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The Greatest College Football Rivalries of All Time

Author : Martin Gitlin

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 355 pages

File Size : 48,91 MB

Release : 2014-08-14

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1442229845

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College football is one of the most popular sports in the United States. Fans follow their favorite team with unfailing loyalty, and nowhere do the colors come out more fervently than when rivals face off. These games bring out the passion, the rituals, and even the rage of football fans across the country. Whether based on history and tradition, or proximity and local pride, college rivalry games have an intensity unmatched by any other sporting event. The Greatest College Football Rivalries of All Time: The Civil War, the Iron Bowl, and Other Memorable Matchups showcases the best of these competitions. Martin Gitlin details game highlights, the history behind the rivalries, and how the fans, players, and coaches have impacted the matchups. The fourteen top rivalries are covered, including the always-intense battles between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines, the great in-state rivalry between the Auburn Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide, and the historic contests between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen. In addition to capturing the action of the games, this book also covers the personal stories that heighten the passion and intensity of the rivalries—including pranks pulled over the years by opposing fans. With stats and series highlights detailed in each entry, and featuring historical and contemporary photographs throughout its pages, The Greatest College Football Rivalries of All Time is a must-read for every fan of college football.



College Football Traditions and Rivalries

Author : Morrow Gift

Publisher : HarperCollins

Page : 350 pages

File Size : 43,69 MB

Release : 2018-09-04

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0062790943

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A must-have for football fans of all ages, this handsomely designed gift book is a comprehensive illustrated guide to the greatest traditions and rivalries in college football. Every Saturday each fall, millions of Americans watch their favorite college teams take to the gridiron, battling to make it to the coveted national championship bowl game in January. From the Cornhuskers of the University of Nebraska to the Nittany Lions of Penn State, the USC Trojans to Alabama’s Crimson Tide, the University of Michigan Wolverines to the Clemson Tigers, each school has its own traditions, trivia, and rivalries. This concise, illustrated handbook is a collection of the past and present lore of college football’s major teams for both novices and diehard followers alike. Focusing on the top schools from each division, this handy guide contains original full-color illustrations that showcase the biggest traditions and rivalries in the sport, along with a short description and fun trivia. Learn about the pink visitor’s locker room at Iowa State, the prisoner exchange preceding the annual Army–Navy showdown, and the University of Miami team’s dramatic smoke-filled stadium entrance. The book also includes a special section of quick facts on some other schools that weren’t fully featured. Fascinating and informative, filled with seventy full-color illustrations, College Football Traditions and Rivalries is a must for every college football fan.



Perfect Rivals

Author : Jeff Carroll

Publisher : ESPN

Page : 289 pages

File Size : 16,80 MB

Release : 2010-08-31

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0345523156

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College football is a sport of rivalries—and no two teams were ever more perfectly matched than the Miami Hurricanes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In Perfect Rivals, award-winning sportswriter Jeff Carroll takes us inside the locker rooms and onto the gridiron, as two storied programs with very different cultures battle for national supremacy, school pride, and the soul of the game itself. Beginning with the Hurricanes’ nationally televised 58–7 pasting of the Irish at the Orange Bowl in November 1985, the two teams faced each other five times over a six-year span. The last three of those games had national championship implications, as a resurgent Notre Dame sought to reclaim its historic preeminence against a faster, mouthier, more talented Miami squad notorious for trash-talking opponents, stalking out of pregame buffets, and wearing military fatigues on the team plane. The games were marked by heartbreaking finishes, disputed plays, and nasty onfield brawls. Adding fuel to the fire was a controversial slogan created by a Notre Dame student and picked up by the press—“Catholics vs. Convicts”—which served to heighten the cultural (and, some would say, racial) tension between the opposing schools. Carroll’s fast-paced, up-close-and-personal narrative centers on a handful of colorful characters on both sides of the rivalry: the coaches, from dapper Jimmy Johnson to punctilious Lou Holtz, and the players, including Miami’s Steve Walsh, a quiet Midwesterner and one-time Holtz recruit who defied the freewheeling Miami stereotype, and devout Baptist Tony Rice, only the second black quarterback in Notre Dame history, who defined the rivalry and decided the contests. Filled with you-are-there depictions of game action and insights drawn from Carroll’s unfettered access to many of the major figures involved, Perfect Rivals is a vivid re-creation of one of the most entertaining eras in the history of college football.



The Florida Gators

Author : Mark Stewart

Publisher : Norwood House Press

Page : 51 pages

File Size : 14,19 MB

Release : 2010-08-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1599533332

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Presents the history, accomplishments and key personalities of The University of Florida Gators football team. Includes timelines, records, rivalries stories, maps, glossary and additional resources



The Auburn Tigers

Author : Mark Stewart

Publisher : Norwood House Press

Page : 49 pages

File Size : 36,73 MB

Release : 2011-07-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1599534614

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Team Spirit, the critically acclaimed series by author Mark Stewart, continues with a new book for College Football, and Pro Hockey. 1 new title. Grade: 3-6 Reading Level: 5.5 Features: Timeline • Primary source documents • Vintage trading cards and memorabilia reproductions • Maps • Fundamentals of the game • Sports and vocabulary glossary• Full-color photos and illustrations • Table of contents, additional resources, glossary, index • 48 pages



Football For Dummies

Author : Howie Long

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 410 pages

File Size : 28,79 MB

Release : 2011-05-12

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1118012658

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The fun and easy way to tackle football basics and enjoy America's most popular sport Since the last edition of Football For Dummies, new stadiums have been built, new stars have ascended, and records have been broken. This new edition has been revised to reflect today's game, giving football fans up-to-the-minute information on all the rules and regulations, positions, plays, and penalties. Featuring coverage of the newest stadium technologies, revised greatest players and legends, and pro-football must-do experiences, it also includes expert advice on training and gearing up for those who play the game. The complete fan's updated guide to football Revised material on new players, stadiums, and strategies Written by football legend Howie Long and revered analyst John Czarnecki From peewees to the pros, this hands-on, friendly guide covers the nuts and bolts of football for fans of all ages and experience levels.



The Backyard Brawl

Author : John Antonik

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 35,38 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9781935978824

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The West Virginia University Mountaineers and the University of Pittsburgh Panthers, separated by less than eighty miles of highway, have battled it out on the football field for more than one hundred years. Now, with Pitt announcing its departure from the Big East Conference to join the Atlantic Coast Conference and West Virginia becoming a member of the Big 12 Conference, this intense rivalry has come to an abrupt end. Thousands of players and dozens of coaches - some among the very best to ever play the game - have been a part of this famous series known as the "Backyard Brawl." With fantastic tales about this feud's star-studded rosters, including White, Slaton, Harris, Luck, Huff, Nehlen, and Rodriguez for West Virginia and Fitzgerald, Marino, Dorsett, Green, Majors, and Sherrill for Pitt, The Backyard Brawl celebrates the tradition, heritage, and pride of two outstanding universities. With unparalleled access, John Antonik, a 20-year West Virginia University athletic administrator and WVU alumnus, unearths the fascinating and humorous stories that make up this revered, colorful, and cherished football game-and more importantly, the great passion and pride these schools exhibit every time they take the field.



Ohio State Football

Author : Ann Byers

Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Page : 50 pages

File Size : 38,51 MB

Release : 2013-07-15

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1448894158

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Ohio State has had one of the most winning teams in college football for nearly a hundred years. The Buckeyes have won seven national titles and been conference champion thirty-four times. Seven of its players have received the Heisman Trophy and seventy-eight have been named All American. Thirty players or coaches have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and eight are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 2009 ESPN ranked the team the third most prestigious in the country. Renowned coaches who are highlighted in this thrilling volume about Buckeye football include John Wilce, Chic Harley, Francis Schmidt, Woody Hayes, John Cooper, and Jim Tressel, and exalted players such as Bill Willis, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, Howard Cassady, Dick LeBeau, Archie Griffin, and Joe Germaine are showcased. Sidebars offer sports enthusiasts engaging information, such as that on the Gold Pants Club, the Tunnel of Pride, and the Buckeye Battle Cry. A timeline helps the reader to access pertinent facts quickly.



Great College Football Rivalries

Author : Ken Rappoport

Publisher : Ace Books

Page : 356 pages

File Size : 12,16 MB

Release : 1978

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9780448146249

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Canes vs. Gators

Author : Marty Strasen

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 245 pages

File Size : 21,13 MB

Release : 2016-09-13

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1613218346

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All parties seem to be in agreement that the rivalry between the University of Miami and the University of Florida is as nasty and historical as they come; going back to the thirties, it’s the state of Florida’s oldest major rivalry. Gators beat writer Pat Dooley described the vitriolic rivalry to the author simply as “vile.” History would prove that to be true. In Canes vs. Gators, coaches Urban Meyer, Howard Schnellenberger, Steve Spurrier, Larry Coker, and Ron Zook and several former notable players on both sides of the rivalry, along with key media members for both schools, offer their unique commentary on the intensity of the rivalry. For example, Schnellenberger recalled with anger that after his staff and team were pelted with frozen oranges in 1980, he kicked an extra meaningless field goal in a blowout victory . . . and he wished he’d called on his punter to take the ball and launch it into the Florida student section! Author Marty Strasen, who covered both schools for over a decade, brings to life the greatest moments of this historic rivalry. This book is the perfect gift for Florida college football fans! Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.