" I really hope they stick to tradition on Thanksgiving with the throwback uniforms. Those should never go away."

Those should be the full time uniforms with no alternates.

Yeah... I highly doubt that.

I'd bet they just pretty much ignored FLSA, Title IX, and every other legal consideration and just said "Yay sportsball".

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/88/5d/fc/885dfcd3384066576137544c780a0b92.jpg

Those are the best.

...and do away with alternates. Just home and away.

Like the regular uniforms hate the black.

Black ain't a Lions color. This everyone needs a black uniform reminds me of Teal in the 1990s.

Virginia law doesn't get to override the FLSA in determining what defines "employees" and "independent contractors".

It WAS hot as hell that day... and I got sunburned... and it wasn't included in the season ticket package, so we had to buy tickets.

"Any QB in the 1st round is a 50/50 proposition at best. "

Any QB at #1 is a 50/50 proposition. Any QB below the #1 pick is a worse than 50% success rate 

JJ has more practice in an NFL rushing offense, and way less in an NFL passing offense.

Michigan literally didn't even run half the routes in an NFL tree.

Based on historic stats - every QB other than Williams will bust, and Williams is 50/50.

Sure... But then they can't require them to play football for their money.

They are either employees, or independent contractors... and:

'“independent contractor” refers to workers who, as a matter of economic reality, are not economically dependent on an employer for work and are in business for themselves.'

Criteria to be an independent contractor include - the opportunity for profit or loss, investment, permanency, control, whether the work is an integral part of the employer's business, and skill and initiative.

If you can't lose money doing it, and you don't have control of the details of the work - you aren't an independent contractor.

No, it's just put up or shut up time for AD's in Virginia.

Still illegal for universities in Michigan to pay high school players to attend.

Who despite being one of the better receivers in the NFL... was a 3rd round pick and had less than 1,400 yards total in 3 seasons because of Michigans offense.

The they are employees - and you can't make them be students.

"Michigan isn't serious about winning at bb."

Michigan academic departments don't care about sports, and there is nothing the AD can do about that 

Who in the last 10 years have won championships with a QB who was a good runner and bad passer?

Barrett was the closest -but he was a 65% passer as a freshman in 2014, and they don't win that championship without Cardale Jones.

...and everyone want to compare him to Milroe - 

Milroe was a 67% passer in HS.

Orji was a 52% passer in HS.

Playing a few plays in less than half of the games is not "a rotation role".

"The NCAA’s selective enforcement approach is also something that members need to deal with."

No, it isn't. They CAN just continue doing what they've done.

"So, the NCAA seeks more authority than the US Legal system - without any controls or limitations."

Not seeks. Has. 

Because the MEMBER schools decided by a vote that they would subject themselves to that.

"Other than Harbaugh's "obstruction of justice" or whatever, wasn't it all Level 2 violations at Michigan?"

“But other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?”

1. Mars is just attention seeking. Harbaugh replied to the NOA - like a year ago. There is no new response. This is just Mars bringing up the past for attention.

2. Harbaugh could release it to the public anytime he wanted. The NCAA can't punish him, and can't punish Michigan for what he does.

    

The coverup is always worse than the crime.

THAT is what Michigan is getting punished for.

He didn't respond to this. This is just Tom Mars attention seeking.

Note Mars says he responded to the NOA (notice of allegations) - which was like a year ago.

You have two significant impairment related car accidents... you have a problem. You might not be an alcoholic, but you have a substance use issue.

...but this isn't #1.

Copying NFL teams doing it, just like Michigan did?

Jake Rudock put out basically the same rate stats as he did at Iowa, but slightly higher counting stats due to more attempts.

He did not radically improve at Michigan.

A free ride is more than the revenue generated by 90% of college athletes.

The NCAA, NFL, NBA, NHL, and TV networks are profiting billions of dollars a year while not directly reimbursing the athletes/actors/employees a penny for sports, any syndicated show or movie.

Is the money really gone? How are G-League revenues vs college basketball? UFL vs. College football?

It ain't just the players - it's the logo on the helmet.

The media agreements are university resources.

Why?

Jace doesn't get any special status because of who his dad is.

He's gotten the 4 years of scholarship he is guaranteed.

They can just not renew his scholarship for next year.

This would be more the "5th year handshake" than running the kid out the door.

There were plenty of guys Harbaugh didn't offer a 5th year to and transferred out .

Hinton was trying to transfer a sub-100 level class. Michigan doesn't give you credit for those even if you take them at Michigan.

He's a sophomore. Only been in college two years - which means he can likely transfer almost all of his credits assuming he wasn't taking remedial classes.

It's Juniors and Seniors that are an issue - Freshman, Sophomores, and grad transfers don't suffer from the 60 credit transfer limit.

I'd take Gallon and Roundtree over anyone on our roster currently.

Gallon, Dileo...

...and I didn't say TE, I said receivers.

...and I agree OL and RB are much better now.

Denard had better receivers though.

Cardale Jones was a 69% passer as a HS senior.

Orji was a 52% passer as a HS senior.

Denard had better receivers.

"while protest is valued and protected, disruptions are not."

It's an oxymoron.

Protests that don't disrupt... Aren't protests.

Protests that disrupt nothing aren't protests, they're just people talking.

Disruption is a necessity for protest to ever be effectual.

Milroe was like a 65% passer in HS, Orji was like 52%...

"We are specifically talking about transfer portal players who admissions denied. "

No, we aren't.

You're talking about transfer portal players who admissions let in, but couldn't transfer enough credits... Which has nothing to do with admissions.

"I don't see either Warde nor Santa going to war there to change things."

Even if they went to war - they can't change those things.

The University President may be able to bribe a department/college to do it - but they have no power to make them do it, and would get themselves fired if they tried.

Remember - the President can't fire a  faculty member, but the faculty members as a group CAN fire the University President.

I think it was more of a "Howard won't do the work necessary to have a good NIL program (schmoozing donors, being personable/engaging donors/media/etc.)" so why bother hiring a GM.

"My reading of that from Juwan's POV was that he wasn't planning on escalating things except Jon was; basically, "He started it!""


So... the boss/manager failed to act as a boss/manager should?

"You can't show up Howard in that moment, no matter how right you are."

You can if Howard is a good boss/manager.

1) Admissions is fine. Credits transferring is the issue - and that has nothing at all to do with admissions.

2) The credit transfer setup is easier than it has ever been, and the limits are exactly what they have been since I started school at U of M in 1993. This was not a new, unknown situation.

3) The University can't do NIL.That is what private collectives are for... and the way you get lots of NIL money? The coach is personable and schmoozes and kisses butt with big money donors.