How the SEC Became Goliath The Making of College Football's Most Dominant Conference

Name: How the SEC Became Goliath The Making of College Football's Most Dominant Conference
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ISBN: 9781476710303

ISBN-10: 1476710309

ISBN-13: 9781476710303

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Authors: Ray Glier, Phil Savage

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A veteran sports journalist explores the real reason why college football can’t shake the attitude of “SEC vs Everyone Else”: size does matter.The national championship trophy has been in the south so long it has sunburn. For six straight years the Southeastern Conference has walked off with the big crystal prize. Why? Because the SEC, top to bottom, has better coaches, better stadiums, better bank accounts, better weather, and—last but not least—bigger players.The dominance of the SEC has a lot more to do with Southern culture than the rock-em, sock-em football played once a week. The south lost the Civil War, and sociologists will tell you there is still regional angst and a spirit of…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Publisher: Howard Books
Publication date: 8/13/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Ray Glier is a freelance journalist in Atlanta. He contributes to "USA TODAY", "The New York Times", and "The Miami Herald", among other publications. He has covered the Southeastern Conference since 1986 and is the former executive sports editor of "The Knoxville Journal".



Foreword


Introduction



The Early Sec



Goliath's Big Steps



Growing the Sec



Building and Rebuilding LSU



"The Baddest Men on the Planet"



Muscle Matters



The Handoff: Zook to Meyer



Good and Lucky: 2006 Gators, 2007 Tigers



Big People Did Big Things



No Cutting in Line



Awakening a Giant II: Saban Again, 2009, 2011



Goliaths Fight Goliaths


Afterword: Seven and Counting


Acknowledgments