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PostPosted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:37 pm 
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So, the book is practically here. Release is set for October 2, though it'll probably be technically available on Amazon late October 1.

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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.


Weighs in at a lean, mean 230 pages in paperback. Will be priced at $4.99 for Kindle and $12.99 in paperback. Also available on Nook through Barnes & Noble, also for $4.99. The first chapter will be available on Kindle and Nook for free for anyone who wants to sample before they buy.

I'll bump this when it is actually available for purchase. In the meantime, feel free to ask any questions here. And thanks.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:49 pm 
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Actual cover

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Seriously, I can't wait to get it. Congrats! :mrgreen:


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PostPosted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:14 pm 
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Very cool IB congrats, looking forward to reading this.

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Sounds like it was written by a long winded blowhard, but I'll give it a look.


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PostPosted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:03 pm 
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Cool.

Look forward to reading it.

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:12 am 
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Hope it sells well, IB. When do you start the book tour?

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Awesome...I will pick one up for sure. Make sure to bump this!

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:33 am 
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Congrats. Ill read it, because I enjoy your work. (Not real interested in College FB insider stuff)


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 2:52 pm 
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Congrats IB. I'll be sure to pick up a copy at some point.


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Ugueth Will Shiv You wrote:
Congrats IB. I'll be sure to pick up a copy at some point.

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Gonna have Spanky read it for you? lololololol


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rogers park bryan wrote:
Ugueth Will Shiv You wrote:
Congrats IB. I'll be sure to pick up a copy at some point.

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Gonna have Spanky read it for you? lololololol


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

Who ghost wrote it for you?

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

Who ghost wrote it for you?


Les Grobstein.

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

Who ghost wrote it for you?

Biggie

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Ugueth Will Shiv You wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
Ugueth Will Shiv You wrote:
Congrats IB. I'll be sure to pick up a copy at some point.

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Gonna have Spanky read it for you? lololololol


:(

Its just a shot at overused memes.

Not at your blatant plagiarism


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230 pages? You?

What happened to the other 4,770 pages?

Congrats. I'll plan on Kindle-izing.

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rogers park bryan wrote:
Ugueth Will Shiv You wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
Ugueth Will Shiv You wrote:
Congrats IB. I'll be sure to pick up a copy at some point.

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Gonna have Spanky read it for you? lololololol


:(

Its just a shot at overused memes.

Not at your blatant plagiarism


Kidding

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


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I always liked you Colonel.


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Colonel Angus wrote:
It would have worked better w/ BRick instead of Ugie.

How so?


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rogers park bryan wrote:
Ugueth Will Shiv You wrote:
Congrats IB. I'll be sure to pick up a copy at some point.

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Gonna have Spanky read it for you? lololololol

I really wish Big Fan had green-lit my mult.

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rogers park bryan wrote:
Colonel Angus wrote:
It would have worked better w/ BRick instead of Ugie.

How so?

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


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Ugueth Will Shiv You wrote:
I always liked you Colonel.

:lol: :salut: :bounce: :thumright: :thumleft:


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

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

Yeah, I know I took it someplace else.


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Colonel Angus wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
Colonel Angus wrote:
It would have worked better w/ BRick instead of Ugie.

How so?

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

Oh


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Congrats

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

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Very cool. I will be getting it. As you probably know, college football is a curiosity to me, and I can't think of many people who could explain it to me better than you could.

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Congrats

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

Top 10 Irish Notre Dame Players With Smallest Dicks...

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

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

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nope, not it at all.

You accused him of not writing his long football posts at least once. Jokingly I guess.


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


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