Word: end-of-season
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From Rose to Peach, there were 16 end-of-season bowl games last week, but even that wasn't enough to cover up the smell of something rotten in college football this year. In August, Miami Hurricanes team members were charged with defrauding the government out of scholarship money. In November, Washington Huskies players were accused of selling guns and pocketing improper loans. But in the end there was some good football. Fans were treated to a true championship when second-ranked Alabama whipped No. 1 Miami 34-13 in the Sugar Bowl...
...that sell goods at a more or less full markup. Discount stores pay wholesale prices to suppliers but cut costs on their overhead so they can sell below retail. Off-price stores, on the other hand, often buy below wholesale. They load up on manufacturers' overruns and end-of-season goods, and often get special deals for buying in large quantities. Unlike discounters, many specialize in designer labels that have proven consumer appeal...
There was even some talk of restructuring the league, making the teams more informal to reduce competition. Do away with uniforms and playoffs and end-of-season honors ceremonies, some demanded...
THIS DICHOTOMY could form the book's badly-needed central theme but Dickson unfortunately bumbles. Some of his anecdotes are telling and funny: Fiedler's annual conversation with the New England Provision Company before his end-of-season bash always went: "Hello Sam? Fiedler, here. It's time for that goddam party again." But others do not appear to deserve their build-up, in spite of Dickson's chatty "he told me" style. Neither the maestro nor the family and colleagues Dickson interviewed were strong on bon mots. Certain points simply beg for detail. Dickson lauds Fiedler's genuis...
Another jury had convicted all three defendants for murdering Puopolo, one of a group of Harvard football players who visited the Zone for a traditional end-of-season celebration...