Brandon pimp hands Hollis
Mark Hollis had good intentions-but made a mistake. Not appropriate to tweet one of our student-athletes. Won't happen again. End of story.
March 28th, 2012 at 10:41 PM ^
Yeah I'm sure he had good intentions.
March 28th, 2012 at 11:56 PM ^
Good intentions of trying to lure Trey to the NBA cause Hollis is scared about Blue domination next year!
March 28th, 2012 at 10:42 PM ^
Big brother stepping in and putting little bro in his place.
March 29th, 2012 at 12:36 AM ^
I can't stop laughing right now.
March 28th, 2012 at 10:45 PM ^
Looks like big brother just stuck little brother's head in the toilet.
March 28th, 2012 at 10:45 PM ^
Did Hoke hack Brandon's Twitter account again?
March 28th, 2012 at 10:46 PM ^
I don't speak twitter but if you read in between the lines of Brandon's comment it reads like this. "I told that second rate bitch that he better not step out of line again. He will not and from now on he will sit whenever he pees."
March 28th, 2012 at 11:20 PM ^
It's more comfortable. When you get up at night you don't have to turn the light on and wake up. And you get to read. While you're peeing all over your shoes, I'm learning something.
Larry David sits down when he pees. Then again, he also happens to enjoy wearing women's panties...
Yes but it's purely for comfort.
Sitting while you pee is pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good.
March 29th, 2012 at 12:58 PM ^
Ridiculously hilarious!
I've never been able to read in the dark.
March 29th, 2012 at 11:13 AM ^
But I thought you sit on the toilet facing the back, so you have that nice little shelf for your comic book and your chocolate milk? Because then you have the flusher right here. No? Jeez, that's embarassing.
March 29th, 2012 at 11:31 AM ^
Skapanza, I was reading the posts in this thread and while I found them entertaining, I then saw yours and starting laughing my ass off! Thanks for the giggle dude!
March 29th, 2012 at 11:37 AM ^
Thanks, all credit goes to South Park though. Butters at his best.
March 29th, 2012 at 12:13 PM ^
South Park references.
March 29th, 2012 at 12:20 PM ^
I downvote ALL people who post that they upvote things.
;)
March 28th, 2012 at 10:47 PM ^
Talk about public rebuke. Brandon just made Hollis look childish, to be sure.
March 28th, 2012 at 10:47 PM ^
Man if this is all real, what an embarassment for Sparty.
March 28th, 2012 at 11:52 PM ^
It is. And it is.
March 28th, 2012 at 10:48 PM ^
Totally agree. I'm pretty sure he was just trying to give some friendly advice, but it was out of line professionally.
March 28th, 2012 at 10:49 PM ^
Naturally Hollis, being a Sparty, doesn't grasp the difference between "is" and "are." What a yokel. Probably drank too much shine tonight.
March 28th, 2012 at 10:49 PM ^
...that any conversation was merely a friendly reminder...
March 29th, 2012 at 12:36 AM ^
There is my cat in action again.. kickin ass like the Chuck Norris of cats that he was. RIP.
March 28th, 2012 at 10:52 PM ^
As Jim Rome would say Twitter is a loaded gun that will go off at some point apparently Hollis didn't get the memo
March 28th, 2012 at 10:52 PM ^
I still don't get why he even Tweeted that in the first place? Only at MSU
March 28th, 2012 at 10:58 PM ^
Pimp handing than I do...
March 28th, 2012 at 11:07 PM ^
You're a real grump today.
March 28th, 2012 at 11:03 PM ^
and boom goes the dynamite
March 28th, 2012 at 11:11 PM ^
Maybe I misunderstood something, but I thought Hollis just encouraged Trey to follow his own heart. I thought it was a sign of respect from Hollis that he tweeted at all, especially given the #respect. But Brandon has to control the universe, so I'm sure the emperor feels better that he has announced to world that he is back in control again. I know I feel safer again.
March 28th, 2012 at 11:14 PM ^
What good could possibly come from allowing rival AD's to contact our athletes? Actually, Hollis committed an NCAA violation when he Tweeted Burke, nothing major, but it was against the rules.
Beyond the weirdness of it (can you imagine Brandon Tweeting Draymond Green?), Hollis should be the last person offering Burke advice, any advice.
March 28th, 2012 at 11:27 PM ^
I think there is room for that in the universe. But i agree it was wierd, probably shouldn't have happened, esp. if it violates the sacred NCAA edicts. So ultimately, I agree with you, it's just that i'm more irritated by the emperor's need to dominate every effing aspect of life. Did he really need to assure all the little people that it won't happen again? PHEW!! Thanks Dave, for responding so thoroughly to the bat-call!! Martial law by Brandon is like a warm blanket.
March 28th, 2012 at 11:34 PM ^
I'm thinking that was directed more at Hollis personally. Either way, Brandon is paid (in part) to play guardian to, what, 500+ athletes? I'd be overly defensive at something like this if I was in his shoes, as well. Given the disparity in status (student-athlete vs. high ranking university executive), Burke can't very well say anything, and it's Brandon's job to intervene.
I think Brandon did a great job handling this. There's nothing MSU can say publicly other than agree, and he's made it clear that he won't overlook behavior like this from his peers.
March 28th, 2012 at 11:36 PM ^
Well said and reasoned.
March 28th, 2012 at 11:40 PM ^
There is also the possibility that Brandon was receiving many (dozens? hundreds?) of complaints from concerned UM students, alumni, fans, etc. Maybe he felt the need to publicly respond given all the complaints he got?
But I guess you don't need to consider that possibility when it seems you have such direct & inside access to Dave Brandon's psyche, and therefore know all his motives.
March 28th, 2012 at 11:23 PM ^
...that anyone is taking exception to the sentiment, or the content of the advice. In question is the appropriateness of an AD reaching out to Burke at all, and of course the grammar... Fergodsakes.
March 28th, 2012 at 11:17 PM ^
If you ever read Hollis' twitter eed, the guy is an absolute child with that thing. It often veers way into mouthbreathing-fan territory when, realistically, this guy is the professional face of a major D-1 athletic department. It's about time he acted like it. You'd think he'd have figured out the gravity of his position, you know, the second he took the job.
March 28th, 2012 at 11:43 PM ^
Your name is Mark Hollis
March 29th, 2012 at 12:10 AM ^
Hollis is just communicating with his audience haha
March 28th, 2012 at 11:19 PM ^
Our AD knows how to spell as well... so proud. Brandon = UM Grad. Hollis... you guessed it.
March 28th, 2012 at 11:29 PM ^
Hollis apologize not Brandon apologizing for him.
But this will never happen.
March 28th, 2012 at 11:32 PM ^
Boom! Well there u go.
March 29th, 2012 at 12:02 AM ^
Hollis has done a few things now that make me think he isn't up to the job of being AD for a major university. When you screw up bad enough that your colleagues from a rival institution call you on it, you know you screwed up.
And let's hope for everyone's sake that he never ends up at a major university.
We need a "Oh Snap" moderation tag
March 29th, 2012 at 12:49 AM ^
Oh yeah! That just happened......
I still can't for the life of me see how he thought this was a good idea. He had to be drinking or something. He is an AD at a somewhat major University :) and you just can't make mistakes like this. This makes him look really, really bad. Dave Brandon on the other hand.....looks like the man.