Semi-OT: MGoBookclub During this Offseason?

Submitted by aiglick on
While driving this morning I thought about reading Bo's Life Lessons over the next couple of months since I've heard other people on this blog talk up that book. Pretty good intersection between sports and life lessons. Then I thought it's getting close to the off season for all three major sports, people are getting cranky since there's a lot of time before the next snap, and some people would prefer to see other content on here. Thus, I humbly present the idea of a MGoBookclub to be conducted once a month on this board over the next few months leading up to a successful end of the basketball season, a successful conclusion to hockey, continued success among other sports like softball, and, of course, the start of Team 133's 2012 campaign to glory (what many people consider to be this blog's season). Please discuss if you'd be interested in this idea. We can flesh it out a little in the comments and think up some good books we could discuss together over the coming months.

EGD

February 8th, 2012 at 7:43 PM ^

I am also in.  I have read a number of quality football books of recent vintage that might be worth considering, though unfortunately the only Michigan-related one is Three & Out, which I assume is not really a candidate.  But a couple good ones are:

-- Blood, Sweat & Chalk by Tim Layden -- describes the evolution of football strategy, from the single-wing to the modern game.  The first chapter is particularly interesting to Michigan fans because it discusses the single-wing attack led by Jeremy Gallon as a high school QB in Apopka, Fl.

-- Swing Your Sword by Mike Leach -- sort of a professional autobiography of Mike Leach that discusses how the Air Raid attack was invented and how he established himelf as a football coach.  Also gives his side of the whole Craig James thing.

And here's a list of recommended football reading from SmartFootball.