Michigan Football Director of High School Relations... fighting high schoolers on Twitter?
So the UM Football Director of High School Relations may have forgotten what his job title is. He's apparently fighting with a high school student who recently won a game against his former high school. Not a good look.
Hahaha try winning fair and square. Also. You can’t touch the ball that’s a delay of game boy. Also keep y’all worthless fathers in the stands. Good luck playing football in college. I hope Michigan get to play you.. oh nvm
— Chris Bryant (@cbryant58) November 20, 2018
November 21st, 2018 at 7:14 PM ^
He needs to step down. Fighting with a kid is not a good look. wtf is wrong with people???
November 21st, 2018 at 7:36 PM ^
Bryant went to Simeon. The kid he tweeted at goes to Nazareth. Not condoning the tweet but I think this is the issue.
November 22nd, 2018 at 7:13 AM ^
My favorite quote from the article:
... the lawsuit points to Facebook comments in which Mercado apparently admitted to helping the officials make calls. ... “Facebook is Facebook, and probably things that I should not have said,” Mercado said.
“Facebook is Facebook” should be the company’s motto.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:36 PM ^
wow you guys are WAYYYY overreacting. He didn’t say anything hateful, racist, sexist, calm the fuck down. It’s worth telling him he must be professional on Twitter. But that’s it.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:51 PM ^
Yeah but its also his job to build relationships with high school recruits. It cab rub high school coaches and parents the wrong way.
November 21st, 2018 at 8:43 PM ^
Not saying what he did was good or acceptable. I’m saying it deserves a talking to not a firing.
November 21st, 2018 at 9:13 PM ^
Someone with his role representing the university like this to high school students deserves a firing, without question. This is shameful behavior directed at the population he is paid to cultivate. It's not just a bad look for the university it is the antithesis of what he's being paid to do.
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:25 AM ^
I’m guessing most of the people calling for a firing are 30+ ? Twitter is not real. I have said way worse to some of my best friends on twitter and there are no hard feelings at all. It’s 2018. Sometimes you just gotta be a savage and roast someone. ALL THAT SAID...in this situation it’s not appropriate for the position he is employed in. Just gotta have a meeting with him and everything should be fixed.
November 22nd, 2018 at 8:24 AM ^
You've done worse online. Should you be fired for it?
November 21st, 2018 at 10:04 PM ^
His job is to maintain good relationships with high school students; right now he appears to be fighting with a high school student on Twitter. If someone wants to fire you for being an idiot at the thing you are supposed to do, there isn't some "threshold" of stupidity they need to meet first.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:16 PM ^
Twitter continues to be the cesspool it has always been. I am glad that people are being held accountable for what they say, at least more than they used to be. And this guy should be no different. Thank you for sharing.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:32 PM ^
Parts of twitter are a cesspool but as a teacher twitter can be a game changer for access to scientists and teachers that aren't local but challenge you to teach better. I'm sure this happens in other fields as well.
November 21st, 2018 at 9:56 PM ^
I just started using twitter to follow scientific journals, basically using the addictive nature of social media to trick me into useful reading.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:48 PM ^
Twitted = cesspool. Facebook = slippery slope to looking up ex girlfriends. Both bad.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:17 PM ^
We are going to get Jordan Diamond too.
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:58 AM ^
When you think that you’re clever, just remember that your humor is equivalent and as played out dad jokes.
November 22nd, 2018 at 3:29 AM ^
And 8 ball jackets?
November 21st, 2018 at 7:19 PM ^
Hopefully the mods will soon be able to update the title to ex-director of blah blah... also Chris Bryant (NTCB, right?).
November 21st, 2018 at 7:20 PM ^
That guy used to play here didn't he?
November 21st, 2018 at 7:24 PM ^
Was trying to figure out if he's Chris Bryant or Not That Chris Bryant.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:26 PM ^
https://247sports.com/player/chris-bryant-1806/
Yep. Almost forgot about him.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:32 PM ^
Never forgot about him he was kinda like Mike Onwenu 1.0 (glad 2.0 worked out better).
November 21st, 2018 at 7:24 PM ^
Yeah he did
November 21st, 2018 at 7:22 PM ^
Can him.
Ridiculous
November 21st, 2018 at 8:06 PM ^
Really? Certainly shouldn’t do that, and should be reprimanded, but you think he should lose his job for that tweet?
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:29 AM ^
Yes. Are you kidding me with that? You're a professional at a post-secondary institution that has a sterling reputation. And what do you do? You bitch out high school kids on Twitter and - worst of all - call kids' fathers "worthless."
Fired. Tomorrow on Thanksgiving. Seriously, what a joke. Guy needs to go. Oh and I didn't even mention that his job is HIGH SCHOOL RELATIONS.
Fired guy.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:24 PM ^
I thought we weren’t supposed to have “relations” with high schoolers anymore?!?!
November 21st, 2018 at 7:31 PM ^
Yes, and that applies for you specifically, as you showed up in the database.
November 21st, 2018 at 8:08 PM ^
Why don't you take a seat, right over there.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:24 PM ^
Was he drunk while "composing" that tweet? Rambling gibberish. This is not a good look in a myriad of ways.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:29 PM ^
hey Chris, break a leg. oh wait.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:29 PM ^
That is the Chris Bryant who came to Michigan from Chicago and was a guard before injury ended his career, if I'm not mistaken.
Not a great look. Pry not that big a deal also.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:44 PM ^
wasn't he like 400lbs and Derek Rose's cousin?
November 21st, 2018 at 7:30 PM ^
Welp. He might've just lost what sounds like the cushiest job he'll ever have.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:31 PM ^
Adult rule of thumb: Don't tweet at high school kids.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:37 PM ^
Good post (well, I think you edited it).
But the real story is not some adult getting into a Twitter fight with a kid. It's not good form. But that happens somewhere every day.
The real story is the game they were fighting about. Supposedly one of the football Dads dressed up as a referee in an attempt to influence the result of a high school football game!
Somewhere, Earl Hebner and Vince McMahon are thinking "hey, do we get royalties from this? That was our idea first!"
November 21st, 2018 at 7:42 PM ^
Thanks and yeah I did. Put something similar farther up the comments.
November 21st, 2018 at 8:31 PM ^
The dad is a real ref, but was not working that game. Sounds really shady, even if you believe 100% of what he says.
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:31 AM ^
Regardless of the circumstances, obscure allegations on Twitter is unbecoming of a so-called professional. See ya.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:33 PM ^
Good grief..
November 21st, 2018 at 7:36 PM ^
It appears that we hired a high schooler to be the Football Director of High School Relations. Probably sounded like a really good strategy in the war room.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:39 PM ^
Not that it’s any better but semantics here does matter. When I read “fighting” I thought oh shit. But it’s actually fighting on Twitter. Big difference but still dumb as fuck.
November 21st, 2018 at 7:43 PM ^
What does "I hope Michigan get to play you" mean, exactly?
November 21st, 2018 at 7:45 PM ^
C'mon man!
Kid is committed to Yale. Seems unlikely that Yale and Michigan football ever play each other.
November 21st, 2018 at 8:08 PM ^
Also doesn’t seem like something to shit on a kid for. Jokes on you, getting a degree from Yale and likely making a lot more money than 99% of d1 athletes
November 21st, 2018 at 10:45 PM ^
And our record with Yale is only 2-2.
November 21st, 2018 at 8:31 PM ^
Guys,Guys!
Think we're missing the point....
who's gonna wear a referee uniform to the toilet on Sat?
November 22nd, 2018 at 6:11 AM ^