College football fans were drawn to their televisions in June 2010, captivated by the events unfolding. Those fans were not watching a game, or at least not a game played on any football field. Instead, those fans tuned in as the major conferences waged war upon one another. Schools switched allegiances. Conferences spread misinformation to reporters while jockeying for position amongst one another. Television networks encouraged dissention amongst programs. Historic teams were threatened with irrelevancy, or in some cases, extinction. Yet while the events of that week in June changed college football forever, few appreciated that this revolution began decades ago; indeed, that that revolution was rooted in the very beginnings of the sport.

Spiral Revolutions: College Football's Conference Warfare recounts the history of the college football, focusing particularly on the creation of the NCAA and the athletic conferences that rule the sport today. In so doing, Spiral Revolutions tells stories unfamiliar even to diehard football fans: the safety and amateurism crises of the early 20th century; the antitrust litigation that nearly tore the NCAA apart; the football scandals that brought down a Texas governor and killed a major conference; and the realignment of the 1990s. In recounting this history, Spiral Revolutions puts into perspective the mayhem within the college football world since 2010. Anyone curious about college football — both where the sport has been and where it is headed — will want to read Spiral Revolutions: College Football’s Conference Warfare.

Congrats IB. I'll be sure to pick up a copy at some point.

Gonna have Spanky read it for you? lololololol

I guess it's better than reading the back of the tube of toothpaste while on the crapper.

Who ghost wrote it for you?

I guess it's better than reading the back of the tube of toothpaste while on the crapper.

Who ghost wrote it for you?

Its just a shot at overused memes.

Not at your blatant plagiarism


Kidding

It would have worked better w/ BRick instead of Ugie.

How so?

I always liked you Colonel.

I don't think you got RPB's premise Angus.

BRick doesn't like to read. Thanks for making me explain a joke. Now I'm going to kill myself.

Congrats

I'll kindle it as well, good luck out-selling the Great List of Chicago Sports...

Can I get a signed copy? If this book outsells the books by North & Mac, it could be worth something!

Many of IB's long football posts were written by someone else. There was some plagiarizing and copy and pasting going on.