Warde Manuel Is Out at Michigan, But Is He to Blame?
About this episode
The episode discusses Warde Manuel's resignation as Michigan's athletic director and the surrounding controversies and accountability issues within the athletic department.
Warde Manuel Is OUT...Eventually Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel is stepping down at the end of the year, following the release of a summary from an outside review into the Michigan athletic department’s culture, oversight, and accountability. Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss what Michigan revealed, what it did not reveal, why Manuel is staying on through the end of the year, and how the report frames issues inside the athletic department. They also look at the long list of Michigan football controversies and suspensions in recent years, the challenge of overseeing a major football program, and whether Manuel is being fairly blamed for what happened on his watch. 00:00 — Intro 00:11 — Tom introduces the “$11 million episode” 00:30 — Warde Manuel is out — eventually 01:03 — Why Manuel is staying through the end of the year 01:34 — What Michigan released from the outside review 02:47 — The report’s positives and vague negatives 03:44 — The “deep and wet well” analogy 04:59 — Failures of oversight and accountability 06:04 — Why Manuel is being asked to help fix the culture 07:38 — Why Michigan may want stability right now 08:38 — Oversight issues inside the football program…
People in this episode
Hosts: Tony Gerdeman, Tom Orr
Topics covered
- Michigan athletic director
- oversight and accountability
- football program controversies
- Warde Manuel's resignation
- Michigan football culture
- athletic department review
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Michigan, Michigan athletic department
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