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Agree. In sales we were…

Agree. In sales we were always interviewing and networking even if we didn’t have an open position.
I would say as a football season ticket holder and occasional hockey and basketball ticket buyer the fan experience is lacking. Especially when I see the lower bowl in basketball mostly empty while the upper bowl is more full. I believe Brian and others had a number of solutions that would make the fan and player experience better for basketball. I sent those suggestions in a polite way to Warde and got crickets. At least Brandon would respond, even to say get off my lawn. 
 

Warde is like that guy giving a PowerPoint presentation who always seems surprised by what is on the next slide.

Trickeration , not a word

Trickeration , not a word

If he is, he will have to…

If he is, he will have to send his contribution it in a jar

Wow, that was extremely well…

Wow, that was extremely well written. For a buckeye, and not even in crayon.

This!

This!

Yes, it is an arms race.

Yes, it is an arms race.

And how much of that gets to…

And how much of that gets to the talent you cheer for? Zero unless you buy apparel that gives a small portion to the players. Personally I would rather give $50 directly to the players than buy a $50 jersey where the player gets $10.

I get everyone has a choice and a budget. But it is the players that deliver the enjoyment I receive from watching the games. None of what I spend on tickets, hot dogs, apparel, PSL gets to the players beyond tuition and room and board.

I am old and retired. But…

I am old and retired. But until revenue sharing comes, which I hope it does soon it is either support the players with NIL or watch them leave.

I buy tickets, pay the PSL's and think the coaches and university spend like drunken sailors.

But NIL is what we have right now. So I personally feel spending a few dollars a year that goes to the players, who are essentially poorly paid employees, gives Michigan the best chance to compete in the current environment.

I agree to a point. I think…

I agree to a point. I think the bowl games should pay players to induce them to play. However I am sure the NCAA would not allow that,

That is the problem. The way…

That is the problem. The way the system is today The University of MICHIGAN CANNOT GIVE MONEY DIRECTLY TO PLAYERS. It is not NCAA legal or possible for them to do so.

Also NIL does not equal pay for play - i.e. an incentive to join one team over another. NIL at the University of Michigan is used to pay existing players and give them the option of staying in school vs jumping to the NFL ant the first chance they get.

I would prefer TV revenue sharing but it is not allowed. Does not matter how large the endowment is. If you want a good football team you need to support NIL.

Until they change the rules that is the way it will be. Wonder why we are the #1 team, have great coaches, a great culture yet have a recruiting ranking in the mid teens? We do not pay for play and our NIL may not be as great as other universities.

For me I want to be competitive football and NIL is the price of admission. At least for right now.

I completely agree. As a…

I completely agree. As a basketball follower since the 1970's I have seen a ton come and go. Some were better recruiters but outside if Beilein I am not sure I have seen a ton better coaches than Juwan - and he LOVES the University. Johnny Orr did well without a ton of high level talent but Amaker, Frieder? Fisher was able to manage teams of great players.

I always get a sense that Juwan, for whatever reason does not get the love or even the leash that other Michigan greats seem to get. I guess I am surprised at the amount vitriol directed towards Juwan.

We also always seen to measure our coaches vs perfection, instead of the realistic alternative.

I have been getting hammered…

I have been getting hammered on LinkedIn lately with all kinds of franchise scams. Never had much spam on LinkedIn before. I must look especially gullible in my LinkedIn profile picture.

Yes, normal handshake 

Yes, normal handshake 

Petros Papadakis says hold…

Petros Papadakis says hold my beer.

Almost as when there was a…

Almost as when there was a false start penalty for ECU and the scoreboard said it was caused by Big House Noise - when there wasn't any.

As far as I can tell from…

As far as I can tell from previous attempts that email address is not actually monitored, I have never gotten any responses to polite questions I have asked. Maybe the only good thing about Dave Brandon was he would answer emails.

This is my opinion as well…

This is my opinion as well. No wifi, no cell service so I cannot check the scores myself. I would pay extra for gameday wifi. But no, they just focus on that jackass on the field trying to pump the crowd up and ginormous screens that cannot show ongoing game scores - but make sure I know the ND game score from 7 days ago. It's like they are catering to non-football fans. 

The fonts were giant. You…

The fonts were giant. You could be legally blind and still see the numbers. Shrink them and add more stats instead of paging through them. But you know what Warde and team care little about what fans think.

Yup same guys that can…

Yup same guys that can negotiate with the IRS or get you out of your timeshare.

Truth is stranger than…

Truth is stranger than fiction - According to Brian Mosallam, a member of Michigan State’s board of trustees, his top option to fill in as the interim was none other than Izzo. 

 

I believe I saw Dominick…

I believe I saw Dominick Giudice playing defensive tackle in the spring game

I had a '74 Firebird Formula…

I had a '74 Firebird Formula 400, but it was unfortunately an automatic. That also got about 8 miles to a gallon. Really liked that car!

I am old and my first car…

I am old and my first car was a clapped-out '66 Chevy Pickup that occasionally would blow perfect smoke rings, with a three on the tree. Even our drivers ed simulators had 3 on the tree in the mid 70's. Learning to drive a shift car in a simulator with no feedback but a dash light, and was not helpful.

The only downside of a shift car when I was a kid was the limited ability to put my admittedly crappy moves on my date while shifting. I also had a '55 TBird, '76 Lotus Eclat, '72 Porsche 914, '85 Audi, and '93 Audi with sticks. But my wife did not drive a stick so my last stick was a '04 Mini Cooper S that went largely undriven. We needed a new kids' car so the Mini went by the wayside.

The supercharged Mini Cooper, VW-powered Porsche 914, and my brother's Triumph TR6 were the most fun to drive. 

 

 

My last lawn tractor was…

My last lawn tractor was automatic, and I actually liked it

Warde may be okay at…

Warde may be okay at managing some stuff, but as a football season ticket holder and occasional basketball and hockey game attendee, I think he is horrid at improving the fan experience. Ever send a note to Warde? You will get crickets. The rest of the athletic department will respond and even as bad as Dave Brandon was he responded. I no longer donate to the athletic department, just NIL now because of Warde.

My son got an undergrad and…

My son got an undergrad and Masters degrees from Michigan after not getting into Michigan directly out of High School. 

I have tried watching then…

I have tried watching then this year but turnovers made then difficult to watch. They could use an infusion of John Beilein turnover avoidance coaching.

I have never seen an outdoor…

I have never seen an outdoor game where they are taking huge chunks of ice up and replacing them with smaller chunks of ice, 7/11 slurpies, and cold in a can. I thought the ice condition was detrimental to the more skilled team.

I love a round table on what…

I love a round table on what Michigan can do to improve the fan experience. One was done a while back on ways to improve the basketball experience - penalizing no-shows, etc. I would love to see takes on what you, Brian and Seth think should be done to improve the football experience - besides better scheduling, and ungodly TV timeouts.

And lastly a spirited discussion on whether we should play MSU in football and to a lesser degree other sports. I know it is probably a moot point but I would love to get MSU off our schedule as a protected rivalry once UCLA and USC join. We do not need them. They and their hate-filled programs need us.

What I find amazing is that…

What I find amazing is that Bally's must have zero economists on board to explain price elasticity. If they had charged $5 a month would they have gotten significantly more revenue than charging $20 a month? Probably, but they chose death instead. Good riddance.

I used to work for a muti billion-dollar three-letter acronym company whose pricing strategy was even more inept than this. They charged high software prices and discounted up to 80% for big deals. While we are able to get some large clients and retain existing clients we could not attract new small/medium clients who saw our published prices. Our pricers had almost zero sense of basic economics.

I was impressed in how well…

I was impressed in how well Dug and Kobe fought to cut off drives compared to earlier games. If the can prevent the layup line we have seen in some games that will be great. I thought Dug was really working hard on Boo Boil’s drives.

My get-off-my-lawn…

My get-off-my-lawn complaints:

1. Charging top dollar for bottled water and not allowing you to bring your own sealed water. Especially with the boiling-hot early games. A minor thing that pisses me off to no end. The free 4 oz cups of water just don't cut it.

2. The need to take off my hat to search for contraband. I can hide a lot more in other places. I guess it is to make everyone equal in case a Sikh decides to bring in a six-pack in his turban.

3. No wifi (even paid) and not sharing scores frequently in the stadium.

I lay these directly at the feet of Warde who has done exactly zero for the gameday experience since he got here.

Behind you at 6999 out of…

Behind you at 6999 out of 62249. But my donations this year went to NIL and not the athletic department, so not sure I will be moving up.

To borrow a nickname from…

To borrow a nickname from hockey's Patrick Verbeek "The Little Ball of Hate" seems like a great moniker for Izzo

I am less concerned about…

I am less concerned about his demeanor than I am with his complete disdain for contact. In the NFL he will not be kept as clean in the pocket as he is by OSU. What will happen when he has to stand in and take punishment? I think this and his lack of ability to run and throw on the run will doom him in the NFL.

Well we have 3 on…

Well we have 3 on scholarship now (JJ, Orji, Denegal), one recruit (Bell), and one that will probably be added as a scholarship player Davis Warren for a total of 5.

I am really grateful that he…

I am really grateful that he came to Michigan. He may not have played much but he had experience and I was not afraid to have him play. The fact that he came and never bitched and was always supportive on the field was great. Hope he gets the opportunity he wants.

He was great insurance that prevented a Russell Bellomy moment. Wish him the best.

Not many bright bulbs there…

Not many bright bulbs there. Their ex-trustee Brian Moselum (sp?) seriously suggested Tom Izzo for MSU President.

Alan Bowman has played a ton…

Alan Bowman has played a ton in his career. I think if JJ was hurt you would see him play based on experience. I think Davis playing is a way to get him more live fire, not sure if he is really the backup but he needs more game experience.

And 2 have been game day…

And 2 have been game day captains, true Spartan leaders.

Spartans will eat their own…

Spartans will eat their own young. Keep chumming the water, soon they will blaming Mel, their AD, President for capitulating to the blue wall.

A missing component is who…

A missing component is who was out against OSU and back against M for MSU. Does not really fit into numbers but I would expect Slade and others playing against Michigan and not against OSU should be taken into account. Also, OSU had to play at EL vs M at home. So basically really difficult to compare.

I wish those videos were…

I wish those videos were circulated to all MSU commits and recruit parents.

If he had not already been…

If he had not already been run out of town by their sports loving trustees, words like this would have caused them to get rid of him. One of their ex trustees Brian Moselum (Sp?) in all seriousness suggested Tom Izzo be their next president to unite the University.

MSU calls our dropped punt …

MSU calls our dropped punt “Miracle in the Big House”. If Michigan was as petty as them maybe we could call their edition of a dropped punt “Deuce 💩in the Big House”

And have someone else hire…

And have someone else hire his coordinators. But not Dave Brandon who influenced the Nussmeier hire. Other than Mattison he hired poorly. He could have been Dabo Swinney with top flight hires rather than old crappy cronies.

"Tom Allen will do something…

"Tom Allen will do something really aggravating." Tom Allen is a putz and I do not like him nor the fawning over him for just being less shitty than the average Indiana coach.

I don’t know, MSU lives with…

I don’t know, MSU lives with a horseshoe in their ass. Their luck over the years has been amazing except for the Dantonio 3-9 year.

“I do not need to be told…

“I do not need to be told that when the lady holds up the sign that says "blue" I am supposed to say "blue." “

With some prompting I can even spell Michigan correctly. 

How stupid do they think we are?

My dad used to say elderly…

My dad used to say elderly was anyone 10 years older than you