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What's the meaning of football in American life? Over the years, TNR has not been silent on the subject. Read our best archived pieces on the game:
"The Moral Equivalent to Football" by Wilcomb E. Washburn. July 23, 1977. Why football reflects the true--not the ideal--nature of the American character.
"Goodbye to the Bear" by Howell Raines. January 24, 1983. The football coach who was segregationist George Wallace's alter ego.
"Football Morals" by T.S. Matthews. November 26, 1930. College football is not a game. It is war, and every college its own barbarian state.
"Linebacker Labor" by Nicholas von Hoffman. November 1, 1982. Football strikes, capitalism, and American life.
"Becoming a Pro" by James Cramer. November 12, 1977. At the Eagles' training camp, meritocracy really works.
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Chait On Charlie
The best (and most prescient) essay on football/coaching of this decade.
http://tinyurl.com/24q8an
Note the date.
The Worst Football Coach in the Universe
Introducing Notre Dame's Charlie Weis.
By Jonathan Chait
Posted Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007
Excerpt: "In the entire history of American sports hype, has there ever been any fraud more grossly fraudulent than Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis?"
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Chait On Charlie
The best (and most prescient) essay on football/coaching of this decade.
http://tinyurl.com/24q8an
Note the date.
The Worst Football Coach in the Universe
Introducing Notre Dame's Charlie Weis.
By Jonathan Chait
Posted Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007
Excerpt: "In the entire history of American sports hype, has there ever been any fraud more grossly fraudulent than Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis?"
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