Bowled Over: Big-Time College Football from the Sixties to the BCS Era
"An impressive and realist assessment of college football's recent history."--Journal of American Studies"A solid work that will certainly contribute to the dialogue of sports history and the management of college football. It is well-written, persuasively argued, and, above all, deeply insightful….[The] book can effectively contribute to two audiences: scholars and general readers."--Florida Historical Quarterly"Oriard writes with considerable grace and offers a realistic interpretation of the evolution of college football over the last half-century. . . . Original and effective. . . . An immensely interesting and important study of college football."--Journal of the Review of Politics"The most thorough, balanced, and eviscerating examination of contemporary big-time college athletics to date. . . . Oriard has cemented his position as the definitive interpreter of football in American culture."--Register of the Kentucky Historical Society"A gripping and insightful exploration of many of the issues that have affected big-time football programs in the sixties, seventies, and beyond."--Nebraska History"A solid resource for those interested in the culture of sport. . . . Highly recommended."--Choice"Should appeal to the general reader. . . . [A] well-written book."--Enterprise and Society