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Pages: 257
Authors: Robert E. Mulcahy
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-02-14 - Publisher: Rutgers University Press

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Robert Mulcahy’s chronicle of his decade leading Rutgers University athletics is an intriguing story about fulfilling a vision. The goal was to expand pride i
Before March Madness
Language: en
Pages: 429
Authors: Kurt Edward Kemper
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-08-10 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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Big money NCAA basketball had its origins in a many-sided conflict of visions and agendas. On one side stood large schools focused on a commercialized game that
Unwinding Madness
Language: en
Pages: 324
Authors: Gerald S. Gurney
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-12-13 - Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

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A critical look at the tension between the larger role of the university and the commercialization of college sports Unwinding Madness is the most comprehensive
Fourth and Long
Language: en
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Authors: John U. Bacon
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-09-03 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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From New York Times bestselling author and Michigan football expert John Back, an analysis of the state of college football: Why we love the game, what is at ri
Pay for Play
Language: en
Pages: 362
Authors: Ronald A. Smith
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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In an era when college football coaches frequently command higher salaries than university presidents, many call for reform to restore the balance between amate