Review of “On Rocky Top”

Clay Travis planned to cover the Volunteers 2008. When he started, he had no clue how important this season was going to be. At the beginning, he was worried about not having a great year to report on, but as the season continued the storyline became more entangled. This was going to be a historic season for all the wrong reasons. It was not going to end in a national championship, but end with the long tenured Fulmer being fired and being replaced with the young gun Kiffin. It was a devastating season of pain, but one that will be talked about for ages. The book is highly interesting, loved every page as you gain insight into the background behind the Vol machine. All the details are given, the pain is expressed, and the boasters are talked about. Should Fulmer go or stay? This is a great book, a must read for a Vols fan. You learn that Fulmer is not just a good man, he is a great man, but maybe a man past his prime. You love Fulmer, but the issue is that you need wins first and foremost for a program like Tennessee. What do you do, let the great man stay or work on more wins? We all know the end of the story, but the play by play is interesting. I loved this book.

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Matthew is originally from Nova Scotia, Canada. He has a beautiful wife named Charity and a precious baby named Gabrielle. He has graduated from the Brown Trail School of Preaching, Heritage Christian University with his Bachelors of Arts in Biblical Studies, Lipscomb University with his Master’s of Arts in Biblical Studies and his Master’s of Divinity at Freed-Hardeman University. He is presently working towards his Doctorate of Ministry at Harding Graduate School of Religion. His articles have appeared in the World Evangelist, the Highway to Holiness, The West Virginia Christian, The Christian Echo, The Firm Foundation, Church Growth, and the Gospel Advocate. He enjoys hockey, golf, boxing, and chess. In his spare time he enjoys reading numerous genres of books. Also, he is working on climbing all of the 14ers in Colorado. Matthew is the Pulpit Minister for the Castle Rock church of Christ.

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Leon Cole says:

October 27, 2009 at 8:28 pm

Reminds me of a preacher I know very well. He worked his heart out at a place, had success in rebuilding a program and was repaid by being unceremonially dismissed. It’s like Bum Phillips, the football coach said, “There are two kinds of coaches those that have fired and those that will be. I suspect that holds fairly well for preachers too.
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