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" Bowls, polls & tattered souls : "
Stewart Mandel.
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BL
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987001
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b741371
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Mandel, Stewart.
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Bowls, polls tattered souls : : tackling the chaos and controversy that reign over college football /\ Stewart Mandel.
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Hoboken, NJ :: John Wiley & Sons,, ©2007.
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iii, 268 pages ;; 25 cm
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0470049170
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: 9780470049174
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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One Nation, under the BCS -- Pulling rank -- He won the Heisman? -- FireMyCoach.com -- What's the deal with Norte Dame? -- Invasion of the recruiting geeks -- How Boston College and Clemson became neighbors -- Tonight, It's the MPC Motor City Car Care Credit Union Bowl -- That's great, now run a 40 -- Everybody cheats- just not my school.
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Sports Illustrated columnist Stewart Mandel tackles the ten issues that confound college football fans. If your heart beats faster on Saturday afternoons as your team takes the field, this book will give you new insight into the fanaticism and chaos that characterize college football today. Stewart Mandel takes a provocative, hard-hitting look at the hot-button issues: the controversial BCS; the polls and their largely arbitrary rankings; the ego-inflating recruiting craze; cheating and recent scandals; the huge pressures and salaries heaped on coaches; the Heisman hype-fest; the NFL draft; the clunky conference expansions; privileged Notre Dame, college football's greatest juggernaut; and the proliferation of bowl games. You'll getbehind-the-scenes insights on how the issues evolved and why some are almost impossible to resolve.
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You'll see how tradition, politics, and money influence college football today. You'll discover that, while the rules of the game are hard and fast, the rules governing college football are blurred and pliable. And you'll find a book that's as entertaining, passionate, and thought-provoking as the game itself. "Stewart Mandel writes about college football's major controversies with a wit and depth of knowledge that will impress even the most obsessed fans. And because he's both fair and objective, there is something in this book to infuriate nearly everyone."--Warren St. John, author of the bestselling Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: A Road Trip into the Heart of Fan Mania . "In a book dripping with sarcasm, Stewart Mandel plays tour guide on an interesting ride through the college football nuthouse."--Bruce Feldman, author of Meat Market and senior writer for ESPN the Magazine.
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Bowl Championship Series.
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Bowl Championship Series.
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College sports-- United States.
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Football-- United States.
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College sports.
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Football.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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796.332/63
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GV951.M25 2007
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Bowls, polls, and tattered souls
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