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Author: Triumph Books
Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
Published: 2006-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781572437869
DOWNLOAD EBOOKResearched and compiled by the NCAA, this is the one and only official reference on the Final Four used by sports media nationwide.
Author: Joe Lunardi
Publisher: Triumph Books
Published: 2021-03-02
Total Pages: 183
ISBN-13: 1641255803
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLunardi delves into the early days of Bracketology, details its growth, and dispels the myths of the process The NCAA Tournament has become one of the most popular sports events in the country, consuming fans for weeks with the run to the Final Four and ultimately the crowning of the champion of college hoops.? Each March, millions of Americans fill out their bracket in the hopes of correctly predicting the future. Yet, there is no true Madness without the oft-debated question about what teams should be seeded where—from the Power-5 Blue Blood with some early season stumbles on their resume to the mid-major that rampaged through their less competitive conference season—and the inventor of Bracketology himself, Joe Lunardi, now reveals the mystery and science behind the legend. While going in depth on his ever-evolving predictive formula, Lunardi compares great teams from different eras with intriguing results, talks to the biggest names in college basketball about their perception of Bracketology (both good and bad), and looks ahead to the future of the sport and how Bracketology will help shape the conversation. This fascinating book is a must-read for college hoops fans and anyone who has aspired to win their yearly office pool.
Author: Espn
Publisher: Espn Books
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 1234
ISBN-13: 0345513924
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive reference provides historical overviews of all 335 Division 1 teams, season-by-season summaries, ESPN/Sagarin rankings of top-selected college basketball programs, and more.
Author: Jim Savage
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 778
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book that every basketball fan has been waiting for celebrates the complete history of who and what made basketball the sport it is today. A one-of-a-kind treasury of all the facts, stats, and background that can't be found anywhere else. 16-page photo insert.
Author: Charles T. Clotfelter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-03-07
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 1139499165
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor almost a century, big-time college sport has been a wildly popular but consistently problematic part of American higher education. The challenges it poses to traditional academic values have been recognized from the start, but they have grown more ominous in recent decades, as cable television has become ubiquitous, commercial opportunities have proliferated and athletic budgets have ballooned. Drawing on new research findings, this book takes a fresh look at the role of commercial sports in American universities. It shows that, rather than being the inconsequential student activity that universities often imply that it is, big-time sport has become a core function of the universities that engage in it. For this reason, the book takes this function seriously and presents evidence necessary for a constructive perspective about its value. Although big-time sport surely creates worrying conflicts in values, it also brings with it some surprising positive consequences.
Author: Bruce Glassman
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780606148856
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA reference guide includes records in the realms of politics, sports, the environment, nature, space, and popular culture, and includes a section of United States records.
Author: Charles T. Clotfelter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-02-21
Total Pages: 403
ISBN-13: 1108421121
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book expands on the argument that spectator sports, despite their problems, have become a central function of American universities.
Author: Dan Wetzel
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2010-10-14
Total Pages: 151
ISBN-13: 1101465972
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA team of award-winning sports reporters takes down the Great Satan of college sports: the Bowl Championship Series. Every college sport picks its champion by a postseason tournament, except for one: Division I-A football. Instead of a tournament, fans are subjected to the Bowl Championship Series, an arcane mix of polling and mathematical rankings that results in just two teams playing for the championship. It is, without a doubt, the most hated institution in all of sports. A recent Sports Illustrated poll found that more than 90 percent of sports fans oppose the BCS, yet this system has remained in place for more than a decade. Built upon top-notch investigative reporting, Death to the BCS at last reveals the truth about this monstrous entity and offers a simple solution for fixing it. Death to the BCS includes findings from interviews with power players, as well as research into federal tax records, Congressional testimony, and private contracts, revealing: ?The truth behind the "Cartel"-the anonymous suits who run the BCS and who profit handsomely by protecting it ?The flawed math and corruption that determine which teams participate in the national championship ?How the system hurts competition by perpetuating "cupcake" schedules ?How "mid-major" teams are systematically denied a chance to play for the championship ?How a comprehensive sixteen-team playoff plan can solve the problem while enhancing profitability The first book to lay out the unseemly inner workings of the BCS in full detail, Death to the BCS is a rousing manifesto for bringing fairness back to one of our most beloved sports.
Author: Jack O'Gorman
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2014-02-25
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 0838912125
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFocusing on new reference sources published since 2008 and reference titles that have retained their relevance, this new edition brings O’Gorman’s complete and authoritative guide to the best reference sources for small and medium-sized academic and public libraries fully up to date. About 40 percent of the content is new to this edition. Containing sources selected and annotated by a team of public and academic librarians, the works included have been chosen for value and expertise in specific subject areas. Equally useful for both library patrons and staff, this resource Covers more than a dozen key subject areas, including General Reference; Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics; Psychology and Psychiatry; Social Sciences and Sociology; Business and Careers; Political Science and Law; Education; Words and Languages; Science and Technology; History; and Performing Arts Encompasses database products, CD-ROMs, websites, and other electronic resources in addition to print materials Includes thorough annotations for each source, with information on author/editor, publisher, cost, format, Dewey and LC classification numbers, and more Library patrons will find this an invaluable resource for current everyday topics. Librarians will appreciate it as both a reference and collection development tool, knowing it’s backed by ALA’s long tradition of excellence in reference selection.
Author: Richard Roeper
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1569766118
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring the course of 30 days in early 2009, Richard Roeper risked more than a quarter million dollars on practically every method of gambling in America. This title both celebrates and details the pitfalls and lures through Roeper's stories about his lifelong affair with gambling.
