Clean old-fashioned hate

by Bill Cromartie

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873971213
• ISBN13: 9780873971218
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Strode Publishers
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good book, if flawed.

This is a very good account of what is probably the most underrated college football rivalry in the nation. It covers everything from the first snap in the series to Mark Richt's first game in 2001, and all the controversy, heroism and championships along the way.As a Bulldog, I've been to several of these games, and the title of this book is not an exaggeration. This book is a great read for any college football fan, even if everything is not 100% accurate.

Civil Wars

To say that college football is a big deal in the South is an understatement. The intrastate rivalries can be the focal point of the year for many fans, and in some families with divided loyalties discussion of who won the game is relegated to the categories of politics and religion, i.e.don't discuss if you want the reunion to go peacefully. Bill Cromartie has taken one of these rivalries, Georgia Tech v Georgia, researched it at length, and published a wonderful compilation of the ninety-four game series. Each season through 1999 is discussed briefly, in separate chapters, with pertinent plays, stats and anecdotes given, as well as a brief synopsis of each team's season leading up to the game, highlighted by period photographs and newspaper headlines(one shows an article of the 1941 game taking a rightful back seat to the fact that Germany was but 36 miles from Moscow). An appendix includes a few more detailed items for those interested (every player to have scored in these games, for example). The author is a Georgia graduate, but gives a fine bi-partisan effort in this book, making it great reading or browsing for die-hard Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets everywhere, as well as for college football fans of any allegience. The author has also done books on other college football rivalries, including Army-Navy and Auburn-Alabama.