Michael Spath: "From a source this morning on whether Michigan's president will vote to play football: 'He's trying to put out so many fires on campus that he just doesn't have the political capital to deny sports, especially when the blowback was..."
far greater than I think anyone expected.'"
I'm proud to say that I was on the right side of history and marched in the streets last Saturday with my Michigan Football family.
September 13th, 2020 at 6:15 PM ^
Your title was vague. Do better next time
September 13th, 2020 at 6:19 PM ^
It didn't let me use the entire quote
September 13th, 2020 at 6:31 PM ^
serious question: can you share a bit more about the football march you were part of? what was said amongst the players and their families, what types of comments did you get from passers-by, did you talk with JH at all?
September 13th, 2020 at 6:40 PM ^
We really don't if it's the right side of history yet. Let's hope there are no lingering effects from the Rona.
September 13th, 2020 at 6:54 PM ^
Was going to say that same thing. No one on the college end is on the "right side" yet.
September 13th, 2020 at 8:38 PM ^
And honestly, even if it turns out that postponing the season WAS an overreaction, I don’t think we can call erring on the side of caution with respect to a virus that has killed almost 200k Americans so far this year being on the wrong side of history...
September 13th, 2020 at 11:51 PM ^
250k if you look at deaths above baseline.
September 14th, 2020 at 11:03 AM ^
How many of those were killed by the shutdown?
September 14th, 2020 at 10:08 AM ^
"I don’t think we can call erring on the side of caution with respect to a virus that has killed almost 200k Americans so far this year being on the wrong side of history..."
Nah man, you seem to forget that history books are going to remember everyone who wanted people to wear masks and not risk unpaid student athletes' health as authoritarian wimp sheep /s
September 14th, 2020 at 11:04 AM ^
Just about zero of which were healthy college athletes.
September 14th, 2020 at 3:21 AM ^
When you get over 1000 points on MgoBlog they should allow you to use as many points as you want to down vote any OP.
September 14th, 2020 at 7:47 AM ^
MGoPoints need to made out "to the order of" have only an obligation to pay and a couple other things to make them negotiable instruments. And the recipient needs to take them in good faith to be a HDC so as not to be liable to the defenses of the maker. Yo JJ White in the house.
September 13th, 2020 at 6:17 PM ^
Man, if you're using the phrase "right side of history" with regard to having/not having a college football season, your priorities are very different than mine.
September 13th, 2020 at 6:20 PM ^
Some day, folks will mention Oskar Schindler and MGoBlog poster Benvom in the same breath...
September 13th, 2020 at 6:32 PM ^
“They came for my football, and I did nothing”
September 13th, 2020 at 6:34 PM ^
Username checks out...
September 13th, 2020 at 9:04 PM ^
Exactly they will say that Benovom is no Oskar Schindler
September 13th, 2020 at 9:06 PM ^
JFC, if there was ever a time to "I'm just here for the comments", sir you win!
September 13th, 2020 at 6:21 PM ^
My thoughts exactly. Happy to, probably, get to watch some Michigan football soon. But "right side of history" is just a strange statement for multiple reasons.
September 13th, 2020 at 7:42 PM ^
I think it's called an analogy. He is not saying that it is being on the right side of history, but he's using that expression to amplify his feelings about it. Glad to help.
September 14th, 2020 at 6:01 AM ^
He actually, quite literally, said it is being on the right side of history...
September 14th, 2020 at 10:30 AM ^
Fake News bruh.
You can't take what he literally said so literally.
September 13th, 2020 at 6:38 PM ^
Also, bold statement considering we don’t know how it’s going to go yet. But whatever.
If the kids want to play and accept the risk then let’s do it. Also, rapid testing makes it more feasible. Still, rosters are going to be all over the place and cancellations will be frequent.
September 13th, 2020 at 6:47 PM ^
Its a college sports blog bro. Not NPR.
September 13th, 2020 at 9:38 PM ^
Live from NPR news in Washington, I’m Jack Speer
September 13th, 2020 at 8:33 PM ^
They'll write sonnets about how 200k sacrificed their lives so that Michigan could go 7-2 in an abbreviated season.
September 13th, 2020 at 9:26 PM ^
More like an Ode. Or, if feeling especially heroic, an Epic.
September 13th, 2020 at 11:04 PM ^
As long as one of those 7 is Ohio State . . .
September 14th, 2020 at 8:49 AM ^
There's a strong chance that at least one young man will end up with a life altering heart condition. I don't think he'll think he was on the "right side of history."
September 13th, 2020 at 6:21 PM ^
I wonder if Vegas is taking over-under odds on Schlissel's exit date?
September 13th, 2020 at 6:26 PM ^
Good idea. I am not sure if I will put any money down but my bet would be the end of the year. He has time to repair the damage but in these cancel culture times; one can never be certain.
My issue is the inconsistent application of the data. High school and many Power 5 teams have returned without any issues (thus far). Now I will admit that history has yet to be written and Schlissel might be on the right side but the data is not going his way to date.
September 13th, 2020 at 9:05 PM ^
Maybe because this whole thing isn’t a big of an issue as we all think it is.
September 13th, 2020 at 6:22 PM ^
Gandhi.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Shirley Chisholm.
All amateurs. BENVOM.
September 13th, 2020 at 7:02 PM ^
Mother Theresa's got nuthin' on BENVOM
September 13th, 2020 at 7:12 PM ^
Right here right now-Jesus Jones
September 14th, 2020 at 1:57 AM ^
BENVOM was thinking this post is his chance to get to 1000 points. ?♂️
September 14th, 2020 at 5:23 PM ^
I always wondered what was in those bags.
September 13th, 2020 at 6:23 PM ^
So what does that say about his decision in the first place? Was he right and then wrong, or wrong and making it right?
September 13th, 2020 at 7:52 PM ^
The jury is out for every scenario and decision.
September 13th, 2020 at 6:26 PM ^
A little early to claim you're on the right side of history.
September 13th, 2020 at 6:28 PM ^
Taking this story at face value, I don't see how voting to play football would do anything other than add fuel to said "fires".
September 13th, 2020 at 6:32 PM ^
I've found both sad and amusing how many people seem to think Schlissel is (nearly) single-handedly preventing Big Ten football (let alone UM football) from happening.
September 13th, 2020 at 7:19 PM ^
Schlissel must have cancelled the logic and critical thinking classes.
September 14th, 2020 at 10:14 AM ^
Just goes to show how gullible the general population is listening to rumors from random Twitter people who continue to be wrong day in and day out. Sir Yacht is B1G CFB Qanon
September 13th, 2020 at 6:41 PM ^
The prevailing thought I gather is that the We Want to Play crowd are using their political capital to bully University Presidents into making decisions they may not be entirely comfortable with. Sounds like a massive L for everyone involved.
September 13th, 2020 at 7:18 PM ^
Seriously, I'm all for starting the season because it's safe, but "avoiding blowback" is a terrible reason to fold on this.
September 13th, 2020 at 7:44 PM ^
Anyone who thinks that being a university president makes someone a fount of all wisdom has not been paying attention.
September 13th, 2020 at 8:43 PM ^
And then there is you and all your self-proclaimed wisdom-evidently wiser than Dr. Schlissel.