{"product_id":"three-and-out-9781250016973","title":"Three and Out","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Like the \u003ci\u003eMoneyball \u003c\/i\u003eof college football, \u003ci\u003eThree and Out \u003c\/i\u003eblows the lid off one of the sports world's most perplexing mysteries.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree and Out\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how college football's most influential coach, Rich Rodriguez, took over the nation's most successful program, only to produce three of the worst seasons in the University of Michigan's celebrated history. Coach Rich Rodriguez granted author and journalist John U. Bacon unrestricted access to the Michigan Wolverines' program. Bacon saw it all, from the meals and the meetings, to the practices and the games, to the sidelines and the locker rooms. Nothing and no one was off-limits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn U. Bacon's \u003ci\u003eThree and Out\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive account of a football marriage seemingly made in heaven that broke up after just three years, and exposes the best and the worst of college football.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn U. Bacon\u003c\/b\u003e has written for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eESPN Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications, earning national honors. He is the author of several books on sports and business, including \u003ci\u003eBo's Lasting Lessons \u003c\/i\u003e(with Bo Schembechler), a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ebusiness bestseller. Bacon teaches at Northwestern University and the University of Michigan and is a popular public speaker.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50925371359506,"sku":"9781250016973","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c61a7702-5b5c-45af-bd8b-398481b54b5d.jpg?v=1738976359","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/three-and-out-9781250016973","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}