BOOK WHORESTRAVAGANZA! You didn’t think one long post of Football Fan’s Manifesto-related material was going to be enough on this, the day of glorious gushing book release? No, there’s more: a second excerpt from the book that ran this morning on The Sporting Blog, an interview with Oh No Romo, a piece I wrote about the Texans (yeah, I’ll even discuss the Texans to shop this puppy) for Stephanie Stradley’s blog on the Houston Chronicle’s site and a post Dan Shanoff wrote on his blog where he calls it “the definitive book about NFL fandom” which is only a small step below him calling it the Tebow of books.
Tags: bigger whore than favre, book whoring, i bet you miss some steelers homerism right about now, Tom Cable should have just chucked a book, xmas ape
August 18th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Stephanie Stradley sounds like a naughty librarian. Must be the aliteration.
August 18th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
which is only a small step below him calling it the Tebow of books.
Only Tebow could write the Tebow of books.
August 18th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Shanoff’s gay right?
August 18th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Tebow would never write a book, to ensure that it doesn’t diminish the Bible.
August 18th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Tebow would never write a book, to ensure that it doesn’t diminish the Bible.
Tebow wrote a letter to his mom once. It now follows 2nd Corinthians in the NIV version.
August 18th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
It’s the concrete cyanide of books.
August 18th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
I thought Shanoff said that Tebow dictated the Bible?
//Is eagerly awaiting the first meeting of Mr. Tebow with Mr. Pollard’s younger cousin at some point this season.
August 18th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
It’s the Brett Favre of Book Whoring.
August 18th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Tebow circumcised my Bible. Who needs the OT anyway?
August 18th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Ape, well done (read the link 30 minutes later like a good ADD monkey.)
I think the #1 rule for switching teams is that if you leave your team for whatever reason, you have to switch to the Texans unless there is an existing team within 40 miles of your house. I was almost ready to give up on the Raiders and switch to the Texans after I moved to New Mexico (local favorites here are the Broncos and Cowboys, fuck that.) But since the Raiders were already pretty damn far away when I lived in Southern Cali, I didn’t really see a point.
Still, if Count Al ever does something that finally puts me over the edge, and the Texans haven’t become good enough to have a real national frontrunner douche society (hello again, Boston!) I’m climbing aboard that big Tixas bandwagon.
August 18th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
A People’s History of the United States = the Tebow of books
1) Highly lauded by people in college, or those making their career discussing collegiate issues (dipshit academics/dipshit announcers).
2) Plays position in college notably well (mindblowing account of untold history/quarterback), but is better suited for another position after college (paperweight/fullback).
3) A-holes will go on and on and on about how great it is, but it just makes me hate them, and it, more.
August 18th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Good luck Ape! I hope you sell hundreds of books!
August 18th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
@LaFavre: Let’s not go crazy. Tens of books.
August 18th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Ape wrote a book? Why haven’t I heard anything about it?
August 18th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
@Otto: I’m just wondering when Drew’s going to write one.
Also, when am I going to get some Favre news around here?
August 19th, 2009 at 2:39 am
Books are useless.
I only ever read one book, “To Kill A Mockingbird” – and it gave me absolutely no insight on how to kill mockingbirds! Sure it taught me not to judge a man by the color of his skin, but what good does THAT do me?