JU Bacon Q&A @1pm

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http://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/1lrasc/upcoming_ama_john_u_bacon_author_of_fourth_and/

FYI. He was recently called out on a detail from some USC recruiting story. I assume it will come up.

TED talk. Not about football. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cti4mF9yYB8

This one is about the book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJM9fcinRBo

 

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In response to a question about access for the new book.

Michigan's Athletic Director, Dave Brandon, very quickly declined my request for anyone at UM, including coaches and players, but I already had a lot from my previous book, and had great interviews with everyone from Michigan's Band Director, Scott Boerma, to former president James Duderstadt, to Bill Martin, and all were very forthcoming.

Q:

Do you feel that the lack of support from Michigan fans/administrators/former coaches actually had any impact on Rich Rod's ability to succeed?

A:

First, I believe most UM fans did support Rodriguez, certainly in the early going, and I think most UM insiders did, too. No doubt, he faced issues few head coaches face at one of these schools, but he also made his own mistakes, too. It was, pardon me, a perfect storm, and as he said minutes after being fired, "It was a bad fit from the start." That doesn't matter in the NFL, but it does matter in CFB, and both sides learned lessons, I believe.

There are also some separate quotes on MGoBlog

“Just because you can charge them more,” Bill Martin told me, “doesn’t mean you should. You’re not there to ring up the cash to the nth degree. It’s a nonprofit model!