Roberts, Diane,  1959- <br/><br/>
Tribal :  college football and the secret heart of America / 
Diane Roberts. 
 - First edition. 
 - viii, 246 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Pregame -- First quarter. Tribal boundaries ; Who the hell are we? ; At the creation ; Clean, old-fashioned hatred ; Big game -- Second quarter. Old-time religion ; Consecrated ground ; God is my offensive coordinator ; Muscular Christianity ; Gator Galahad -- Halftime. Death of a drum major -- Third quarter. The gender bowl ; The ladies auxiliary -- Fourth quarter. Jaboo wins ; The plantation ; Fighting the war all over again ; The Southern way of life ; The fall of the House of Bowden -- Postgame. 
<br/><br/> "Both dispatch and dissertation, NPR contributor Diane Roberts, an English professor at Florida State University, gives a insider's account of a big time college football program in the midst of controversy, while examining the impact and legacy of the sport's popularity in America today"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780062342621 0062342622 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>40025456959 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015025010 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Football--History.--United States<br/>College sports--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GV 950  / .R64 2015