i don't understand how this matters at all outside of his family. he's not a politician, he's not a religious leader, he's not a teacher, he's not in charge of young people. all you are doing is invading the privacy of a woman who went out on a weekend.
all i'm saying is this story isn't shocking. definitely more than one player trying to unload shoes. they should have the right to sell what they own, and the NCAA is a garbage institution, but the school should have had a compliance person say "hey, maybe don't do this so openly"
People criticizing the Deadspin writer here are wrong. It's a lighthearted story and he puts everything in context. It's not an attack on Michigan.
Reporters (I am one) often do public records request to find things out. If nothing newsworthy comes of it, it's not the end of the world to do a jokey post on what's in there. You don't need to have a malicious intent to file a public records request.
Did a FOI request two years ago at Michigan. They said Dave Brandon and Mary Sue Coleman had neither sent nor received an email about Chris Webber or the Fab Five. Made the request not long after news about Chris Webber's book and disassociation issues.
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i don't understand how this matters at all outside of his family. he's not a politician, he's not a religious leader, he's not a teacher, he's not in charge of young people. all you are doing is invading the privacy of a woman who went out on a weekend.
I was on that team (my mom was the assistant coach mentioned) and it was really fun. Sheila is an amazing person.
what's the funny part
Trey, Caris, Robinson (for Denard or Bernard if you're going deep cuts), Jake (Long/Butt/Ryan), Brady, Mario.
the "common set of rules and guidelines" stink.
all i'm saying is this story isn't shocking. definitely more than one player trying to unload shoes. they should have the right to sell what they own, and the NCAA is a garbage institution, but the school should have had a compliance person say "hey, maybe don't do this so openly"
I mean, has nobody seen instagram stories from players over the past year?
People criticizing the Deadspin writer here are wrong. It's a lighthearted story and he puts everything in context. It's not an attack on Michigan.
Reporters (I am one) often do public records request to find things out. If nothing newsworthy comes of it, it's not the end of the world to do a jokey post on what's in there. You don't need to have a malicious intent to file a public records request.
Edit: Here's a jokey Deadspin/public records post I did a few years back on Wisconsin's football coaching search: "I Do Not Fit The Mold You Would Expect": Meet The Pharmacist, The FedEx Courier, And Other Dreamers Who Applied To Coach Wisconsin Football. It wasn't an attack on Wisconsin when I requested the applications (from those who didn't request the university keep them confidential).
Did a FOI request two years ago at Michigan. They said Dave Brandon and Mary Sue Coleman had neither sent nor received an email about Chris Webber or the Fab Five. Made the request not long after news about Chris Webber's book and disassociation issues.