New UM Football Book--Mountaintop: The Inside Story of Michigan's 1997 Title Climb
I know Mark Snyder has a subpar reputation amongst the community, but he and Nick Baumgardner have a book coming out on 9/5 about the '97 Championship team. Just wanted to pass it on for those interested
![University of Michigan Book: Mountaintop: The Inside Story of Michigan’s 1997 Title Climb by Mark Snyder and Nick Baumgardner<br><b>[PRE-ORDER]</b>](https://mdencdn.com/thumbnail/PRG2302.JPG)
I'm sure it'll be an interesting read but it's gonna have to go some to beat this one.
This is on my bookshelf. I bought it at Borders Books & Music….when that was a thing.
Huh. Didn't know Georg Cantor was also a Michigan football fan and writer.
What do I know .... but if you're going to do this book and title it "MountainTop", put a picture from the 1998 Rose Bowl (the game that got the team to the figurative mountain-top) with actual California mountains in the background. That current cover isn't good at all, IMO!
It is a reference to the metaphor Coach Carr used that season regarding climbing Mt. Everest. Prior to the season, Coach Carr had a Mt. Everest climber/survivor speak to the team. Michigan's 1997 schedule was considered one of the toughest in the nation, so Carr used the metaphor to symbolize the long climb ahead.
That said, the San Gabriel Mountains are sure nice too.
OK, thanks for that added context. +1.
Yes, the San Gabriel Mountains (and the Verdugos and Santa Monicas, the other mountain ranges that frame the Rose Bowl) are nice. I've been to the high point of all 3 of those mountain ranges! I haven't been to the high point of the Himalayas (Everest). :-)
The book Carr used as reference was 'Into Thin Air' by Jon Krakauer, and it was an excellent book. I read it that Fall, as Michigan was blowing through its schedule. The story was well written, sufficiently detailed, and brought a sense of what it was like climbing to the reader. If you haven't read it, I recommend it as a quick romp through a good story. It's not a long book, you can probably get through it in a few days (depending on how long you spend reading, of course).
tldr
it was fucking badass. offense was very good, defense was otherworldly. and we had Woodson
There's no forgiveness for Snyder and Rosenberg unless they come out with the most sincere of apologies, acknowledging all of the unethical and deceitful things they did (that we already figured out because they're not that smart and Brian fisked it thoroughly) in that hatchet piece.
I think I will pass. But the cover makes me want to read Into Thin Air again.
spoiler alert: that book ends on a little more of a downer than this one
Some related MGoBlog history:
https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/free-press-jihad
Remember when Rosenberg's book was bombed with one-star reviews on Amazon? Some clean-up must have been done, because I don't see them now (at least not in large numbers).
Heh, heh heh. I do seem to recall less than kind review offerings on Mr. Rosenberg. Karma is a ...
We started out number 14 in 1997 (back when the only type of blogs were with the new online newspapers). Most had us projected to lose 3 or 4 games during the '97 season. We had what was suppose to be a tough opener against a top 10 Colorado team but we ended up whipped them. It seems like when we are under ranked for the season we do very well, and when we are ranked in the top 5 we do not perform as well. I still remember my freshman season at Michigan, we were ranked number one in the country but had a big upset loss to WI.
Eh, not too sure about this one. JUB's Michigan books aren't anything groundbreaking but he can at least get a deal with a real publisher. I've worked in a bookstore, this looks like something we'd take 5 courtesy copies of and stick top shelf in the back corner.