Pizza Boy is Out...

Presser this afternoon. Timing seems odd for a firing.

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2014/10/31/dave-brandon-michigan/18238801/

Fuck. It's got to be a shit canning.

Too bad. I really like that guy.

The dreaded vote of confidence, also known as "you gone in three months".

If they are going to can him, now is the time. That gives them a month or so get a new AD before starting a coaching search.

Adam Rittenberg ‏@ESPNRittenberg 2m2 minutes ago

And there it is … RT @McMurphyESPN: Dave Brandon is resigning as Michigan’s AD, source told @ESPN. Press conference this afternoon

Welp, we're going to miss you, Dave.

WOTS is he is resigning. Day before homecoming

The pun of the day is "the dominoes are starting to fall".

Kevin Seifert ‏@SeifertESPN 16s17 seconds ago

Above all else: be nice to the customers RT @McMurphyESPN: Dave Brandon is resigning as Michigan’s AD, source told @ESPN.

Heat Miser wrote:WOTS is he is resigning. Day before homecoming

The pun of the day is "the dominoes are starting to fall".

Brett McMurphy ‏@McMurphyESPN 1m1 minute ago
Dave Brandon is resigning as Michigan’s AD, source told @ESPN

I'm sure the deal was that they will pay his buy-out and let him save face by resigning.

I'm gonna guess he stays on until the new AD is hired? Somebody's gotta palm press the donors tomorrow.

Heat Miser wrote:I'm gonna guess he stays on until the new AD is hired? Somebody's gotta palm press the donors tomorrow.

Yeah, not sure the guy that basically got fired the day before is the best guy to do that.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

Heat Miser wrote:I'm gonna guess he stays on until the new AD is hired? Somebody's gotta palm press the donors tomorrow.

Yeah, not sure the guy that basically got fired the day before is the best guy to do that.

Maybe, but one would think homecoming is one of the biggest donar days of the year. Somebody's gotta run the show.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2014/10/31/dave-brandon-university-michigan/18241453/


Wasn't there something about thousands of students making fire Brandon shirts for their game tomorrow?

Heat Miser wrote:

Maybe, but one would think homecoming is one of the biggest donar days of the year. Somebody's gotta run the show.

I'd rather have a random student do it than the guy who I just told to F off and get out. Literally anyone would be a better choice.

CORNER BLITZ wrote:http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2014/10/31/dave-brandon-university-michigan/18241453/


Wasn't there something about thousands of students making fire Brandon shirts for their game tomorrow?

They can send them to Africa now.

I hope they keep Hoke on until Jan 1.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

Heat Miser wrote:

Maybe, but one would think homecoming is one of the biggest donar days of the year. Somebody's gotta run the show.

I'd rather have a random student do it than the guy who I just told to F off and get out. Literally anyone would be a better choice.

Which tells me you have no experience dealing with rich people & large sums of money.

InTenSity wrote:I hope they keep Hoke on until Jan 1.

I'd be shocked if they didn't. His buyout drops $1 million on 1/1.

CORNER BLITZ wrote:http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2014/10/31/dave-brandon-university-michigan/18241453/


Wasn't there something about thousands of students making fire Brandon shirts for their game tomorrow?

'Very giving donor' purchases 2,000 custom-made #FireBrandon T-shirts to distribute to students

Heat Miser wrote:

Which tells me you have no experience dealing with rich people & large sums of money.

Goddamn you're a douchebag heat.

You're going to send the guy that you just fired instead of say, I dunno, anyone else in the athletic department? You think it's Dave Brandon and a bunch of secretaries? They have someone else that can talk to those people.

Heat Miser wrote:

I'd be shocked if they didn't. His buyout drops $1 million on 1/1.

Didn't Ross just drop $100 million to athletics? Seems to me they could use that pretty easily.

Any truth to the rumor that Brandon only hired Hoke as a thank you for being the #1 customer for Dominoes pizza?!?

I hope the Wolverines get a Harbaugh and that Dantonio continues owning them.

InTenSity wrote:

Heat Miser wrote:

I'd be shocked if they didn't. His buyout drops $1 million on 1/1.

Didn't Ross just drop $100 million to athletics? Seems to me they could use that pretty easily.

Tied up in facilities. Just because you have a million dollars doesn't mean you just piss it away. There is a reason why a lot of poor people are poor. They do dumb shit with their money.

Keep Hoke and bring in CiCi Bellis or Pappa John.  The theme can continue; flat and sliced to pieces. Or maybe the Little Cesar. He has his own spear.........er, stake.

This is a bummer, man.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

Heat Miser wrote:

Which tells me you have no experience dealing with rich people & large sums of money.

Goddamn you're a douchebag heat.

You're going to send the guy that you just fired instead of say, I dunno, anyone else in the athletic department? You think it's Dave Brandon and a bunch of secretaries? They have someone else that can talk to those people.

Remember the scene in Band of Brothers when the German general insisted on surrendering to an officer?

Rich people are like that when donating money. They expect some ego stroking...and not from some worker bee.

I would expect their president to be on hand, but as has been pointed out, he's not really an athletics guy. It's an interesting conundrum, & given SCum's recent propensity to fuck up just about anything, I don't expect them to handle this properly...which is nice.

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:This is a bummer, man.

You're "staking" a lot on they'll get it right. I really have my doubts.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:
Goddamn you're a douchebag heat.

You're going to send the guy that you just fired instead of say, I dunno, anyone else in the athletic department? You think it's Dave Brandon and a bunch of secretaries? They have someone else that can talk to those people.

I would expect the BoT and President to fill in, if they're smart. Going to be a lot easier collecting cash from unhappy alums by saying "See, we got rid of him" than anything DB could say.

I.B. Fine wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:
Goddamn you're a douchebag heat.

You're going to send the guy that you just fired instead of say, I dunno, anyone else in the athletic department? You think it's Dave Brandon and a bunch of secretaries? They have someone else that can talk to those people.

I would expect the BoT and President to fill in, if they're smart. Going to be a lot easier collecting cash from unhappy alums by saying "See, we got rid of him" than anything DB could say.

BoT is kinda boring IMHO. Maybe they'll trot Lloyd out.

Heat Miser wrote:

BoT is kinda boring IMHO. Maybe they'll trot Lloyd out.

Hell, I'm sure they'd dig up Bo if it would bring in the cash

I.B. Fine wrote:

Hell, I'm sure they'd dig up Bo if it would bring in the cash

I'm surprised they aren't looking into some voodoo to get him to be their coach.

Has the airplane tracking started at mgoblow yet?

Code_Warrior wrote:Has the airplane tracking started at mgoblow yet?

Yes

Blown out by uofm: coach fired.

Blown out by Msu: AD fired.


I love it!!

Heat Miser wrote:

Tied up in facilities. Just because you have a million dollars doesn't mean you just piss it away. There is a reason why a lot of poor people are poor. They do dumb shit with their money.

I agree it would be dumb to fire Hoke. They got positive yards rushing AND scored a TD this year against MSU... Give him time to get his players in the system

SpartanGuard wrote:

I'm surprised they aren't looking into some voodoo to get him to be their coach.

Who says they don't have test tubes full of 'essence of Bo' being tested right now?

I.B. Fine wrote:

Who says they don't have test tubes full of 'essence of Bo' being tested right now?

Eau de Bo?

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