College football fans were drawn to their televisions in June 2010, captivated by the events unfolding. Those fans were not watching a game, or at least not a game played on any football field. Instead, those fans tuned in as the major conferences waged war upon one another. Schools switched allegiances. Conferences spread misinformation to reporters while jockeying for position with one another. Television networks stoked dissent among programs. Historic teams were threatened with irrelevancy, or in some cases, extinction. Yet while the events of that week in June changed college football forever, few appreciated that this revolution began decades ago; indeed, that that revolution was rooted in the very beginnings of the sport. Spiral Revolutions: College Football's Conference Warfare by Steven Donohue recounts the history of the college football, focusing particularly on the creation of the NCAA and the athletic conferences that rule the sport today. In so doing, Spiral Revolutions...

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