Business of College Football and the Military′s Influence

Military Influence Test

Please answer the following 8 questions and send your answers to ([email protected]). Responses should be in 12-pt Font, Times New Roman, double-space, and use no-spacing style (see home tab). Also use APA 7th edition for any and all citations, quotations, etc. Finally, maximum number of pages for the entire document is 8 pages. Remember to provide your answers from a business/management perspective. Also remember to provide examples to demonstrate your answers.

1. Describe how the growth of service programs and academies (i.e., West Point- Army and Annapolis- Navy) impacted the growth and survival of college football? What contextual factors or events impacted the military’s decision to embrace football?

2. Who were the early leaders (i.e., pre-WWI) made responsible for the organization and management of football in the military? How were they connected to college football?

3. What connections were established between the military and football? How did individuals believe or suggest them to be alike?

4. What technological medium boosted the popularity of service teams and Notre Dame? How did this occur?

5. How did the military campaigns provoke the rise of the public institution over private schools? Within, discuss the impact of the G.I. Bill or serviceman’s readjustment act, and the Office of War Information.

6. What playing innovations are associated with the armed services investment into football? How did they improve the quality of the football product?

7. What purposes did bowl games serve the U.S. Armed Forces? How did the development of Armed Service bowl games mimic college football bowl games?

8. Differentiate opinion leaders from boundary spanners with respect to the armed services and the promotion/use of football.