After completion of the Fall Sports the Univ Of Michigan is #1 in the Sears Directors Cup for Overall Athletics. ALL of Michigans fall sports earned points! EXCELLENT JOB BLUE!
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Michigan #1 in Directors Cup
December 20th, 2012 at 1:13 PM
#1
Michigan #1 in Directors Cup
December 20th, 2012 at 1:16 PM | 
That's the same as a National
That's the same as a National
December 20th, 2012 at 1:47 PM |
This one isn't mythical.
This one isn't mythical.
This one isn't mythical.
"The Artes, The Scientia, The Veritas."
December 20th, 2012 at 1:19 PM |
It's been almost 10 years
It's been almost 10 years
It's been almost 10 years since Sears sponsored the Directors' Cup. Also, Sears sucks.
RIP my avatar, June 14, 1998 - October 26, 2012.
December 20th, 2012 at 1:29 PM |
Sears
Sears
Sears still exists? Or is the Director's Cup now sponsored by Johnny Sears?
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December 20th, 2012 at 1:45 PM |
Nope, It's a typo and the
Nope, It's a typo and the
Nope, It's a typo and the Director's Cup is now sponsored by Billy Shears. Ringo Starr operates in strange ways.
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December 20th, 2012 at 1:59 PM |
Humbug
Humbug
It'll always be the Sears Directors' Cup to me. Kind of like the skyscraper in Chicago. (Who calls it the "Willis Tower"?)
December 20th, 2012 at 1:38 PM |
Not quite done yet
Not quite done yet
There's still the final FBS coaches' poll left to determine the final Fall rankings.
We'll see how Stanford does against the #3 team in their division of our conference in their bowl game to see if they can get any closer to us...
December 20th, 2012 at 1:50 PM |
Don't get your hopes up.
Don't get your hopes up.
Don't get your hopes up. Stanford will win for the 19th straight year.
December 20th, 2012 at 3:33 PM |
Yeah, it's easy to be near the top in the fall
Yeah, it's easy to be near the top in the fall
then all those spring/summer sports happen and Stanford cleans up in the rankings.
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December 20th, 2012 at 2:14 PM |
Weird, currently the Top 10
Weird, currently the Top 10
Weird, currently the Top 10 is mostly good/decent academic schools: UM, UNC, Stanford, PSU, UCLA, ND, Georgetown, Princeton (so everyone except FSU and Oregon)...
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December 20th, 2012 at 2:25 PM |
I wonder...
I wonder...
Without doing any research, whatsoever, I wonder if the reason the "academic" schools rank highest because they still value the educational value of the non-revenue sports.
As the old saw goes, "You can't compete in the director's cup unless you have a lot of different sports in your athletic department."
December 20th, 2012 at 2:30 PM |
Yeah, could be
Yeah, could be
Yeah, could be
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December 20th, 2012 at 3:20 PM |
That's because the Directors
That's because the Directors
That's because the Directors cup is heavy on the "Country Club" sports - swimming, tennis, golf, etc. No Joke.
M'Dog
December 20th, 2012 at 8:26 PM |
This has always been the case
This has always been the case
This has always been the case - good academic schools being good across all-sports.
If you are a football player, you might be faced with a choice of the school who will put you in the NFL, or the school that will give you the best education. Same thing with basketball, and to a lesser extent hockey and baseball.
For all other sports (which constitutes most of the sports), there is no choice, because you know you're not going pro. There are certainly other factors that come in to play (facilities, tradition, proximity to home), but if you're getting a scholarship to Northwestern and Kentucky for girls soccer, that choice is a lot different than if you're a mens basketball player.
December 20th, 2012 at 3:21 PM |
Despite The Unofficial Results
Despite The Unofficial Results
Despite the unofficial results here, we should thank our varsity sports on garnering some pretty good seasons this year. However the final fall result end up, I think this release should still elicit quite a bit of pride in being competitive across the spectrum.
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December 20th, 2012 at 3:30 PM |
FIRE DAVE BRANDON NOW!!!
FIRE DAVE BRANDON NOW!!!
/sarcasm times a million
DB just toss his caaack on the table one more time for the haters after receiving this news. For anyone else hating one of the 5 best AD's in the country...shut up.
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
December 20th, 2012 at 3:36 PM |
FIRE DAVE BRANDON NOW!!!
FIRE DAVE BRANDON NOW!!!
/sarcasm times a million
DB just toss his caaack on the table one more time for the haters after receiving this news. For anyone else hating one of the 5 best AD's in the country...shut up.
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
December 20th, 2012 at 3:43 PM |
"Shut Up"?
"Shut Up"?
Or maybe, like everybody else in the world, Mr. Brandon does things that are worthy of praise and he does other things that are worthy of criticism.
Michigan's trip to the final four in volleyball is no reason that the athletic director should be immune from criticism for, e.g., those football uniforms. The two things have nothing to do with each other.
But of course you knew that, and yet you told me to "shut up" anyway.
December 20th, 2012 at 8:37 PM |
Obviously you're right, but
Obviously you're right, but
Obviously you're right, but it seems like you're ignoring his point simply because he worded it poorly (which I agree that he did).
His point was (not so elequently stated) that people should also give DB his due when things like this come out. People are very quick to jump on DB for uniformz, piped in music, etc, but they forget that he has done a pretty amazing job in many aspects of his position.
Every uniformz post has multiple "Fire DB" posts, joking or otherwise, but every lacrosse post, for example, almost never includes a single "Thanks to DB for bringing us men's and women's lacrosse" which is a much bigger positive than bowl jerseys are a negative.
December 21st, 2012 at 12:08 AM |
Yes, but...
Yes, but...
Fair enough, but he (along with another poster of a more active thread today) is portraying this as an "all or nothing" situation. Brandon has done some wonderful things, and some awful things. The wonderful things, I agree, outweigh the awful things.
My criticism of the "special" uniforms does not imply a rejection of Mr. Brandon's other, better decisions. The fact that the good outweighs the bad in Mr. Brandon's administration should not make him immune from criticism. Instead, it makes the criticism even more important, because Mr. Brandon could be a perfect Athletic Director if he could just learn to get over some of the attitudes he appears to have brought from his previous job.
December 21st, 2012 at 12:11 AM |
^Gets it.
^Gets it.
I just chose to be an ass, because that's how people talk when they're berating DB for jerseys, band, night games, etc.
His coaches are winning, he's building world class facilities, Michigan is Michigan again. Yet people don't want to give him credit because they don't like the business, money making side of him.
Michigan is #2 in the country in revenue behind Texas. #2!!! In Michigan? A depressed state who's biggest city is trying to recover from an economic crisis.
That's a miracle and deserves praise.
“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”
December 21st, 2012 at 12:24 AM |
Well I can
Well I can
attest that DB certainly supports the "other" sports. He is at the softball games often (I assume baseball as well). He gets around campus for sure. Billy wouldnt leave his office (if he ever showed up).
Overall DB is a positive for the AD; although I have certainly critisized him recently. The only way I would advocate to fire DB is if Brad Bates was available.
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December 20th, 2012 at 3:49 PM |
Will we get MOAR POINTS if we
Will we get MOAR POINTS if we
Will we get MOAR POINTS if we win our bowl game??
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December 20th, 2012 at 4:02 PM |
For those interested....
For those interested....
Here are the current Capital One Cup standings.....
Obviously, the scoring system is quite a bit different from the Directors Cup. Michigan is 7th in women's standings and not in the top 10 in men's.
All right Lemmings. Bring the heat.
December 20th, 2012 at 4:07 PM |
Water Polo
Water Polo
Does most every school have water polo as a club sport or they only give credit only for the top 4 spots? Either way seems silly to include that sport. MIght as well include the solar car racing team then...
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December 20th, 2012 at 8:32 PM |
Why would you not include it
Why would you not include it
Why would you not include it as a sport? The whole point of the Director's Cup is that all sports are equal. The point is not to see who is good at the revenue sports, it's to see who is good at all sports. Water polo is a sport, and Michigan happens to be very good at women's water polo.
December 20th, 2012 at 8:20 PM |
Basketball (both programs),
Basketball (both programs),
Basketball (both programs), Softball and maybe Hockey if things can pick up after this shutout win can carry Michigan down the stretch to their first ever Directors Cup.
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
December 20th, 2012 at 11:52 PM |
More than that...
More than that...
Michigan should also collect some significant Directors Cup points in men's gymnastics, swimming, tennis, wrestling, as well as women's gymnastics, rowing, swimming and tennis.
Stanford is the heavy favorite, but some good stretch runs from some of those Michigan teams (and some timely upset losses by Stanford) will give Michigan an outside shot at the title.
January 14th, 2013 at 5:03 PM |
UPDATE - Michigan to #2
UPDATE - Michigan to #2
OP Please edit heading or someone with enough points add new topic
Fall final results here:
We fell to #2. It would be MUCH closer if the FBS point allocation structure wasn't so horrible. We finished 44th in football (vs MSU and other unranked (Coach's Poll) finishing 26th. It's a 20 point swing to be an unranked boll winner vs and unranked boll winner. So from 26th in Coach's poll to 44th in Director's cup.
http://www.nacda.com/directorscup/nacda-directorscup-scoring.html
FBS Football
The following breakdown will be used:
- 1st place - 1-25 using the USA Today poll, point breakdown is as follows: We will be using the 64-team non-bracket point system for the top-25 teams with 25th place receiving 49 points.
- 26th place - Bowl game winners not ranked in poll (45 points)
- Next Available Place - Bowl game losers not ranked in the poll (25 points)
COE 2003
January 14th, 2013 at 7:42 PM |
Tell you what, UMChemEng...
Tell you what, UMChemEng...
why don't you post it with your shiny new collection of points (that expire in six months, so get posting!)?
Go Blue!
That's the same as a National Championship, right?
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