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Old School Blogging and Social Media Decluttering

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Kevin Holtsberry / 2 Comments

I have decided to blog about more than books.  The idea is to get the creative juices flowing and get back in the habit of posting by writing about my life and ...

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The Perfect Pass by S. C. Gwynne

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Mumme is tragically unappreciated by the average football fan and the history of how pass first offense, and its offshoots, came to dominate football is not wel...

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Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football by John U. Bacon

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

For most Michigan fans (myself included), that makes this book particularly painful. It is like watching a replay of your car accident in slow motion, on repeat...

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Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football by John U. Bacon

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

For most Michigan fans (myself included), that makes this book particularly painful. It is like watching a replay of your car accident in slow motion, on repeat...

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Tarnishing an Icon: the perils of biogrpahy

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Jeff Pearlman‘s biography of Walter Payton has stirred some controversy. Shocking, I know, in this culture of celebrity and shock marketing.  But I also t...

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The Ones Who Hit the Hardest by Chad Millman & Shawn Coyne

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

For Steeler fans I think this is a must read - although those with a strong knowledge of the team in the 70s might already be aware of much of the history. Any...

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In the Mail: What Washington Can Learn From the World of Sports

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

What Washington Can Learn From the World of Sports by George Allen Synopsis There’s a reason you like sports more than politics.It’s because sports make sense a...

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War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest by Michael Rosenberg

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Kevin Holtsberry / 2 Comments

Few sports fans would argue that we needed yet another book about the “Ten Year War” – the intense rivalry between the University of Michigan ...

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