Freep reporting violations by UM
August 30th, 2009 at 12:47 PM ^
Michael Rosenberg and Mark Snyder do not have mustaches. They have never had mustaches. Several former or current co-workers at the Detroit Free Press corroborate allegations that they have had laser hair removal treatment, in violation of Mustache for Michigan regulations and men who are not pussies everywhere .
Not Mandatory
Rosenberg and Snyder have been heard, muttering from their effeminately smooth faces: Follicular workouts are voluntary, not mandatory. You can't force us to grow icky hair. When we baited and misquoted Freep junior support staff that didn't know of our slanted and harried agenda, we have found: "The...[hairless duo] have...receipts showing purchases...of (large quantities of) Nair."
Mustaches for Michigan failed to contact Rosernberg/Snyder to comment because, quite frankly, fuck them and their non-mustached faces.
August 30th, 2009 at 1:06 PM ^
We know there is a constituency of people who did not and do not want RR. But these guys (Rosenberg/Snyder) are just reporters, right? There has to be someone with an axe to grind green-lighting this stuff.
I've seen enough people better versed in journalism than I commenting on the lack on integrity apparent in an article such as this. My question is, who is pulling these strings? Editors, advertisers...? Just a thought.
August 30th, 2009 at 5:12 PM ^
Although all of the negative press drummed up over the last 12 months by the freep makes it feel as though there is some vast conspiracy to oust Rich Rod, it really all comes down to money.
If Rosenberg and Sharp write fluff articles about how U of M players visit hospitals or volunteer at nursing homes, maybe a few U of M homers will read it.
If they write an in-depth season preview, going over potential starters, the schedule and impact freshman, the vast majority of U of M fans will read it.
If they write an investigative piece on how Rich Rod is undermining family values, causing the downfall of the Michigan football program, and cheating; U of M fans will read it, Michigan State fans will read it, OSU fans will read it, Notre Dame fans will read it, West Virginia fans will read it, the rest of the Big Ten's fans will read it, it will get picked up by espn, and several other media outlets leading to even more people reading it, etc...
More hits = more money.
Trashing Rich Rod = more hits = more money.
August 30th, 2009 at 5:45 PM ^
I'll buy that.
August 31st, 2009 at 3:57 PM ^
...I enjoy coming to this blog. As a Domer homer I have found it a great site when doing breakdowns of offense/defense, trend analysis, etc, particularly for a rival program. And I understand the angst of what feels like a negative barrage of criticism and such, but to see the learned men of Mgoblog recount letters they sent directly to the reporters (take that! ha ha!), and to go through conspiracy theories, fashion petitions and use silly retorts like "everybody does it" is a departure from the typical on here. There is undoubtedly hyperbole in the reporting of the issue, as there is with EVERY news article for the most part these days. Reporters do not report, they offer pre-determined slants and opinions nowadays. Kind of like this um, I don't know, blog (in fairness most of these blogs are more balanced). But it is the nature of the beast today so citing some persecution complex seems a bit silly. The issue I see is this...disgruntled or not, "soft" or not, R Rod still has a cultural dissension that has not yet receded amongst some players. And he is in year two, and to be frank, should be clear of this issue. Even if it is just a couple of players. Fair or not, Michigan rarely if ever found itself in the news for these issues under prior regimes. And even if it is all false, allowing this to even seep out still says something about his control of the program. I am not indicting his football coaching abilities, that still has to be played out since it is far too early, but at this rate he might not be allowed to see it through...
Please save the "Weis is schematically fat jokes", I was just offering my opinion.
August 30th, 2009 at 9:39 PM ^
Assuming NCAA does bother to investigate, how is that done? Basically, what powers do they have to find the "truth"? From what I understand, they can't subpoena individuals and it doesn't seem likely that voluntary workouts would be documented as compared to mandatory workouts, so how exactly does the NCAA investigate to find prove to justify sanctions? Perhaps if enough players like Clemons cooperate that could be sufficient, but you'd think the NCAA would need mostly current players.
Surely someone out there has experience with this?
[Note: Not sure this is the best thread for this question, but I thought it was sufficient. Also, this hypo is not meant to start a "is it ok to break the rules if you don't get caught" discussion, but I realize that is a very real risk. I'm just interested in learning about the nuts and bolts of NCAA investigations.]