Georgia vs. Georgia Tech: Gridiron Grudge Since 1893

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Summary: Georgia VS. Georgia Tech:Gridiron Grudge Since 1893
Review: "It's been said that football is the secular religion of the south. If so, then the gridiron grudge between the University of Georgia and The Georgia Institue of Technology is nothing less than a genesis myth, the creation of good and evil." (Georgia VS. Georgia Tech) Whom you believe to be good or evil depends on the sideyou're on. The Georgia VS Georgia Tech rivalry is alive and well in our state, enduring over one hundred years. Equipment and rules have been subject to change. The emotional intensity has not. In Georgia VS. Georgia Tech, John Cnadler Griffin describes the growth of this college-based conflict from just a game to its modern-day frenzy. Beginning with their first contest in 1893, he presents the players and the plays that fostered this fierce tradition. Georgia VS. Georgia is more than a historical chronology. It is an entertaining analysis of an ongoing football phenomenon. Richly illustrated with over a thousand rare photographs, the book is painstakingly researched and superbly written.

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Summary: How Do You Make Such A Great Subject Boring?
Review: Answer: you reduce the game descriptions to the following formula: Date of game, attendance, weather, records of the two teams, list of opponents beaten, list of opponents lost to or tied, a brief synopsis of scoring drives with a few players' names mentioned, cite the turnovers, and give the final score. Repeat a hundred and six times and then publish. Illustrate these chapters with small black and white photographs of the two teams playing (for the most part) other games on their schedule: here's a picture from '76 Tech-USC; here's one from the '76 Georgia-Vanderbilt game (WHY?). Offer no insights, don't quote players or coaches or fans, just the facts. Griffin barely even mentions the wildly controversial call that decided the 1999 game, a call that got national media attention and resulted in the crew being disciplined! And the huge brawl during the 1993 game, which was front-page news the next day, gets no mention at all. What a disappointment: the author, whose lack of ties to (or interest in) either school is pretty apparent, simply read library microfilm and phoned in this lifeless attempt at a Father's Day gift. And may I add in closing that Tech lies and cheats?

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Summary: I hate football!!
Review: I have not read this book i do not plan to read this book. I'm not one to normally support book burning, but in this case I'll make an exception. I graduated from The University of Georgia back in May, and although I have many fond memories of the University. The football seasons seems to mar the surface pretty severely. I hate the drunks and the alumni who treat the non-football fans like they are not students of the university. i was even asked by one person why did i attend the school if i did not like football. I guess the school having a good department in my field was not a good enough reason.

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Summary: Best Georgia Tech football book EVER
Review: This book rocks! The old photos are cool, the organization is clear and easy to follow. My dad and I read it together--he started in the 70 and told me about games he went to when he was at school, then whe talked about games we'd been together when when I was a kid, and games I went to when I was a college--the five-year plan. This is a great book, lots of good pics, and easy to follow. Get it for you dad or yourself and you'll have something to read during the commercials during the season.