Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

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

eng

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non fiction

Fourth and long

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John U. Bacon

the fight for the soul of college football

Explores how four Big Ten contenders responded differently to the influences of money and power as well as related NCAA sanctions, scandals, rivalries, and the visions of coaches and directors, tracing an emerging value on honest wins

"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?"