I was not a fan of 4th and Long either. Bacon tried to shoehorn too many stories into the book and there was too much Penn State endearment. It was like a one-sided view that turned into an open forum to vent his complaints.
The System is a much better book if you wanna read about the issues with the NCAA and college football. I would also reccomend Intercollegiate Athletics and the American University by former UM president James Duderstadt. It's an insiders view on college athletics and helps you understand how an athletic department exists inside a major university.
As far as basketball is concerned ("top athlete") no one comes close to Chris Webber. People talk about McGary in the 2013 tournament, well Webber was that good his entire Michigan career. Also, blaming Webber and the Fab Five for the downfall of Michigan basketball is a joke. He wasn't the one that sat on his hands while we had the worst facilites in the conference or hire incompetent coaches like Ellerbe and Amaker. Sure the sanctions hurt, but as we've seen with OSU football and Syracuse basketball, if you have the right coach you can weather the storm quickly.
I hope he ends up writing a book about his time at Michigan. He was an avid reader so I find it odd that there hasn't been a book about his life yet. Would love ot read some inside stories about the 97 team and his time coaching with Bo.
IMO, the original Bo book (Man in Motion by Joe Falls) is better than the Bacon or Albom book. It goes into more detail about Bo's early years at Michigan.
I recently finished Stagg vs. Yost by John Kryk and it's a really good read about the early years of college football. It's right up there with The Big House and Fielding Yost's Legacy book by John Behee.
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I was not a fan of 4th and Long either. Bacon tried to shoehorn too many stories into the book and there was too much Penn State endearment. It was like a one-sided view that turned into an open forum to vent his complaints.
The System is a much better book if you wanna read about the issues with the NCAA and college football. I would also reccomend Intercollegiate Athletics and the American University by former UM president James Duderstadt. It's an insiders view on college athletics and helps you understand how an athletic department exists inside a major university.
As far as basketball is concerned ("top athlete") no one comes close to Chris Webber. People talk about McGary in the 2013 tournament, well Webber was that good his entire Michigan career. Also, blaming Webber and the Fab Five for the downfall of Michigan basketball is a joke. He wasn't the one that sat on his hands while we had the worst facilites in the conference or hire incompetent coaches like Ellerbe and Amaker. Sure the sanctions hurt, but as we've seen with OSU football and Syracuse basketball, if you have the right coach you can weather the storm quickly.
I hope he ends up writing a book about his time at Michigan. He was an avid reader so I find it odd that there hasn't been a book about his life yet. Would love ot read some inside stories about the 97 team and his time coaching with Bo.
IMO, the original Bo book (Man in Motion by Joe Falls) is better than the Bacon or Albom book. It goes into more detail about Bo's early years at Michigan.
I recently finished Stagg vs. Yost by John Kryk and it's a really good read about the early years of college football. It's right up there with The Big House and Fielding Yost's Legacy book by John Behee.