by johnubacon | Oct 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hello, Loyal Readers! This week’s topic is, once again, the Michigan-Michigan State game — this time the aftermath, including the Keyboard Cowards who hammered punter Blake O’Neill with hate mail, tweets and the like. I wrote this for...
by johnubacon | Oct 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
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....
by johnubacon | Oct 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Dear Loyal Readers: For all of you Ann Arbor townies, and Michigan fans coming in for the Homecoming Weekend, I’ll be at Nicola’s Books in Ann Arbor Friday night, 7 p.m., and at the Michigan Alumni Association’s Homecoming tailgate Saturday, 12-2:30,...
by johnubacon | Oct 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hello, Loyal Readers and Listeners, Today we have a rare Monday dispatch, for a special treat: NPR’s great current events game show, “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” recorded at Hill Auditorium, in honor of WEMU’s 50th anniversary. I make my...
by johnubacon | Sep 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
Ten years ago, a friend of mine said, “Bacon, one day, you’re going to be a father. And it’s gonna kick you right where it hurts – and you’re gonna deserve it.” I finally got married at 49, and last week, at 51, we had our first child – which my wife assures me is...
by johnubacon | Sep 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
Even before Jim Harbaugh accepted Michigan’s offer to become the Wolverine’s 19th head coach last December, the buzz was deafening. It was the Saturday after Christmas, and I spent the afternoon on the phone with insiders about the search for a coach. Once I heard the...
