John U. Bacon AMA *edit* now closed
Just a heads up or reminder. Mr. Bacon is doing an AMA today.
Here is the link:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/3iyzwp/im_john_u_bacon_back_on_am…
Mr. Bacon spent quite a bit of time answering questions. Follow the link to read them all.
August 30th, 2015 at 1:24 PM ^
3-4 years till we compete for the Ship
August 30th, 2015 at 2:08 PM ^
Millennium Falcon?
August 30th, 2015 at 3:43 PM ^
I mean we already have the USS Maizemarine.
August 30th, 2015 at 4:20 PM ^
Nothing wrong with that, took Meyer 3 years to get into contention and he came into a better roster at OSU.
August 30th, 2015 at 4:55 PM ^
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August 30th, 2015 at 5:52 PM ^
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August 30th, 2015 at 1:33 PM ^
He's just here to talk about Rampart, not Michigan football.
August 30th, 2015 at 4:32 PM ^
August 30th, 2015 at 1:39 PM ^
Is it me or are only about half of the questions answered?
August 30th, 2015 at 1:44 PM ^
It's live so he's answering them as he can get to them.
August 30th, 2015 at 1:59 PM ^
And he's doing pretty well. I wish I could type that fast, let alone think that fast.
August 30th, 2015 at 3:11 PM ^
August 31st, 2015 at 7:06 PM ^
The CEO of Reddit made a thread about it and their comments set a new record for most downvotes.
August 30th, 2015 at 1:54 PM ^
Does it state the length of the AMA, i've noticed this as well
August 30th, 2015 at 1:49 PM ^
August 30th, 2015 at 2:03 PM ^
Did Bacon renew his restraining order?
August 30th, 2015 at 3:34 PM ^
Just FOIA all correspondence from the University that you can cross reference with publicly available contact info and submit records requests to the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office and other relevant agencies.
Amateur.
August 30th, 2015 at 3:58 PM ^
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August 30th, 2015 at 2:06 PM ^
Bacon says he saved Brandon as the last to be interviewed, sent him list of email questions. Brandon replied that the long list of questions would would take time to research, that "you're probably under deadline pressure, so I will not be able to participate." Bacon told him time not issue and repeatedly followed up, but Brandon never replied.
I'm not into beating a dead horse or kicking a man when he's down. We've moved on from Brandon to hopefully better pastures. I'll just say typical Brandon to give a cop-out, chicken answer (Like how he let Hoke take the heat as Morris incident unraveled).
August 30th, 2015 at 4:48 PM ^
his pre-release book discussions, what I think is fascinating about the Brandon-Hoke years is that while we know a lot that took place, we don't know all the facts, and because of the way Bacon works, we will never know as much as we'd like or which will alter preconceived notions about certain relationships and outcomes. This is only human nature.
Reading all the questions, it's interesting that there remains so much divided opinion over the Three and Out period. Part of this, I think, is that certain issues have never been resolved conclusively. Why, for example, was Les Miles never hired; did he really want the job; did he turn it down despite claiming he'd never say no to coaching at Michigan. What actually influenced Lloyd Carr in turning against Rich Rodriguez after personally trying to bring him to Michigan and selling his candidacy to Mary Sue Coleman and Bill Martin.
Did Martin sabotage Miles hiring on purpose or because of his own failure to keep himself in the loop over the weekend that the Miles thing blew up.
There is one thing I know for sure, and Bacon has predicated all of his coverage on Michigan post Bo's Lasting Lessons, and that is the death of the old coach set this program back since his remarkably timed death on the threshold of the biggest meeting in The Game series, perhaps ever. Michigan wasn't positioned to deal with it internally or externally and take Lloyd seriously when he expressed his desire to retire before the year of the Horror sparked everything that has led to now.
I'm sure the new book will be a great read. But I do hope it opens up new communication channels that lead to deeper insight so we gain lasting lessons from Bacon's book series that has chronicled the most important pivot point in the histolry of the program in the modern era beginning in 1969.
August 30th, 2015 at 2:06 PM ^
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August 30th, 2015 at 3:38 PM ^
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August 30th, 2015 at 2:39 PM ^
From JUB:
I do know Brandon told punter Will Hagerup in December, 2014, that he would have kept Hoke.
*shudder*
/breaks out in cold sweat over what could have happened.
August 31st, 2015 at 7:04 AM ^
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August 30th, 2015 at 5:08 PM ^
because Bacon's response to that question is unequivocal. He knew exactly how to answer that. And, of course, that is the Mgoblog factor in the story of Brandon's exit and Harbaugh's retturn to Ann Arbor.
More to the point, I'm somewhat surprised that Bacon never mentions the fact that in his book on Bo, he recounts a story about Hackett that includes mention of Brandon in the context of their roles as football players, and successful businessmen graduates and how their character and values were shaped by the university and experience and values learned under their coach.
I find this particular anecdote so interesting because of the events that have followed and the difference in personality of Michigan's current and former ADs and how Bo's lasting influence motivated these guys in crisis situations that we have witnessed firsthand.
I can't think of another author who has managed the access, background knowledge and ongoing research and methodology to give us such a detailed account of what amounts to a Godfather saga in the rise and fall and return of this great program.
August 30th, 2015 at 7:53 PM ^
August 31st, 2015 at 4:36 AM ^
Maybe too late for a reply now but's what the "baked potato french fries" thing about? Sounds like maybe it's just a call and answer thing he does in class, but I'm curious.
August 31st, 2015 at 7:23 AM ^