{"product_id":"the-hot-seat-ben-mathis-lilley-9781541700338","title":"The Hot Seat: A Year of Outrage, Pride, and Occasional Games of College Football","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fan's search for the truth about American history, human nature, and whether Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh will keep his job\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Being a University of Michigan football fan should be joyful. Michigan is an elite academic institution whose football team boasts forty-three Big Ten championships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But these days, college football is complicated. The NCAA is corrupt and exploitative, and Michigan keeps losing to Ohio State. It's hard not to wonder, as \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e writer and superfan Ben Mathis-Lilley does in this book: Why are we doing this? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hot Seat \u003c\/i\u003eis a chronicle of one of the wildest years in Michigan football history, but also a search for the truth about fandom, from the pages of history books to the wilderness of online forums. Is it embarrassing to care about what happens in a game? Why is Jim Harbaugh like that? Is it somehow Thomas Jefferson's fault? This book explores all these questions and many more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Against the backdrop of a quickly changing sport and country, \u003ci\u003eThe Hot Seat \u003c\/i\u003eis an exploration of the all-consuming culture of fandom, and why it matters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Mathis-Lilley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541700333\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541700338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2022 pg. 10","brand":"Ben Mathis-Lilley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043252957439,"sku":"9781541700338","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e932f5b-8596-4f2e-a896-449fba01ef1b.jpg?v=1684966097","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hot-seat-ben-mathis-lilley-9781541700338","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}