Billion-dollar ball : a journey through the big-money culture of college football
Book |
Viking,
New York, New York :
c2015
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby | 796.33263 Gau | Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
Examines the economics and culture surrounding college football, discussing how in the last decade football programs have overtaken universities, creating entertainment factories where sports are more important than education.
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Details
- ISBN: 9780670016730
- Physical Description: xix, 249 pages.print
- Publisher: New York, New York : Viking, c2015
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note: Preface: A Real University -- The Gilded Age Of College Football -- The Unlikely Charity Known As College Football -- Return On Investment: The Art Of Paying A Coach $23 Million Not To Coach -- Walking With Mr. Baldwin: In The Land Of Accidental Students -- Why The South Lost The War But Wins At Football -- How Women's Rowing Saved College Football: Working The Bar Scene For Recruits -- To Have And Have Not: How College Presidents Fumbled Reform -- Epilogue: The Death Star.