My Short, Short List
In my first Short, Short List, I listed some books I wanted to read. Well, I have read one of those books. However, I have read at least a couple of college football books since then and am working on one now. Here is my new Short, Short List.
1. Meat Market: Inside the Smash-Mouth World of College Football Recruiting. Bruce Feldman. Good book, and here is my review of the book. By the way, if you are interested, Brian at inthebleachers.net has a podcast in which he interviews the author, Bruce Feldman. You can check it out here.
2. Fourth and New Orleans: How Tulane Football Survived the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrinea. Benjamin Hochman with Coach Chris Scelfo. My review for this book is here.
3. We Are Marshall. Starring Matthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox. A co-worker of mine who is not a big football fan told me that she cried when watching this movie. It is very moving and inspiring. Gives a bit of background on how freshmen were eventually allowed to play on varsity college football teams. If you love college football and feel-good stories, this is one you want to watch.
Coming Soon
Tarnished Heisman: Did Reggie Bush Turn His Final College Season into a Six-Figure Job?
by Don Yager and Jim Henry. Visit their website here.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:06 am
If you’ve never read John Feinstein’s “A Civil War” I would check that out too. It’s dated now (1995) but it’s a great look at the Army-Navy game as well as a still applicable look at the challenges SA programs face. Great human interest story as well.
May 19th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Thanks for the tip Adam. I appreciate your input. I will put that on my list of books to read.
Todd
October 25th, 2008 at 11:34 am
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