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Don Nehlen's Tales from the West Virginia Sideline | 
 enlarge | Author: Don Nehlen
Creator: Shelly Poe
Publisher: Sports Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 290915
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.8
ISBN: 159670022X
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.332630975452
EAN: 9781596700222
ASIN: 159670022X
Publication Date: August 1, 2006
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Product Description
In Don Nehlen's Tales from the West Virginia, the man that is considered to be the most successful coach in West Virginia history talks about his 21-year tenure in his own words.When Coach Nehlen arrived in Morgantown in December, 1979, he had a large task in front of him -- turn a losing team into a force to be reckoned with. In this book, he shares how he made it happen. Coach Nehlen discusses his theories about coaching, the staff that supported him, and the strategies that he employed to create a stronger team. He shares stories about some of his best players like Major Harris, Barret Green, Rich Braham, and Marc Bulger. He gives the play by play for some of his biggest wins and most disappointing losses. Coach Nehlen guides you through his 1988 and 1993 undefeated seasons. In addition, he shares his Hall of Fame experience with you, and muses about the future of college football.
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Don Nehlan-west virgina football March 18, 2008
The book is excellent. Don is a friend of mine and it is like he is sitting across the table telling you the story. He comes across in the book just like he is in person.
 Fairy Tales from the WV sidelines July 23, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Don's Nehlens's memoir is a short read. Primarily, he misses the mark regarding Major Harris. DN's praise of Major is somewhat subdued especially in light of the significant role Major played in making WVU a success. Under the "Best QB" category, DN praises Bulger for for having the "Strongest arm" and Hostetler for being "Most accurate" but fails to create a qb category to recognize Major. Gee, how about most mobile or best option QB? DN was a good coach who did a lot for WVU, no doubt about it. However, he did lose some big games and many bowl games which were important for the overall success of the program.
Yet, Don continually makes excuses for his bowl record in the book and cites 1.) underachieving teams 2.)players who couldn't stop anybody 3.) facilities at the bowl games 4.)media attention 5.) injuries etc.,etc.
The MOST frustrating part of this book is when Nehlen complains that his coaching staff got fired after he announced his retirement. Nehlen seems shocked by this? Did he really think Rich Rodriguez wouldn't want to bring his own people in as Assistants? Typical Nehlen - his fairy tales need a reality check.
Nice, easy read. Great stories for WVU Football fans. December 29, 2006
As a long time WVU Football fan, I found this enjoyable. It's a very easy read and not short enough to be read in an evening.
It's nice to see some of Don Nehlen's memories and thought of his career at WVU. Reading this book brought back a lot of memories both good and bad of some former games and players. Also, the chapter about how Coach Nehlen was approached and accepted the job at WVU is interesting as well. The book really gives you a good background on how important Coach Nehlen was not only in building up the WVU Mountaineers football team, but also how important his was the University as well.
If you are a Mountaineer fan, pick this one up. It would also make a good gift to a fellow Mountaineer too.
 Great book about a great coach and man November 7, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book would be a great addition to any West Virginia University football fan's library or to anyone who likes college football. You get to learn what it takes to be a college football coach and what sacrifices the families of coaches have to make. There are good stories about certain players Coach Nehlen had on his teams and why they were significant to Coach Nehlen plus how the famous flying WV logo was created.
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