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Cost of Winning: An Insider's Perspective on Exploitation and Greed in College Sports [Hardback]

  • Formāts: Hardback, 176 pages, height x width: 216x140 mm, 18 BW Photos, 11 Textbox
  • Izdošanas datums: 01-Apr-2025
  • Izdevniecība: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • ISBN-13: 9798881801465
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  • Formāts: Hardback, 176 pages, height x width: 216x140 mm, 18 BW Photos, 11 Textbox
  • Izdošanas datums: 01-Apr-2025
  • Izdevniecība: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • ISBN-13: 9798881801465
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"Exploited Athletes offers a firsthand account, from an award-winning senior-level athletic administrator, of how college athletics has morphed into quasi-professional athletic leagues while exploiting the athletes, higher education, and taxpayers. It isan unapologetic depiction of the winners and losers of the games behind the games"--

The Cost of Winning offers a firsthand account, from an award-winning senior-level athletic administrator, of how college athletics has morphed into quasi-professional athletic leagues while exploiting the athletes, higher education, and taxpayers. It is an unapologetic depiction of the winners and losers of the games behind the games.

An unapologetic insider’s account of the corruption and greed within college athletics.
College sports may have begun as a benign attraction, but it has since morphed into quasi-professional athletic leagues that exploit higher education, taxpayers, and students. A foremost expert in ethics in intercollegiate athletics, Dr. Gerald Gurney spent his career fighting the greed, collusion, and corruption among college presidents, athletic directors, and coaches, playing a pivotal role in the movement for athlete well-being and academic integrity.
The Cost of Winning: An Insider's Perspective on Exploitation and Greed in College Sports is Dr. Gurney’s candid memoir, covering his 40-plus years working directly with athletes as they struggled to achieve the dream of a meaningful college degree and a chance at a professional athletic career. He saw firsthand the exploitation of these athletes and the blatant disregard for their education, even as universities touted the educational and character-building values of intercollegiate athletics. Dr. Gurney reveals how academic fraud works at too many NCAA Division I institutions, the lengths individuals and entire programs will go to in order to win, and the unsustainable path in athletic spending.
More than a memoir, The Cost of Winning is an honest, brave, and fascinating account of some of the most remarkable triumphs and disasters in college sports history—an unapologetic depiction of the well-sheltered inner workings of major college athletic programs and prospects for change.

Recenzijas

As a keen observer, Gerald Gurney gives us real insight into the challenges facing college athletics. He devoted much of his professional life to making academic achievement for student athletes a core mission. This memoir describes his efforts to just that. -- David Boren, past president, University of Oklahoma Gerald Gurneys book Exploited Athletes gives one of the few boots on the ground looks at big-time college athletics from the academic perspective. His unvarnished description of real-life conversations and events is not a tell-all as much as a dose of reality. Coupled with his passionate admiration for all student-athletes regardless of background or circumstance, this book is a testament to his devotion to a life-long pursuit of supporting college students. -- Brian Davis, educational consultant and former athletic administrator, University of North Carolina and University of Texas, Gurney mentee and former Iowa State University student-athlete There are simply no words that describe what Dr. Gurney meant to me. He supported me, challenged me, and gave me opportunities that literally changed my life. I absolutely would not be where I am today with the happy and healthy life that I have if it werent for him. I am one of many that he impacted in this way. -- Annette Bryntesson-Moran, assistant dean of students, University of Oklahoma College of Engineering, Gurney mentee and former University of Oklahoma student-athlete Dr. Gerald Gurney represents everything that is right about collegiate athletics. Always authentic, Dr. Gurney saw potential in me that I was unable to see in myself. My professional and personal successes today are directly linked to the indelible challenges, encouragement, and support I received from Dr. G. -- Carl Anthony Pendleton, police captain, City of Norman, former University of Oklahoma student-athlete As a friend and more importantly my mentor, Dr. Gurney was without a doubt the preeminent authority on the course and future of collegiate athletics. -- Max Weitzenhoffer, faculty and former regent, University of Oklahoma

Papildus informācija

The Cost of Winning offers a firsthand account, from an award-winning senior-level athletic administrator, of how college athletics has morphed into quasi-professional athletic leagues while exploiting the athletes, higher education, and taxpayers. It is an unapologetic depiction of the winners and losers of the games behind the games.
Gerald S. Gurney, PhD (1951-2022), was Professor Emeritus of Academic Affairs at The University of Oklahoma where he was formerly Senior Associate Athletic Director for Academics and Student Life. Prior, Dr. Gurney was Associate Athletic Director for Academic Support and Compliance at the University of Maryland-College Park, Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Affairs at Southern Methodist University, Athletic Academic Counselor at Iowa State University, and Academic Adviser at Grinnell College. He authored or co-authored approximately 40 publications, including Unwinding Madness: What Went Wrong with College Sports and How to Fix It, and gave more than 30 major presentations, including at the U.S. Senate Panel Discussion on Academic Integrity in College Sports in 2019. He also appeared in the documentaries Schooled: The Price of College Sports (EPIX), Gaming the System (HBO), and Dropping the Ball: The Shady Side of Big-Time College Sports (SiriusXM and NPR).

Learn more at www.geraldgurney.com.