Clay Travis

Despite being a bit over-repetitive, "Republicans Buy Sneakers Too" is a brilliant look at the huge mistake made in recent years by the likes of ESPN and others to politicize the American sports scene. Sports commentator Clay Travis has seen it all...and suffered the career consequences of not following the leftist point-of-view often enough to satisfy the loons that run ESPN and CNN...that he can clearly explain why bringing leftist politics (or any politics, for that matter) is such a bad mistake. As Travis reminds his readers, the clear majority of sports fans is conservative, and it is little wonder why the number of ESPN subscribers is dropping like a rock in a swimming pool.… (altro)

Being a huge Tennessee Volunteers fan, as well as a 1990 graduate of this fine east Tennessee institution of higher learning, my review of this book is admittedly biased from the beginning. That being said, Clay Travis has written a compelling and highly entertaining book on the 2008 season of UT football. Unbeknownst to Mr. Travis as he set out to write this book, the 2008 season turned out to be one of the most tumultuous and controversial seasons in the past half-century, arguably ever in the annals of UT football history. Long story short, Phillip Fulmer, who had been a player, assistant, and ultimately head coach of the Vols over the past four decades, finds himself in the middle of a terrible season, which leads to his dismissal by the UT administration. The conflict present is should Phil have received more time to turn the program around. UT fans generally were split 50-50 on this issue, but the book brings forth the angst and conflict that were present leading up to the fateful decision to fire him. I would recommend this book to all UT fans, and probably to football fans in general as a lesson on the changing landscape of college football from the year 2000 on....enjoy.… (altro)