My Short, Short List
Borders Books has been producing something called the Short List. It is where authors and other entertainers give their Short List of things to read, watch, listen to, etc. I am going to do something similar. I am going to give my Short, Short List. I wanted my list to relate to football. Therefore, based on what I have read this year, my list is kind of short. But, I will mention three.
1. Bowls, Polls & Tattered Souls: Tackling the Chaos and Controversy that Reign Over College Football. Stewart Mandel. Stewart is a college football writer from SI.com (Sports Illustrated) and author of the popular Mailbag on the SI.com website. He really seems to have a handle on the sport's most "hot button" issues. He gives a good, historical perspective on each of the issues at hand. You will have some "ah ha" moments while reading this book.
2. Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football. Jim Dent. This is a great story about the orphans from the Fort Worth Masonic Lodge who competed and won at high school football in Texas. While the stories are good, the reader will be amazed at how far reaching the affects of the little Mighty Orphans had on football in the 30's, 40's, and 50's in the United States as a whole. Members of those great teams went on to play college and pro football. Head Coach Rusty Russell eventually coached at SMU where he had the opportunity to coach Doak Walker.
3. Tony Romo: America's Next Quarterback. Mac Engel. This book will always have the distinction of being the first book written about Tony Romo. Romo, the Dallas Cowboy quarterback, was an Undrafted Free Agent out of Eastern Illinois University who took over as the starter last season and set the NFL on fire with his play. This is a great book for the aspiring young quarterback in your household.
Book I Hope to Read
Fourth and New Orleans. Chris Scelfo. The story of the Tulane football program in the months following Hurricane Katrina.
Every Week a Season: A Journey Inside Big-Time College Football. Brian Curtis.
Who's #1?: 100-Plus Years of Controversial National Champions in College Football. Christopher J. Walsh.
One team that we know is number 1, in the Football Championship Subdivision, is Appalachian State. The Mountaineers won their third straight national title. What if West Virginia would have held on against Pitt and then won the BCS Title? The two Division I Champions would have been the Mountaineers. By the way, do you know how to spell Appalachian now? I do.
1. Bowls, Polls & Tattered Souls: Tackling the Chaos and Controversy that Reign Over College Football. Stewart Mandel. Stewart is a college football writer from SI.com (Sports Illustrated) and author of the popular Mailbag on the SI.com website. He really seems to have a handle on the sport's most "hot button" issues. He gives a good, historical perspective on each of the issues at hand. You will have some "ah ha" moments while reading this book.
2. Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football. Jim Dent. This is a great story about the orphans from the Fort Worth Masonic Lodge who competed and won at high school football in Texas. While the stories are good, the reader will be amazed at how far reaching the affects of the little Mighty Orphans had on football in the 30's, 40's, and 50's in the United States as a whole. Members of those great teams went on to play college and pro football. Head Coach Rusty Russell eventually coached at SMU where he had the opportunity to coach Doak Walker.
3. Tony Romo: America's Next Quarterback. Mac Engel. This book will always have the distinction of being the first book written about Tony Romo. Romo, the Dallas Cowboy quarterback, was an Undrafted Free Agent out of Eastern Illinois University who took over as the starter last season and set the NFL on fire with his play. This is a great book for the aspiring young quarterback in your household.
Book I Hope to Read
Fourth and New Orleans. Chris Scelfo. The story of the Tulane football program in the months following Hurricane Katrina.
Every Week a Season: A Journey Inside Big-Time College Football. Brian Curtis.
Who's #1?: 100-Plus Years of Controversial National Champions in College Football. Christopher J. Walsh.
One team that we know is number 1, in the Football Championship Subdivision, is Appalachian State. The Mountaineers won their third straight national title. What if West Virginia would have held on against Pitt and then won the BCS Title? The two Division I Champions would have been the Mountaineers. By the way, do you know how to spell Appalachian now? I do.
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