Hello, Loyal Readers!

This week’s topic is, of course, the Michigan-Michigan State game — the most important one in years, and arguably, ever.

I wrote this for Yahoosports.com’s Postgame, so here’s the link. Hope you enjoy it.

http://www.thepostgame.com/road-saturday/201510/spartans-wolverines-college-football-michigan-rivalry-dantonio-harbaugh

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My latest book, “ENDZONE: The Rise, Fall and Return of Michigan Football,” debuted at #6 on the New York Times’ Bestseller List, and is still going very strong. THANK YOU!

Thanks also for packing our most recent book tour stops in Lansing, Cleveland, Ann Arbor four times this week, Minneapolis and Livonia.

Next up: Barnes & Noble at the Michigan Union, 1-3 Friday, and Ann Arbor Costco 12-2 Sunday, then Houston, Dallas and Austin.

You can find all my book tour events this fall at https://johnubacon.com/upcoming-events/  We are adding new events every day, and will make 50-plus stops coast to coast this fall. If you’d like your city to be one of them, the best bet is to talk with your local UM Alumni Club.

Radio stuff: On Friday mornings, these commentaries run at 8:50 on Michigan Radio (91.7 Ann Arbor/Detroit and Flint, and 104.1 Grand Rapids), and a few minutes later,  I join Sam Webb and Ira Weintraub LIVE from 9:05 to 9:25 on WTKA.com, 1050 AM.

After 12 years, I’ve handed over my “Off the Field” slot on WTKA to my good friend Jamie Morris, who launched his new two-hour show, “A View From the Backfield,” last year. He’s returning this fall, and I’ll be joining him Sunday, August 30, to talk about my next book, “ENDZONE.”

This gives me the time I need to join Michigan Radio’s great Cynthia Canty on her afternoon Stateside show every Thursday for a few minutes.  Check it out!

Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnubacon.  Just cracked 31,000 followers.   THANK YOU!

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