by johnubacon | Oct 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
For the first time in their 119-year year rivalry, which stretches all the way back to 1898, Michigan and Michigan State will play at night this Saturday. The 7:30 kick-off time excites the recruits, the players, and the students. In other words, young people. The...
by johnubacon | Sep 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
You can listen to the Podcast here: We learned this week that FBI undercover agents have been investigating college basketball for two years, and they found everything the NCAA has largely failed to find for decades: coaches paying top recruits through...
by johnubacon | Sep 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
(You can listen to the audio version here by clicking “Play.”) I’ve always said the two toughest jobs in this state are not governor, mayor of Detroit, or CEO of General Motors, but goalie for the Red Wings and quarterback for the Michigan...
by johnubacon | Sep 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Hello, Loyal Readers! Having just finished my next book, The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism, on Wednesday morning, I am back, and so is the Bacon Blog! Thanks for your patience. More good news: My most...
by johnubacon | Aug 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Hello, Loyal Readers, from outside Gate A27 at Newark International Airport. This is how I’m rollin’ these days. Just finished a full week of interviews for the book I coauthored with my good friend John Saunders, “Playing Hurt: My Journey from...
