December 17th, 2014 at 9:18 AM ^
Did you fire him?
December 17th, 2014 at 10:20 AM ^
"The athletes are there for four years," Lochmann said, according to SBJ. "At Michigan, it's the Block M that has the infinity and power, not Denard Robinson. Those are fleeting, four-year relationships, but it's the block M that's been there for over 150 years."
The comment drew fierce response from Michigan fans on social media last Friday. Even former Michigan All-American offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson chimed in on Twitter in response to a link to Lochmann's comments.
"That article pretty much sums up their attitude toward alumni relations at UM," Hutchinson wrote.
December 17th, 2014 at 10:53 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 11:04 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 9:19 AM ^
Good Luck, Reinhold.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:35 AM ^
Wow, could not have seen this coming at all!
December 17th, 2014 at 9:56 AM ^
I think you mean Reinhard. Am I in for a bannin' if I give a hearty HEIL LOCHMANN? Is that sort of thing frowned upon here?
December 17th, 2014 at 10:25 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 10:39 AM ^
Colt McCoy and Kirk Herbstreet had an evil baby
December 17th, 2014 at 10:25 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 9:20 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 9:21 AM ^
This is great! Thanks for the info.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:37 AM ^
I work with a lot of marketing people and a few of them are the obnoxiously spunky variety who want to pursue every random idea that moves across their synapses. It is the part of my job that I enjoy the least.
December 17th, 2014 at 10:02 AM ^
Yup, I've had to interact with a few of those in my career as well. Marketing is an important and necessary component of strategic planning for any company, institution, or organization, but it seems to attract lots of asshats.
December 17th, 2014 at 10:24 AM ^
Marketing is important, but at some point the quality and nature of a product sells itself, while egotistical marketing folks will instead ascribe the success entirely to their "brilliant" campaigns.
December 17th, 2014 at 10:58 AM ^
and it seems when they bring in those asshats, that really don't "get" the culture and identity that they are marketing, *this* happens. In this instance that article and the one in MLive, point out all the f-ups (imo) that were done in the name of "branding." The legend patches, the sky writing, the pricing, all the stupid shit that was done over the past couple years seems to be tied to this particular jack-ass.
So, thankfully he made those comments, and we can be done with him. He needs to go back to the NBA where his true talents in side-shows can be appreciated.
I also keep remembering Dave Brandon on that special that was talking about branding in athletics. While I get what all that extra revenue does for the athletics program, it compromised exactly what the "Block M" stands for. Tradition is not a bad thing, and a lot of people associated with the school embrace the tradition. Our athletes are part of it--and thankfully, Mr. Lochmann is not part of that.
Good Ridance.
December 17th, 2014 at 2:10 PM ^
And the extra revenue went towards salary increases for all the positions he created...
December 17th, 2014 at 12:21 PM ^
typically know zero about finance too.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:42 AM ^
I had no idea who he is. Now I know --> glad he is gone.
December 17th, 2014 at 10:15 AM ^
From what I hear things are already getting better over there in the AD. Time to move on and continue to get the right culture back. Some things worked out well, some others didn't.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:20 AM ^
So this is a posbang thread?
Humpdaaayyyyy Yeeeaaaahhh.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:20 AM ^
Clearly part of Harbugh's terms
December 17th, 2014 at 9:38 AM ^
It's the Block M that has the infinity and power, not Hunter Lochmann - BITCHES!
December 17th, 2014 at 9:20 AM ^
Fuck that guy. Glad he's gone.
December 17th, 2014 at 10:43 AM ^
The Block M is still here. And the legacy players will be rerturning.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:21 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 9:21 AM ^
Kind of a rough time to get the axe. i feel bad for him and his family.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:25 AM ^
I've literally never seen a post as out of character for the poster as this one. Is there sarcasm here? Aren't you the guy who complains when people express sympathy for the victims of shootings and natural disasters?
December 17th, 2014 at 9:32 AM ^
Is he Hunter Lochmann?
December 17th, 2014 at 9:44 AM ^
during an earthquake?
December 17th, 2014 at 9:50 AM ^
Allegedly.
December 17th, 2014 at 10:04 AM ^
but not fully aware.
December 17th, 2014 at 10:04 AM ^
but not fully aware.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:46 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 12:23 PM ^
cornfiscated as you've mentioned.
December 17th, 2014 at 10:40 AM ^
of Scio Township
December 17th, 2014 at 12:54 PM ^
I call bullshit.
One time Magnus claimed he ate a salad.
December 17th, 2014 at 2:07 PM ^
Lol. That's more like it.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:25 AM ^
He has extensive experience and worked for the NBA and the Knicks for a long time. He'll find a job in the pros, which is where his ideas are best suited.
December 17th, 2014 at 10:17 AM ^
He seems more like a minor league baseball guy. Single A, maybe double. Or little league.
December 17th, 2014 at 12:50 PM ^
Michigan fans I'm sure almost unanimously hated everything he did and probably hated that his position even existed. Now he can return to the pro's where they'll love his stupid marketing hi-jinx.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:33 AM ^
Agree the timing sucks, though it could have also happened months ago which would have likely been worse.
I know nothing of the personal circumstances but I can say from experience that sometimes a situation can be so negative and stressful that getting out of it can actually make for an unexpectedly upbeat period, so hopefully there's a bright side. He could actually go home tonight smiling in the face of adversity, a little calmer and better for it.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:48 AM ^
The timing sucks, but follows shortly after his recent comments. Much better to act promptly to those than to let it ligner. Still as rough time of the year, however... I suspect he may have had an idea it was coming, however, after the firestorm he created.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:37 AM ^
Nice to see someone with compassion, Dudeness. Agree or disagree with how he handled his duties, this is still a person with a family, including young kids, who just lost his job right before the holidays. Some of the comments in the other threads about Hunter made me ashamed of certain members of our fan base. I don't care how poorly you think someone performed, typing something like, "he should rape himself with a steak knife" is classless.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:59 AM ^
Maybe he should have said something about using licensed Block M utensils...
/ducksforcover
December 17th, 2014 at 9:39 AM ^
Yeah, it sucks to lose your job around the holidays, but it sounds like he was given time to find a new position (reading further down the thread) and/or I would assume if no new position, he has been given a nice severance pacakge. He'll be ok.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:40 AM ^
He'll be taken care of.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:42 AM ^
Hopefully he banked some of his $220,000 salary....
And afterall, he "resigned" to "presue other options"....he wsan't fired.