The Book Kickstarter Is Here
Seth and Jeremy have outdone themselves. Our annual preview mag is HAIL (to the victors); our championship book is (Hail to the) VICTORS; our mock-up is above. It is a very fancy book.
Our annual HAIL TO THE VICTORS previews are 128 pages of glossy softcover; this is 256 pages in a hardcover book format that is 50% larger. We have spared no expense on paper stock, cover feel, etc. This is as premium as we can ask our printer to make.
This book does not just cover 2023, but goes back to the start of this run in 2021. Inside you'll find:
HOW WE GOT HERE
A new piece from Brian recapping everything that led into the 2021 season.
THE STORY
Brian's season preview "The Story" pieces from 2021, 2022, and 2023, revamped.
GAME BY GAME RECAPS
MGoBlog game columns from 2021, 2022, and 2023 are collected, along with other items, notes, prognostications, visions, dreams, and whatnot. Technical breakdowns of how and why Michigan got to this place are interspersed, with a focus on the bigger games.
NECK SHARPIES
We've selected a few of Seth's detailed breakdowns to highlight the core components of Michigan's title-winning team: duo, the Ravens' amoeba defense, that kind of thing. The meat of the technical knowledge is in here.
ALL THAT NONSENSE
Alex Drain provides an all-new piece on the Connor Stalions tempest, contextualizing in the aftermath of Michigan overcoming all that to win the national championship.
THE YEARBOOK
Every player from the last three years to make an on-field impact is commemorated with all-new writing, from Christian Boivin to Blake Corum. An excerpt on Sherrone Moore will run later today.
PHOTOS
In addition to the photos speckled throughout the book, our photographers have a special section containing their favorite shots from this three-year run.
RUN DO NOT WALK
Kickstarter page is here. The Kickstarter ends at 8PM the day of the Spring Game. Tell your friends. Tell your enemies. Tell people you have no particular opinion on.
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Today is my actual birthday.
Doesn't matter when I get it, this was an amazing birthday surprise and I cannot wait.
Happy McHithard, birthday! 🎂🎉
It will be a damn shame if "prologue" isn't replace with "unfinished business" and epilogue isn't replaced with, "business finished"
but that's just one man's opinion.
Just a suggestion, but it would be cool if the cover had a helmet sticker that commemorates the national championship. Not sure if that would pass the trademark lawyers, but would be a really nice subtle addition to the cover.
Yeah, what he said... subtle!
Runs for my credit card
Price includes signatures by the MGoBlog staff, right?
And shirtless centerfolds.
Guys please, I'm already so broke from buying championship gear, and hopefully more to come for the hockey team!
Boxes keep showing up and my wife is raising an eyebrow. I'm trying to just buy one championship thing per month
I try to time the deliveries for when I'm out of town, so that the anger has faded by the time I get back.
STOP, MY PENIS CAN ONLY GET SO ERECT.
Im hoping they will have pictures of Roman in there. He always cures my ED.
This will be a nice addition to the Harbaugh signed helmet we gave our daughter for Christmas. This will be out in time for her Birthday.
What a lucky daughter...
Liar.
So excited for this!
Ordered mine. With $90k+ in under an hour, they might hit $100k within an hour of Brian posting on blog.
IN.
I particularly appreciate the confetti screen, and I hope you guys pull a reasonable profit from this.
It moved
Looks dandy -- I'm in and it looks like quite a few of my MGoFriends are as well!
The fact this Kickstarter got funded 2+ times over in a couple of hours is amazingly on point for this fanbase.
2x?
thosearerookienumbers.gif
How much goes to MBB NIL?
Will there be a way to send books to multiple addresses? Not a big issue, but it comes up every time I get these things for me and my brother-in-law.
I don’t know if you’ve seen it yet or not but I figured I’d let you know in case others have the same question. Brian answered this on Twitter and said yes you will be able to ship to multiple addresses if you ordered multiple copies.
Here is his tweet.
https://x.com/mgoblog/status/1774850184557535666?s=46&t=MjykLPuOczUoDBn4lOlD_w
Anyone have the address for the Woody Hayes Athletic Center? Ryan Day and 3rd base needs a thank you in the book and a copy for their contributions 😂
The address is readily available on Google. 😁
I'm tempted, but I'm worried that ten other people might have had the same idea. It'd be funny to send him one copy; it wouldn't be funny to send ten. 🤣
You can also get the Big Ten office address pretty easily with a search (they're in Rosemont, IL). So, too, the Los Angeles Chargers'.
You can also find an address for Staee, but I think this book will have too many words and not enough pictures for MSU. 😉
At this point you should have started one of these for Keon Sabb
I've never so blindly and so quickly paid for something. Can't wait to read through this with my daughter the same way I used to read through the sports illustrated '97 championship issue as kid with my dad.
Gone up $10K in the time between clicking on the kickstarter link and reading through the comments here.
Money cannon go BOOM
Pledged. Practically porn for me at this point.
I think this shows once again there is money to made in Michigan Football world
I'm in! The Kickstarter has exploded. Let me know if you need book manufacturing help for something beyond a few hundred books.
I love it. Signed up. Is it too greedy to ask if there still will be a HTTV for 2024?
I can't say that I have ever spent $150 on a book, but if I were going to this would probably be it.
I can't imagine something as narratively special as the last 3 years of Michigan football ever happening again in my life. I believe (and hope) that Michigan will win more championships, will 3-peat the conference again, etc. But will it happen on the heels of a decade of pain and BPONE, will it happen with a more special group of players, will it happen at another inflection point in the history of college football? I doubt it.
And that's why I'm in. For multiple copies. Gotta have gifts in 8 months.
I always buy HAIL from the MGoStore. Will that be an option, or do I have to purchase through Kickstarter? The reason I ask is that is that I don't have an account through them and don't want to set it up if I don't have to.
I have been reflecting about the deeper meaning of the cover and it is so clever it's almost brought me to tears.
You are seeing the back of the Michigan helmet, signifying that it's a look back on the past three wonderful seasons, represented by one helmet stripe each. The helmet stickers are the numbers 1-144, with the most special team's number highlighted in maize
Here, take my money please!
YESSSS!!!! I have passed up on some other commemorative books out there in anticipation for the MGoBlog book. Because that's the one I really want.
Is this the fastest funding in the history of Kickstarter?!?! Thanks for putting this all together and can’t wait to read it from cover to cover! Go Blue!
This is going to be so epic, and something I will keep and cherish forever. Easiest decision I’ve ever made to support this. Great job, guys.
Been waiting for this ever since it was a rumor. Started reading the blog in 2008, I think. Anyway take my damn money I am so excited for this.
Pledged. My brother and I are coordinating so we can stock up on gifts for our whole family (which is made up of a variety of Michigan fans, alumns, and employees).
Pledged!!!
A thousands times IN. And if the production of this august volume has in any way facilitated the pleasing dearth of men's basketball coverage this past season, then it's even more worthwhile.
holy crud, here is where it is now:
$318,500
pledged of $50,000 goal
1,617
backers
18 Days left
Added my all-important $150 to the pile (which is currently at $342K, nearing 700% of the funding goal).
Easiest internet purchase decision I've ever made.
I’m in! It’s over $373,000.
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