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The Cost of Winning: An Insider's Perspective on Exploitation and Greed in College Sports

The Cost of Winning: An Insider's Perspective on Exploitation and Greed in College Sports
Author: Gerald S. Gurney
Price: $28.80
ISBN-10: 8881801477
ISBN-13: 9798881801472
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<b>An unapologetic insider&rsquo;s account of the corruption and greed within college athletics.</b><br>College sports may have begun as a benign attraction, but it has since morphed into quasi-professional athletic leagues that exploit higher education, taxpayers, and students. A foremost expert in ethics in intercollegiate athletics, Dr. Gerald Gurney spent his career fighting the greed, collusion, and corruption among college presidents, athletic directors, and coaches, playing a pivotal role in the movement for athlete well-being and academic integrity. <br><i>The Cost of Winning: An Insider&#39;s Perspective on Exploitation and Greed in College Sports</i> is Dr. Gurney&rsquo;s candid memoir, covering his 40-plus years working directly with athletes as they struggled to achieve the dream of a meaningful college degree and a chance at a professional athletic career. He saw firsthand the exploitation of these athletes and the blatant disregard for their education, even as universities touted the educational and character-building values of intercollegiate athletics. Dr. Gurney reveals how academic fraud works at too many NCAA Division I institutions, the lengths individuals and entire programs will go to in order to win, and the unsustainable path in athletic spending.<br>More than a memoir, <i>The Cost of Winning</i> is an honest, brave, and fascinating account of some of the most remarkable triumphs and disasters in college sports history&mdash;an unapologetic depiction of the well-sheltered inner workings of major college athletic programs and prospects for change.