Michigan Renews Partnership with M Den as Official Merchandiser
So the speculation was correct, and UofM will go back to MDen instead of the awful place from last year. There will now be MDens at Michigan Stadium (YES!)
Press release from Mgoblue.com
I'm so happy I'm gonna go play my Vuvuzela!
To be finally back home!
/La-La-Laaaa-Laaaa-La-La
/head bob
Best decision for all parties involved. Glad the AD decided to do the right thing and keep the contract local. Should never have gone to a Texas-based company in the first place.
Thank you Jesus!
will this come back to haunt me if I run for public office?
Moes, and anyone who makes/sells official U of M apparel is under license to do so. Any legal minds want to explain the details?
Didn't Moe's get bought out recently? I could be wrong but I thought the Mden bought them out.
...so much sense on so many levels. Not the least of which is that U-M should be supporting local businesses to the greatest degree possible. M-Den's bread and butter is Michigan, so they have no choice but to cater to Michigan fans and the University.
Horray!
but I hung in with M Den.
This makes me totally gay for Brandon
if you drive by the south west side of the big house you'll see an MDen for women inside the gates. its been up for at least a month now.
You know, I saw that - but I didn't even give it a second thought. I guess that was a big giveaway that we were switching back.
Except it said MGoBlueShop For Women when I drove by it last month.
Just another reason he's awesome.
"Bill did WHAT with merchandise contract! Screw that! Call those stupid smucks up and tell them they're fired! Let me know when the legal aspect is taken care of and we can get a new... where am I going? I need a new hat, so I'm stepping out for a minute to go down to MDen and buy one."
Edit: Also, very funny how the piece on MGoBlue makes absolutely no manetion of the fact that they were the official partner in the years before 2009. Embarassed much?
This thread alerted me to it 20 mins ago, and when I got it on FB, I still did a fist pump to no one in particular.
So there is still good in the world. Could this be the first sign of a great year in Ann Arbor?????????
GO BLUE
YES! THAT PLACE IS AWESOME AND WE'RE GETTING ONE IN ANN ARBOR!
NO! CAPS LOCK>>> STUCK!
I am sooooo excited for this.
Nothing bad can come when you have the help of 5 guys.
That's what she said.
Exactly...
If you have the help of half the football team, you might end up beating up a whole bunch of nerds.
Also: I have never had Five Guys, but I hear they're supposed to be great and terrible for you. Double plus! Now, I just wish we'd get some Jack in the Boxes back in the area.
Hey, given that I live where Five Guys started in Virginia, I love the place. But if we're going to give love to MDen for being local, why not give love to Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger?
Reasons to favor Blimpy's besides being local:
1) Availability of Onion Rings
2) Additional options for grease: fried egg, multiple patties
3) Choice of cheese
4) Additional fried options
Krazy Jim's INSIDE the stadium. Of course, they could only get about 10 orders done at halftime. Oh, well - guess I'll have to stick to Blimpy as a pre-game warm up.
It falls just short of a Blimpy quint with double cheese and bacon. And an egg on top...
For those of you who have never been to Five Guys Burgers, don't let the name fool you. It's all about the fries.
...of fries is sufficient for anyone. When ordering for 5, I typically get 3 small fries.
The free peanuts help tide you over while you wait anxiously for your order.
Reading that article made me the happiest I have been since I got engaged.
(that was just in case she reads MGoBlog, this news was far more exciting)
Is your woman blind to text in parentheses?
she just has an amazingly short attention span and won't bother to read past the first sentence.
They have such small brains! Just give a nice pat on the butt and her self-esteem will be as good as ever.
Damn, Tim! You got us broads all figured out!
It's science!
I ordered from that other place once, but I felt so dirty doing it that I refused to go back. No more merchandise guilt! Hooray Brandon!
CALIENTE!!!
Never ordered from the Texas place...I got all my stuff from MDen last year and am glad the Athletic Department pulled their head out of their ass on this one. Brandon (whether he was in charge of this move or not I am still giving him credit for it) continues to say and do all the right things....lets hope this continues
Maybe he gets Nike to bring some $$ to re-sign Michigan when the addidas contract expires.
I'm happy that:
1) This is happening
2) We managed to make it through this thread without someone using the expression "brick and mortar."
Well, clearly with M Den's web presence allowing direct B2C sales, this is a case of "clicks and mortar", not "brick and mortar".
I'm sorry.
You are aware that playing with your vuvuzela will give you hairy palms and dark circles under the eyes, right?
But where was all this loyalty when people were trampling children to order off the new place's (going out of business, it turns out) sales? At least, till they found out they suck, and took forever to get it, if they ever did, correctly. Looks like the people at the AA.com link for the burgers complaining about Shaman Drum being gone...but never really shopped there. (Which DOES excite me. Can never have too many good burger places).
Never ordered from the new place, and now never will. And happy for it.
Great to have the apparel contract back in Ann Arbor, but don't forget about the MGoStore, UGP and Moes!
Something we are starting soon (now) is rewarding active readers of MGoBlog with discounts hidden in the comments of threads.
We are launching a new Moes website (its in beta now) and for the next 2 days (until 6/24), there is an active discount code for 20% off all purchases at:
http://www.ugpmichiganapparel.com
http://moe.undergroundshirts.com (beta)
The code is: ufr20
Enjoy!
with the "Women's" link on that site.
For the record, I would like Space, Bitches, Space, Mascots, and at least one of the Heisman ones.
And idea I've had for a while: Put the Mascots print on the back of one of the maize HAIL American Apparel Vnecks you have in the store. I'd pay the extra whatever you'd charge for that.
/Veruca Salt
hitting all the right notes so far as AD. He cleaned up Martin's mess on this apparel deal. Hate to say it, but he may have to do the same with the football coach.
stfu
It was a shotgun wedding between Martin and Rich Rod. The guy has been nailed for the first NCAA sanctions in our history and has gotten rolled by the likes of Illinois and Purdue, let alone Ohio State and Michigan State. I want success for our football program as much as the next guy, but I have a bad feeling that this isn't going to work out. If I'm "penalized" with the loss of MGoPoints for my opinion, so be it.