Bruce's new book 'Flip the Script' & the Big Ten's schedule is already backfiring
The Audible with Stew, Bruce & Ralph: A show about college football
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🗓️ 29 October 2020
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Bruce's new book 'Flip the Script', which tells the story of LSU Head Coach Ed Orgeron, is officially available! He chats with Stew about the storytelling in the book & how it all came together. The Big Ten has been back for less than a week and Nebraska/Wisconsin is cancelled because of a COVID-19 outbreak in Madison. Plus, the guys are looking forward to Texas @ Oklahoma State.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Audible, presented by Trader Joe's. |
| 0:18.0 | I'm Stuart Mandel, joined, as always, by Bruce Feldman. |
| 0:21.5 | Big week for Bruce. |
| 0:23.7 | His latest book, Flip the Script with Ed Ogeron, is now available. |
| 0:30.2 | Anywhere You Buy Books, came out this week. |
| 0:33.5 | And while there is some college football news, we definitely need to discuss involving Wisconsin. |
| 0:40.1 | I just thought this would be a good opportunity, Bruce, for you to talk a little bit about the book. |
| 0:45.5 | I read it. |
| 0:46.4 | I enjoyed it. |
| 0:48.0 | And I have a couple things that I want to highlight from it. |
| 0:51.6 | But first of all, why don't you tell people how it came together. |
| 0:54.5 | Obviously, you know, you've known him since Meat Market, but how did this one come together? |
| 1:00.8 | Well, it is about kind of connects back to Meek Market. |
| 1:04.0 | So I did that book in 2007, and it was really fascinating to work on. |
| 1:10.6 | And I learned a ton beyond just recruiting about how |
| 1:14.4 | college football programs run. And so I had kept in touch with Ogeron over the years. And obviously |
| 1:20.4 | when he was the interim head coach at USC, I was around, you know, a decent amount there because I |
| 1:25.5 | lived not far from USC. |
| 1:33.3 | And I would get asked a lot over the years, hey, are you ever going to do a sequel to Meat Market? |
| 1:33.9 | I love that book, this or that. |
| 1:35.3 | And I just didn't think I was going to because I just didn't think the story was right |
| 1:41.9 | or I would have the energy to do it the right way and I think |
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