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Who's #1?
Christopher J. Walsh
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Description for Who's #1?
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 191 x 29. Weight in Grams: 830.
There’s nothing quite as controversial in American sports as college football’s national championship, making it common fodder for talk around the water cooler as well as loftier debates among professional journalists in the sports pages. Walsh takes a comprehensive view of over a century of controversy, breaking teams down into one of three categories: perennial powers, contenders, and former greats. He then reviews the ten most controversial championships, suggests candidates for the best overall football program, and concludes with some thoughts on the future of the BCS. A comprehensive appendix lists national champions since 1869; AP and USA Today/UPI final ... Read more
There’s nothing quite as controversial in American sports as college football’s national championship, making it common fodder for talk around the water cooler as well as loftier debates among professional journalists in the sports pages. Walsh takes a comprehensive view of over a century of controversy, breaking teams down into one of three categories: perennial powers, contenders, and former greats. He then reviews the ten most controversial championships, suggests candidates for the best overall football program, and concludes with some thoughts on the future of the BCS. A comprehensive appendix lists national champions since 1869; AP and USA Today/UPI final ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781589793378
SKU
V9781589793378
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About Christopher J. Walsh
Christopher J. Walsh has been an award-winning sports journalist since 1990, and currently covers University of Alabama football for the Tuscaloosa News. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League, and Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks. The writer/columnist has been twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and 2005 helped the ... Read more
Reviews for Who's #1?
If you love your team as much as you hate the BCS, you'll love this book by one of college football's great historians.
John Henderson
The Denver Post
Celebrating one's favorite team being named the national champion is the favorite aspect of being a college football fan. Taking part in debates about what team deserves to be ... Read more
John Henderson
The Denver Post
Celebrating one's favorite team being named the national champion is the favorite aspect of being a college football fan. Taking part in debates about what team deserves to be ... Read more