High Hopes: Taking the Purple to Pasadena

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Grand Central Publishing, 2009 M09 26 - 224 pages
The man who transformed the Northwestern University Wildcats into a championship-winning team--the top story in college football in 1995--and who was named Coach of the Year discusses his leadership philosophies, his coaching techniques, and his winning year.

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Contents

Introduction
1
Belief Without Evidence
3
Expect Victory
5
Chaos
15
High Hopes
27
Miami Vise
39
Priming the Pump
45
Growing Pains
47
The Secret Garden
131
Run for the Roses
141
Purple Haze
143
The Eagle Has Landed
149
Eye of the Wolf
155
Letting Go
163
Fairy Dust
169
Temptation
177

Gathering Stones
55
A Metamorphosis
65
The Lunge of Faith
77
Tollways
85
Grass Stains
99
Fools Gold
111
Kenowhere
119
The Wall of Jericho
185
The Difference
191
Appendix
197
Rose Bowl Roster
203
Index
205
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