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Title: Behind the Stats : Tennessee's Coaching Legends by Matt Fulks, Isabel Anders ISBN: 1-886371-43-1 Publisher: Eggman Publishing Pub. Date: December, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.43 (7 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A Note From the Author
Comment: As an author, I couldn't be happier with the previous notes about Carlton Flatt. I'm from the school of any publicity is good publicity. However, I'm going to step out on a limb and say that not everyone who chimed in has read "Behind the Stats." If you had read the book, you would know that there are eight other coaches included. Pat Summitt, Ed Temple, Rick Byrd and Ken Dugan come to mind immediately as people who personify the word coach.

Yes, there is a chapter on Coach Flatt; a fair chapter on Coach Flatt. Even though I don't necessarily agree with everything that he has done in his career, one thing Flatt did was bring players to the spotlight who might not have been there otherwise. Several of his players went on to earn a scholarship to play in college. Some may have played in college without attending Brentwood Academy, but many might not have gotten that opportunity. Now, if you feel that high school football state titles are more important than a player receiving a chance to go to college, then so be it. Personally, I respect any high school coach who can help his/her student-athletes reach college.

But again, remember there are other great coaches in this book. As it says above, there are a ton of legendary coaches in the state of Tennessee, but these are nine (eight if Flatt's not your favorite) perfect examples.

Rating: 1
Summary: Flatt is flat
Comment: Flatt personifies all that is corrupt and wrong in athletics. The really sad part of this is that he was only a HIGH SCHOOL coach! Carlton Flatt, simply put, is a cartoon character.

Rating: 4
Summary: Carlton Flatt was good for football
Comment: With all of the talk about Carlton Flatt, I felt I needed to read the book. Since reading it, I have a better understanding of Flatt and his program. I was never a fan of his until reading this book. He has definitely been mistaken. By the way, he even admits that he "recruited" players at Brentwood Academy. But then again, what private school doesn't! By the way, the rest of the book was very interesting, also, including the chapter on former Tennessee State track coach, Ed Temple.