Brandon proposed that the Game not be held every year
More revelations from Endzone via Land-Grant Holy Land:
Dave Brandon proposed that the Ohio State/Michigan game be occasionally moved to October, or in some cases, not played at all. He also proposed that Ohio State and Michigan be in different Big Ten divisions.
Yikes. Read the whole thing here:
August 25th, 2015 at 11:47 AM ^
This is something I would expect if we hired a big name CEO from Cambodia.
Brandon PLAYED football AT Michigan. He's what we call in the business world, a "total fucking idiiot".
August 25th, 2015 at 11:50 AM ^
I want to create new accounts for the sole purpose of providing you with an ample supply of posbang.
August 25th, 2015 at 1:03 PM ^
August 25th, 2015 at 12:10 PM ^
I laughed so hard at this.
Thank you.
August 25th, 2015 at 12:10 PM ^
August 25th, 2015 at 1:28 PM ^
He never seemed to mention that his "playing" for Michigan meant watching from the bench.
His view down there must have been blocked during The Game, hence he was not all that impressed by it.
August 25th, 2015 at 12:17 PM ^
Even a Cambodian CEO would do a little research and figure out the history of the program and its biggest games, and what the fans wanted. In other words, Brandon was more clueless (or is it less clueful?) than a Cambodian CEO...
August 25th, 2015 at 1:06 PM ^
August 25th, 2015 at 12:44 PM ^
Come on, you know my brother is Jewish.
MODS????
August 25th, 2015 at 1:17 PM ^
It's a reasonable word. Someone told a guy that he puts the 'i' in "idiot" and he took them seriously.
August 25th, 2015 at 2:36 PM ^
The extra i is for extra idioticity.
August 25th, 2015 at 1:01 PM ^
He did EVERYTHING possible to get the BEST deals for MICHIGAN. If we all would have sat QUIETLY and minded our business he would have SUCCEEDED in breaking what didn't need BREAKING and reforming MICHIGAN into something that would have needed REBREAKING!
August 25th, 2015 at 1:51 PM ^
August 25th, 2015 at 2:40 PM ^
Any respect I had left for him is gone!
August 25th, 2015 at 2:42 PM ^
Negged.
- Bob Smith, CEO, Phnom Penh Industries
August 25th, 2015 at 3:06 PM ^
You might join the elite +200 club for that one
August 25th, 2015 at 5:16 PM ^
Does anyone remember what that one poster got for making fun of Wolverine Devotee's self made avatar? That guy is the real MVP.
August 25th, 2015 at 6:05 PM ^
260 something...
August 25th, 2015 at 3:06 PM ^
I see Rafi got a downvote for his comment. I guess now we have offical confirmation that Dave Brandon does indeed visit this site afterall.
August 25th, 2015 at 6:38 PM ^
Or maybe it was Brady with the sympathy downvote, plus, you don't need to wear a headset to be on here.
"Dave, look over there see that guy with the beard, that is Brian of MGoBlog, be careful of him."
August 25th, 2015 at 6:41 PM ^
You are right, the guy is an absolute moron. We all could make a ton of money if we short Toys R Us stock as he will screw that place up for sure.
August 25th, 2015 at 7:12 PM ^
Too bad Toys R Us is not a public stock and was the target of a leveraged buyout in 2005 by none other than ....Bain Capital.
That Bain Capital of Mitt Romney candidate who destroyed millions of jobs by outsourcing them overseas, Bain Capital.
Dave Brandon and Bain Capital.
A match made in heaven and not shocking in the least.
August 25th, 2015 at 8:28 PM ^
Damn, I forgot that. I was going to quit the day job and short the stock and buy my own island.
August 25th, 2015 at 11:48 AM ^
just to see him get fired again the next day?
August 25th, 2015 at 12:00 PM ^
I like the idea, just as long as he doesn't get a third try at the job later.
August 25th, 2015 at 12:31 PM ^
What could have been... sigh...
[EDIT this post got me to 5150 points - Van Halen fans will get it]
August 25th, 2015 at 12:36 PM ^
If you're trying to suggest that we should hire Gary Cherone as our next AD, I beg to differ.
August 25th, 2015 at 1:06 PM ^
Rock on, my brother!
August 25th, 2015 at 1:57 PM ^
So will those who refer to the 5150 lineup as "Van Hagar..."
August 25th, 2015 at 3:04 PM ^
I'm trying to figure out how to get OU812 MGoPoints.
August 25th, 2015 at 12:34 PM ^
This pic makes Alex Van Halen look like a cross between mad scientist and a random guy from the old SNL Sprockets sketch.
August 25th, 2015 at 11:52 AM ^
the different division thing was always on the table, so I don't see much harm in that as long as it was a guaranteed game each year. I did hate the concept of playing the same team in back to back weeks though.
Obviously, proposing that UM and OSU don't play each other each year is complete lunacy.
Edit: The "not play OSU every year thing" was probably his great idea for being able to charge 3/4x the amount per ticket when OSU eventually came to town.
August 25th, 2015 at 11:49 AM ^
Yesterday I wondered if it was possible for me to hate Brandon more than I already do.
The answer is clearly a resounding yes.
Asshole.
August 25th, 2015 at 11:54 AM ^
Asshole? Look, guy - I'm an asshole. And even I know this is a terrible idea. There's a more appropriate word for what David Brandon is - and it has something to do with a combination of smug / moronic / out-of-touch / vastly over-confident / being a general detriment to society.
August 25th, 2015 at 11:58 AM ^
better words and phrases to describe Mr. Brandon, but I walk a fine line between here and Bolivia already. Most of my favorite pejoratives are too "offensive" for this board.
August 25th, 2015 at 12:04 PM ^
that rhymes with a certain type of boat race?
August 25th, 2015 at 2:03 PM ^
to state, "Brandon: the worst thing you can call anyone. e.g. 'Dude, why would you punch that baby? Don't be such a fucking Brandon!'"
August 25th, 2015 at 4:19 PM ^
My name is Brandon and my friends use that phrase all the time when I'm not around.
August 25th, 2015 at 12:38 PM ^
Piece of shit?
August 26th, 2015 at 6:39 PM ^
That gives shit a bad name.
August 25th, 2015 at 1:03 PM ^
August 25th, 2015 at 1:12 PM ^
I use Maps to get around everywhere, even places I drive every day. Maybe I wouldn't if my commute was as short as Harbaugh's, but coming from Hoke's neighborhood I would fire it up daily regardless of Brandon's stupid comment.
August 25th, 2015 at 1:05 PM ^
Can one word encompass his folly and and iniquity, his propensity for wreaking devastation?
"A most notable coward, an infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise breaker, the owner of no one good quality."
A worm of which we are well rid.
August 25th, 2015 at 3:18 PM ^
The Scrabble Players' Dictionary definition is succinct - 'smugly stupid'.
August 25th, 2015 at 11:50 AM ^
If true, that's fucking crazy. Good riddance. Worst hire in the modern history of Michigan athletics.
August 25th, 2015 at 12:04 PM ^
That is the brandon method: Measure only today's bottom line, and forget the future.
The chasm separating previous and current ADs is immense . . . .
August 26th, 2015 at 6:55 PM ^
it's waaaaaaay beyond belief that he was ever hired as Michigan's AD.
And without rehashing how DB (Damn Bastard) got hired and by whom, it will perpetually be a stain, a black mark on her resume that will forever overshadow and overwhelm any and all the good things Mary Sue Coleman may have accomplished as U of M President.
August 25th, 2015 at 11:51 AM ^
I would like to think this is the most asinine, shit-for-brains, ridiculous, nonsenseical thing we're going to learn about that human poop-bag Brandon but my guess is there are even worse things yet to be revealed in the book.