Fireside Chat with President Schlissel
Just got this email, who knows what its going to be like, but at least the President is doing something to acknowledge the protest.
EDIT: (http://i.imgur.com/gij98YZ.png) -> image link
And for lazy "Dear Students,
President Schlissel would like to invite you join his Fireside Chat tomorrow, Wednesday October 8, 4:00-5:30 pm at the Michigan Union in the Pendleton Room. He hopes to encourage feedback on the recent issues related to athletics as well as other important topics of concern to U-M's student community. [The fireside chat is an invitation-only event so the president has the opportunity for a thoughtful, engage discussion with a wide range of students. Please RSVP to me at [email protected].]
Royster"
October 7th, 2014 at 6:35 PM ^
Good on him.
October 7th, 2014 at 6:42 PM ^
What's this? An email for an ants?
/s
He'd instantly become my favorite Michigan president if he fired DeeBee.
October 7th, 2014 at 8:02 PM ^
Why so many downvotes for the Zoolander reference?
October 7th, 2014 at 8:08 PM ^
He'd instantly become my favorite Michigan presidentI take it you are well-versed on the subject of U-M Presidents?
October 7th, 2014 at 8:13 PM ^
Zoolander reference....
October 7th, 2014 at 10:40 PM ^
October 7th, 2014 at 6:39 PM ^
October 7th, 2014 at 6:40 PM ^
Get the point across that the outrage isn't solely based on the losing record, but how Dave Brandon has systematically alienated students, alumni, and general fans and has cheapened the honor, dignity, and tradition of the University with his marketing techniques and practices. Potentially creating a generation of apathy and disenfranchisement towards University athletics.
October 7th, 2014 at 6:49 PM ^
I think Hoke is also culpable for alienating students and alumni. The dude is the face of the University, but acts like anyone outside of his four walls is an alien being that knows nothing about football and or/coaching and isn't entitled to any sort of knowledge about the football program.
October 7th, 2014 at 8:38 PM ^
As important as our football program is, I take issue with the notion that the head football coach is the "face of the university."
October 8th, 2014 at 12:25 AM ^
I dunno...
I'm pretty sure the football coach has the authority to fire the president. Saw it on TV, must be true.
October 8th, 2014 at 8:30 AM ^
Only coaches wearing sweater vests can do that.
October 7th, 2014 at 6:55 PM ^
October 7th, 2014 at 6:55 PM ^
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October 7th, 2014 at 7:54 PM ^
this abomination:
October 7th, 2014 at 8:07 PM ^
I may be in the minority but I like those better than the ones we wore against Alabama in Dallas.
October 7th, 2014 at 8:25 PM ^
October 7th, 2014 at 9:07 PM ^
Moe was the smartest of the Three Stooges.
October 7th, 2014 at 9:32 PM ^
and i mean those patches that are on each shoulder, those uni's are fine. helmets too. maybe make the shoulders a solid blue in that patch, add a maize outline (or vice-versa) and as alternates go, they'd be okay. and if memory serves, michigan did used to wear white pants in my lifetime or shortly before that.
October 7th, 2014 at 10:18 PM ^
Every time I see those stripey uniforms I think of the children's line of clothing called Granimals
October 7th, 2014 at 10:01 PM ^
Agree with every reason but im sue if we were coming off a big ten chamionship season and wr 6-0 going into PSU far fewer fans would be complaining about the lying and the gouging
October 7th, 2014 at 10:21 PM ^
Can somebody explain the water bottle and terrorism connection as well as the seat cushion and safety concerns? How did they spin this?
October 7th, 2014 at 10:42 PM ^
they banned any outside water bottles (sealed or not) allegedly b/c of terrorist-related concerns.
they banned seat cushons (that you buy at Mden for like 15-25 bucks), but offered seat cushions to be installed at your seat location for like 50 bucks a season or something.
October 7th, 2014 at 8:07 PM ^
October 7th, 2014 at 8:31 PM ^
WRONG - The outrage is SOLIDIFIED by the record. People were getting annoyed before things tanked. Remember the band incident in Dallas? Hoke was 11-2 when this occurred.
October 7th, 2014 at 8:42 PM ^
exhibit "A". Almost forgot about that one.
October 8th, 2014 at 10:06 AM ^
Don't forget he was the one who agreed to the schedule that has MSU and OSU games both home or away in the same year, and agreed to go to EL in consecutive years. Put that one on the list.
October 7th, 2014 at 8:57 PM ^
October 7th, 2014 at 9:19 PM ^
If Brandon were not pissing all over Michigan football tradition right now and showed competence as a leader, even with the current football record, then people would NOT be calling for Brandon's head. They would be calling for Hoke's head, and people would trust that Brandon would be competent enough to make the decision to fire Hoke and go out and get a competent head coach. Instead it is very clear based on his past decisions and actions that Brandon cannot be trusted to handle filling the head coaching job next year with the right guy.
October 7th, 2014 at 9:52 PM ^
October 7th, 2014 at 10:41 PM ^
90% and 75% approval rating #'s from, but I'm guessing Dave himself was kind enough to make sure someone in his office did the computations for you. Just like they give accurate attendance figures for each and every home game.
As I don't have the access you must have to such information, all I can do is monitor what I hear and read from fellow fans and friends and any other source there is to tap into in the real world. After having done so and then inserting a decimal point into the middle of your #'s, coming up with a 7.5% approval rating, I might be fairly close to a more accurate figure..
October 8th, 2014 at 1:24 AM ^
82.7% of all statistics are made up.
October 7th, 2014 at 10:46 PM ^
October 7th, 2014 at 11:37 PM ^
October 7th, 2014 at 11:58 PM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 6:09 AM ^
I have been calling for his ouster for three years due to my personal interactions with DB. How is your fallacious argument going? Just a tip, generalizations do not strengthen your argument.
October 7th, 2014 at 9:04 PM ^
October 7th, 2014 at 10:29 PM ^
October 7th, 2014 at 10:43 PM ^
WRONG. My outrage is 100% due to Dave Brandon alienating middle class alumni over his corporate buddies.
October 7th, 2014 at 11:35 PM ^
When RichRod was having losing seasons, nobody was calling for the ouster of the AD.
Dave Brandon's DB-ness transcends football win-loss records.
October 8th, 2014 at 10:12 AM ^
Alot of people were pissed at the AD for Sailboat gate and not getting Miles.
October 8th, 2014 at 2:08 PM ^
That was very topic-specific . . . football coach search process. There was not general annimosity toward the AD to the point of protests at the President's House.
October 7th, 2014 at 8:35 PM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 9:20 AM ^
Whomever goes to this event has to be a well spoken individual who is well aware of ALL the issues fans have with DB. The second this president gets even the slightest inclination that this is about wins and losses he will stop taking anything else people say on the subject seriously. The wins and losses are meerly a symptom of the larger issue and that needs to be clear when addressing the president.
October 7th, 2014 at 6:41 PM ^
You mean the 500 students voicing their solution to the problems in the athletic department outside of his house wasn't clear enough? Fair enough, meet with them again.
October 7th, 2014 at 6:45 PM ^
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October 7th, 2014 at 6:48 PM ^
Don't forget some Cokes to go along with those delicious hot schmoes!
(they're called s'mores, Buzz)
October 7th, 2014 at 11:09 PM ^
Do you mean Schooos, these tasty lil' creatures:
A shmoo is shaped like a plump bowling pin with legs. It has smooth skin, eyebrows and sparse whiskers—but no arms, nose or ears. Its feet are short and round but dextrous, as the shmoo's comic book adventures make clear. It has a rich gamut of facial expressions, and often expresses love by exuding hearts over its head. Cartoonist Al Capp ascribed to the shmoo the following curious characteristics. His satirical intent should be evident:
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Description[edit]
- They reproduce asexually and are incredibly prolific, multiplying exponentially faster than rabbits. They require no sustenance other than air.
- Shmoos are delicious to eat, and are eager to be eaten. If a human looks at one hungrily, it will happily immolate itself — either by jumping into a frying pan, after which they taste like chicken, or into a broiling pan, after which they taste like steak. When roasted they taste like pork, and when baked they taste like catfish. Raw, they taste like oysters on the half-shell
October 7th, 2014 at 7:00 PM ^
Hopefully he's providing the smores. Students are poor, after all, what with having to pay so much for season tickets.
October 7th, 2014 at 7:08 PM ^
they were yelling Fire Brandin', which is clearly alluding to talking about improving the brand whilst sitting by a fire.