Mike Mcintire

I found it very hard to read this book. Not because the book was not well researched or well written, which it was, but because of the heartbreaking stories inside. So many abused women were not able to get justice because their attackers were football players, protected by the University and by the coaches. To a large extent, the community and the police department also allowed crimes, assaults and rapes to go uninvestigated to protect the football team.

This book is about the Florida State University football program. Many of the criminal and violent incidents committed by Florida State University football players happened under the tenure of Bobby Bowden. Bowden in many ways facilitated the cover-up of criminal and violent behavior by members of his football teams.

But you could write this book about other football programs and frankly about other college athletes in other sports. Bad enough that many, if not most, of the athletes in major programs don’t bother to go to class or hand in papers.

There aren’t very many institutions that are more corrupt than college sports. From recruiting to under the table deals for cash and cars, college sports are a cesspool.

Well-written book but I have read and heard the stories so many times before. Nothing changes.
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