Endzone by Bacon, John U. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page Copyright Notice Dedication Preface Part I: 1879–2007, The Rise

1. The Absorbing Interest 2. The First Michigan Men 3. The Canham Model 4. Stumbling on Stage 5. All the Eggs in One Basket 6. The Maize Halo 7. Rebuilding the Big House 8. The Prodigal Son 9. Searching Outside the Family

Part II: 2010, The Brandon Era Begins

10. The Pizza King 11. The Ideal Candidate 12. First Impressions 13. Resorts and Rivalries 14. Rededicating the Big House 15. Internal Doubts 16. Fire ’em Fridays 17. A Watershed Week 18. Strike One 19. Holiday Cheer

Part III: 2011, Hoke’s Honeymoon

20. Firing and Hiring 21. “This is Michigan” 22. The Color Wheel Blooms 23. “Pay Up and Shut Up” 24. Brandon’s Vision Revealed 25. Let’s Do It Their Way 26. Oh, What a Night 27. Uniformz, Buckeyes, and BCS Bowls

Part IV: 2012, Welcome to 2012

28. Coaching Exodus 29. Losing the Lettermen 30. Brandon’s Master Plan 31. The Envelope 32. Plan B—and Plan C 33. Win Some, Lose Some 34. Strike Three 35. Full Steam Ahead

Part V: 2013, Jumping off the Bandwagon

36. Hagerup Makes Up His Mind 37. Disrespect 38. The Students Fight Back 39. Hagerup Makes His Pitch 40. Marketing Mistakes 41. The Chicken Dance 42. Stumbling on and off the Field 43. The Students Win a Round 44. Hoke’s Tipping Point 45. Early Morning E-mail 46. Wrong-Way Wolverines 47. CSG Showdown

Part VI: 2014, The Fall

48. President Schlissel’s Introduction 49. A Qualified Victory 50. O Captain! My Captain! 51. The Revolving Door 52. The Natives Get Restless 53. Fireworks 54. All Aboard the S.S. Boike 55. Track Tour 56. Getting Ready for Some Football 57. Postgame Drama 58. The Flame Gets Hot 59. Getting Nowhere, Slowly 60. From Sellouts to Handouts 61. A Bad Week 62. The Flame Spreads 63. A Gallon of Gasoline 64. Sunday 65. Marathon Monday 66. The Brandon Rally 67. The “Save Dave” Committee 68. Seeking Redemption at Rutgers 69. Making a Stand 70. The Students Speak, and Everyone Listens 71. Revenge of the Old Farts 72. A Committee of One 73. I Suggest You Find a New Team 74. Last Words

Part VII: 2014, The Return

75. A Call for Help 76. Team Harbaugh Gears Up 77. All Hands on Deck 78. Plenty of Seats Still Available 79. The Longest Season 80. Moving in a Different Direction 81. Hagerup’s Farewell 82. Searching for Signs 83. Landing Harbaugh

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