Diary of an Unforgettable Season: The Ohio State Buckeyes

by Steve Snapp

The Ohio State Buckeyes entered the 2006 college football season with lofty goals--an undefeated season, a Big Ten title, and another national championship. The team had all the ingredients for a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572439785
• ISBN13: 9781572439788
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

A Must Read for Buckeye Fans

The outcome has been written. But for those that really enjoy college football, and The Ohio State University Buckeyes, specifically, this is the book for you. Contents: Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: Hope Springs Eternal Chapter 2: Outside the Lines Chapter 3: Great Expectations Chapter 4: The Journey Begins Chapter 5: Eyes on the Prize Chapter 6: The Game Chapter 7: Waiting for an Opponent Chapter 8: The Long Layoff Chapter 9: The Heisman Trophy Chapter 10: The BCS Championship Game Chapter 11: Moving Forward Appendix Diary of an Unforgettable Season, by Steve Snapp, takes you inside big time college football. Snapp, the Associate Director of Athletics for Broadcasting for The Ohio State Buckeyes, kept a diary during the 2006 season which has been turned into this 166 page book. He brings you right inside the coaches and player meetings, the preparations for the season, the awards season, and the BCS Championship Game. It is a wonderful insiders look at big time college football told in a very personal manner. Even if you are not a fan of the Buckeyes, the entries on the season ending awards (Lombardi, Heisman, etc.) are eye opening as to the amount of travel, meetings, dinners, and interviews that the winners and finalists go through. That they are able to play a game after all of that travel is incredible. Snapp spends time on most of the major players from that team, allowing the reader to learn more about their development and the highlights of their season. He also writes about the coaching staff, giving you another perspective of the season, one that was probably not in any media outlet. While a good, fast read, it needed a little tighter editing. My only complaint with the book is that some of the word choices were curious, causing me to pause on some entries to try to figure out what Snapp meant. On the plus side, he adds pictures to the diary, giving a nice visual from select games and events. Even though this is a diary of a specific season, Snapp infuses some of the entries with the history of the Buckeyes to give you a look at the past and how it is used to motivate the current team. If you are fan of The Ohio State University Buckeye football team and you would like a remembrance of the 2006 season from someone that had inside access to the coaches and team, this is a great addition to your library. If the Buckeyes aren't the team for you, you will appreciate Snapp's insights of the awards ceremonies and mainstream media. Go Bucks!