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The Big Miss: My Year's Coaching Tiger Woods. Reviewed

Posted 05-09-2012 at 08:12 AM by 1hawkeye1

For quite a number of years I was a Tiger fan. Millions of people were. Many still are.
Things change, though. They certainly have for me. Hank Haney's book, "The Big Miss: My Year's Coaching Tiger Woods," has really changed the way I see him.
I don't want to give too much away in case you want to read it, too. But Haney tells a story of a guy who doesn't even know how to function in a personal relationship. He treats his "friends" like his personal staff. All the...
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Two Decades and Counting: The Wins, The Streak, Thru the Eyes of Roy Marble. Reviewed

Posted 03-24-2012 at 10:28 AM by 1hawkeye1

I gotta admit, when I heard this book was coming out, I was pretty excited. What Hawkeye basketball fan wouldn't be? Roy is a Hawkeye icon. And the Iowa basketball program seems to be on the right track, just coming off a great season.
Wifey got me a Kindle for my birthday, so of course this was the first book I got.
The author does a great job of making you feel like you are back in the days of Hawkeye glory. The entire state was under the spell of Dr. Tom and the number one ranked
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The NCAA needs to pay the players!

Posted 06-20-2011 at 07:55 PM by 1hawkeye1

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No a scholarship is not taken away from a kid with an academic scholarship unless he/she does not meet the standards. They must maintain a particularly high GPA in order to keep that scholarship, which means they also have to study, study, study long hours and may not have time for a 20-hour a week job? Their job, like that of athletes, is to maintain their GPA. Many think that an athlete's job is playing football/bb. They spend many hours practicing but do you think these "student" athletes
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