Big Game Cats and Defining Football’s Value: College Football’s Popularity, Controversies, and Expansion

This thesis directly approaches intercollegiate football from a cultural perspective. The football’s popularity exploded during the Twentieth-Century. Television, merchandizing, and a national sporting culture are associated with this development. However, controversies often muddied the waters of t...

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Main Author: Himel, Matthew T
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2015
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Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2521
https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3905&context=etd