Big Ten Conference

Author : Winton U Solberg
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252050258
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creating the Big Ten written by Winton U Solberg and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Ten football fans pack gridiron cathedrals that hold up to 100,000 spectators. The conference's fourteen member schools share a broadcast network and a 2016 media deal worth $2.64 billion. This cultural and financial colossus grew out of a modest 1895 meeting that focused on football's brutality and encroaching professionalism in the game. Winton U. Solberg explores the relationship between higher education and collegiate football in the Big Ten's first fifty years. This formative era saw debates over eligibility and amateurism roil the sport. In particular, faculty concerned with academics clashed with coaches, university presidents, and others who played to win. Solberg follows the conference's successful early efforts to put the best interests of institutions and athletes first. Yet, as he shows, commercial concerns undid such work after World War I as sports increasingly eclipsed academics. By the 1940s, the Big Ten's impact on American sports was undeniable. It had shaped the development of intercollegiate athletics and college football nationwide while serving as a model for other athletic conferences.

Author : Gabriel Kaufman
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9781404213838
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Basketball in the Big Ten Conference written by Gabriel Kaufman and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2008-01-15 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the history, key people, teams, important games, and mascots of the Big Ten Conference of NCAA basketball.

Author : Big Ten Conference (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Ten Conference Handbook written by Big Ten Conference (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rules of organization & procedure, rules of eligibility, agreements for men's and women's programs.

Author : Gregory Richards
Publisher : Crescent
ISBN 13 : 9780517633526
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Ten Football written by Gregory Richards and published by Crescent. This book was released on 1987 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Ten Conference ... Men's Basketball Media Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615584195
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arrogance and Scheming in the Big Ten written by David Young and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While investigating how the current Big Ten Conference came to include Michigan State and not other suitors including Pittsburgh and Nebraska, this work traces the sometimes shadowy history of college football. It's a story of intrigue, lying, timing, friendships made and broken along with costly arousing outbursts, all based on extensive and detailed research.David Young is a practicing physician in Holland, Michigan. He grew up in East Lansing. While attending Notre Dame in the mid 1970s, his next door neighbor, Jack Breslin, shared a story with him about the special relationship between Michigan State and the University of Notre Dame. The 1946 Spartan graduate and executive vice president of MSU noted that the Irish administration had played a prominent role in Michigan State College's evolution into a major land-grant research institution. It all had to do with aiding a Spartan application for membership in the "Western Conference" during the late 1940s. Mr. Breslin also offered comment on the University of Michigan's role in that transition. Unfortunately, while walking back to the Yardboy to finish mowing his lawn, those words were muffled by the idling engine. "And if Michigan had its way...."Three decades later, Dr. Young decided to investigate what his alma mater did to assist Michigan State's grand vision as crafted by a far-sighted president. He also wanted to find out what Breslin intended to say about the Wolverine's involvement in the application process. What he discovered, hidden within the stacks of 13 university archives, has now dispelled a popular myth. In its place, the amateur historian reveals the true story--an extensively cited account of John Hannah's quest for membership in the Big Nine and Michigan Law Professor Ralph Aigler's obsession with impeding that relentless pursuit. Intertwined in the complex tale are the fascinating roles played by two commissioners as well as various leaders at Minnesota, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern, Purdue, Pittsburgh and the University of Chicago.Though this account focuses on a unique intrastate rivalry, the book remains a must read for anyone interested in the evolution of the modern game of college football. And for alumni/fans of the many schools involved with either aiding or hindering Hannah's quest, the story will explore what now appears to be a very controversial decision in May of 1949 to accept Michigan State College into the Western Conference.

Author : Gabriel Kaufman
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1435844319
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Football in the Big Ten written by Gabriel Kaufman and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2007-08-15 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Big 10 Conference is the United States’ oldest Division I college athletic conference. It was at the turn of the 20th century, when the conference was established, that rules for college sports were created. With a dynamic subject matter that will appeal to sports fans and reluctant readers alike, this book offers a wealth of fascinating information and statistics. Packed with information, it includes conference history, teams and mascots, player and coach profiles, conference rivalries, and important game highlights.

Author : Dale Ratermann
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Ten written by Dale Ratermann and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 1996 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Big Ten: A Century of Excellence is the definitive history of intercollegiate athletics' oldest and most prestigious conference. Designed in an easy-to-read format, the conference-endorsed Big Ten centennial book contains historical reference material about the Big Ten's first 100 seasons. Among the features are sketches of the big events, features on the team champions, stories about the premier athletes, notes about the influential coaches and administrators, information about the Big Ten's pioneers, and vignettes about the conference's academic achievements. The book's appendix includes a synopsis of each university's coaches and administrators.

Author : Christopher Clouser
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781477661703
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trophies and Tradition written by Christopher Clouser and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Big Ten Conferece is the oldest and most important intercollegiate athletic conference in the country. The conference has recognized national champions in every sport and this is the narrative version of that history. The story walks through the history of the conference and reveals the highs, lows, and other major events that have impacted the history of this great organization.

Author : Todd Mishler
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781931599955
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blood, Sweat, and Cheers written by Todd Mishler and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For pure spectacle, passion and tradition, nothing in sports beats a college football rivalry--and the Big Ten has some of the best. Whether it's Wisconsin and Minnesota renewing thier ancient battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe, or Ohio State and Michigan scrapping for conference dominance, you'll discover the history, ritual, and color of some of football's oldest and greatest blood feuds.