A Potential Interesting Read

[GatorTheo]

"A searing exposé of how the multibillion dollar college sports empire fails universities, students, and athletes.

With little public debate or introspection, our institutions of higher learning have become hostages to the rapacious, smash-mouth entertainment conglomerate known, quaintly, as intercollegiate athletics. In Champions Way, New York Times investigative reporter Mike McIntire chronicles the rise of this growing scandal through the experience of the Florida State Seminoles, one of the most successful teams in NCAA history.

A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his Times investigation of college sports, McIntire breaks new ground here, uncovering the workings of a system that enables athletes to violate academic standards and avoid criminal prosecution for actions ranging from shoplifting to drunk driving. At the heart of Champions Way is the untold story of a whistle-blower, Christie Suggs, and her wrenching struggle to hold a corrupt system to account. Together with shocking new details about prominent sports figures, including NFL quarterback Jameis Winston and former FSU coach Bobby Bowden, Champions Way shines a light on the ethical, moral, and legal compromises inherent in the making of a championship sports program."

http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=4294994136

 

[MJWilliamson]

Grab the popcorn and wait for the FSU apologists in 3...2....1.....

 

[TJtheGator]

Video proof of everything or it didn't happen. Especially the Winston and Dalvin Cook stuff.......

 

[TJtheGator]

The problem with FSU isn't that they are a bastion of corruption run by the FL Panhandle good-ol-boy network that pays off the Tally PD and SAO while electing dumb jocks and corrupt politicians as university presidents. The problem is that their fans and supporters just don't care.

 

[instaGATOR]

The problem is that their fans and supporters just don't care.

And they are not alone in not caring about the crim's or their many and varied problems... --- zzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[GordonGecko]

The problem with FSU isn't that they are a bastion of corruption run by the FL Panhandle good-ol-boy network that pays off the Tally PD and SAO while electing dumb jocks and corrupt politicians as university presidents. The problem is that their fans and supporters just don't care.

It's just like politics to most people. As long as their team wins, they don't care if they run an unethical or corrupt team.

Louisville hired back Petrino.

Winning is all that matters.

 

[METSWIN]

You guys caring, while walking on water, is enough for me. Thank you.

 

[LizardGrad89]

You guys caring, while walking on water, is enough for me. Thank you.

Part of the DelusioNOLE mantra is that UF is just as corrupt as they are. It's funny, and sad.

 

[METSWIN]

Such a cute play on words.