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A review by nicholasgrantgarcia
Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football by John U. Bacon
5.0
Moving, poignant, fascinating, and a deep-dive of all things Michigan football, focusing on the Rich Rodriguez era.
Bacon does an excellent job of being even-handed throughout, showing the good and the bad of every character involved in this story, then letting you draw your own conclusions. The duplicity he exposes is heartbreaking.
RichRod was undermined from the start: some people, self-proclaimed “Michigan Men”, actually did not want him to succeed. They got their wish, but at what cost?
It’s never worth it to be mean-spirited or cruel to others. Never. These are people, with lives, and families. In the end, football is a game that some people attach life-or-death stakes to. But there is more to life than football. Notice how people without fully developed lives latch onto obsessions to fill in their own cracks. It’s no way to live: it’s an empty life.
Some people declare “win at all costs.” But it should never cost you your relationships. Your relationships are one of the only things you’ll take with you when you leave this earth. Act accordingly.
Bacon does an excellent job of being even-handed throughout, showing the good and the bad of every character involved in this story, then letting you draw your own conclusions. The duplicity he exposes is heartbreaking.
RichRod was undermined from the start: some people, self-proclaimed “Michigan Men”, actually did not want him to succeed. They got their wish, but at what cost?
It’s never worth it to be mean-spirited or cruel to others. Never. These are people, with lives, and families. In the end, football is a game that some people attach life-or-death stakes to. But there is more to life than football. Notice how people without fully developed lives latch onto obsessions to fill in their own cracks. It’s no way to live: it’s an empty life.
Some people declare “win at all costs.” But it should never cost you your relationships. Your relationships are one of the only things you’ll take with you when you leave this earth. Act accordingly.