Swofford

Commissioner John Swofford said the expansion "geographically bridges our footprint between Maryland and Massachusetts."

ACC Adds Pitt, Syracuse Associated Press 2011

Swofford said the conference may have more discussions with schools that have expressed interest in joining, which he said was in the double digits.

Chaos: Now Standard With College Football Darren Everson 2011

Observers of subsequent, similar military behaviors — from Stanley Kubrick to Michael Moore to Anthony Swofford, whose memoir Jarhead was rapturously received when it came out on the eve of the Iraq War — have tended to see psychosis to the exclusion of much else, as a presumable product of cynical, fractured times and wars unballasted with the meaning we ascribe to the Good War.

Getting Their Guns Off 2010

Getty Images Antawn Jamison of the North Carolina Tar Heels in 1996 John Swofford, the ACC commissioner, said in a statement that the conference's "proud and storied" basketball history has "captivated fans over five decades."

Where Have All the Fans Gone? Rachel Bachman 2012

Although Swofford refused to comment on whether Texas might join the ACC, as has been speculated, he said that equal revenue sharing—a major point of contention in the Big 12, Texas's current conference—is "sacred" in the ACC.

Chaos: Now Standard With College Football Darren Everson 2011

Observers of subsequent, similar military behaviors — from Stanley Kubrick to Michael Moore to Anthony Swofford, whose memoir Jarhead was rapturously received when it came out on the eve of the Iraq War — have tended to see psychosis to the exclusion of much else, as a presumable product of cynical, fractured times and wars unballasted with the meaning we ascribe to the Good War.

Getting Their Guns Off 2010

I have this idea that the prevailing view of games may be similar to the way Anthony Swofford described movies in Jarhead -- that is, the perception of war films like Full Metal Jacket or Platoon or Apocalypse Now was totally different among marines than is was among the general population.

Six Days SVGL 2009

Observers of subsequent, similar military behaviors — from Stanley Kubrick to Michael Moore to Anthony Swofford, whose memoir Jarhead was rapturously received when it came out on the eve of the Iraq War — have tended to see psychosis to the exclusion of much else, as a presumable product of cynical, fractured times and wars unballasted with the meaning we ascribe to the Good War.

Getting Their Guns Off 2010

I'd be curious to know whether Swofford was right about this, and (since he was writing about a different medium and a war that happened almost two decades ago) whether there is a parallel with the experience of gaming.

Six Days SVGL 2009

Swofford said the ACC's conference tournament has the highest average attendance of any in the country.

Where Have All the Fans Gone? Rachel Bachman 2012