So I called the President's Office
And was directed to media relations. They said that someone would get back to me on DD. One question that I did ask was how many people had called on this subject. The answer? One other besides me. I have also called Brandon's office and the Victors Club fund raisers.
Ladies and gentlemen. Fire up those phones and demand some answers. Spouting off on this message board doesn't get you much. Putting calls into the admins, that can work.
| Mary Sue Coleman | President | 734-764-6270 |
| Percy Bates | Faculty Representative | 734-763-9910 |
| Dave Brandon | Director of Athletics | 734-764-9416 |
| Dr. Michael Stevenson | Executive Associate Athletic Director | 734-647-5631 |
| Joe Parker | Senior Associate Athletic Director, Development/Corporate Relations | 734-764-7131 |
| Jason Winters | Senior Associate Athletic Director, Chief Financial Officer | 734-615-5148 |
| Bitsy Ritt | Senior Associate Athletic Director | 734-647-9656 |
| Phil Hughes | Associate Athletic Director, Academic Success Program | 734-647-7309 |
| Marty Bodnar | Associate Athletic Director, Ticketing/Marketing | 734-764-0247 |
| Lloyd Carr | Associate Athletic Director | 734-764-0392 |
| Greg Harden | Associate Athletic Director | 734-647-9656 |
| Bruce Madej | Associate Athletic Director | 734-763-4423 |
| Judy Van Horn | Associate Athletic Director, Compliance/SWA | 734-615-7341 |
Makes some calls and mobilize people!
On another note, the assistant to the public affairs officer said that emails do very much help. Please send correspondence to:
[email protected]
cc. [email protected]
comes primarily not from admissions apparently rescinding the letter that basically says "sign and you're in," but the fact that media everywhere shat all over this kid for no concrete reason.
then it's a wrong reason. Our secondary isn' t the best but if these calls are being used for a "please we need him" purpose instead of an "we wan't him to be apart of our tradition" reason then there is something wrong there.
"imagine being offered a scholarship to a dream school, then reading major newspaper articles about how you're a thug unworthy of that scholarship, having your GPA and ACT scores become a topic of public conversation, and finding out that the university that offered you actually doesn't want you."- That feeling would not be a happy one. I agree though about how his situation has been handled and it's lousy. Here you have a 5 star athlete wanting to become apart of a prestigious college and they decide to drop him. Thats a low blow.
... for those who need to vent.
1) Go to Ann Arbor.
2) Give this a spin. Maybe TWICE:
3) Return home, in time for Mom to make you your tomato-soup and grilled cheese sammich lunch, and then back to the basement for more spirited board posting!
and got a date with Mary Sue Coleman!
Amn gonna munge her like the world was on fire!
I feel like this entire thread is just like a Michigan game.
Old Guard: "everybody sit down, no yelling on the bus"
GDI Student: "Go blue, yay"
Greek Student: "Drunken mumbling, screaming"
No matter what, we've got diversity - guys. Also, in terms of what I think - free speech is fine by me. Everyone should have a right to call up someone high up at UofM and ask why the DD situation was handled the way it did. They don't have to give you a straight answer, or even an answer - but if it will make you feel better to call - by all means....
of Busch Light and forget about this
While we are calling admissions, could you please go to bat for this other kid Derwin. He's a killer horn player, but his grades are terrible, but got them upped at a special school for at risk kids. He dreams to be in the MMB and yearns one day to be the Man Up Front.
Michigan isnt letting him in because even though they said they would with improved grades, they wanted it done at his main high school, not at an at-risk satellite school.
Will you please lobby for him, or because its not football do we tell him to pound sand because there is always the band at places like USF and Florida Atlantic or Coppin State?
Please think of Derwin.
And, fi you still have energy left over maybe direct it towrads helping any neighbors who were ill affected by Saturday's storm.
I read recently that Scout rated Derwin as a two-star hornman.
Not worth my time.
...rankings. According to the 2011 MMB Recruiting Board, horn is not an instrument of need. Now if he played the piccolo, that would be entirely different.
He really blows...
sorry, just lightening the mood
What is Derwin's 40 time and does he have dreads?
MMB equivalent of pad level? How is Derwin's?
Spit-valve control. For all intensive purposes.
and purposes?
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do a hackjob on this poor kid, too?
As an MMB member, I definitely know some kids who were on this borderline, but MIchigan didn't send them letters of intent and then rescind.
What does being in the MMB have to do with anything? Really. Because, in my expereince in the MMB, I found my peers to be some pretty, pretty smart people...
take a joke, dude. just try it.
I wasn't under the impression that we recruited specific kids to the MMB. I thought that everybody was given a shot during summer orientation to try out, and that most MMBs are actually engineers and not actual music majors.
So... I'm not sure why you want to turn this joke into a SRS discussion, but I'm more than willing to go along with it.
and he had signed it, I might actually take you seriously.
of a horrible, inapplicable analogy.
Can't help rebuild after last weekend's storm. I'm too busy studying every FBS roster so I can lay down some serious coin on the performance of amateur student/athletes this fall. I just wish there was a blog I could read to help me out with this . . . .
is Michigan looking only at his past and declaring him a campus risk? Does Michigan declare him a severe enough threat not to admit him in? There's a tool for issues called "counseling" and it’s available to everyone. Which I'm sure he has gone through and made significant improvements.
I have some anytime minutes that can be put to good use now.
"OH LET's DO IT"
I think Tommy Boy said it best....."Forget it, I quit, I can't do this anymore, man. My head's about to explode. My whole life sucks. I don't know what I'm doing... I don't know where I'm going. My dad just died. We just shafted a recruit. We just killed Bambi. I'm out here getting my ass kicked and every time I drive down the road. I wanna jerk the wheel INTO A GODDAMNED BRIDGE EMBANKMENT."
I just called Bitsy Ritt. We had a long conversation about the whole "DD" issue but I have come to the conclusion that this entire sitauation could have just been avoided.
There was probably a lot of pressure within the University by the ani-RR crowd. Other players were admitted under Bo, Mo and LC who had similar ACT scores and GPA's. This was definitely a decisions made by the University not to accept this kid due to the the initial bad press he received. But we will never know, unless someone on the inside is willing to spill the beans.
The admissions office is doing their job, and to think they are messing with things to get coach Rod out is absurd. I am sure he was judged by the exact same criteria every other student-athlete has been put through.
The kid did not qualify for one reason or another. Chances are if you keep digging you will only embarrass him.
I too wished he was coming to play for the maize and blue, the kid looks amazing and has a nose for the ball. We needed him bad and it sucks that he won't be coming.
You should not be getting negged for saying this. I don't understand some people.
yeah, especially in light of new information.
calling the administration might be a waste of time if you think they'll admit Dorsey based on a phone call, but i would and will do it anyway, and here is why.
the entire perception of Michigan football is a joke right now. its sad, because the only people that i truly believe want to see Michigan succeed is the players and coaches. it seems like nobody is doing their job right, top to bottom. this inferiority complex that we've seen from blue bloods for years is laughable and makes me sick. we're Michigan, so we're this and this. all the while, just about every other respectable cfb program is out managing, out playing, and pummling Michigan in every way possible. every time i read a story like this i ask myself, when is it going to end? just found out Michigan isnt even top 20 in winning percentage this decade. i couldnt believe my eyes when i read that.
no, i do not want Jim Harbaugh. no, i do not want a Lloyd Carr picked football coach. what i want, whether Rich Rodriguez stays or goes, is Bo Schembechler's philosophy in building football teams and young men to permeate thoroughout this program once again. the thing about Rich Rodriguez that's made me most happy is that we've seen many parallels between him and Bo himself. all that's missing is experience and the necessary talent to compete with the best in the country. that can and will come with a fully functioning football program that's behind their football coach. we haven't seen that since day 1.
im proud to know the players are earning it every day in pratice, in the weight room, on the field, and in the classroom. im proud to know our players dont carry an air of entitlement everywhere they go, that is the old Michigan. im happy to know our players are playing for the guy next to them. it makes me furious to know these kids deserve a lot better from the people at the top that arent doing their fucking jobs.
what does this have to do with Dorsey? his situation is just another massive blow to the program because of the sheer imcompetence of what was once thought of as one of the most heralded and respected programs in the history of college football. if you have a problem with this post i apologize, i needed to vent. before you throw RR's records in my face, consider the utter choke job that Michigan did so many years with so much more talent.
so call them gentlemen. call them and let them know that you want the administration to be as accountable and start working as hard as the 18-23 year olds on the Michigan football team.
i hope Dorsey gets a college degree and is drafted top 5 in the NFL in 4 years. prove them wrong Dorsey, prove them wrong.
this is the first intelligent post in this entire thread.
you are right. we're not fighting for demar any more. that ship has sailed. there's nothing we can do. no. instead we are fighting for principles. we're fighting for the life of our program. we're fighting against the old guard which is so averse to change, that they obstinately stand in the way of inevitable progress. we are fighting against hack reporters who think they can influence a fanbase, an institution, and a way of life based on their own personal whims and prejudices. we are fighting for the demar dorseys of tomorrow - talented young men and women who might have had a difficult past, but have the desire to slay their demons and forge a strong future for themselves. but most importantly, we are fighting for the future of our program.
if that's not something worth fighting for, then im not sure what, as a community, we would fight for.
that's why you should call/email/raise a ruckus. so that things like this don't happen again.
I'm shocked at how many people upvoted this thread. I'm sorry, but this is going too far.