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"These are the same referees from the Navy and Notre Dame game. You men need to do something!” “Look Susan! They have new officials on the field!” The conflict with the cheating officials was solved when Obama’s men had them removed and replaced during halftime of the game. This could be contrasted with the Osama Bin Laden crisis and how Obama sent his men in and solved that problem.

John Feinstein starts showing the main plot to the novel. Susan and Stevie, notice that the referees at the game were the same refs at the Navy vs. Notre Dame game. These refs blew calls in order to keep the game scoreless b/c their friends had money riding on the game. Susan and Stevie go tell the president Obama’s secret service at half time, the old refs are escorted out of the stadium and new refs are brought in.

Story is starting to get really intense with the hype of President Obama's secerity and secret police. The threat of a possible terrorist shoting him as he walks across the field at half to the side is high. Everyone, including the news teams are on high alert.

It is just hours away until the kickoff of the Army/Navy game. The secrete security is on high alert for when president Obama will arrive for the coin flip and to watch the game on both sides. Dowling says, "Another hour and we'll have the president in his seat and be seventy-five percent of the way home."

This novel is a good one. It is the day of the famous Army and Navy football game. The reporters (main characters) Stevie and Susan Carol are in the mix of all this action. They have been getting intel from the players, coaches, and secret service for the president. This will be an interesting story.

Neely is in his friends cop car with his two former teammates driving late at night. His cop friend, Mal, started telling the story of what happened to one of his former teammates. He left college because of doing drugs and started dealing them in his old town. Now he is in jail for 28 years with no parol. Mal said he could have played in the NFL but went to the wrong college and got in too big of a mess.

This novel keeps getting better. Neely tells about going through his old town and seeing the old cafe shop he used to always go to because players had one free meal a week. He walks in and the room becomes silent. The old fans ignore him because they feel Neely ignored them for 15 years. He gets nervous and has to leave after signing the old picture of him on the wall b/c it started to bring back old aweful feelings.

The main character in this novel is a man named Neely Crenshaw. He is back in his home town for the first time in 15 years because of his once hated coach. During ihis high school years he was an All-American quarterback. Recruits from colleges came from everywhere to see him play in action. He lead Messina High School to a state title without their head coach and ended up having his jersey retired the next year.

I normally hate reading books, but this is actually a well writen novel. It tells about the life of a former all-star high school quarterback, years after he has graduated, coming back to the field for the first time since. I was introduced to the main character, Neely Crenshaw, which tells the differences between the past and present. It has really grabbed my attention and makes me want to read on.