Indentured : the battle to end the exploitation of college athletes / Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss.
| Author/creator | Nocera, Joseph author. |
| Other author | Strauss, Ben, 1986- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, New York : Portfolio/Penguin, 2018. |
| Copyright Date | ©2018 |
| Description | xi, 381 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | "Why do they hate me so much?" -- The turncoat -- The first activist -- "How do I get one of those deals?" -- The $12 suspension -- "Somebody ought to file a lawsuit" -- The confessions of Dale Brown -- "Volandatory" practice -- Rulespalooza -- The cash king of college sports -- Ahab and the booster -- The branding of Myles Brand -- "The whole thing is ridiculous" -- The collegiate model -- A mind is a terrible thing to waste -- The deposition -- "Intent to professionalize" -- "Dude, you're on a video game!" -- The "Our way or the highway" bylaw -- "Magnifico excelentisimo" -- An excess of tutoring -- "The way you were taught to play" -- Scholarship blues -- "The whiff of the plantation" -- Actual malice -- Class is in -- Block that transfer! -- All players united -- Turning the tables on the NCAA -- Amateur hour -- The sky didn't fall -- Appendix 1. Excuses, not reasons : 13 myths about (not) paying college athletes -- Appendix 2. National Letter of Indenture : how college athletes are similar to, and in many ways worse off than, the indentured servants of colonial times. |
| Abstract | "Millions of teenagers accept scholarships to chase their dreams of fame and fortune--at the price of absolute submission to the whims of an organization that puts their interests dead last. For about 2 percent of top-division players, college ends with a golden ticket to the NFL or the NBA. But what about the overwhelming majority who never turn pro? They don't earn a dime from the estimated $13 billion generated annually by college sports--an ocean of cash that enriches schools, conferences, coaches, TV networks, and apparel companies . . . everyone except those who give their blood and sweat to entertain the fans. Indentured tells the dramatic story of a loose-knit group of rebels who decided to fight the hypocrisy of the NCAA fiercest enemies, including Sonny Vaccaro, the charismatic sports marketer turned whistleblower; Ed O'Bannon, the former UCLA basketball star whose lawsuit led to an unprecedented antitrust ruling; Ramogi Huma, the founder of the National College Players Association; and Andy Schwarz, the controversial economist who argued that the NCAA is a cartel that violates our core values of free enterprise and due process. This critically acclaimed and heart-wrenching exposé reveals how these and other renegades are fighting for justice in the bare-knuckles world of college sports."--Book, page 4. |
| General note | "This paperback with a new afterword published 2018" -- Title page verso. |
| General note | Hardcover edition published in 2016 under the title "Indentured : the inside story of the rebellion against the NCAA". |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2017050168 |
| ISBN | 9780143130550 paperback |
| ISBN | 0143130552 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 796.043 N672I | ✔ Available | Place Hold |