If you could ask DB one question...
February 16th, 2011 at 10:29 AM ^
What's your deal?
February 16th, 2011 at 10:31 AM ^
Can I have season tickets for life?
February 16th, 2011 at 10:31 AM ^
February 16th, 2011 at 10:38 AM ^
Dave do you feel it's really necessary for you to watch game film with the coaches on Sunday? Do you think they really want your Jerry Jones act there?
February 16th, 2011 at 3:29 PM ^
Plus 47,000,000
February 16th, 2011 at 10:45 AM ^
What's erectile disfunction?
February 16th, 2011 at 10:48 AM ^
Only 1 question? That is a tough one. I would either ask him, "why are you such a tool?" or "why are you so arrogant?"
February 16th, 2011 at 11:02 AM ^
If you truly didn't know your decision before meeting with RR, what was the factor that made you decide he could not get the job done?
February 16th, 2011 at 11:08 AM ^
Dave, would you and Brady Hoke agree to watch Terrell Pryor and Jim Tressel fuck your wives if, in return Michigan could win an Ohio State game? If not, why is the OSU rivalry no longer important to you?
/s
February 16th, 2011 at 11:29 AM ^
How many of these responses actually provided an answer to the question posed by the OP? Maybe 20%? Maybe a quarter of those serious responses? How easily we go off on tangents.
Those, by the way, are not my questions for DB.
I don't really want to know why he handled the coaching change the way he did. It's done. I'd prefer to focus on the future. Plus, the request was for questions that would not be a waste of the opportunity. Assuming this is more of a semi-private luncheon, with a formal Q&A at the end as described, then DB isn't going to be giving in-depth answers to many of the questions posed here. (Although, he may give you some insight into the boxers or briefs question if you ask it professionally.)
I have three:
Now that you have a CMO on staff, what are your goals in marketing Michigan athletics? (ie. How do you want to improve on what is already one of the most recognizable brands in sports?)
When are you going to announce new varsity men's and women's lacrosse teams, as has been rumored for some time?
With nearly a year on the job now, how much has the actually job of being AD at Michigan been a surprise to you, and how much is fitting your expectations?
February 16th, 2011 at 12:09 PM ^
You broke the rules. The OP said you could ask ONE question, not three. So before you critique the other responses, be sure you don't live in a glass house yourself . . .
February 16th, 2011 at 2:43 PM ^
I prefer my question on the code red. Another good one:
Q: Did you really "talk" to JH and LM or was that just for show so you could hire BH likeit has been rumored all along?
February 16th, 2011 at 11:59 AM ^
Dave, when you met with coach Rod did he say he was willing to fire all his butt buddies from West Virginia and actually hire competent people?
February 16th, 2011 at 12:10 PM ^
I would ask who he would f-ck, marry, and kill:
Brady Hoke, Rich Rodriguez, Mike Barwis?
February 16th, 2011 at 12:40 PM ^
DB, are you really the song bird of your generation?
February 16th, 2011 at 1:04 PM ^
I'd want to know what he knows now as a U-M administrator that he didn't know as a Regent, and how he thinks that kind of knowledge would have changed his actions, votes, and decisions when he was on the Board.
And then I'd ask him what to do to get Club level seats for Notre Dame. But that's TWO questions.
February 16th, 2011 at 1:26 PM ^
Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moon light?
February 16th, 2011 at 1:43 PM ^
Dave - Which hand is your pimp hand, and did Barwis help you keep it strong?
February 16th, 2011 at 2:05 PM ^
Mr. Brandon, what is your position on Lloyd Brady?
February 16th, 2011 at 2:20 PM ^
His response to that question had better not be "who" . . . If he hasn't met Lloyd and spoken to him at length, Brandon needs to be fired. Immediately. There is no excuse for not knowing the face of Michigan football.
February 16th, 2011 at 2:09 PM ^
Mr. Brandon, about the 2011 season, will you script your plays to counter what you see on film or wait till game time and just wing it?
February 16th, 2011 at 3:00 PM ^
are there so few Dominos is the metro detroit area. What up wit dat, bra.
In those exact words.
February 16th, 2011 at 3:08 PM ^
number one, how dare you?
February 16th, 2011 at 3:37 PM ^
Did you really not do this because you thought you had Harbaugh?
February 16th, 2011 at 4:19 PM ^
Thanks for all the suggestions & responses. I'll report back after the luncheon -- probably to say that there was no Q&A after all.
The Q&A was last nite, and it wasn't any good. My buddy didn't get to ask a question, but it looks like it wouldn't have been much use. Here's his recap:
"Turned out to be kind of lame. Basically, it was about how to transition from corporate america to colege sports. But he didn't answer half the questions people had, including things like, 'Shouldn't the NCAA treat college sports more like a business and maximize value for its players etc.?'