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Champions Way : football, Florida, and the lost soul of college sports

Title: Champions Way : football, Florida, and the lost soul of college sports / Mike McIntire.
Author: McIntire, Mike
Publication: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]

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xix, 256 pages; 25 cm

Summary

Chronicles the rise of the multibillion dollar college sports empire through the experience of the Florida State Seminoles, discussing how ethical and legal compromises undermine the academic missions of universities.
"A searing exposé of how the multibillion-dollar college sports empire fails universities, students, and athletes. With little public debate or introspection, our institutions of higher learning have become hostages to the rapacious, smashmouth entertainment conglomerate known, quaintly, as intercollegiate athletics. In Champions Way, New York Times investigative reporter Mike McIntire chronicles the rise of this growing scandal through the experience of the Florida State Seminoles, one of the most successful teams in NCAA history. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his Times investigation of college sports, McIntire breaks new ground here, uncovering the workings of a system that enables athletes to violate academic standards and avoid criminal prosecution for actions ranging from shoplifting to sexual assault. At the heart of Champions Way is the untold story of a whistle-blower, Christie Suggs, and her wrenching struggle to hold a corrupt system to account. Together with shocking new details about prominent sports figures, including NFL quarterback Jameis Winston and former FSU coach Bobby Bowden, Champions Way shines a light on the ethical, moral, and legal compromises inherent in the making of a championship sports program. Beyond the story of Florida State, McIntire takes readers on a journey through the history of college football, from its origins as a rough neck pastime coached by nineteenth-century professors to its current incarnation as a gold-plated behemoth that long ago outgrew its scholastic environs. Illuminated in rich and disturbing detail is the hidden financial ecosystem that nourishes hundred-million-dollar teams, from the hustlers who recruit players for schools and the athletic departments controlled by wealthy boosters to the universities whose academic mission and moral authority have been undermined. More than pointing out flaws, McIntire examines their causes and offers hope to those who would reform college sports."--Jacket flap.

Alternative Title

Football, Florida, and the lost soul of college sports

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-244) and index.

Contents

There's a history here. No. 34 ; Just one more ; Apollo 13 ; Second chances ; Famous Jameis -- Excessive devotion. Insanity ; Bigness and prosperity ; Uncle Luke ; Moral compass -- Big time. Scandal ; In the red zone ; Touchdown ; Champions -- Something's wrong. No. 24 ; Getting a boo$t ; Christie.

Call Number

JFE 18-6328

ISBN

9780393292619
0393292614

LCCN

2017017863

OCLC

1001342867

Author

McIntire, Mike, author.

Title

Champions Way : football, Florida, and the lost soul of college sports / Mike McIntire.

Publisher

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-244) and index.

Research Call Number

JFE 18-6328

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