by johnubacon | Nov 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
A month ago, Grambling State was scheduled to play Jackson State in a largely meaningless football game. The date has been little noted, nor long remembered. But years from now, we might look back on it as the most important game of the decade – because they didn’t...
by johnubacon | Nov 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
[To listen to the audio version, click here: Bacon final Hoke Michigan State for web with open 11-8-2013] Moments before the Michigan Wolverines introduced Brady Hoke as their new head football coach in 2011, Michigan fans had lots of questions. Why not hire a...
by johnubacon | Nov 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Hola, Loyal Readers and Listeners! I just got back at midnight from Cali, Colombia, where I gave a speech (no, not on college football!). So, no Bacon Blog today, but there is a lot going on, and since I’ve done such a poor job updating the Events tab on my...
by johnubacon | Oct 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
[To listen to the audio version, click here: Bacon – Leyland final for web with open 10-25-2013] When you’re 68, working in a young man’s game, announcing your retirement does not come as a big surprise. But before he leaves the stage, Detroit Tiger...
by johnubacon | Oct 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
[To listen to the audio version, click here: Bacon-final-fresh ineligibility-NCAA-for web with open 10-4-2013] Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said last week that football and basketball might work better if they had minor leagues, so players who didn’t want to attend...
by johnubacon | Oct 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Tomorrow morning, one of Michigan’s oldest traditions will be on display. No, not at the Big House, but at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house. That’s where they’ve played something they call The Mudbowl every year since 1933, the same season Jerry Ford...
