Dixieland Delight

August 1, 2007
Sports columnist Travis grew up a University of Tennessee football fan, and it was clear early on he would remain one for his entire life. Thats typical in the Southeastern Conference, where football on Saturdays isabout as natural as butter on toast. Travis takes us with him as he chronicles the 2006 season on the SEC bandwagon. Armed with only a copy of the Volunteers 12-game schedule, he follows the teams path, determined to wing it when it comes to finding game tickets and places to sleep along the way. Travis coins his journey the DDT (Dixieland Delight Tour) and records his impressions one week at time. Summing up his more than 8,000 miles of road traveled, Travis shares his Lessons from the DDT, 18 nuggets of wisdom such as No matter what fan base youre a part of, at least 15 percent of your fans suck. Really suck.Theres plenty of football in these pages, but its the irreverent attitude and willingness to make fun of ones own obsessions that give the account its zip.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2007, American Library Association.)