- Taschenbuch: 272 Seiten
- Verlag: Three Rivers Press; Auflage: Reprint (9. September 2003)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1400051118
- ISBN-13: 978-1400051113
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,4 x 13,3 x 1,4 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.612.715 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Texas versus Texas A&M ranks among the great college football rivalries, right up there with Army-Navy and Harvard-Yale. Stratton presents the rivalry as though it were a Texas tall tale, passed along over a couple of longneck Lone Stars at a Lubbock roadhouse. What fuels the rivalry these days is the conservative military tradition of A&M juxtaposed against the wacky liberalism of UT. The long-term spice is supplied by the colorful folks who have been--and continue to be--involved as players, coaches, and fans. Among the figures Stratton profiles are recently deceased UT superfan Jose Pena, whose dedication to the Longhorns was legendary, and Joe Kerbel, former A&M coach, who once had his wife escorted by security from a game because she was a distraction. Stratton relishes the colorful anecdotes, but he doesn't avoid the hard issues, either, including racism at both schools and the tragic bonfire pep-rally deaths at A&M a few years ago. Funny, intelligent, insightful, and just a little Texas crazy--great reading for college football fans. Wes Lukowsky
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
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Many college football teams have intense, and much-examined, rivalries. The rivalry between the University of Texas and Texas A&M University is no exception, but Stratton offers a new perspective. These two great football programs have been intense rivals since they took up the game in the 1890s, with Texas seen as the effete, liberal school by A&M adherents and A&M as conservative farmers by Texas supporters. The author, who writes for the Dallas Morning News, traveled between the two schools to get a sense of the atmosphere before the big game now played on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This book is not a history of the contests but a look at what makes the rivalry so intense, mixed with large doses of the history of this "feud," which turns this annual game into an almost religious experience for fans. While someone not from Texas might not find this interesting, there is enough history, pomp, and pageantry to keep football fans interested. Recommended for school and public libraries where there is interest in college football.
William O. Scheeren, Hempfield Area H.S., Greenburg, PA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
William O. Scheeren, Hempfield Area H.S., Greenburg, PA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
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I first became aware of Texas A&M University when I was a boy, maybe ten years old, thanks to an old television that took up an entire corner of my bedroom. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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Ein tolles Buch für alle College Football Fans. Der Author beschreibt hervorragend die Stimmung rund um das Spiel der Spiele in Texas. Man hat das Gefühl auf dem Campus der beiden Schulen zu sein. Egal,ob midnight yell in College Station oder Season Opener in Austin, mit diesem Buch ist man immer mittendrin. Danach wünscht man sich nur noch das Spiel einmal live zu sehen. Man muss nicht Fan einer der beiden Teams zu sein, um das Buch zu lieben.
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Culture war
2. Oktober 2003
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W.K. Stratton undermines his argument a little bit -- or perhaps just reinforces the paradoxical nature of the "blood feud" between the University of Texas and Texas A&M -- by noting that these days, the hick-versus-city slicker stereotypes no longer really apply. Both schools recruit the same kinds of high school students, graduates of both are, in turn, headhunted by the same companies, and relatively few Aggies even have any contact with "agriculture" any more.
But despite that demographic fact, the truth remains that U.T. versus A&M is a Big Thing in the Lone Star State. As a Texan with family connections to both schools (I attended a neutral university in San Antonio myself) as well as to Stratton's native Oklahoma, I really enjoyed his exploration of this feud that transcends mere football and has become a true Texas culture war.
I came away from this title with a sense that Stratton focused more on the distinctives on Texas A&M and its unique culture than he did on the U of Texas. Aggies would have an obvious explanation for this, and maybe it's just a false impression on my part, but his descriptions of A&M -- often funny, frequently insightful, and occasionally moving -- were very memorable. And while the author injects himself into the story fairly regularly, it's not a distraction.
On the whole, this book would be a fun read, I'd imagine, for any fan of college football and its classic rivalries. For a Texan, however, I think it becomes something even more than that. Texans who are neither Horns nor Ags will recognize quite a bit of their beloved homeland here. And partisans of these two schools will find their allegiances strengthened and pride reinforced, even while the other side becomes, maybe, a bit more human, a bit less caricature. And everyone will have a good time. I don't think you can ask a lot more from a book than that.
But despite that demographic fact, the truth remains that U.T. versus A&M is a Big Thing in the Lone Star State. As a Texan with family connections to both schools (I attended a neutral university in San Antonio myself) as well as to Stratton's native Oklahoma, I really enjoyed his exploration of this feud that transcends mere football and has become a true Texas culture war.
I came away from this title with a sense that Stratton focused more on the distinctives on Texas A&M and its unique culture than he did on the U of Texas. Aggies would have an obvious explanation for this, and maybe it's just a false impression on my part, but his descriptions of A&M -- often funny, frequently insightful, and occasionally moving -- were very memorable. And while the author injects himself into the story fairly regularly, it's not a distraction.
On the whole, this book would be a fun read, I'd imagine, for any fan of college football and its classic rivalries. For a Texan, however, I think it becomes something even more than that. Texans who are neither Horns nor Ags will recognize quite a bit of their beloved homeland here. And partisans of these two schools will find their allegiances strengthened and pride reinforced, even while the other side becomes, maybe, a bit more human, a bit less caricature. And everyone will have a good time. I don't think you can ask a lot more from a book than that.
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Backyard Brawl
29. Oktober 2002
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If you have ever been involved in the on-going rivalry between Texas A&M and the University of Texas, than this is a great book to read. Backyard Brawl written by W.K. Stratton is about the rivalry starting at its roots. Most peoples view of the rivalry is skewed because of the biased views people have depending on their school of choice, but this book is an unbiased view of the great rivalry. Even though the rivalry is based on a football game held every year, the traditions go far beyond the football field. The game between A&M and UT has become one of the biggest if not the biggest rivalries in the nation. Both schools have many traditions leading up to the big game every Thanksgiving weekend that have been intact since the first couple of years. Backyard Brawl is a great book to read if you have any affiliation with either school.
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Texas vs. Texas A&M. What the hell else do you want?
17. Oktober 2002
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My disclaimer - I graduated from Texas some 10 years ago.
Does't really matter because this book is fair to both sides and I learned something about the history of this storied rivalry.
I was also surprised at how fun this book turned out even with the cloud of 9/11 and lingering effects of the tragic A&M Bonfire accident. Stratton acknowledges both respectfully, but keeps things moving. Make no mistake, Texas and A&M football are center stage here, but the culture and image both carry almost upstage them.
Stratton, an admitted transplanted "Okie", takes you through a season the tumult each team sees (at different times) and leaves the reader on the other side having experienced and learned what this whole damn thing is all about.
Must read for Longhorns, Aggies, and any fan of football and good writing.
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