by admin | Apr 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
April 8, 2011Press play to listenIf you’re not a Michigan football fan, you probably haven’t heard of Vada Murray, but you might have seen his picture. It’s one of those iconic images of Michigan football, along with Tom Harmon standing in his mud-soaked,...
by admin | Apr 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
Friday, April 1, 2011Dear Loyal Readers! Taking the day off to work on — yes! — that pesky book, which doesn’t seem to be writing itself, for some reason. But in the meantime, thank you for reading and writing the Bacon blog — especially...
by admin | Mar 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
March 25, 2011Press play to listenThe past two Sundays, ESPN has been running a documentary called “The Fab Five,” about Michigan’s famed five freshman basketball players who captured the public’s imagination twenty years ago. It’s not quite journalism – four of...
by admin | Mar 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
March 18, 2011Press play to listenFENNVILLE, MICHIGAN — On Monday, I drove across Michigan to see a Class C regional semi-final basketball game, pitting tiny Schoolcraft High School against even tinier Fennville. Both schools were undefeated – but that’s...
by admin | Mar 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
March 11, 2011Press play to listenOn Tuesday night, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith flew back from New York, where he had been running the NCAA basketball selection committee, to conduct a press conference. He announced he was suspending his head...
