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Book signing

I don't do a lot of them during the season (busy, you know?), but with the late kickoff against Ole Miss on Sept. 29th I'll be signing books at the Bryant Museum from 3-5 p.m.

For those who can't make it, or are just looking for a place to grab a copy, it should be at most major book stores but make sure you get the one with the gold "BCS Championships" logo on the front like these:

The book is also available on http://www.amazon.com/Things-Crimson-Should-Before-Things-Fans/dp/16007 ... and my understanding is that an electronic version should soon be available (especially if people keep requesting it).

Right place, right time ...

I can finally tell everyone ...

Walsh is double winner in FWAA writing contest September 2012 Vol. 50, No. 3

Christopher Walsh and Dave Matter were the big winners in the 20th annual 
FWAA Best Writing Contest.

Walsh, from BamaOnline.com, became a rare two-time first-place winner in 
the same year when he picked up top places in Game and Column categories. 
Matter, from the Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune, placed first in Feature and was 
second in the Game category behind Walsh.

The other first-place winner was Joe Rexrode for his Enterprise story in the 
Lansing (Mich.) State Journal. Ivan Maisel of ESPN.com and Chris Tomasson 
of FOX Sports Florida are the other double placers. All the writers will 
be honored at the annual FWA Awards Breakfast Jan. 7 in South Florida.

GAME


First Place —Christopher Walsh, BamaOnline.com
Second Place — Dave Matter, Columbia Daily Tribune 
Third Place— Pete Thamel, New York Times 
Honorable Mention — Andy Staples, SI.com; Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com; Chris Tomasson, 
FOX Sports Florida

FEATURE


First Place — Dave Matter, Columbia Daily Tribune 
Second Place — Andrea Adelson, ESPN.com 
Third Place — Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune 
Honorable Mention — Brett McMurphy, CBSSports.com; Greg Barnes, InsideCarolina. 
com; Thayer Evans, FOXSports.com; Matt Fortuna, ESPN.com

COLUMN


First Place — Christopher Walsh, BamaOnline.com
Second Place —Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com 
Third Place —Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com 
Honorable Mention — Malcolm Moran , published in NY Times; Pat Forde, Yahoo! 
Sports; Brett McMurphy, CBSSports.com

ENTERPRISE 


First Place — Joe Rexrode, Lansing State Journal 
Second Place — Chris Tomasson, FOX Sports Florida 
Third Place — Michael Rothstein, WolverineNation 
Honorable Mention —Ryan McGee, ESPN.com; Kelly Whiteside, USA TODAY; Don 
Kausler Jr., The Birmingham News/(Mobile) Press-Register/The Huntsville Times