{"product_id":"the-dirty-college-game-9781476671123","title":"The Dirty College Game","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040427934039,"sku":"9781476671123","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476671123.jpg?v=1750946717","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-dirty-college-game-9781476671123","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}