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On Rocky Top by Clay Travis

On Rocky Top

A Front-row Seat to the End of an Era

Clay Travis

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 10, 2010

“The best book on college football I’ve read in a generation….If you love college football, you’ll love this book.” — Jeff Pearlman, New York Times bestselling author of Boys Will Be Boys and The Bad Guys Won!

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Who it’s for
A close-up of Tennessee football’s troubled 2008 season and the end of a long, beloved era.
Themes
University of Tennessee football, A season of promise gone wrong, The end of a coaching era
Genres
Sports, College Sports, Football Coaching

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“The best book on college football I’ve read in a generation….If you love college football, you’ll love this book.” — Jeff Pearlman, New York Times bestselling author of Boys Will Be Boys and The Bad Guys Won! Part Season on the Brink, part Fever Pitch, On Rocky Top is a rollicking, all-access pass to the rough-and-tumble world of University of Tennessee football.

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The book chronicles the 2008 season, during which the team suffered its second worst record ever and Head Coach Phil Fulmer, the most beloved and recognized man in Tennessee, was fired. Author of Dixieland Delight, Clay Travis offers a fascinating inside look at the inner workings of a major college sports program, and chronicles a season of promise that went terribly wrong, ending a long, fabled era.

Inside the Season

A close-up of Tennessee football’s troubled 2008 season and the end of a long, beloved era.

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  • The inner workings of a major college football program
  • A season that veers from promise to upheaval

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  • A rollicking, all-access look at Tennessee football
  • The firing of beloved coach Phil Fulmer

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College Sports77%
Sports63%
Football Coaching36%

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Authors
Clay Travis
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
August 10, 2010
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
University of Tennessee football · A season of promise gone wrong · The end of a coaching era
Reading lane
Lives of the Rich & Famous