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Fourth and long : the fight for the soul of college football / John U. Bacon.

Title: Fourth and long : the fight for the soul of college football / John U. Bacon.
Author: Bacon, John U., 1964-
Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.

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vii, 343 pages; 24 cm

Summary

For the millions of fans who celebrate the game-day heroics of the student athletes that give college football its heart and soul, bestselling author John U. Bacon's "Fourth and Long," a warts-and-all look at the present and future of the game, gives them reason to still believe.

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Contents

"The stakes couldn't be higher" -- Paterno's legacy -- Urban's story -- The outsider -- Four teams, four goals -- Night of the lettermen -- We know who we are -- "It all starts Saturday" -- Pain at the pleasure dome -- The brainiac bowl -- "If we could just win one" -- The richest rivalry -- A toast to open hearts -- Inferno at the Horseshoe -- Sing to the colors -- It matters to us -- "All the things we admire" -- The battle for the brown jug -- "You can't manufacture tradition" -- "Twenty years from now, this is what we'll all be talking about" -- Epilogue : "How much money do they need?"

ISBN

9781476706436 (hardcover)
1476706433 (hardcover)
9781476706443 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
1476706441 (ebk.) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2013016339

OCLC

821218358

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Harvard Library