Billion-dollar ball : a journey through the big-money culture of college football /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gaul, Gilbert M. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Viking, [2015]
Subjects:	College sports > Moral and ethical aspects > United States. College sports > Corrupt practices > United States. Football > Corrupt practices > United States. Football. National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Table of Contents:

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.