AD change on the horizon?: ESPN reports regents to meet, candidates contacted
October 15th, 2014 at 12:03 PM ^
How did ESPN get this? Whatever...PARTY!!!!!
October 15th, 2014 at 12:05 PM ^
ace over a chat sports is throwing things at the wall again and ESPN saw and "scooped" it...
October 15th, 2014 at 12:12 PM ^
Actually if you RTFA, WWJ CBS TV had it first and ESPN is "scooping" it from there. And "it" is a statement from Denise Ilitch, a regent. From the article:
"The systems failed and there are a lot of issues we have to review," Ilitch told WWJ CBS TV in Detroit.
So this isn't just some random rumor made up on a message board, regents are saying things to media outlets.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:17 PM ^
read the article, and yes i still made the comment that did... reason being is why would ESPN saying something about this and CBS Detroit (http://detroit.cbslocal.com/category/sports/michigan/) wouldn't be when it was said to one of their employees???
October 15th, 2014 at 12:24 PM ^
Because you're looking in the wrong spot: http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/10/10/michigan-matters-focus-ficano-on-his-countys-scandal-ilitch-on-dave-brandon-and-u-m-football-controversy/
Thanks Bando
October 15th, 2014 at 12:29 PM ^
i stand corrected and thank you for pointing that out... my bad...
October 15th, 2014 at 12:26 PM ^
ESPN picked up a wire report from CBS Detroit
an ESPN reporter called a local source for further comment
their source, who could be anyone from Gregg Henson to a senior University official, said that feelers had been put out but they wouldn't go on the record
ESPN combines the two things into an article
October 15th, 2014 at 12:28 PM ^
I think her comment is in reference to the Morris concussion which (I believe) is far down the list of alumni gripes with the AD. I'm not sure why that continues to get top billing, especially when Michigan football was just purchased by Chobani for two cokes and a Beyonce CD.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:37 PM ^
Because "actively endangered the health of a student and then attempted to cover it up" SHOULD be the top alumni complaint. Brandon isn't going to be fired because UNIFORMZ AND THE PIPED IN MUSIC, because nobody gives a shit
October 15th, 2014 at 12:54 PM ^
I'm no fan of Brandon, but it'd be tough to make a serious argument that he endangered the health of a student and attempted to cover it up. It'd be easy, however, to argue that the staff on the field goofed up and that Brandon's ensuing PR course was terrible. Plenty of people give a shit about uniformz, music, seating, ticket prices, etc...Brandon was well-hated before the Morris hit.
October 15th, 2014 at 1:27 PM ^
Ok, how about someone under his direct supervision actively endangered the health and well being of a student athlete and he and his subordinate attempted to cover it up. It does not matter whether he did the actual deed, he is responsible for the department.
This is the same reason VA secretary Shinseki was forced to resign. He didn't actually perform the acts (and non-acts) that the department did, but was held responsible for them none-the-less.
October 15th, 2014 at 2:02 PM ^
He didn't actively endanger Morris's health. He just actively covered it up and did everything he could to keep the word "concussion" out of any official press releases.
Par for the course in Brandon's athletics department: screw up, then lie and always deny deny deny.
All the other Brandon-related crap falls somewhere between mild annoyance and fairly irritating on my scale, but the way that he's handled the Morris concussion (and the related PR debacles) are positively infuriating to me.
October 15th, 2014 at 2:49 PM ^
I'll just be blunt: The reality of the situation is that while a large number of people do care about the things you mention, they would not be anywhere near the critical mass issue they're at right now if the football team was meeting expectations. Nobody else calls for their AD's head over the volume of piped in music or the number of alternate uniforms (something that is now standard nationwide with all suppliers). From the perspective of the BoR, Brandon is doing his job and doing it well by making shitloads of money. I'm sure they'd be pretty easily convinced to let him fire Hoke and let a new coach alleviate some of the complaints being lobbed at Schembechler Hall.
If you want them to go through the trouble of firing Brandon and paying his massive buyout, there has to be something more palpable than "HE DISRESPECTED THE BAND" backing it up, because that's not going to convince anyone to shell out major dollars. The Morris thing and the ADs inept handling of the aftermath are the Waterloo for Brandon, like it or not.
October 15th, 2014 at 5:09 PM ^
Well, you speak from your reality and I'll speak from mine. In my reality, I've communicated with one regent (a family friend) who is furious about all of the things that anger most on this blog (and students/alumni in general). I also ran into another regent who feels the same way. Neither seemed eager to keep Dave and this was before Morris took the hit.
October 15th, 2014 at 3:09 PM ^
Put in old SAT format
Concussion is to Drunken rant at Excalibur Restaurant as Brandon is to Moeller.
Those that have been wanting to get rid of Brandon can use this incident as the thing they point to as the proverbial last straw when they dump him much the way the University pointed to Moeller having a drunken rant at a restaurant as the excuse to get rid of him because he wasn't performing on the field.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:56 PM ^
That's a lot of letters in a row.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:20 PM ^
to dance in the streets? This gives me a boost of energy!
October 15th, 2014 at 12:04 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 12:07 PM ^
I will take the coverage on this story toward that direction. All does is give more bad press on Brandon making a change seem like the only plausible thing for the regents to do here.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:12 PM ^
I think this is an instance where connecting the dots makes it hard for me to believe that this is all a farce. The comments from Denise Illitch, combined with other reports, and the influence of it being a bye week for football, lend some credence to whatever reporting ESPN has done on this story.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:19 PM ^
Your signature breaks page formatting everywhere you post. Fix it plz
October 15th, 2014 at 12:30 PM ^
thanks
October 15th, 2014 at 1:15 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 1:29 PM ^
They were still technically right about Les Miles coming... They were just ~7 years off...
(kidding.. maybe.. I hope?)
October 15th, 2014 at 12:04 PM ^
Yes! Booya! Honestly, this is the best decision at this point to bring the Michigan community back together. We need a good AD hire however that can get any coach in the country.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:05 PM ^
are reporting that "somebody" contacted candidates on Michigan's behalf. Come on ESPN.
Not really much to see here. Everybody can go back to googling "Dallas Ebola Update" and deciding whether it is time to stock canned goods yet.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:19 PM ^
Not sure you're being negged for the 'come on ESPN', or if people think their canned good supply is sufficient.
October 15th, 2014 at 1:01 PM ^
McCarthy has informed me that my canned good supply is never sufficient.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:05 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 12:05 PM ^
Has become one of the least reliable sources out there unfortunately.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:05 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 12:06 PM ^
Sadly, I know one thing that happens fast...
October 15th, 2014 at 12:06 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 12:09 PM ^
This is a season of small victories.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:06 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 2:50 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 12:07 PM ^
We can only hope they do what is best for the program and the Ath. Dept for the long term and not just the next 5 weeks. Brandon has to go and then Hoke after OSU. The light in the tunnel may not be an on-coming train.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:07 PM ^
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh CYA!
October 15th, 2014 at 12:15 PM ^
you have to include the whole chant not just the original part.
+1 anyway!
October 15th, 2014 at 12:24 PM ^
CHUMP
DICK
WUSS
DOUCHEBAG
ASSHOLE
PRICK
CHEATER
BITCH
WHORE
SLUT
COCKSUCKER
SKIPOLER
After that I don't know.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:31 PM ^
I believe that "cunt," "needledick," and "limp dick" were added at some point.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:07 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 12:12 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 12:07 PM ^
That would be sweet.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:08 PM ^