Faith in the Game: Lessons on Football, Work, and Life

Rating:
Summary: Great read!
Review: Dr. Osborne managed to combine his memoirs as a coach for the Cornhuskers and a sociology of college football (mainly the Cornhuskers) in a concise book. It will interest any enthusiast of college football and will be particularly engrossing for fans of Nebraska and Tom Osborne.

There were two strengths of the book: A style which enabled Dr. Osborne to meld his memories of coaching and an analysis of applying sound moral and Christian principles to coaching a team to elite levels of competition; a willingness to keep the book short, sweet, and to-the-point, without bogging down in minutiae which would detract from the message. The book touches on subjects ranging from goal-setting with the players to how the coaching staff kept the players' best interests at the fore even in the most trying circumstances. My only criticism of the book would be that the style was more fullback-up-the-middle than wingback-reverse, but I guess you dance with the one who brung ya.

Rating:
Summary: Outstanding book on goal setting and acheivement!
Review: I bought this book because I wanted to find out more about how Dr. Osborne managed to win 3 National Championships in a four year period.

What surprised me was the incredible business value of the book, especially chapter 5 on Goal Setting. His process for setting and acheiving goals is simple, easy to implement and it works!
I keep buying it and sending it to managers and business executives I work with, it is a great foundation for anyone serious about growing their ability to be more productive and to acheive more.

Great book!

Rating:
Summary: Good, solid story of how Nebraska does it right
Review: This is a neat book. It is fascinating, it has scores of information about how the Huskers built their program, and it is written in exactly the right amount of detail, including the technical details.

If you are a coach in any sport, if you are a Husker fan, or if you are a Tom Osborne fan, this book is a good read. It is also an excellent gift. It is one of the five best sports books I have read in the last few years. You can't miss with Faith in the Game.