by johnubacon | Jul 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Tonight, the U.S. Olympic team will enter London’s Olympic Stadium, led by Mariel Zagunis, the American flag bearer. What you probably won’t see, however, is Zagunis dip the American flag, unlike every other nation’s flagbearer. Last week, I mentioned the...
by johnubacon | Jul 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
[To listen to the audio, click here: UM Olympians 7-19-12] The University of Michigan has sent 226 athletes and coaches to the Olympic Games. Wolverines have competed in every modern Olympics since the first in 1896. The numbers are impressive, but the individuals in...
by johnubacon | Jul 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
[To listen to the audio, click here: Bacon_final-__with_intro_-_football_playoff-7-13-12] Well, it’s finally upon us. No, not the apocalypse – the Mayan calendar be damned – but a bona fide, Division I, college football playoff. A committee of 12 university...
by johnubacon | Jun 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
[You can listen to the audio by clicking here: Bacon-Chappuis_recorded_open_for_web__final-6-29-12] You can read about Bob Chappuis’s heroics as a World War II tailgunner, or as a Michigan Wolverines tailback, just about anywhere — from his Time magazine cover...
by johnubacon | Jun 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
[Author’s note: I’ve been traveling the past two weeks, so I haven’t been in town to record any new commentaries. However, with Father’s Day upon us, I decided to re-run this from last year. – JUB] My dad grew up in Scarsdale, NY – but,...
