Athletic Department

Submitted by KC Wolve on
I keep reading and hearing about all of the "nepotism" and backstabbing that goes on within the athletic department. This is supposedly causing problems with the hiring of a new coach and obviously hurt RR.

My questions. Who the fuck are these people? Why do they have the power to do this? I mean, if I'm the AD and I hire someone, I would fucking lose it if I found out these things were going on. What gives?

Idzerd

December 2nd, 2014 at 12:29 PM ^

Nepotism: Nepotism is favoritism granted in politics or business to relatives.    Cronyism:  Cronysim is partiality to long-standing friends, especially by appointing them to positions of authority regardless of their qualifications.

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redsoxaa

December 2nd, 2014 at 12:32 PM ^

This is why I seriously want someone with no Michigan ties.  Someone who won't hesitate to lay down the "my way or the highway" structure we need.

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UMxWolverines

December 2nd, 2014 at 12:36 PM ^

I knew we were fucked when it was reported that Schlissel was watching practice with Debord. Why does that guy have a job in the athletic department? I'll tell you why: Lloyd!

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Mazzy

December 2nd, 2014 at 5:22 PM ^

It's not really about who isn't there anymore. I can tell you from experience that there is something about this (and maybe all) University environemnt that lends itself to a feeling of superiority the second someone gets in a position of even the most limited power, and they seem to immediatley attempt to weild that power. I don't know if that's to prove how "important" they are or ?? but it happens constantly and from what I hear our department is the norm rather than the exception in that respect so I'd expect the Athletic dept. to be no different. In my own dept. someone - who is a UofM alum - was very shadily (yes, I made that up) fired, and then, seemingly just to give a final FU, chose to do this thing depts can do to former employees banning them from coming back to the U to work - anywhere else, not jsut in that department. IMO this was because the bosses in my particular dept. are from Eastern and MSU and they felt that UofM degree just pissed them off, but that's just my opinion on the matter - that I of course keep to myself at work. ;)

 

Point is - cronyism seems to just be business as usual at UofM.

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UMxWolverines

December 2nd, 2014 at 1:17 PM ^

We have these fuckheads who still have influence when they shouldn't and Schlissel goes to them because he doesn't know any better. We are never going to be a consistently elite program because they're more worried about their personal interests than winning. God damn sons of bitches.

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Year of Revenge II

December 2nd, 2014 at 1:37 PM ^

 One could reasonably argue that Lloyd Carr and Mke DeBord should be banished from the department, if not the program, for their active sabotaging of Harbaugh, Miles, and Rodriguez.  They couldn't care less evidently that their actions have hurt the team, the program, and the Univesity at times. They are dead to me.

I obviously have no say, but I want them gone.

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