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Adam Jones publishes the popular, irreverent, and usually amusing college football Web site www.jonestopten.com, “The Truth About College Football since 1995.” College Football News has described Adam as a “Texas treasure.” He is a gifted public speaker whose diverse portfolio includes college football, Christian life and spiritual formation, management, fatherhood, and organizational development. Jones also serves the United Methodist Church as a lay guide for those seeking ordained ministry, and is the deputy education commissioner and chief operating officer of the department of education for the state of Texas. He was educated at the University of Texas, Duke University, and by a lifetime of being a fan. He lives in Austin with his wife, Erin, three sons, Zach, Ben, and Charlie, and his beloved dog, Mae. You may e-mail him at rosebowldreams@mac.com.
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Acknowledgments | p. ix |
Prologue: Faith in God and Football | p. 1 |
The Beginnings of Fandom | p. 13 |
The Buffalo Bowl | p. 15 |
Still Water | p. 31 |
The Big Time | p. 43 |
Bulldog Eases on Out | p. 61 |
A Partner Is Born | p. 85 |
Sooner Nation | p. 97 |
Loss, and Hope | p. 111 |
St. George and the Mennonites | p. 113 |
My Season Has Arrived | p. 127 |
Frigid Nights and an Unlikely Hero | p. 137 |
Lubbock, Texas, in My Rearview Mirror | p. 149 |
Redemption | p. 167 |
The Birth of the Cool | p. 169 |
Down from Mount Horeb | p. 179 |
Waiting for Vince | p. 189 |
Lubbock, Revisited | p. 203 |
Rose Bowl Dreams | p. 219 |
The Lone Star Drinking Club | p. 237 |
The Moment | p. 261 |
Epilogue | p. 281 |
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