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.
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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?
@Otto: I’m just wondering when Drew’s going to write one.
Also, when am I going to get some Favre news around here?
Ape wrote a book? Why haven’t I heard anything about it?
@LaFavre: Let’s not go crazy. Tens of books.
Good luck Ape! I hope you sell hundreds of books!
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.
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.
Tebow circumcised my Bible. Who needs the OT anyway?
It’s the Brett Favre of Book Whoring.
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.
It’s the concrete cyanide of books.
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.
Tebow would never write a book, to ensure that it doesn’t diminish the Bible.
Shanoff’s gay right?
which is only a small step below him calling it the Tebow of books.
Only Tebow could write the Tebow of books.
Stephanie Stradley sounds like a naughty librarian. Must be the aliteration.