{"product_id":"champions-way-mike-mcintire-9780393292619","title":"Champions Way: Football, Florida, and the Lost Soul of College Sports","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith 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 \u003cem\u003eChampions Way\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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 \u003cem\u003eChampions Way\u003c\/em\u003e 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, \u003cem\u003eChampions Way\u003c\/em\u003e shines a light on the ethical, moral, and legal compromises inherent in the making of a championship sports program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond the story of Florida State, McIntire takes readers on a journey through the history of college football, from its origins as a roughneck pastime coached by nineteenth-century professors to its current incarnation as a gold-plated behemoth that long ago outgrew its scholastic environs. Illuminated in rich and disturbing detail is the hidden financial ecosystem that nourishes hundred-million-dollar teams, from the hustlers who recruit players for schools and the athletic departments controlled by rich boosters to the universities whose academic mission and moral authority have been undermined. More than pointing out flaws, McIntire examines their causes and offers hope to those who would reform college sports.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike McIntire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393292614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393292619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017","brand":"Mike McIntire","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43992972722431,"sku":"9780393292619","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1f06fb8-a37f-4735-a0da-dc3af6eac8d2.jpg?v=1683321824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/champions-way-mike-mcintire-9780393292619","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}