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John U. Bacon
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John U. Bacon
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Author of THE GALES OF NOVEMBER: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 15X NYT bestseller. Order here: johnubacon.com
- Face masks don’t always work? Neither do parachutes. Still want one?
- 15-0. Big Ten champs. National champs. Thus ends the single greatest season in Michigan football's 144 year history.
- Anyone who continues to claim that Michigan's success is due to Connor Stallions is a stone-cold idiot.
- “PLEASE EXIT THE FIELD. THANK YOU.” They’re not listening.
- When you see Bell crying on the sidelines, you remember these are college kids, who certainly don’t deserve nasty tweets from strangers. His flight home will be tough enough.
- Calling it now: the greatest team in Michigan history.If Michigan wins, at 15-0, Big Ten champs, CFP, would this be the best Michigan team of all time? Only competition: 1901, 1947, 1998. But given the competitive modern era, Big Ten tournament game and College Football playoff format, this could be it.
- Michigan beats a top-ten, one-loss team on the road, without its head coach, and without attempting a single pass in the second half. (Still amazed by that one.) Suspect this one will be remembered for a long time.
- Side bet: How pissed was Tony Petitti watching that game?
- Michigan finishes at 8-5. Bad by program standards. And yet: -Beat Minnesota for the Brown Jug. -Beat MSU for Paul Bunyan. -Beat NU for the Jewett trophy. -Beat #2 OSU in historic upset. -Beat #11 Bama in a bow. Not sure any Michigan team got more bang for the buck.
- Whatever happens in the final game, Michigan's win over Alabama - no fluke, outgaining them 351-281 - should confirm that Michigan's success was earned.
- Anyone else find it more than a little delicious that Brian Kelly left Notre Dame for LSU to win a national title, and Notre Dame is now 9-1, and LSU 6-4? Because I do. 😉
- If Ryan Day can't beat an unranked 6-5 Michigan team with a walk-on quarterback, its two best players out, and a $20M roster, at home, why does anyone in Columbus think he'll beat Michigan next year?
- Under the circumstances, which added to the highest stakes I’ve seen in the rivalry, I think that was the most important Michigan win in The Game, ever - and the ripples will run for years. Look for the documentary four decades from now.