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Book Title
A Payroll to Meet: A Story of Greed, Corruption, and Football at
Publication Date
2013-09-01
Pages
240
ISBN
9780803248854
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Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
0803248857
ISBN-13
9780803248854
eBay Product ID (ePID)
159774821

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
240 Pages
Publication Name
Payroll to Meet : a Story of Greed, Corruption, and Football at Smu
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Subject
United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Sociology of Sports, Higher, Football
Type
Textbook
Author
David Whitford
Subject Area
Sports & Recreation, Education, History
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
7 in

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Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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"David Whitford does a fine job of detailing a decade of sordid events leading to SMU's banishment from football."-F. E. Halpert, The Nation, "Exhibiting admirable sympathy for innocent fans and boosters . . . [Whitford] makes engrossing, even suspenseful the story of recruiting violations and cover-ups that led to the 1987 termination of Southern Methodist University's football program by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Combining the histories of Dallas, college football, SMU (chartered in 1911), and the NCAA, Whitford explains how athletics became attached to institutions of higher learning--from the 1830s, when English sports entered the curriculum, to present-day America, where sports coaches often earn higher salaries than college presidents."- Library Journal  , "David Whitford does a fine job of detailing a decade of sordid events leading to SMU's banishment from football."--F. E. Halpert, The Nation "Exhibiting admirable sympathy for innocent fans and boosters . . . [Whitford] makes engrossing, even suspenseful the story of recruiting violations and cover-ups that led to the 1987 termination of Southern Methodist University's football program by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Combining the histories of Dallas, college football, SMU (chartered in 1911), and the NCAA, Whitford explains how athletics became attached to institutions of higher learning--from the 1830s, when English sports entered the curriculum, to present-day America, where sports coaches often earn higher salaries than college presidents."-- Library Journal "[Whitford's] well-documented expos is impressive."-- Publishers Weekly "Should be required reading for every college president."--Frederick C. Klein, Wall Street Journal "[Mr. Whitford] has put the entire narrative [of the SMU scandal] together so that it reads a bit like an athletic version of Jimmy Breslin's novel The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight."-- New York Times Book Review, "[Mr. Whitford] has put the entire narrative [of the SMU scandal] together so that it reads a bit like an athletic version of Jimmy Breslin's novel The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight."- New York Times Book Review, "[Mr. Whitford has put the entire narrative [of the SMU scandal together so that it reads a bit like an athletic version of Jimmy Breslin's novel The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight."- New York Times Book Review, "Exhibiting admirable sympathy for innocent fans and boosters . . . [Whitford makes engrossing, even suspenseful the story of recruiting violations and cover-ups that led to the 1987 termination of Southern Methodist University's football program by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Combining the histories of Dallas, college football, SMU (chartered in 1911), and the NCAA, Whitford explains how athletics became attached to institutions of higher learning--from the 1830s, when English sports entered the curriculum, to present-day America, where sports coaches often earn higher salaries than college presidents."- Library Journal, "[Whitford's] well-documented expos is impressive."-- Publishers Weekly "Exhibiting admirable sympathy for innocent fans and boosters . . . [Whitford] makes engrossing, even suspenseful the story of recruiting violations and cover-ups that led to the 1987 termination of Southern Methodist University's football program by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Combining the histories of Dallas, college football, SMU (chartered in 1911), and the NCAA, Whitford explains how athletics became attached to institutions of higher learning--from the 1830s, when English sports entered the curriculum, to present-day America, where sports coaches often earn higher salaries than college presidents."-- Library Journal "David Whitford does a fine job of detailing a decade of sordid events leading to SMU's banishment from football."--F. E. Halpert, The Nation "[Mr. Whitford] has put the entire narrative [of the SMU scandal] together so that it reads a bit like an athletic version of Jimmy Breslin's novel The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight."-- New York Times Book Review "Should be required reading for every college president."--Frederick C. Klein, Wall Street Journal, "David Whitford does a fine job of detailing a decade of sordid events leading to SMU's banishment from football."--F. E. Halpert, The Nation "Exhibiting admirable sympathy for innocent fans and boosters . . . [Whitford] makes engrossing, even suspenseful the story of recruiting violations and cover-ups that led to the 1987 termination of Southern Methodist University's football program by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Combining the histories of Dallas, college football, SMU (chartered in 1911), and the NCAA, Whitford explains how athletics became attached to institutions of higher learning--from the 1830s, when English sports entered the curriculum, to present-day America, where sports coaches often earn higher salaries than college presidents."--Library Journal "[Whitford's] well-documented exposé is impressive."--Publishers Weekly "Should be required reading for every college president."--Frederick C. Klein, Wall Street Journal "[Mr. Whitford] has put the entire narrative [of the SMU scandal] together so that it reads a bit like an athletic version of Jimmy Breslin's novel The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight."--New York Times Book Review, "David Whitford does a fine job of detailing a decade of sordid events leading to SMU's banishment from football."--F. E. Halpert, The Nation "Exhibiting admirable sympathy for innocent fans and boosters . . . [Whitford] makes engrossing, even suspenseful the story of recruiting violations and cover-ups that led to the 1987 termination of Southern Methodist University's football program by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Combining the histories of Dallas, college football, SMU (chartered in 1911), and the NCAA, Whitford explains how athletics became attached to institutions of higher learning--from the 1830s, when English sports entered the curriculum, to present-day America, where sports coaches often earn higher salaries than college presidents."--Library Journal "[Whitford's] well-documented expos is impressive."--Publishers Weekly "Should be required reading for every college president."--Frederick C. Klein, Wall Street Journal "[Mr. Whitford] has put the entire narrative [of the SMU scandal] together so that it reads a bit like an athletic version of Jimmy Breslin's novel The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight."--New York Times Book Review
TitleLeading
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Dewey Decimal
796.33263097642812
Table Of Content
Introduction Acknowledgments and Sources Preface Part I 1. Birth of a Salesman 2. The Glory Years 3. Snow Job 4. The I-45 Connection 5. Expenses 6. Good on the Hoof Part II 7. Harmful Effects 8. A Gathering Storm Part III 9. Getting Away with Murder 10. Blowin' and Goin' 11. Good Ol' Boys 12. No Limits 13. Stay Out of It 14. The Naughty Nine 15. Then Do It 16. Winding Down Part IV 17. Damage Control 18. Death Row 19. Execution Epilogue Index
Synopsis
Southern Methodist University in Dallas is one of numerous prestigious universities in Texas. The school's football team was the pride of the university and the city. Before the late 1970s, however, the relatively small school had trouble recruiting and struggled to keep up with the big-time football universities that were often more than double its size. Under pressure to compete, the SMU football program engaged in ethics, rules, and recruiting violations for years. When the corruption came to light, the NCAA handed out its most serious punishment in the history of college sports--the "death penalty"--which cancelled the team's entire 1987 schedule. In A Payroll to Meet , author David Whitford details the Mustangs' descent into corruption and the fallout when it was discovered. Most egregiously, the football program ran a huge slush fund that was used to pay players from the mid-1970s through 1986. Bill Clements, chairman of the SMU board and soon to be reelected governor of Texas, knew all about the slush fund before the NCAA did. He opted, however, to phase out the payments rather than stop them immediately, for fear that angry players might go public and create still more problems for SMU. Clements and the athletic director Bob Hitch decided that the football program had "a payroll to meet.", Southern Methodist University in Dallas is one of numerous prestigious universities in Texas. The school's football team was the pride of the university and the city. Before the late 1970s, however, the relatively small school had trouble recruiting and struggled to keep up with the big-time football universities that were often more than double its size. Under pressure to compete, the SMU football program engaged in ethics, rules, and recruiting violations for years. When the corruption came to light, the NCAA handed out its most serious punishment in the history of college sports-the "death penalty"-which cancelled the team's entire 1987 schedule. In A Payroll to Meet, author David Whitford details the Mustangs' descent into corruption and the fallout when it was discovered. Most egregiously, the football program ran a huge slush fund that was used to pay players from the mid-1970s through 1986. Bill Clements, chairman of the SMU board and soon to be reelected governor of Texas, knew all about the slush fund before the NCAA did. He opted, however, to phase out the payments rather than stop them immediately, for fear that angry players might go public and create still more problems for SMU. Clements and the athletic director Bob Hitch decided that the football program had "a payroll to meet." David Whitford is an editor at large for Fortune magazine and a regular commentator on sports, business, and politics for television. He is the author of Extra Innings: A Season in the Senior League and Playing Hardball: The High-Stakes Battle for Baseball's New Franchises., Under pressure to compete, the Southern Methodist University football program engaged in ethics, rules, and recruiting violations for years. When the corruption came to light, the NCAA handed out its most serious punishment in the history of college sports. In A Payroll to Meet, David Whitford details the Mustangs' descent into corruption and the fallout when it was discovered.
LC Classification Number
GV958.S69W48 2013

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