Per Angelique: David Brandon new AD
Angelique S. Chengelis / The Detroit News Dave Brandon, the chairman and CEO of Domino's Pizza and a former Michigan football player and university Regent, will be named Michigan's new athletic director and is expected to be introduced to the department staff Tuesday morning, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation. Brandon, 57, has deep ties to the university and also to Michigan business and politics and has long been considered the front-runner to replace athletic director Bill Martin.
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* The tinfoil-hat wing of the internet that's suggested Brandon is a part of the shadowy anti-RR cabal hypothetically headed by Lloyd Carr could not be more wrong. Brandon was a key supporter of Rodriguez's candidacy. He and RR have dinner regularly. 3-9 engenders some frustration, but one of the items cited was Rodriguez getting "too friendly with the media". This is not someone who has anything but the program's best interests in mind. Brandon would represent an RR faction* win. If Brandon wants the job I'm betting he's the front-runner. . . . *(Assuming that there is any actual anti-RR faction within the athletic department.)And from Unverified Voracity Pulls Around, 10-21-09:
A couple AD clarifications. The thing about Dave Brandon politicizing the AD position was not meant to suggest a staunch anything couldn't run the department—Bo, good God.
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Former regent Dave Brandon is out there, but is a heavily active Republican who might unnecessarily politicize something that doesn't need that sort of thing. He's also the Domino's CEO and would have to give up his current job, and has considered running for the Senate. He's got other priorities. Also rumored to be anti-RR.I wonder what Brian might have to say now. Well, as the header says, "Don't panic." Edit: I see I'm not the first to dig up Brian's old post.
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