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What happens when you analyze college football like the CIA?
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What happens when you analyze college football like the CIA?

By Adam Siegel · Sep 25, 2026

What happens when you apply CIA-style analysis normally used to understand China or Russia to your favorite sports team?

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A Board's Check on its CEO - The Smell Test for Self-Interest vs. Leadership

By Adam Siegel · Jun 12, 2017

A Board's Check on its CEO - The Smell Test for Self-Interest vs. Leadership

Recently on a Sunday during my weekly 2 hour break from all things family related, I sat at one of my favorite coffee houses and read the Sunday New York Times. An article in the Business section particularly caught my attention: The Trump Effect on CEO Pay, and it got me thinking: should a Board of Directors have a better check on their CEO than either termination or bonuses tied to stock price? Could there be something put in place better for the company's long-term prospects?

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