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245 12 a| A payroll to meeth| [electronic resource] :b| a story of greed, corruption, and football at SMU /c| David Whitford ; With a new introduction by the author.;

260 a| Lincoln :b| University of Nebraska Press,c| 2013.;

300 a| xvii, 221 pages ;c| 22 cm;

500 a| Includes index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Southern Methodist University in Dallas is one of numerous prestigious universities in Texas. The school's football team was the pride of the university and the city. Before the late 1970s, however, the relatively small school had trouble recruiting and struggled to keep up with the big-time football universities that were often more than double its size. Under pressure to compete, the SMU football program engaged in ethics, rules, and recruiting violations for years. When the corruption came to light, the NCAA handed out its most serious punishment in the history of college sports--the "death penalty"--which cancelled the team's entire 1987 schedule. In A Payroll to Meet, author David Whitford details the Mustangs' descent into corruption and the fallout when it was discovered. Most egregiously, the football program ran a huge slush fund that was used to pay players from the mid-1970s through 1986. Bill Clements, chairman of the SMU board and soon to be reelected governor of Texas, knew all about the slush fund before the NCAA did. He opted, however, to phase out the payments rather than stop them immediately, for fear that angry players might go public and create still more problems for SMU. Clements and the athletic director Bob Hitch decided that the football program had "a payroll to meet." "--c| Provided by publisher.;

520 a| "Examines the largest case of corruption in the history of collegiate athletics, the thirty-year practice of illegal payoffs to football players at Southern Methodist University in Texas, and the subsequent "death penalty" handed down by the NCAA"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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A payroll to meet a story of greed, corruption, and football at SMU / David Whitford ; With a new introduction by the author.

Author/creator	Whitford, David
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2013.
Description	xvii, 221 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Southern Methodist University--Football. --Economic aspects. Sports--Corrupt practices. --Texas. --Case studies.

Abstract	"Southern Methodist University in Dallas is one of numerous prestigious universities in Texas. The school's football team was the pride of the university and the city. Before the late 1970s, however, the relatively small school had trouble recruiting and struggled to keep up with the big-time football universities that were often more than double its size. Under pressure to compete, the SMU football program engaged in ethics, rules, and recruiting violations for years. When the corruption came to light, the NCAA handed out its most serious punishment in the history of college sports--the "death penalty"--which cancelled the team's entire 1987 schedule. In A Payroll to Meet, author David Whitford details the Mustangs' descent into corruption and the fallout when it was discovered. Most egregiously, the football program ran a huge slush fund that was used to pay players from the mid-1970s through 1986. Bill Clements, chairman of the SMU board and soon to be reelected governor of Texas, knew all about the slush fund before the NCAA did. He opted, however, to phase out the payments rather than stop them immediately, for fear that angry players might go public and create still more problems for SMU. Clements and the athletic director Bob Hitch decided that the football program had "a payroll to meet." "-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract	"Examines the largest case of corruption in the history of collegiate athletics, the thirty-year practice of illegal payoffs to football players at Southern Methodist University in Texas, and the subsequent "death penalty" handed down by the NCAA"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	Includes index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013015520
ISBN	9780803248854 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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