSmith @DonKausler @DrewD977ESPN @RyancFowler @PatSmithRadio @ByCasagrande
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
@Sports_Biz_Prof
1 year
Excited to announce the addition of seven new members of the Samford University Brock School of Business Sports Marketing Advisory Board including: Grace Bowes - Head of Brand Marketing and Communications at Mercedes-Benz USA; Chris Clements – Senior Vice President, Chief
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
@Sports_Biz_Prof
4 years
Check out this awesome @LUFC afghan blanket that my wife made for me to celebrate Leeds promotion. #LaborOfLove I've been a fan since 2005 when we visited @EllandRoad on a trip to England. The people we interacted w/ @LUFC went to great lengths to make us feel welcome & honored.
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Darin White Ph.D. πŸ“Šβš½οΈπŸ’°
@Sports_Biz_Prof
4 years
What a HUGE win for @LUFC in their quest for promotion to the #EPL . They almost kicked me out of the coffee shop I am using to stream the game at the beach on vacation in Florida when I started screaming GOAL!!!! They don't come any bigger than that one! #MOT #LUFC
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