Good Book Recommendation

rollalong94 · Post by **rollalong94** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:16 am

I picked up a book the other day that I wanted to recommend. It's called "Every Week A Season" by Brian Curtis. It's a great look inside college football.
The author spent last season visiting a different school every week, getting unlimited access to the coaches and players. He was at schools like Tennessee, LSU, Wisconsin, and Maryland (a few Blackney references) during the weeks leading up to big games.
He got to sit in on all meetings, practices, and roamed the sidelines during the games.
After reading it, you'll have an appreciation of how hard the coaches work to get the teams ready.
If you get a chance, check it out.

orangeandbrown · Post by **orangeandbrown** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 10:06 am

Thanks! On another note, I think football fans would enjoy Sweet Season by Austin Murphy of SI, who spent a similar year with the St. John's Johnnies, and their unconventional but highly successful DIII coach.

CapitalFalcon · Post by **CapitalFalcon** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 10:20 am

Anyone else looking forward to the movie, Friday Night Lights? I know I am!

BGSUfanatUT · Post by **BGSUfanatUT** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 10:36 am

yeah....but their add as "one of the greatest sports stories of all time" kind of bugs me. Unless it involves the phrase 'Remember the Titans' in the title, no HS football story can be one of the greatest sports stories ever.

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 11:19 am

BGSUfanatUT wrote:yeah....but their add as "one of the greatest sports stories of all time" kind of bugs me. Unless it involves the phrase 'Remember the Titans' in the title, no HS football story can be one of the greatest sports stories ever.

I don't know man...Varsity Blues!

"A 10...a f***ing 10! I still got wood!" LOL That movie was hilarious.

BGSUfanatUT · Post by **BGSUfanatUT** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 12:14 pm

touche, but its not one of sports greatest stories.... maybe funniest though!

You dont think that lame a$$ play where I run down field and act like I'm lost is gonna work do ya?

NWLB · Post by **NWLB** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 4:24 pm

I thought A Season on the Brink, Friday Night Lights, and a book called Domers, were all great books. I don't read much in the way of sports related books, but they were good reads.