like I said on twitter: that was almost as intense as Iowa NIT games
Dave Goes Catfishin'
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Brandon said the athletic department catfished several athletes to teach them the dangers of social networking. Very interesting.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) February 1, 2013
[10:31 AM] Wow Experience: a/s/l
[10:32 AM] Brian: um
[10:32 AM] Wow Experience: i am a hot girl
[10:32 AM] Brian: I see
[10:32 AM] Wow Experience: i would like to be your girlfriend
[10:32 AM] Brian: I'm married.
[10:33 AM] Wow Experience: but I have cancer.
[10:33 AM] Brian: This had better not be Dave Brandon again.
[10:33 AM] Wow Experience: no i am a girl
[10:34 AM] Brian: I'm not even a student at Michigan anymore, let alone a student-athlete.
[10:34 AM] Wow Experience: I have sad cancer.
[10:34 AM] Brian: Fine, fine. Send me your picture.
[10:34 AM] Wow Experience:
![JoePaterno-thumb-537x358-12612[1]](http://mgoblog.com/sites/mgoblog.com/files/images/Dave-Goes-Catfishin_92FF/JoePaterno-thumb-537x358-126121.jpg "JoePaterno-thumb-537x358-12612[1]")
[10:35 AM] Brian: ...
[10:35 AM] Wow Experience: are you feeling the wow in your pants bronco
[10:36 AM] Brian: This is even more distasteful than last time.
[10:36 AM] Wow Experience: I AM NOT REAL BE CAREFUL ON THE INTERNET
[10:36 AM] Brian: what really
[10:36 AM] Wow Experience: YES
[10:36 AM] Brian: then how are you typing
[10:36 AM] Wow Experience: WHOAH
February 1st, 2013 at 11:59 AM | 
Whoa
Whoa
February 1st, 2013 at 12:03 PM |
God bless you, Brian Cook.
God bless you, Brian Cook.
God bless you, Brian Cook.
-- Hot ice!
February 1st, 2013 at 12:04 PM |
I wish Mary Sue Coleman would
I wish Mary Sue Coleman would
I wish Mary Sue Coleman would hit me up on the AOL Chat and send me some sexy pics.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:07 PM |
NFG: Tweet Me. Love, the Real MSC
NFG: Tweet Me. Love, the Real MSC
Your opinion has no value.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:10 PM |
By the looks of that desolate
By the looks of that desolate
By the looks of that desolate house, she must be posing on the campus of MSU. I am driving up I-96 right now to meet you my love. I'll bring the pink and white roses you requested.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:16 PM |
And laxatives.
And laxatives.
Bring plenty of laxatives.
Don't ask why, all will be revealed in time.
Your opinion has no value.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:31 PM |
not msu campus
not msu campus
lack of farm animals and police cruisers
February 1st, 2013 at 5:16 PM |
couches,
couches,
no couches ablaze.
Wait, no reason for conflagrations.
February 1st, 2013 at 2:06 PM |
Be on the lookout
Be on the lookout
for these kinds of signs, too.
The Team, The Team, The Team
February 1st, 2013 at 12:08 PM |
(No subject)
(No subject)
February 1st, 2013 at 12:06 PM |
Brandon
Brandon
I'm pretty sure the dangers are evident every time you turn the television on. Brandon could have saved the athletic department some time and just sent T'eo a consulting fee.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:07 PM |
Lost it at
Lost it at
sad cancer
February 1st, 2013 at 12:09 PM |
Wow Experience
Wow Experience
She had a "WHOAH Experience". You rocked her metaphysical world, Brian, you dog.
"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
February 1st, 2013 at 12:17 PM |
C'mon Brian....
C'mon Brian....
Why mock DB's (mis)use of the interwebs and other newfangled suchlike. It could be worse.
Many excited Buckeyes in the Schott tonight—including me! Ready for the men’s basketball game against Wisconsin. - Gordon Gee
We're gonna play with toughness, we're gonna be responsible and we're gonna play with toughness. This is Michigan.
February 1st, 2013 at 1:47 PM |
Agree this is lame . . .
Agree this is lame . . .
He could have at least told his fans which bow tie he picked for the occasion.
February 1st, 2013 at 3:02 PM |
You're also aware he
You're also aware he
You're also aware he "tweeted" that on the night BEFORE the game was to even be played.
February 1st, 2013 at 4:04 PM |
To be fair . . .
To be fair . . .
How's a guy to know how long a message might travel through the tubes before it comes out the other end of the internet?
February 1st, 2013 at 12:17 PM |
I can't believe you got duped
I can't believe you got duped
I can't believe you got duped so bad Brian. I think you owe us all an apology with a softball lobbing TV anchor while wearing too much make-up and a pastel sweater.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:22 PM |
Very funny
Very funny
On a side:
I guess I'm old, but I prefer the terms "stalker" or "online predator" or "fraud" instead of "catfish".
"catfished" makes it sound funny when really what you are doing is wrong and criminal in some States/cases.
If T'eo was a female college cheerleader, the "catfish" guy would be in court right now.
life is like a box of chocolates... and you got the Whizzo Quality Assortment
February 1st, 2013 at 3:23 PM |
Catfishing Is Funny
Catfishing Is Funny
When you make a fake Facebook profile and use it to sucker your friend into standing at the corner of Liberty and South U waiting for his hot date to the Ann Arbor film festival. All the while you're sitting in Chipotle and placing bets on how long he lasts while using a pay as you go phone to text him how you're running late and will be there "in 15 minutes, I swear!".
It was revenge for his "AAPD Thinks You Ran a Hobo Over and is Looking For You Man" prank.
February 1st, 2013 at 4:02 PM |
You've done an AMAZING job of Catfishing
You've done an AMAZING job of Catfishing
If you've convinced a guy to stand on the corner of Liberty and South U.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
February 1st, 2013 at 12:23 PM |
awhhhh poor Joe Pa
awhhhh poor Joe Pa
awhhhh poor Joe Pa
February 1st, 2013 at 12:24 PM |
AD trolling
AD trolling
Playing tricks on your constituents to teach them a lesson? That is some severely obtuse, incompetent management at work. Who comes up with this crap? How did they get jobs in which they make decisions? They should not be allowed to make decisions.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:29 PM |
I propose they get this guy
I propose they get this guy
I propose they get this guy to teach THEM a lesson about teaching lessons.
Except for the other thing. That hurts the most. But the lack of respect hurts the second most.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:46 PM |
Bravo to you with the AD reference
Bravo to you with the AD reference
If I could upvote, I would.
February 1st, 2013 at 2:26 PM |
What are you talking about?
What are you talking about?
What are you talking about? This is completely normal. In the corporate world, it's called security awareness training or, more accurately, security awareness testing. You test your constituents to see if they know or can follow security practices. Then train them. Then test them again to see if they learned anything.
I am doing this EXACT thing right now. With the HR Director's blessing, I created two fakes phishing sites and am about to blast my spoofed emails to all company employees. We'll measure how many bite on it then educate and retest.
February 1st, 2013 at 3:50 PM |
Normal
Normal
Normal is relative. Because a thing is done commonly does not mean it is maximizing effectiveness. In my experience, corporate cultures tend to create behavioral norms of self-preservation. This manifests in enormous inefficiency as decisions get "punted" to and fro, with blame shifting just as much. Most managers are rewarded when they bend facts to frame a good image of themselves, not because they create a tangible benefit for anyone or anything, anywhere, ever and ultimately tend to be tremendously ineffective. So, it is normal, but it hurts companies.
But, I would say your example is not entirely applicable. Your example is testing use of company resources to see if employees can follow company protocols on those company resources. The example of the AD "catfishing" players is an example of intruding on people's personal lives, regarding things that do not directly pertain to the organization's performance. Unethical , I vouch -- but, then again, the whole thing appears to have been grossly misrepresented itself .... oy.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:49 PM |
Too bad this isn't a real
Too bad this isn't a real
Too bad this isn't a real conversation. My favorite part is 'I have sad cancer'.
Pure gold this is.
Edit: Actually this is my favorite part: 'are you feeling the wow in your pants bronco'
“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be champions.” - Bo
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February 1st, 2013 at 2:09 PM |
If she REALLY knew...
If she REALLY knew...
who she was addressing, she would have phrased it differently:
"I haz sad cancer"
The Team, The Team, The Team
February 1st, 2013 at 12:29 PM |
This is quite glorious.
This is quite glorious.
This is quite glorious.
Full-on Decatur Clan. Whatever happens, GO BLUE!
February 1st, 2013 at 12:34 PM |
This is why MGoBlog is
This is why MGoBlog is
This is why MGoBlog is awesome.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:43 PM |
Glad I have my office door
Glad I have my office door
Glad I have my office door shut, so I don't have to explain the laughter.
February 1st, 2013 at 12:47 PM |
#HALOL!!
#HALOL!!
#HALOL!!
"Finish Strong"
February 1st, 2013 at 12:54 PM |
$IM_OFF
$IM_OFF
100% Briliance, especially with the a/s/l and color scheme. I felt like i was back in 2000 and I was running low on free AOL hours from the CD Rom. Good old days, where if you didn't like a troll, you could punt them offline.
Touchdown Michigan!
February 1st, 2013 at 12:56 PM |
Well, Mr. Cook
Well, Mr. Cook
No happy ending for you.
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
February 1st, 2013 at 12:58 PM |
Clap
Clap
February 1st, 2013 at 2:01 PM |
Mgoblog needz
Mgoblog needz
Moar webex conferences
February 1st, 2013 at 1:00 PM |
I wonder
I wonder
If sad cancer is treatable.
February 1st, 2013 at 1:52 PM |
*
*
Sad cancer is no joke. It is when the immune system is unable to kill off sad cells, which reproduce uncontrollably.
The only known cures are a bushel basket of kittens, or, in the latest breakthrough, Denardium, which is a Denard Robinson smile ray concentrated through a Super Krypton Fabulator. This treatment now offers hope to thousands.
"That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed.
"It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.
February 1st, 2013 at 1:00 PM |
This is why I come to the
This is why I come to the
This is why I come to the blog. Bravo, Brian, good sir!
February 1st, 2013 at 1:05 PM |
Classic!!
Classic!!
This brought a nice hearty laugh to kick of the weekend!!
I do not mean to pry, but you don't by any chance happen to have six fingers on your right hand?
February 1st, 2013 at 1:07 PM |
It's funny 'cuz it's true.
It's funny 'cuz it's true.
It's funny 'cuz it's true.
February 1st, 2013 at 1:07 PM |
Hilarious. Bravo Senor.
Hilarious. Bravo Senor.
I, myself do not have a door I can close to prevent others from hearing/seeing my overreaction to hilarity...let odd looks and sideways glances from concerned co-workers commence!
February 1st, 2013 at 1:08 PM |
"Fine, fine. Send me your
"Fine, fine. Send me your
"Fine, fine. Send me your picture." Yeah, right. Like you have to be convinced. What are you doing in the chat room in the first place? Looking for WoW members to join your hoarde?
“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.” - Woody
February 1st, 2013 at 1:21 PM |
Instant classic
Instant classic
Instant classic
February 1st, 2013 at 1:23 PM |
Was it really Brandon?
Was it really Brandon?
The Rowland tweet only references the "athletic department" so we can't really be sure that it was AD Dave Brandon sending the pervy tweets. Probably just and intern or work-study student. Probably fired by now too.
February 1st, 2013 at 1:46 PM |
notsureifserious.jpg
notsureifserious.jpg
notsureifserious.jpg
February 1st, 2013 at 1:34 PM |
Come on, Dave Brandon would never talk online this way.
Come on, Dave Brandon would never talk online this way.
Before the hot girl would send a picture, she would also try to get the victim to purchase an Arby's-brand sandwich or one-use special football jersey.
February 1st, 2013 at 1:45 PM |
The good and the bad.
The good and the bad.
The good thing is that The Onion can never make fun of Dave Brandon's catfishing because it is already so weird, that it is beyond sarcasm.
That bad thing is that Deadspin can make fun of Dave Brandon's catfishing by just reporting what actually happened.
February 1st, 2013 at 1:58 PM |
I'm assuming next time the
I'm assuming next time the
I'm assuming next time the athletic department is going to kill several student athletes to teach them the dangers of being murdered.
Ann Arbor: now the permanent home of the Little Brown Jug
67-22-3 all-time
Can that really be real?