Pros & Cons
Pros
The author tells a very entertaining narrative of the *-filled highs and penny-pinching lows of the early-80s pro football league. Tons of great players and very entertaining football. The book runs the gamut of emotions, and is one of the great what ... Read More
Jeff pearlman's history of the usfl is a fun romp through the rise and fall of the league. Great insights into donald trump, and how, as pearlman illustrates multiple times, the future u. S.
Highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of professional football or in revisiting some of those popular names and places from the 80s. I fondly remember when the usfl started. I live in memphis which had the showboats.
This behind the scenes story of the founding and dissolving of the usfl is *, entertaining and eye-opening. This summarizes the ups and downs that were the usfl.
Cons
If you want a book from a narrow minded man with trump derangement syndrome than this is the book for you. This angry lib writer just turns the majority of the book into nothing but attacking trump on every page. His writing relies on formulaic tenden... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Jeff pearlmans tremendous book provides insight into what was happening behind the scenes with the various usfl teams and shows... Read More
If they had stuck with the original plan they probably wouldve been around today if not for trump
What was a good plan of staying in the spring suddenly becomes a controversy as they announce they will move to the fall and di... Read More
Packaging/appearance
A fun crazy ride going back to my childhood and the three seasons of the usfl
This summarizes the ups and downs that were the usfl
Competitiveness
But my dad would always say that it couldn’t compete
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The book gives a lot of great stories about the players coaches and owners who made the league both good and bad
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At the time it seemed the vast majority of people believed the league was destroyed by his personal greed and selfishness
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Dont believe people who claim this book is a trump hit piece
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Its not the authors fault if the people involved didnt like trump and blame him for the usfls downfall
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If you are a football fan this speaks to you
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It’s a varied account through multiple interviews across the defunct league
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If they had only stick to the original plan and had more support
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
What was amazing about this book is its description of donald trump