Warren Buffett - Michigan Fan?

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February 8th, 2012 at 10:05 PM
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Warren Buffett - Michigan Fan?

Everyone knows that Warren Buffett is a huge fan and supporter of Nebraska football.  During the Person to Person show on CBS, Buffett gave a tour of his Berkshire Hathaway offices.  In a cabinet outside his office he had a large display of memorabilia including a Nebraska football helmet.  But prominently displayed above that was a Michigan helmet (along with a Kansas City Chiefs helmet).

I believe Buffett wrote the forward to Bo's Lasting Lessons book.  Is this related?  Does anyone know why he has a UM helmet?

Before I get too excited, I should point out that he also has a sign above his office door that reads "Invest like a champion today".  Ugh.  The Hell with Notre Dame!

Should we point instead of fist pump during the Victors?

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February 8th, 2012 at 10:07 PM | Does a bear shit in the woods? (Score:3 Normal)
philclar
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Does a bear shit in the woods

February 9th, 2012 at 5:40 AM | Let's just say that no one is (Score:1 Normal)
Stephen Y
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Let's just say that no one is around to smell it (or step in it), did it really happen?

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February 8th, 2012 at 10:11 PM | Secretary (Score:5 Normal)
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I heard that his secretary is a UM fan, but he isn't.

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February 8th, 2012 at 10:12 PM | This surprises me.  I thought (Score:5 Normal)
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This surprises me.  I thought that the MSU national brand would cause Buffet to be a big Spartan supporter.

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February 8th, 2012 at 10:36 PM | National? (Score:2 Normal)
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Their work release program or pitbull for sparties is debuting this fall on truTV

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February 8th, 2012 at 11:13 PM | it never gets old (Score:2 Normal)
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it never gets old

 


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February 8th, 2012 at 10:14 PM | Buffet's business partner, (Score:5 Normal)
aaamichfan
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Buffet's business partner, Charlie Munger, is a Michigan grad and has donated something like $25M to the school. It's possible that may have something to do with it.

February 8th, 2012 at 11:03 PM | 25M? (Score:5 Normal)
JohnCorbin
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Chump change.  Stephen Ross donated $100M for a new business school for students who can't read good, and want to learn to do other things good.

February 9th, 2012 at 9:32 AM | A $100M school for (Score:4 Normal)
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A $100M school for ANTS?!?!?!?

Hail.

February 8th, 2012 at 10:15 PM | That helmet, supposedly, was (Score:5 Informative)
Bando Calrissian
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That helmet, supposedly, was the last thing Bo signed.  There was a big deal made about it being delivered to Buffett after Bo's death.

February 8th, 2012 at 10:15 PM | I'm pretty sure that Craig Ross (Score:1)
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I'm pretty sure that Craig Ross has a story about this. 

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February 8th, 2012 at 10:32 PM | I'm pretty sure that's the only story Craig Ross has. (Score:3 Funny)
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But I'm sure he'll be glad to tell it again. And again.

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February 8th, 2012 at 10:17 PM | Charlie Munger (Score:4 Normal)
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http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2012/01/10/charlie-munger-donates-1-2-million-in-stock-to-university-of-michigan/

Charlie Munger, Buffett's #2 at Berkshire Hathaway, is a big Michigan donor (that $1.2 million is the tip of the iceberg) and fan (he also attended UM in the 1940s before he had to leave for WWII).  I imagine that might have something to do with it.  Awesome though.

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February 8th, 2012 at 10:17 PM | Perhaps Tremendous can secure (Score:5 Normal)
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Perhaps Tremendous can secure an interview with the oracle from Omaha so we can find out?

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February 8th, 2012 at 10:20 PM | +1 (Score:3 Normal)
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+1

February 8th, 2012 at 10:20 PM | You can read the whole story (Score:2 Informative)
Jeff
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You can read the whole story in "Hail to the Victors 2009".  Unfortunately with Maple Street Press out of business you probably can't get a copy of it but Brian briefly mentions the story in his preview page.;

http://mgoblog.com/content/hail-victors-2009-0

And I swear I'm not making this up but Craig Ross details how he somehow found himself deputized to take Bo's last or second-to-last autograph to Warren Buffett, of all people. Craig isn't making this up, either: there are pictures. It's an incredible, preposterous story.

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February 8th, 2012 at 10:34 PM | Don't mean to brag (Score:5 Normal)
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But I was dating Warren's daughter for a while, but then they took my binoculars away.

Roll Tide.

February 8th, 2012 at 10:49 PM | you are easliy my favorite (Score:5 Normal)
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you are easliy my favorite poster that is a fan of another team on this blog, just thought I'd let you know.

 

February 8th, 2012 at 11:53 PM | I agree with joshgannon (Score:1)
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You are making it a lot harder to dislike Alabama despite my hatred of Saban.

Go Blue!

February 9th, 2012 at 10:27 AM | I agree with all of these (Score:1)
Bill in Birmingham
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I agree with all of these comments RDT. Although I am officially not allowed to hate Alabama because my daughter got her masters there.

February 9th, 2012 at 2:58 PM | Careful now. For all we know (Score:2)
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Careful now. For all we know he's just biding his time, working his way above the 100 point threshold so that he can troll the crap out of this site the week of the Jerry World game.

February 9th, 2012 at 12:30 AM | Dating? (Score:-1 Overrated)
February 8th, 2012 at 10:38 PM | Warren Buffet IS Michigan (Score:1)
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Warren Buffet IS Michigan fan.

Linguo

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February 8th, 2012 at 10:43 PM | Great (Score:5 Normal)
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Now the seat license fee is going up to like $13 Million.

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February 8th, 2012 at 10:56 PM | We gonna' miss Mr. Novak. (Score:1 Normal)
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Buffet's secretary makes $200,000 per year.

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February 9th, 2012 at 12:07 AM | Great (Score:2 Normal)
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Welcome to Michigan Football, brought to you by Mutual of Ohama's Wild Kingdom.

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February 9th, 2012 at 12:37 AM | For a $Billion dollar donation (Score:-1 Flamebait)
February 9th, 2012 at 12:26 PM | Really? (Score:1)
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I seriously hope that you forgot the put the "/s" at the end of that post.  I like my stadiums to sport the names of former Michigan coaches. 

 

February 9th, 2012 at 1:10 PM | I agree, but  $1B is enough (Score:3 Normal)
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I agree, but  $1B is enough money to make me reconsider my stance on that issue.

February 9th, 2012 at 2:19 PM | So (Score:4 Funny)
BluCheese
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Now that we know what you are we're just haggling over the price?

"You're fat and you're mine".  Bo to Dan Dierdorf.

February 11th, 2012 at 2:24 PM | $1 billion is enough for a lot of naming rights (Score:1)
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Ross got the B School for $100 million.  I think the Athletic Dept's annual budget is around $100 million.  This would pay for 10 years!

Go Blue!

February 9th, 2012 at 3:42 PM | Crysler? (Score:1)
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You've apparently renamed it as well, instead of after Fritz CRISLER.

February 9th, 2012 at 3:33 PM | Charlie Munger Is A Very Old Man (Score:1)
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Who I believe graduated from U of M Law School in 1954 or 1952 and formed a law firm (Munger, Tolles & Richardson) in Los Angeles.  He then fortunately met a client, Warren Buffett, and the rest is history.  The practice of law became not as interesting as it once was for Charlie.

Munger has been very very generous regarding U of M Law School, an institution that is constantly and aggressively seeking donations..........every six months.

February 9th, 2012 at 3:41 PM | Charlie Munger went to (Score:2)
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Charlie Munger went to undergrad at M (although didn't graduate because we left to serve in WWII) and later graduated from Harvard Law.

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