{"product_id":"9780063345256","title":"The Price: What It Takes to Win in College Football's Era of Chaos","description":"Author: Armen Keteyian\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780063345256\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Feb 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An explosive tell-all book.”—\u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a must-read masterpiece.”—Paul Finebaum, ESPN college football analyst and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo of the nation’s most respected sports journalists team up for a vital, hard-hitting investigation into the tumultuous state of big-time college football.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are living in the Wild West of college sports. Name, Image and Likeness endorsements, the transfer portal, collectives, conference realignment, the powerful influence of media companies have all rendered the notion of amateur athletics a quaint relic of the past, replaced by a Brave New World where money and self-interest rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Price\u003c\/em\u003e is a sweeping, in-depth, thought-provoking look at an inflection point in big-time college football. Six time \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Armen Keteyian and award-winning national college football reporter John Talty conducted more than two hundred wide-ranging interviews with head coaches, athletic directors, conference commissioners, administrators, politicians, power brokers, agents and media executives from one corner of the sport to the other. They reveal never-before-reported details on major players such as Nick Saban, Jim Harbaugh, Kirby Smart, Jimbo Fisher, and Lane Kiffin. Keteyian and Talty’s reporting also lays bare the machinations that destroyed the historic conference that was the Pac-12, purely in the name of greed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the sport’s premier coaches race for the exits, Keteyian and Talty reveal deep, dark truths about a beloved game under siege—and the financial, physical, emotional and psychological toll taken on everyone whose dreams and fortunes often depend on the final score on a Saturday afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46548084555934,"sku":"HPC-9780063345256","price":59.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780063345256.jpg?v=1771807009","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780063345256","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}