So grateful to everyone who has picked up a copy of THE BANDANA EXPRESS. It is officially the #1 New Release in the Football Coaching (Books) category! I encourage everyone to write a review on both Amazon and Goodreads, as this will help the book continue to succeed. Thank you for your ongoing support! Buy Now: a.co/d/cv1ieKg

Reading @FearTheWing as I wait for the 8 am travel ball game to start and we have competing warm up music between parents at the four plex diamond. 80/90 rock-grunge vs 80/90 hip hop-jock jams. Ugg. Come on parents! Highly suggest “The Bandanna Express” Single wings finest!

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Inject this straight into my veins!!

Biggie Munn 🫡

In High School we were AAA Class 6 (highest in VA) and on our bye week I made it a point to go watch Giles, a single A Class 2 (I think) because they had a reputation. The game I saw was at old Victory Stadium against William Flemming (AAA), an inner city Roanoke school in our district that was very good at the time. Back in the day AAA schools JV teams would go play A varsity squads, and often win, so on paper this game should have never happened. Giles was built different though. Much like their neighboring county Pulaski, they had a certain grit about em, high football IQ. In the first half of that game Cooney Ratcliff and the single wing gave them Flemming boys all they could handle. It was tied, or near tied, at half time. In the 2nd half depth and speed caught up to em, and Flemming ended up winning by double digits, but man what a performance. When people talk football areas in the country the Appalachian region of Virginia is very underrated. Give @MartySmithESPN a follow if you haven’t yet. He is a Giles boy from way back (also fellow RU Alum💪), and often shares stuff from the region. He exemplifies that grit I mentioned above, a generational talent, and all Appalachian! Also check out @FearTheWing who authored Bandana Express, an awesome book about the 1980 Giles Football team. Support your Appalachian neighbors every chance you get. x.com/FearTheWing/status/195…

“If you can throw for 500 yards on somebody, you’re probably going to win the game. But if you can run for 500, you’re guaranteed to win the game and it takes their soul.” - Rich Rodriguez

To learn more about the Spartans and the single-wing offense, check out The Bandana Express: The True Story of the 1980 Spartans! Available from all major book retailers now. 🚩

I’m from Appalachia. I grew up hearing all manner of colloquialisms from my dad and his buddies. Folks where I grew up use these sayings. We aren’t dumb. We aren’t frauds. The antithesis, in fact. My dad was a Virginia Tech-educated CFO and farmer. He would have been 79 today.

Marty is 100% real. I know guys that played with him in high school and his legendary coach, and they all say the same thing: he was exactly the same then as he is now. Authentic. Never change, @MartySmithESPN!

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"The single-wing tailback is the toughest hombre in football." -Keith Piper, Denison

I asked ChatGPT’s new Image 2.0 model to create a promotional ad for my book, The Bandana Express. Below are the results. Not perfect, but still very good!

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Some of my absolute favorite football books Books with Jim Thorpe, underdogs, All-Americans turned soldiers, small-town HS foot all, legendary HS coaches, and revolutionary offenses. What more do you need?

When schools invest in football, they’re investing in culture. The accountability, leadership, and community buy‑in don’t just lift the team—they elevate academics, arts, and every other program. In a time when real community is fading, that shared identity matters more than ever

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