James R. Zimmerman (James Madison): It's Not About American Football: Tony Dungy's Journey of Self-Emancipation from Rejected Black Quarterback to Celebrated African American Coach. Steve Almond on five myths about the NFL. Robinson Meyer on the geography of NFL fandom: The Patriots really do rule New England, and the Cowboys might just be America's team — but after that, things get complicated. Twitter’s NFL fandom map is a brilliant piece of content marketing. Derek Thompson on the fragile dominance of the NFL: TV is a sports bundle held together by football — it could all fall apart if the league doesn't fix its image with women, who have accounted for three-quarters of its new viewership since 2009. Jonathan Capehart on why Condi Rice is the one person who could save the NFL. Clinton accuser returns as N.C.A.A. defender: Amateurism has an influential friend in Baylor’s Kenneth Starr. Bryan Curtis on the conservative case for football: After major Republican gains on Election Day, we examine the political right's views on concussions, NCAA amateurism, and the Washington mascot. To the list of issues that divide the country along partisan lines, you can add an unusual item: football. From The Upshot, N.C.A.A. fan map: How the country roots for college football. Neil Irwin and Kevin Quealy on the places in America where college football means the most. Rebecca Onion on a Depression-era map showing the robust state of college football in 1938. Tom McGinty investigates. Adam Doster on the future of college football is the University of the South?
