by johnubacon | Dec 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s college bowl season, and around these parts, that can only mean one thing: Rumors of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh going to the NFL! Of course, that seasonal rumor comes with many other traditions, including ridiculously irresponsible click-bait stories...
by johnubacon | Dec 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dear Loyal Readers, This piece is also running on Yahoosports.com’s Postgame long-form website. You can check it out there, if you like. http://www.thepostgame.com/ohio-state-michigan-rivalry-college-football-playoff Now, back to our show! -JUB The...
by johnubacon | Nov 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dear Loyal Readers, Hope you all had a very Happy Thanksgiving — one of my all-time favorite holidays. No, you’ve not been dropped from our subscription list! I failed to get this out by 9 a.m. Friday, which is when the program automatically sends it. So...
by johnubacon | Nov 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
It was supposed to be simple. Before the college football season started, Ohio State, Michigan, and Michigan State were all ranked in the top twelve. The three teams were expected to battle all fall, with the Big Ten East Division title coming down to the...
by johnubacon | Nov 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Hello, Loyal Readers! This coming Wednesday morning, you might hear my commentary on NPR on the madness of travel teams. As a result, no commentary this week for Michigan Radio, and no new Bacon Blog. But I do have an excerpt from the Afterword of Endzone, which ran...
by johnubacon | Nov 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
On Michigan Radio, we don’t normally cover baseball outside the state. But we have to make an exception this week, because the Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series. If we don’t talk about this now, we might not get another chance for 108 years....