Where Did Our Game Go?

Inside College Football's Billion-Dollar Transformation

Nick Douglas, Dean Douglas

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Game Changer Publishing
12 September 2025

Sports training & coaching; American football

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What if the game you love-the stars, the coaches, the rivalries, and the traditions-moved away from what made it so great? Behind the Saturday spectacle of college football lay a hidden world of backroom deals, power plays, and billion-dollar gambles that are ripping the sport apart. This is the untold piece of college football, where behind passion and tradition are dictated by the unknown voices in the modern landscape. This isn't just a story about a sport though; it's about a system reinventing itself in real time. It's about commissioners playing corporate kingmakers, universities navigating the murky waters of realignment, and players transforming from exploited amateurs into savvy entrepreneurs. Coming out of the covid 19 pandemic, Texas and Oklahoma joined the SEC. This wasn't just a headline-it was a declaration of war. When athletes began cashing in on their names, it wasn't just justice-it was the start of a revolution. When the Pac-12 crumbled under its own weight, it wasn't just a failure-it was a warning shot for everyone clinging to the old rules of the game. And through all this, you probably asked yourself: Where did our game go? This book goes into the game behind the game. In this gripping narrative, we dissect America's most beloved sport being at a crossroads. What happens when tradition collides with ambition? When loyalty is traded for leverage? And when the pursuit of greatness turns into the chase for a bigger paycheck?

By: Nick Douglas, Dean Douglas
Imprint: Game Changer Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 372g
ISBN: 9781968250188
ISBN 10: 1968250182
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 12 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active