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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-101476671125
ISBN-139781476671123
eBay Product ID (ePID)14038379403
Product Key Features
Number of Pages185 Pages
Publication NameDirty College Game : Corruption, Gambling and the Pursuit of Money in Ncaa Football and Basketball
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSociology of Sports, General, Organized Crime, Gambling / Sports
Publication Year2019
TypeTextbook
AuthorAl Figone
Subject AreaSports & Recreation, True Crime, Games & Activities, Education
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2019-027024
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal796.0430973
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Historical Symbiosis Between Corruption and Sports 2. Changing Mass Media Viewing Demographics and Attitudes Toward Sports Gambling 3. Kentucky Football, 1962: Scandal and ÂCover-Up 4. The Butts and Bryant Phone Calls, 1962: More Than Social Conversations 5. The University of New Mexico Gambling Scandal of 1979: "As Bad as It Ever Gets!" 6. SMU and UNLV Scandals: Boosters Hijacking College Programs 7. UCLA and Michigan: Urban Boosterism and Paying Athletes with Laundered Money 8. Organized Crime and Sports: "I'll Break Your Legs. You'll Never Play Again!" Epilogue Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisCommercial aspects of college football and basketball during the mid to late 20th century were dominated by a few ""get rich quick"" schools. This book explores gambling, academic fraud, illegal booster activity and the single-minded pursuit of TV contracts in college sports, as well as the NCAA's involvement - or lack thereof - in such cases., Commercial aspects of college football and basketball during the mid- to late 20th century were dominated by a few "get rich quick" schools. Though the NCAA was responsible for controlling such facets of college sports, the organization was unwilling and unable to control the excesses of the few who opposed the majority opinion. The result was a period of corruption, rules violations, unnecessary injuries and overspending. These events led to the formation of larger conferences, richer bowl games and rules intended to preserve the "money-making" value of college football and basketball. This book explores gambling, academic fraud, illegal booster activity and the single-minded pursuit of television contracts in college sports, as well as the NCAA's involvement--or lack thereof--in such cases.
LC Classification NumberGV718.2.U6F54 2019
