Michigan Thursday: Athletic Director Loves Two Million Dollar Pay Cut

Hypothetical question for you: You're a CEO of a major company (Domino's Pizza) and make $2.6 million a year. You get a call from an organization that needs improvement and stabilization that you were once a part of and still love to this day. This organization obviously needs leadership, and they have targeted you as the new captain of the ship.

The catch is, they can't pay what you make now because if you take this new job, one of your highest profile employees already makes that much. They can offer you about $600K a year, but two of your employees individually earn millions more per year. Do you want the job?

Strange isn't? But this is the life of new Michigan Athletic Director David Brandon these days. He took a two million dollar pay cut and seems to love it. Maybe it really isn't about the money. Maybe the benefits were better? What, no dental! :)

• TomVH from Mgoblog lists the attendees for the Night of Champions. Still a lot of maybes.

• Tom also gives us an update on Trai Turner, a 6'5", 340 pound OT from Louisiana who just got a Michigan offer. Come to Ann Arbor big fella!

• Sam Webb from the Detroit News gives us an update on super sophomore from Orchard Lake St. Mary's, James Ross Jr. He already has offers from Michigan State and Michigan. Wow, recruiting is quite the business.

• Forbes ranks Ann Arbor as the No. 1 College Sports Town. That is why we have all those guys from West Virgina migrating to A2!

• Michigan just beat Iowa in the first round of the Big 10 Basketball Tournament, 59-52. The wolverines face Ohio State on today.