Author: John U. Bacon

What was the most exciting part of the 2012 Super Bowl? Not the football game or Madonna’s halftime show, writes columnist John U. Bacon. Clint Eastwood’s Chrylser ad was more memorable than anything else. [Full Story]

Columnist John U. Bacon looks at the stressful phenomenon of national signing day, and notes that for college football teams nationwide – including Michigan – recruiting has become a season-long affair. [Full Story]

Columnist John U. Bacon reflects on the basketball rivalry between Michigan and Michigan State, which for the first time in decades is living up to its billing. [Full Story]

Columnist John U. Bacon reflects on the proliferation of college football bowl games, and concludes that others might benefit, but student athletes certainly do not. [Full Story]

Michigan’s win in the Sugar Bowl might not have been pretty, but columnist John U. Bacon believes the senior class deserved to go out as champions – because they stayed. [Full Story]

Sports columnist John U. Bacon reviews the year in sports – and doesn’t find much to applaud. [Full Story]

Sports columnist John U. Bacon reflects on the recent Michigan-Ohio State football matchup, noting that while it wasn’t the rivalry’s greatest game of all time, it was one of the most important for Michigan. [Full Story]

In the wake of Penn State’s sexual abuse scandal, columnist John U. Bacon reflects on the power of football coaches and the unwillingness of the system to question their actions. If self-policing doesn’t work, what’s to prevent this situation from occurring elsewhere? [Full Story]

The 86-year-old Bump Elliott couldn’t make it to a planned tribute at Michigan’s homecoming in late October, so columnist John U. Bacon reflects on the Elliott’s legacy with Michigan’s football program, both on and off the field. [Full Story]

Columnist John U. Bacon reflects on the past three years of researching “Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football,” his latest book which was released Oct. 25. He notes that there were many surprises but no debate over who suffered the most: the players. [Full Story]