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Earlier this morning ESPN was rumoring that DeBoer had been linked to Michigan with the thought that if they lost the Iron Bowl he'd come available... that also allegedly was one of the hold ups on Kiffin to LSU... they speculated that perhaps if things go south and OU beats Bama (again) that might be the trigger.
 
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freescooter said:
I am no great supporter of Warde Manuel. Might be the worst AD in UConn history and among the worst in the country. What I am tempted to say is he was monitoring the situation.

But in this case I think it is pretty unlikely he acted irresponsibly. You know 1 man’s irrefutable evidence can be seen as heresay by another. So if you get a report, you need to investigate and review the results. And in this case you need to be very sure you are right. You can’t ruin somebody’s reputation, career and life without something more than a rumor. Besides that, what does it get you to delay? Players can leave if the coach changes. And if I recall correctly, even if he signs a commitment letter a player can back out without penalty for some number of days. It extends further if the head coach leaves. So there is little to be gained by not moving quickly. Might even be in a better position if they had moved in October or November. There’ a very good chance they would have filled the position already with a name coach and be moving on.
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Michigan fans and alumni have been calling for his head since Harbaugh scandals and Juwon Howard hire. I'm surpised they're going to let him make the coaching hire at all.
 
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Story now is that Michigan had investigated him this fall but could find no proof of the affair. Until Monday when the girlfriend came forward.

How could you not find proof? You have private investigators follow them … ?
 
Vowelguy said:
Story now is that Michigan had investigated him this fall but could find no proof of the affair. Until Monday when the girlfriend came forward.

How could you not find proof? You have private investigators follow them … ?
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They didn't want to find proof, they wanted to be able to say "we heard the rumors, investigated, but found no proof".

That game has been around forever.
 
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This is an all-time crash out for the Michigan coach. Why was he ever hired? Why wasn't he fired when everyone knew about his behavior. How the hell is Warde Manuel still employed?

Warde Manuel has failed up spectacularly.
 
freescooter said:
I am no great supporter of Warde Manuel. Might be the worst AD in UConn history and among the worst in the country. What I am tempted to say is he was monitoring the situation.

But in this case I think it is pretty unlikely he acted irresponsibly. You know 1 man’s irrefutable evidence can be seen as heresay by another. So if you get a report, you need to investigate and review the results. And in this case you need to be very sure you are right. You can’t ruin somebody’s reputation, career and life without something more than a rumor. Besides that, what does it get you to delay? Players can leave if the coach changes. And if I recall correctly, even if he signs a commitment letter a player can back out without penalty for some number of days. It extends further if the head coach leaves. So there is little to be gained by not moving quickly. Might even be in a better position if they had moved in October or November. There’ a very good chance they would have filled the position already with a name coach and be moving on.
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Dude, everyone at Michigan knew back in August.
 
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