End of an era in Michigan athletics; Percy Bates retirement as Fac. Rep.

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February 23rd, 2012 at 2:04 PM
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End of an era in Michigan athletics; Percy Bates retirement as Fac. Rep.

Percy Bates ends his 20+ years as Faculty Representative to the Athletic Department.  I am not clear on whether he will continue to maintain a seat on the Department's Advisory Board on Intercollegiate Athletics.

By outward appearances, this may be an ordinary, timely retirement.  I have no information to suggest otherwise.

At the same time, Percy Bates is known to have friendly associations with EMU Regent and Three and Out figure Jim Stapleton (who is himself an active Michigan alum and a former Advisory Board Member with Bates), Lloyd Carr and Michael Rosenberg. 

Here is Bates' retirement announcement at MGoBlue.com.

Our new Faculty Rep, Anne Curzan.

 

 

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February 23rd, 2012 at 2:11 PM | Given that the guy has to be (Score:5 Normal)
justingoblue
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Given that the guy has to be in his seventies (faculty since 1965, plus...27-28 years?), and got a pretty glowing quote from Brandon in the press release, I'm guessing his retirement is ordinary and timely.

Go Blue!

February 23rd, 2012 at 2:14 PM | Thank you for sharing (Score:5 Normal)
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I had the opportunity to meet Percy when I interviewed him for a large project I was doing on minorities in the coaching ranks of college football. He met with me on several occasions for over an hour each time and naturally our conversations would turn towards the game. Percy loved  Michigan football.  The one thing that I will always be in debt to him for was when he took off his '97 title ring and let me try it on.

"Begin with the end in mind." -Lloyd Carr

 

February 23rd, 2012 at 2:19 PM | Title of the post (Score:5 Normal)
ChuckieWoodson
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is a tad grandiose, considering 99% of us here don't know who Percy Bates is.

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February 23rd, 2012 at 2:28 PM | You don't know Percy Bates?? (Score:5 Normal)
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You don't know Percy Bates?? Clearly he was the Fac. Rep. and his retirement is the end of an era in Michigan athletics. And you call yourself a michigan fan...

/had no idea wtf a Fac. Rep. was either

February 23rd, 2012 at 9:30 PM | He doesn't know (Score:1)
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who LeFors is.

...confidence is the stain they can't wipe off...

February 23rd, 2012 at 2:31 PM | I don't know who he is (Score:5 Normal)
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I don't know who he is either.  But dammit....

....I respect you bro.

Always reaching for the banner.

February 23rd, 2012 at 2:33 PM | I have no information... (Score:5 Normal)
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I have no information to suggest otherwise... but I'm going to do so anyway one sentence later.

"Nowhere is there a better university, in any way, than this Michigan of ours."

February 23rd, 2012 at 2:36 PM | Percy Bates is an (Score:5 Normal)
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Percy Bates is an institution.  I wish him a good and well-deserved retirement.

And he deserves more than typical Section 1 anti-Freep trolling.

February 23rd, 2012 at 3:06 PM | No, no... (Score:1 Normal)
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Percy Bates WORKED for an institution. That he has now retired from. Under what are evidently suspicious circumstances.

"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
February 23rd, 2012 at 3:13 PM | No no no no no! (Score:-1 Trolling)
February 23rd, 2012 at 2:51 PM | Steve Watson graduated; it's (Score:5 Normal)
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Steve Watson graduated; it's the end of an era!

"It would be a travesty, it would be ridiculous to all of a sudden come back and get the feeling back, get the health back, feel good again and then all of a sudden go throw some other colors on my shirt and go coach."

February 23rd, 2012 at 2:58 PM | Fergodsakes, man... (Score:5 Normal)
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...give it a rest. Not pleased with how you cast aspersions on a honorable man who deserves to be lauded for his decades of service to Michigan and its student-athletes.

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February 23rd, 2012 at 3:11 PM | Haha. (Score:-1 Trolling)
February 23rd, 2012 at 3:16 PM | Shoe isn't responsible for (Score:5 Normal)
justingoblue
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Shoe isn't responsible for anyone else's comments. Your comments were very disrespectful, and he pointed that out; you followed by summarizing other comments on the thread. Like Shoe, I'd love to know what evidence you have behind your "non-suggestion".

Go Blue!

February 23rd, 2012 at 3:09 PM | I never had a chance to meet (Score:5 Normal)
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I never had a chance to meet Percy Bates, but I know from experience that faculty athletic reps are an extremely important component of a well-functioning athletic department.  Wish him the best and hope whoever receives the position next has a successful term 

February 23rd, 2012 at 3:58 PM | I'll type it, so that Bando needn't waste his energy... (Score:-1 Trolling)
February 23rd, 2012 at 3:46 PM | Only on a Michigan board (Score:4 Normal)
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Only on a Michigan board could a flamewar start over a man's retirement. I love this place, but sometimes we all get too wrapped up in conspiracies about the school, especially when it pertains to RR and the AD

If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?

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February 23rd, 2012 at 3:53 PM | And it really has nothing to (Score:4 Normal)
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And it really has nothing to do with RR or Dave Brandon to begin with.  Heck, Bates served as Faculty Rep under five head football coaches and seven AD's, if memory serves me correctly.  To turn this into anything but a celebration of what he has done for this university and our student-athletes is simply absurd.

February 23rd, 2012 at 4:51 PM | Tidbit (Score:5 Normal)
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He's a great guy. I worked with him when I was in charge of a summer program for teens living in local housing projects. He was instrumental in setting up an amazing visit to the Athletic Department and the Big House for the participants, who were all interested in careers in sports management. As if that weren't enough, he came to work during his vacation to meet the students and answer their questions about careers in athletics. He really went above and beyond for them and they LOVED their visit. 

 

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