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A good negotiation ends where both parties give a little and neither side feele like they won. In the business world, these happen a thousand times a day. I have no idea what Warde Manuel's experience is in negotiation but I suggest he take a class at Michigan's Business School or MBA program.
Warde has done a nice job as Michigan's AD so far, he is quiet and stays out of the headlines. Leave those to Jimmy and Coach B and you run the business of Michigan Athletics. For the most part, he has done that.
His biggest mistake so far in his job, is this trip to ND this weekend. From afar it looks like Warde got beat badly by ND's Jack Swarbrick who practiced law for 28 years before becoming ND's athletic director. Warde would be a 4 touchdown underdog to Jack at the negotiation table.
We know how this started. Jack gave Dave Brandon a letter before the start of the ND - Michigan game ending the series after the Fighting Irish joined the ACC.
Jimmy then calls Brian Kelly and says that "we should renew this rivalry" and Brian agreed. Then they asked both their AD's to do their jobs. Jack then takes Warde to the woodshed and now Michigan is heading to South Bend this weekend to play a night game.
One of the things I believe is very important for Michigan Football is playing home games. I also don't believe in playing a big game for the first game of the year. Michigan has been "selling" off way too many home games lately and starting the season away from the Big House. Recent examples include: Alabama, Utah (this was a home and home contract - so I understand it), Florida, and now ND.
If Warde got the series back with ND, then why was it a loss?
We know how this started. Jack gave Dave Brandon a letter before the start of the ND - Michigan game ending the series after the Fighting Irish joined the ACC.
Jimmy then calls Brian Kelly and says that "we should renew this rivalry" and Brian agreed. Then they asked both their AD's to do their jobs. Jack then takes Warde to the woodshed and now Michigan is heading to South Bend this weekend to play a night game.
One of the things I believe is very important for Michigan Football is playing home games. I also don't believe in playing a big game for the first game of the year. Michigan has been "selling" off way too many home games lately and starting the season away from the Big House. Recent examples include: Alabama, Utah (this was a home and home contract - so I understand it), Florida, and now ND.
If Warde got the series back with ND, then why was it a loss?
- Michigan played at South Bend to end the series. Michigan will be playing two games in a row in South Bend.
- Warde had to pay millions of dollars to Arkansas buying out of the "home and home" contract
- Michigan was scheduled to start the year at home against Arkansas
- In 2019 ND travels to the Big House on October 26th
- Michigan also has to travel to MSU and OSU this season
- The 2019 schedule now opens with Middle Tennessee State, Army, then a bye in week 3
- In 2020 Michigan opens at Washington
That is a blowout folks. I don't see anyway Michigan interests were considered here at all. Let's hope Michigan turns the tables on them on the field on Saturday night.
- Jimmy said that Tru Wilson is the #3 RB. No idea if that is due to Christian Turner's injury or not, as coach has been very high on Tru for a long time.
- Some rumors debunked: Hughes the Utah transfer has decided to stay on the team, Higdon and Gary are not hurt. People doing the numbers are saying Michigan is still one or two over the 85 scholarship limit, which probably means there is another transfer we haven't heard about yet. If your wondering, Grant Newsome's scholarship does not count against the 85 limit once he medically retired.
from The BIG HOUSE Blog http://mbighouse.blogspot.com/2018/08/wolverine-wednesday-losing-negotiation.html
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