Endzone, John U. Bacon
Endzone, John U. Bacon
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Endzone
The Rise, Fall, and Return of Michigan Football

Author: John U. Bacon

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 16 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/09/2015


Synopsis

Endzone tells the story of how college football's most successful and respected program nearly lost it all in less than a decade, and entirely of its own doing. It is a story of hubris, greed, and betrayal, a tale more suited to Wall Street than the world's top public university.

Author John U. Bacon takes you inside the offices, the board rooms, and the locker rooms of the University of Michigan to see what happened, and why, with countless eye-opening, head-shaking scenes of conflict and conquest. But Endzone is also an inspiring story of redemption and revival. When those who loved Michigan football the most recognized that it was being attacked from within, they rallied to reclaim the values that had made it great for over a century. The list of heroes includes players, students, lettermen, fans, and faculty—and the leaders who had the courage to listen to them. Their unprecedented uprising produced a new athletic director, and a new coach who vindicated the fans' faith when he turned down more money and fame to return to the place he loved most: Michigan.

About John U. Bacon

John U. Bacon has written for the Wall Street Journal, Time magazine, the New York Times, and ESPN the Magazine, among other publications, earning national honors. He is the author of several books on sports and business, including the New York Times bestsellers Three and Out and Fourth and Long. John is also a popular public speaker.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelsey

After catching wind over Twitter last night that the local Barnes & Noble had jumped the gun a bit and had already placed this out for sale, I cancelled my Amazon pre-order and high-tailed it over to get my hands on this book I've been eagerly awaiting for months. I read this book in about six hours......more

Goodreads review by Dale

I think this is a great book for the simple fact that it reminds us Michigan fans that we got rid of Dave Brandon. Unfortunate many problems during this timeframe that DB was there were not even mentioned. Most of the book was devoted to his missteps in how he handled the student ticket policy. Dave......more

Goodreads review by Jim

For followers and fans of University of Michigan football, this book tells a riveting story. For those who are not there is not much of interest. The dozens (hundreds?) of typos and grammatical errors which a decent editor should have corrected are a distraction.......more