NomadicBlue

July 14th, 2010 at 7:16 AM ^

I better get my resume together.  I had a professor who once told me, "Engineers get hired for all kinds of positions outside the realm of their degree."  Time to see if he's right! 

BlockM

July 14th, 2010 at 9:53 AM ^

"Did you get them by knowing anything about football or compliance?"

"I'd prefer you not ask me that question. The important thing is that I have them."

"Alright, sounds good! Sign here. And here. Initial here..."

Magnus

July 14th, 2010 at 7:52 AM ^

If any readers out there are competent workers, you might as well take a shot.  That trait alone would be an improvement at the position.

njv5352

July 14th, 2010 at 8:27 AM ^

Must be someone had the "Coming to Jesus" talk with him.  Or he just got the hint that he was no longer needed.  Either way, this is a win for both the University and RR.

ssuarez

July 14th, 2010 at 9:15 AM ^

Am I a huge consiracy theorist because I was surprised to see this announcement and Lloyd's so close together? If so, please just say yes...

Augger

July 14th, 2010 at 9:55 AM ^

When I saw the Lloyd stuff I didn't think twice, he has done enough to earn his retirement whenever he wanted to take it.  When Labadie is shown the door on basically the same day, it certainly has to at least raise some sort of red flag...It may be and probably is a coincedence, but you have to at least think there may be some more underneath all this...You almost get the feeling that much like Malone and Sheridan chose of their own free will to hit the NFL, Labadie was told to quietly find something else to do so the athletic department could make it sound like a mutual parting of the ways.

Aug

BlockM

July 14th, 2010 at 9:58 AM ^

The Labadie resignation may have come because of the Carr resignation, but I don't see how Brandon could have possibly decided to force Carr out. That would be one of the dumbest things he could do. However, once Carr announced he was leaving, it was probably much easier to get Labadie to leave.

Frank Drebin

July 14th, 2010 at 10:37 AM ^

I don't really agree with this. It isn't like Labadie heard Lloyd was leaving yesterday and thought, "Hey, I need a new job" and then went and found it a day later. I think that Brandon probably said the writing was on the wall and they may have had an understanding that he should be looking for new employment, but he had a job until he found a new one. Just a thought.

BoBo24

July 14th, 2010 at 12:31 PM ^

Brandon told him he was done. And this had nothing to do with wanting to spend more time with his family. That is standard diplomatic language used all the time when someone is pushed out of an organization.

This also has absolutely nothing to do with Carr and would have happened whether Carr left or not. The amazing thing is that it took this long. I guess Martin didn't have the balls or maybe decided to leave this to the new AD.

And, no, Brandon would never attempt to get rid of LC. Why would he? LC has never been the problem, despite what some people think. At the same time, no way would Brandon (or Mary Sue) let LC dictate whether or not another incompetent employee is going to be axed, and no way would LC would even try.

Brandon is a God.

Search4Meaning

July 14th, 2010 at 12:13 PM ^

At least I hope not.  That would be a culture change BIG TIME!

I think we all saw these retirements coming, we just didn't know the details...

But Carr being forced out?  What's Brandon going to do, fire him?

turbo cool

July 14th, 2010 at 9:16 AM ^

Very interesting. I guarantee that things have been extremely tense in the AD over the past week or so. Labadie, and obviously Carr, were tied into everything that the AD had both accomplished over the years. Labadie was very well respected within the AD and former players but it's quite evident that Brandon definitely isn't giving anyone the same sympathy that Martin did.

njv5352

July 14th, 2010 at 9:51 AM ^

It is not at all uncommon to see a change in the guard when a new person takes over, much like coaching.  I would agree that in the last few months there have been some intersting discussions, some heated, and in the end Dave Brandon has had to make some difficult choices.  When you are on the outside of the box looking in it is a lot easier to see some of the issues and when you are "new" to the environment you are still looking in the box.  Hopefully he can maintain his out of the box approach and keep the athletic department on the right track.  Old habits are hard to break, but the more poeple you replace the easier it is to get them to do what you want.  I see this as being a good thing for Michigan.  It is not a stretch of the imagination to see an era of complacency at the end of Llyod's tenure both on the field and as an Associate Athletic Director.

Zone Left

July 14th, 2010 at 10:07 AM ^

I think one of Brandon's strong suits is his ability to affect positive change.  I interned at Domino's about nine years ago, and one of the things he told us when we showed up was that the pizza sucked and the franchises were badly mismanaged.  I spent most of the summer fixing franchise records and I think the pizza and the company's image is vastly improved.

M-Wolverine

July 14th, 2010 at 10:42 AM ^

For cleaning house, are basically calling him a liar in the same breath-

Brandon added: "I absolutely don't think people should" think his departure has anything to do with the NCAA investigation.

Blazefire

July 14th, 2010 at 11:48 AM ^

is avoiding being sued.

Unless you violated the terms of your employment contract (being incompetent doesn't), and employer isn't allowed to state why you were let go. Resign, and it's the same deal, except even nicer. Businesses have been sued, successfully, for tens of millions by former employees for telling other potential employers, either directly or through indirect channels, that a former worker screwed up.

MgoViper

July 14th, 2010 at 12:07 PM ^

Labadie informed the staff of his decision Monday and has taken a job with Blue Cross/Blue Shield, beginning at the end of the month.



From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20100714/SPORTS0201/7140345/1131/Michigan-s-football-director-moves-on#ixzz0tfdXkxC7
 
He is going to the company to get paid. Blue Cross/Blue Shield charges a crazy premium for their plans.
 
I wish him well.(He served Michigan well for Carr)