ESPN Report: Regents To Discuss Brandon Tomorrow, AD Candidates Contacted
Jeff Long and Warde Manuel: already contacted?
ESPN is reporting that the regents will discuss Dave Brandon at their previously scheduled meeting tomorrow, as revealed to them by regent Denise Ilitch herself. This may very well be the beginning of the end (or the beginning of the end of the end) for Brandon, as Ilitch had this to say about the Shane Morris situation:
"The systems failed and there are a lot of issues we have to review," Ilitch told WWJ CBS TV in Detroit.
The money quote, however, came at the end:
Sources told ESPN's Brett McMurphy that someone on Michigan's behalf has contacted three possible candidates to replace Brandon to gauge their interest in the job.
Arkansas AD Jeff Long, UConn AD Warde Manuel, and Boston College AD Brad Bates are the obvious candidates to be those three people, with Texas Tech deputy AD Joe Parker as a possible dark horse.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:44 PM ^
in the name of all that is good and holy in the world let this come to pass! Also, please let the next guy not be an attention seeking whore like DB. Being back in the shadows is a good thing for an AD
October 15th, 2014 at 12:46 PM ^
There's no way an actual, living, breathing regent would come out and actually say "the topic is the AD" if there were any decisions left to make regarding Brandon. Would they?
October 15th, 2014 at 12:49 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 12:57 PM ^
At the very least, it seems like her mind is made up. I forsee fun times on the blog.
October 15th, 2014 at 1:08 PM ^
That isn't actually how she phrased her statement. I still think it's ver telling that she said what she did, but you really should watch the video that Bando linked to.
October 15th, 2014 at 1:48 PM ^
Well, I know she didn't say those exact specific words. The point is that this is a regent - not a spokesman, not a "source", but an actual regent - discussing this. And not once did she say anything about Brandon's job being safe or denying there's any reason to fire him or anything that people usually do in a hot-seat situation right up until the ax actually falls. Which says everything.
October 15th, 2014 at 1:18 PM ^
Given all of the media attention surrounding the football program, university at large, and Dave Brandon in particular she had to have known that this comment would be picked up and reported on. This combined with Schlissel's candor (fire side chat and apparently a donor meeting) definitely suggests he's on the way out the door. If they were going to keep him they would either have not said anything or spoken positively.
Bring on the muppets and Go Blue!
October 15th, 2014 at 12:47 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 12:55 PM ^
Damn Straight!! This might be the most Muppet worthy thing that has happened since the basketball team in March. (Sadly, that isn't saying much. It's been a dead zone around M sports.)
October 15th, 2014 at 1:03 PM ^
No Muppets until it's official -- and probably not until a replacement is named.
October 15th, 2014 at 1:27 PM ^
I am more than ok with muppets if DB is fired. Can't imagine anyone worse replacing him.
October 15th, 2014 at 1:06 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 1:47 PM ^
[insert Daniel Day Lewis gif here]
October 15th, 2014 at 1:51 PM ^
If this were my show I wouldn't do any muppets so as not to be accused of dancing on any graves. It's one thing to call loudly for a firing and maybe even to slam the door on his butt on the way out..... but I'd stop at kicking him down the porch steps, too. I think it'd be unseemly.
October 15th, 2014 at 2:20 PM ^
October 16th, 2014 at 10:00 AM ^
Seriously though, nobody's dying. This would just be a guy getting very justifiably canned after damaging something we all love. Nothing wrong with being happy about that.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:47 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 12:48 PM ^
But warm up those upvote cannons. Tomorrow could be a glorious day.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:49 PM ^
October 15th, 2014 at 1:26 PM ^
Correct. Does not sound like a vote of confidence is on the agenda.
October 15th, 2014 at 1:50 PM ^
over the Smiths.
October 15th, 2014 at 5:12 PM ^
...only because the muse cover is better.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:50 PM ^
ME SO HAAAAAPPY!
UGH! UGH!
ME SO HAAAAAPPY!!
October 15th, 2014 at 12:50 PM ^
This...this is good news. Well, not if your Brandon of course. But for the rest of us...Wooooooooo!
October 15th, 2014 at 12:53 PM ^
This is the best news I've heard all week.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:53 PM ^
SOOKIE SOOKIE NOW!
And an addendum: If there ever was a time to have a non-game related appearance of Muppets, the sacking of Brandon (and his fireworks, his mascots and his tomato-sauce encrusted "marketing" schemes) would be it.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:56 PM ^
in the money quote, is "S". As in, sourceS told ESPN's... Not A source, but sourceS, plural. So this has to be true.
October 15th, 2014 at 1:21 PM ^
That's an interesting catch. While ESPN is definitely not beyond reproach when it comes to rumors like this, they have to know that this is going to be picked up by a bunch of other outlets. Basically, I don't think they would have run it if they weren't at least very confident in the report because if they're wrong they're going to get called out on it.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:56 PM ^
I will not get my hopes up only to be letdown. Anyone know what time the meeting is?
October 15th, 2014 at 1:03 PM ^
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October 15th, 2014 at 1:05 PM ^
The Daily probably will be, they usually do so for the public portions of regents' meetings.
October 15th, 2014 at 1:18 PM ^
It's in Flint. Link.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:59 PM ^
This is not a "save face" ploy by the university but rather take some serious action and kick DB's ass to the curb. They can give him a pizza as severence pay.
October 15th, 2014 at 1:13 PM ^
as garbage as his pizza was, it's still to good of a severence package for this clown. If anything he should be refunding his salary to the university if there was any justice in the world. Oh, and nice avatart btw.
October 15th, 2014 at 12:59 PM ^
And I know there are way more important things in the world than this. But OH PLEASE GOD IF YOU CAN ONLY GRANT ME ONE WISH....
/s
at least enough so nobody who is religious gets mad at me. But at the same time, I'm also kind of serious.
October 15th, 2014 at 1:23 PM ^
one wish. which is it?
October 15th, 2014 at 1:40 PM ^
But we might have the Muppets singing both tomorrow
October 15th, 2014 at 2:23 PM ^
That is tough. As much as I think that DB is the single worst thing that has happened to Michigan Athletics since Bo died, I'd rather have Harbaugh. Clear homerun hire.
Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on one's perspective, its seems that having DB and Harbaugh is mutually exclusive, and the hypothetical choice would never be anything more than that.
October 15th, 2014 at 5:48 PM ^
Administration matters. A good coach with a bad AD will have a difficult time being successful. A bad coach with a good AD can be replaced.
October 15th, 2014 at 1:00 PM ^
Please - just once this season - let us have nice things.
October 15th, 2014 at 1:04 PM ^
YEEEEHAH!
I had wondered, along with others, if the lack of Brandon tweets for the past couple weeks indicated the winds were changing. I am ecstatic to know they winds are, indeed, shifting at Michigan!
I'm going to be wearing a smile all week!
All hail the victors valiant!!!!
October 15th, 2014 at 1:05 PM ^
the football team better. Right?
October 15th, 2014 at 1:24 PM ^
Plus this obviously (as we have discussed ad nauseum) opens the door for high profile coaches.
October 15th, 2014 at 1:30 PM ^
...Southlake Dragons represent!
That is all.
October 15th, 2014 at 3:52 PM ^
Well he does watch film with coordinators without Hoke present. Wonder what he breaks down.
October 15th, 2014 at 10:22 PM ^
College football, just sayin.
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