October 26th, 2014 at 2:51 PM ^
will take a long time to hammer out. DB is owed a lot of money; and has returned quite a bit of his own money to the school since he was hired. This needs to be handled very carefully.
October 26th, 2014 at 11:01 AM ^
Simply because I, like everyone else, have not had the chance to talk to President Schlissel about football nor has any type of in depth interview been conducted with him on the matter.
I know it's impossible to say, "Taking away football..." but humor me. If you take away the football failures and shortcomings on the field, there is at least reason to support Dave Brandon as AD. Basketball is back to prominance, Softball and Field Hockey have had some good press for their facility upgrades, etc.
Has the anger over ticket price increases for students and season ticket holders really been about money? Or has it been about the poor product on the field? Student tickets, IMO, should never be more than $20-$25 for football, but that's just me. And if UM were doing what Mississippi State is doing right now, and going from unranked at the start of the season to #1, are we really discussing firing Dave Brandon?
Unless you want to go back to 2011 and argue that his firing should be because he hired a man with little/no success as a head football coach to coach at UM simply because he coached here once before, people who disagree with you aren't totally wrong.
October 26th, 2014 at 4:19 PM ^
football is UM's #1 cash cow by far for it's athletic department. and it's the AD's job to ensure its continued success. to oversee a declining/failing football program, yet taut the basketball and softball successes as reasons to keep his position is just plain wrong.
that would be like the CEO of dominos wanting to keep his job while pizza reviews and sales are declining but saying, "hey but our breadsticks sales are up".
based on what i've read, future athletic dept budget projections are precarious, the football program is in disarray, the fanbase feels alienated. that is all on dave brandon.
brandon must go. asap.
October 26th, 2014 at 11:09 AM ^
Schlissel is a new university president. He probably would rather not have to deal with football/athletic dept. issues.
However, he is a smart guy an he knows that his long term success depends on him NOT ignoring it.
He knows that achieving his agenda on the academic side will be harder with constant negative publicity, distractions, etc. over in the athletic departement.
In a rational world things would not work this way.
But Schlissel knows how this things work in the real world, and he'll want to address the football/athletic department issue quickly so that it does not undemine support and distract from his agenda on the fund raising and academic sides.
Increasingly, new university presidents have a short period of time to make their initiatives happen before various constituencies become disillusioned, etc. So he knows that he has to get this behind him relatively quickly.
October 26th, 2014 at 11:10 AM ^
Maybe the little bastard will learn now. But if there is anybody who needs to have his power removed, it is Dave Brandon.
October 26th, 2014 at 11:22 AM ^
Love the signature, but damn are you off base with the comments. By the way, any AD would have all the B1G Network money to spend on the Athletic campus and Bill Martin began most of those expansion plans anyway.
October 26th, 2014 at 12:02 PM ^
I'd never declaw my cat... but I did have him circumcised.
October 26th, 2014 at 10:25 AM ^
NFL scouts are downgrading UM players on strength and conditioning per Bacon.
October 26th, 2014 at 10:55 AM ^
Given that none of our players are actually developing, there are probably lots of things wrong. S&C is not everything, but it could be one of many things wrong.
October 26th, 2014 at 11:32 AM ^
October 26th, 2014 at 11:45 AM ^
"Reason for so many injuries" goes into some of the fundamental causative factors why injuries are up and athletic performance is down. It's on page two now. The comments people made are informative as well. If you read the whole post and comments, you'll learn some interesting things about the situation with our Strength and Conditioning program.
This is a serious issue that needs more attention.
October 26th, 2014 at 10:26 AM ^
getting mrked down by scouts as weak a real bad thing. I can see it. Our Defensives backs are weak and small. Our O-line aren't stronger and faster then the other teams players. I hope we can turn it around we have good talent but developement is not happening.
October 26th, 2014 at 10:29 AM ^
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October 26th, 2014 at 10:32 AM ^
I don't recall Bacon ever saying DB wasn't going anywhere
October 26th, 2014 at 10:33 AM ^
Yeah that's totally untrue.
October 26th, 2014 at 10:33 AM ^
Maybe a couple of weeks ago the people who made the decisions weren't leaning towards getting rid of Brandon and things changed? Maybe Brandon had them conviced that things would improve and clearly they haven't.
October 26th, 2014 at 10:39 AM ^
October 26th, 2014 at 10:42 AM ^
shut up Lloyd
October 26th, 2014 at 10:44 AM ^
October 26th, 2014 at 10:58 AM ^
Yup.
Thanks, Bacon, for painting Lloyd Carr as one of the worst things that has happened to Michigan football.
October 26th, 2014 at 11:06 AM ^
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October 26th, 2014 at 10:52 AM ^
Hahaha. Where's this tweet you're talking about?
October 26th, 2014 at 10:56 AM ^
A lot can happen in a week. For instance, a week ago I didn't know you existed on this board. Yet today, here you are going balistic about John U. Who knows, maybe a week later you will say something insightful and change my position about you.
October 26th, 2014 at 11:05 AM ^
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October 26th, 2014 at 11:02 AM ^
Exploiting the football program to make money?
Hell, that's Brandon's job...no wonder JUB got exiled.
October 26th, 2014 at 12:41 PM ^
"He took one side of the story and exploited The football program to make money."
You mean Michael Rosenberg?
October 26th, 2014 at 10:47 AM ^
Agree. When RR was here he had more knowledge, but that was because he had an all-access press pass.
October 26th, 2014 at 11:08 AM ^
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October 26th, 2014 at 2:14 PM ^
You asked for an example? Bacon went on and on about administrative salaries going up, but never discussed the reasons why. Michigan added 3 (lacrosse and dance) varsity sports to the athletic department. That requires more money. You need coaches and support staff (medical trainers, academics, strength and conditioning...) for those athletes. The AD also increased the academic support for current and former student athletes, created an former student athlete alumni group, and overall increased the experience of the student athlete. All of these things cost money. None of these things are secretive. But Bacon chose not to include them. Instead he reports numbers that support his narrative and doesn't even attempt explain them except to use it as an example of how badly he thinks Dave runs the AD. And alludes that Dave is lining his own pockets with that money.
And last time I checked the coaches, current and former student athletes support Dave. People don't seem to think that matters, but it should. I'm not saying that they are the only ones that matter, but they matter and I would be shocked if the statement from the coaches and the SAAC didn't make an impression on Schlissel.
October 26th, 2014 at 12:52 PM ^
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October 26th, 2014 at 10:31 AM ^
Who is the third person with Bacon and Morris on the show?
October 26th, 2014 at 10:34 AM ^
I think it's Joe Cornicheli or something like that.
He's been right on this morning. A little more outspoken.
He's been great.
October 26th, 2014 at 10:31 AM ^
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October 26th, 2014 at 2:19 PM ^
at least it is a legitimate ax. Michigan fans are being squeezed for every last penny, fed a line of "believe in the program / the program has done nothing wrong / support the troops", with embarrassing - unwatchable performances weekly on the football field. Bacon is right - they've broken what the program used to be, and he says it in every public way he can, leveraging the many "inside" sources he has. e.g., would you trust that McShay knows NFL scouts who are downgrading Michigan prospects on their conditioning? How about the Regent contacts he knows (who offered to get his press pass reinstated FWIW) or former players and coaches?
October 26th, 2014 at 10:33 AM ^
now garners sympathy from our rivals?
Wow. That's how far we've fallen, how long we've been down.
October 26th, 2014 at 10:37 AM ^
October 26th, 2014 at 10:44 AM ^
I wondered if the Henson piece about that had anything to do with the e-mail Brian received
October 26th, 2014 at 10:46 AM ^
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October 26th, 2014 at 10:51 AM ^
"This is Jim. No thanks, but good luck."
October 26th, 2014 at 10:56 AM ^
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October 26th, 2014 at 11:26 AM ^
I find it a little funny when people say 'Person X will listen if called.' It is such an empty statement. Listening doesn't mean considering.
October 26th, 2014 at 11:37 AM ^
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