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Book SynopsisGoes behind the scenes of the University of Washington Huskies' Cinderella football season to reveal a timeless morality tale about the price of obsession, the creep of fanaticism, and the ways in which a community can lose even when its team wins. The authors unearth the true story from firsthand interviews and thousands of pages of documents.
Trade Review"Ken Armstrong and Nick Perry have written a classic. . . . Through extensive review of public records and interviews, the authors detail the complicity of Seattle community members, law enforcement officials, coaches, players, members of the legal profession, local media, and the university in this tale of "twisted values.""—Dick Stull,
Arete"While the focus is specifically on the University of Washington program, this story carries importance and relevance to fans far beyond Seattle. Investigative journalism at its most revealing."—Alan Moores,
Booklist Online"Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, some of America's top universities still perpetuate the myth of the "student-athlete." Armstrong and Perry sound the death knell of that hoary fable by exposing the win-at-all-costs deprivation that thrived at UW under golden-boy coach Rick Neuheisel."—
Kirkus"However familiar the underlying conflict might seem, there's an added layer of tension and tragedy to the narrative that makes
Scoreboard, Baby a particularly distressing tale—and one that should be required reading for anyone linked to university life."—Libby Sander,
Chronicle of Higher Education"A remarkable book."—Steve Weinberg,
Seattle TimesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations
Cast of Characters
Acknowledgments
Prologue: Hush-Hush
1. Freeze
2. Marie
3. Fragments
4. Stirrings
5. Louisville Slugger
6. Nothing but Ashes
7. Face-off
8. Taking the Field
9. Happily Ever After
10. The Twelfth Man
11. In Hiding
12. Taking a Pass
13. Narrowly Honest
14. Scoreboard, Baby
15. Carving Their Names
16. Body and Soul
17. Up, Down, In, Out
18. Taking a Shot
19. A Week in the Life
20. Love, Love, Love
21. I Can't Breathe
22. Story Lines
23. California Fun
24. A Mystical, Magical Day
25. Climbing the Hill
26. Always Hated, Never Faded
27. Ripples
28. When the Game's Over
Epilogue: All about the Wins
Notes
Index
