Synopses & Reviews
There is quite a bit of Notre Dame-Michigan tradition, though mostly submerged, like icebergs. Notre Dame football historian Francis Wallace made that observation half a century ago. Like other insiders at the time, he knew of the intense feuds that had quietly simmered for decades between these two proud, tradition-rich football teams. Natural Enemies raises all those icebergs to the surface. John Kryk spent four years researching and writing this landmark book, which the Chicago Tribune has called the definitive history of the rivalry in its first edition. Indeed, Natural Enemies is so much more than a mere recounting of old games. The football fates of Michigan and Notre Dame have been intertwined since that cold November day in 1887 when the Wolverines literally taught football to an eager group of Notre Dame students. By the turn of the 20th century, relations between the teams began to sour-significantly. The off-the-field battles over the next 60-plus years, some of which Kryk has uncovered for the first time, others of which he sheds dramatic new light on-were no less intense, no less legendary, than the unforgettable football games these Midwestern titans have played almost annually since 1978. Richly illustrated in this newly updated edition, Natural Enemies weaves these two chronologies together to produce a college-football-rivalry book like no other.
Synopsis
This book is so much more than a recounting of old games. The football fates of Michigan and NotreDame have been intertwined since the first meeting in November 1887, and this richly illustrated, updated edition weaves these two chronologies together to produce a college-football-rivalry book like no other.
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No two schools in college football history have as much history as Michigan and Notre Dame: their football fates have been inextricably linked since the Wolverines taught the game to their ND counterparts in 1887. Natural Enemies chronicles the compelling saga of these two proud, tradition-soaked teams, who have done most of their wrangling and attempted strangling off the gridiron.
Synopsis
In this fascinating book, Toronto Sun sportwriter John Kryk chronicles the Fighting Irish-Wolverine teams, how they started on their paths to glory, and how they became such natural enemies. Behind-the-scenes history, coaching, scheduling, and administration reveal insight into fierce competition, loyalty, and big sports business. Two 16 page photo inserts.