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The team was competitive,…

The team was competitive, even went to the college WS - and still drew no fans.

Per his friend Todd Anson,…

Per his friend Todd Anson, who hates Warde because Warde wouldn't give his "non-profit" NIL collective permission to use U of M IP to raise money...

"Right, so it's even more…

"Right, so it's even more imperative to invest in resources and retain your talent."

Why is it imperative to spend more money on something no one cares about?

 

Just because you can, doesn…

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

The AD had the money to pay…

The AD had the money to pay Bakich.

They probably even had enough to raise every other coaches pay, which would have inevitably happened, when they gave Bakich a raise from highest paid B1G coach to more than 2x the number 2.

...but it's a waste of money. Spend that $700K on something the fans actually care about - like fixing the WiFi in the stadium.

 

 

" The proximate cause of…

" The proximate cause of Dusty May's hiring is not the end of the season, it is those two admissions decisions.  "Juwan should know these things and adjust accordingly."  Sure.  You have more knowledge of the admissions ins and outs than the coach that talks to them everyday does."

Well - I know enough to know admissions had absolutely nothing to do with their credits not transferring... in fact - I know they both were accepted by admissions.


...but apparently I know more than Juwan - because I understand you're never transferring in more than 60 credits.

 

Doesn't matter whether they're from Yale, MIT, or Stanford.

 

You aren't getting a UM degree without doing half your credits at UM.

Considering about 2/3 of…

Considering about 2/3 of those are the correct choice (and a couple others are false) - not a very convincing list.

Because the money comes from…

Because the money comes from outside sources, he cannot make any decisions on NIL.

The collectives can do whatever they want, and Warde has no power to do anything about it.

In terms of fan support -…

In terms of fan support - baseball is worse than 4th or 5th.

It's definitely behind football, mens BB, hockey, women's BB, and softball.

Juwan's legacy as a player…

Juwan's legacy as a player cannot be tainted by his time as a coach.

Juwan's legacy as a player is 100% irrelevant to his legacy as a coach.

You can literally check with…

You can literally check with an online app for about 90% of classes, and you can ask the department ahead of time about others.

 

...but you're never going to get to transfer more than half the credits needed for a degree in.

 

...and some of those "Stanford credits" that didn't transfer in were sub-100 level classes.

You can't get an OWI.... But…

You can't get an OWI.... But on a bike - public drunkenness, drunk & disorderly, etc. still exist.

Not in Michigan.

 

A human…

Not in Michigan.

 

A human powered bike is specifically defined as NOT a vehicle in Michigan law.

 

MCL 257.625 - 

 (1) A person, whether licensed or not, shall not operate a vehicle on a highway or other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles, including an area designated for the parking of vehicles, within this state if the person is operating while intoxicated.

 

257.79 “Vehicle” defined.

   "Vehicle" means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices exclusively moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks 

"His tenure has only one low…

"His tenure has only one low point and that's wins and losses of the past couple years."

Ummm... what?

 

This years horrible season of losses isn't as bad as all the anger management issues.

"Without institutional…

"Without institutional changes, we will be a mediocre program at best going forward."

...and mediocre would be a significant improvement over this year.

 

Mediocre means "of only moderate quality" - not bad.

Another "Ask a Manager"…

Another "Ask a Manager" reader I see....

If an athlete were to attend…

If an athlete were to attend Michigan as a freshman with SAT/ACT scores well below what the average student needs for admission, that's OK - and admissions would let them in.

 

But if a kid transfers into the same program from other universities, admissions still let's him in.

 

...but the department/college he is transferring to gets to decide on credits - no admissions involvement at all (and nothing the AD or university President has any power over).

Well... I'm basing that on…

Well... I'm basing that on my OWVi in Washtenaw county in 2017.

 

 

~$2500 in fines/costs

~$2500 in fines/costs

Breathalyzer daily for first 30 daily. If get a portable - 2x a day for duration of probation.

Potentially random drug tests

Admissions has nothing to do…

Admissions has nothing to do with accepting credits.

 

That is every departments individual decision and doesn't involve admissions at all.

 

It's also something the AD or the University president have no power to change.

1) The administration can't…

1) The administration can't handcuff NIL. NIL collectives are private, don't involve the university, and can do whatever they want - no matter what the university thinks.

 

2) Admissions has nothing to do with credits transferring, and neither the AD nor the University President can make individual departments change their credit transfer policies.

"Warde needs to get the NIL…

"Warde needs to get the NIL and transfer issues (accepting players) fixed before anything else. "

 

1) Schools cannot be involved in NIL (NCAA rules) and using NIL to entice high school players is illegal (not against rules - against state of Michigan law).

2) The AD has no power, at all, to effect admission or transfer credits. In fact - on the subject of transfer credits - that is a decision by each individual department, which neither the AD nor the University president have any power to change.

 

So... given the above two facts - what is it you want Warde to do?

 

"Why would any AD stick with…

"Why would any AD stick with Juwan when other viable options exist?"

 

Because big money donors want to keep him?

In the end - what the big money donors want is what the AD does.

Turns out volunteer work is…

Turns out volunteer work is still work.

Realistic expectations for a…

Realistic expectations for a QB at #1 is - 50% chance he develops into a starter.

That is the argument.

With…

That is the argument.

With Williams - he's thrown enough you've seen all the good and bad and can make a statistically supported argument.

With JJ - the sample size is so small you can't make an argument either way.

"The case against him is…

"The case against him is basically total passing yardage, which is junior high level analysis."

 

There is a reasonably strong correlation between games started and NFL success.

"I think there is some…

"I think there is some middle ground..."

yes - not running it like a business.

"It's hard to talk real…

"It's hard to talk real numbers because:

a) Often we don't get the real numbers, just talk.

b) When I do, usually the number's only single-sourced, from someone who did not share it with permission to pass it along, and 

c) The numbers and reality are often way off."

 

Based on those facts it isn't "hard", it's "impossible" - and everyone is just talking out their ass about NIL (including the folks running this site).

I think it's pretty…

I think it's pretty important for folks in this discussion to remember these two inconvenient facts:

1) The school can't pay NIL.

2) It is illegal (not against the rules - against the LAW) to entice HS players using NIL in the state of Michigan

 

So what exactly is it folks want the AD to do - knowing the school is not going to pay NIL itself (against the rules) or entice HS players with it (against state law)?

 

The school/AD don't see the…

The school/AD don't see the NIL collectives as their competition  - they literally ARE competition.

"If you were operating this…

"If you were operating this like a business..."

 

If you were operating this like a business - you'd immediately get rid of every sport in the athletic department except football and men's basketball.

 

 

 

A leader in this NIL era, is…

A leader in this NIL era, is one who is going to be able to use the athletic departments donor connections (so called money cannon) to build a great roster AT THE EXPENSE OF EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT.

 

 

I suspect it's the Lake…

I suspect it's the Lake Wobegon effect...

"a place where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average"

 

While very few coaches are actually above average at it... but they all think they're above average at it.

"At least 4 Big 10 teams are…

"At least 4 Big 10 teams are confirmed to have stolen signs before the games they played in"

 

They are?

 

OSU giving team 40 teams Michigan's signs is ONE team stealing signs.

" With that being said,…

" With that being said, being a successful NFL QB might be the hardest job in all of sports."

 

The only QB pick that succeeds at above 50% is the #1 pick.

Not first round. Just #1.

1st rounders as a whole succeed less than 50% of the time, and the number falls off severely after the 1st round.

"Worthy def has track speed …

"Worthy def has track speed "

Not really.

 

Worthy ran 4.21

Usain Bolt ran a 4.22 in a pair of street shoes, wearing a jogging suit, at age 37 - two years after retiring and stopping training.

 

 

I agree ... Except for the…

I agree ... Except for the decent writer part.

".where does assault land in…

".where does assault land in your interpretation of ethics?"

Battery... It would have been assault if his slap missed.

 JUB's strength is selling…

 JUB's strength is selling books to Michigan fans, who will seemingly buy anything associated with the team.

 

 

"What is the best place for…

"What is the best place for an alum to put their money right now if we want it go directly to NIL on football and basketball, not through Warde or does it have to go through Warde at some juncture? "

 

It can never go through the AD.

 

NIL collectives are private organizations, and the university cannot control or fund them.

If you include new members -…

If you include new members - that SEC number becomes 6.

 

B1G/SEC teams in top 14 (using new members):

2023: 11/14
2022: 8/14
2021: 7/14
2020: 8/14
2019: 11/14
2018: 10/14
2017: 8/14
2016: 10/14
2015: 7/14
2014: 9/14
 

Snowboarding is bad on…

Snowboarding is bad on wrists and ankles - but wrist protection is easy.

Skiing kills knees.

 

 

"I snowboarded for 15 years …

"I snowboarded for 15 years (probably only went 40 times).   Sitting down and strapping in and out every run  sucks."

 

15 years and you never learned to strap in standing up?

I've been snowboarding since…

I've been snowboarding since 1986, and I'm completely self taught.

My wife switched from skiing to snowboarding in 2000, and took lessons.

 

1) Definitely take a lesson. Hard to say whether you'll need more than one. My wife did not.

2) How sore? Hard to say - but it could be bad. I recommend wrist guards and hip/butt pads (they make riding the lift nicer also).

3) To get competent, skiing and snowboarding are about equally difficult... but there is really no intermediate step like snowplowing with skiis - so getting to the point where you can get down the slope a bit as a beginner is harder with a snowboard,

"He is almost exactly the…

"He is almost exactly the same size as Barry Sanders was"

About the same height, but about 15lbs heavier.

Thing is - Barry was a 4.37 40 guy. Corum will not run sub 4.5

 

...and Barry wouldn't have gotten drafted as high in todays NFL.

Maybe when it isn't illegal…

Maybe when it isn't illegal under state of Michigan law.

The thing to remember is…

The thing to remember is... Withholding is not taxes.

 

Armstead will get enty of that back.

Yes, I think coaches are…

Yes, I think coaches are using players as proxies to get around the tampering rules.

 

...and yes, it is that easy.

If the person blowing up his…

If the person blowing up his phone was a coach/institutional staffer it's tampering.

 

If the person was a player on another team, it is not.