The system : the glory and scandal of big-time college football
Book |
First edition. |
Doubleday,
New York :
c2013
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About
A revelatory account based on the authors' unprecedented access to the NCAA's highest-level programs throughout the 2012 season describes its high-powered system of billion-dollar television deals, high-priced coaches, football "hostessing," castoff athlete-students and paid test takers.
Details
- ISBN: 9780385536615
- Physical Description: ix, 416 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color)print
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, c2013
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note: Prologue: Game on -- The coach : Part I, Mike Leach after midnight -- The closer : the life of a college football hostess -- The brand : going all in at Michigan -- Big man on campus : a pretty awesome asset -- The victim : "They had suffered enough. They lost their scholarships" -- The coach : Part II, Terminated -- The sacrificial lamb : Towson University plays with the big boys -- Ohio State V. Michigan : the return of "The Senator" -- The janitor : "I fix shit" -- Rebuilding a program : "There is no gray with Bronco" -- The booster : What $248 million will buy you -- The tutor : Friends with benefits -- The athletic director : Part I, "We have no money. Nobody is giving money. We are not on TV" -- The investigators : big-game hunting -- The system at work : Ohio State and the consequences of $3.07 -- The athletic director : Part II, "It's going to be expensive" -- The walk-on : "I want to play football" -- Saban's way : The New Testament of college football -- The wounded : Pain is relative -- The blue-chip recruit : The Ricky Seals-Jones sweepstakes -- The coach : Part III, "The starting lineup is voluntary, too" -- Crime and punishment : The SEC leads the nation -- The game : "I hate losing more than anything" -- The coach : Part IV, The letter -- The draft pick : To go pro or not to go pro -- Gameday : the genius of ESPN -- Built by Bama : in a class by itself.