Endzone: The Rise and Fall and Return of Michigan Football

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John just posted this, the official release and a signing and Q/A session!

Sunday was my first day off since I started the latest book December 23 - 209 straight days of researching, interviewing, writing and editing. But it is done! And thanks to the amazing folks at St. Martin's Press, "Endzone: The Rise, Fall and Return of Michigan Football" will come out Tuesday, September 1. Literati will host a book talk, Q&A and book signing at 7 p.m. that night at Rackham Auditorium. Attendance mandatory -- or at least suggested, if you want to hear how Michigan got here, and got Harbaugh. More info soon on johnubacon.com andhttp://www.literatibookstore.com/

 

See you all on September 1st! Go Blue!

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Cali Wolverine

July 21st, 2015 at 11:26 AM ^

...I witnessed the rise and fall. I am excited by the hype...but unless I am trying to increase sails and hype a book prematurely...I will wait for the addendum where Harbaugh actually coaches a game, beats Ohio State, wins a BIG championship, and is playing in a serious post- season bowl game.

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Gofor2

July 21st, 2015 at 2:26 PM ^

I have witnessed " The rise" and " the fall" of UM Football. I have not seen even a hint of evidence of a " return". Can someone enlighten me ? Cause considering UM just finished a 5-7 season, it's lowest point in a lifetime, I do not understand how anyone can claim a " return". As hopeful as everyone is that we actually have a return, it is still in question if UM has even hit bottom yet. Tho you can't really go much lower. It's really pathetic that UM fans already seem to pretend that they are something other than a 5-7, bottom of the barrel team in the big ten. But last I looked that is exactly what UM is. There isn't, and may never be a actual " return"

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Hail-Storm

July 21st, 2015 at 11:10 AM ^

you were the author, until I got to the bottom and realized you posted earlier that John Bacon had posted that on twitter.

I still have to get the 4th and long book.  Kids really cut into your free time/ reading time. 

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Lutha

July 21st, 2015 at 11:26 AM ^

I like JUB and will probably buy it anyway, but can we wait until we've actually "returned?" Otherwise, we come off looking like those Tyrone Willingham and Charlie Weis ND books.

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WolverineHistorian

July 21st, 2015 at 11:41 AM ^

I kind of agree but the original title of the book was, "The rise and fall of Michigan Football," which many found a little too depressing. 

Now that we have Hackett and Harbaugh, you can say "return" in regards to them.  But I'm sure many others outside the program will find the title to be very Notre Dameish.

 

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Ty Butterfield

July 21st, 2015 at 12:05 PM ^

Not a fan of the title either. Seems like this book should wait until Michigan actually wins something. Or if JUB wanted to write a book about getting Harbaugh etc. he should just change the title. Too much like ND. Michigan hasn't won anything yet. This may take a little longer than some people think since Harbaugh has to weed out the soft entitled players.

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csmhowitzer

July 21st, 2015 at 11:32 AM ^

I've only read Bo's Lasting Lessons and I know his previous two books (think it was just two) get a lot of praise around here. I think I'll give this one a go. I'd like to hear more about what happened in the past year.

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WolverineHistorian

July 21st, 2015 at 11:33 AM ^

With "Three & Out," I read up until the night before RichRod's first game but couldn't go any further and relive the countless horrors.  So I mailed the book to my uncle in California. 

With this one, I'm going to read through the whole thing, because of the epic light at the end of the tunnel.  Not just the hiring of Harbaugh but Dave Brandon's exit. 

Although, I'm still kind of in shock mode that Harbaugh is our head coach.  I fear sometimes that I'm going to wake up and it's still the week following last year's Minnesota game. 

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True Blue Grit

July 21st, 2015 at 11:54 AM ^

up somewhere to buy this book and get it signed by JUB.  It should be a much better read for Michigan fans in general though than Three and Out only because things have turned much more positive. 

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grumbler

July 21st, 2015 at 5:09 PM ^

Michigan football can return between seasons.  It may not be returning to championship form until it wins more than a few games, but it can return before it returns to winning championships.

I think it is kinda silly to say that Michigan cannot return in any form until it wins "X" games.   Who defines "X" and how?  What about losses between now and winning "X" games?

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BornSinner

July 21st, 2015 at 12:48 PM ^

Seems like it'll be a great book, but the title is downright awful. Idc what the original intent is. People will just take it at surface value which sounds a little too jinx like. 

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LSAClassOf2000

July 21st, 2015 at 12:48 PM ^

As for the title, I sort of took "Return" in the sense of lessons that were learned and how we've begun the process of hopefully regaining our footings as a football program, not so much the conventional use perhaps. That having been said, I did preorder this and I am intrigued to read it actually, partially because I am curious as to the portion or two which relates directly to this blog, so I hear.

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