Michigan Monday: What's Half a Mil' Between Friends?

Don't you just love when reporters don't do their homework?

Love it when they continue to have "Chicken Little" disease regarding Michigan football, trying to sell their dying business by writing headlines that really don't equal fact?

I don't either.

We all know what I am talking about and who the real "guilty" party is.

With that said, comes the report that the University of Michigan paid nearly half a million dollars in legal fees to investigate what turned out to be miscommunication and a couple of guys asleep at the wheel in the athletic department. The exact figure is $446,971 dollars.

I can think of a number of ways to better spend a half a million dollars if I was the U of M Athletic Department.  I bet you could as well. 

So in the spirit of the band "Bare Naked Ladies" famous song,  "If I Had a Million Dollars," here are my thoughts on how to spend the money:

10. Hire a few coaches from Detroit Southeastern and Southwestern.  (Sorry Sparty, just had to go there.)

9. Construct a petting zoo for Mike Barwis wolves.

8.  Buy maize "We Believe" Towels for every Michigan fan entering the UConn game.

7.  Hire a private plane and keep it near USC's campus with free flights to the Ann Arbor Airport.

6. Put permanent lighting in the Big House.  (I'm sure it would cost a few dollars more)

5. Help fund Tedd Ginn, Sr. Football Camp Tour Bus.

4. Fund a Rich Rodriguez Football Camp in Orlando, Florida.

3. Repaint the numbers (farther apart) on the seats in the Big House.  Give us at least one "cheek" more. 

2. Pay it all to Keith Jackson to announce one more game in the Big House.

1.  Build a "Ring of Honor" and have a half time dedicated to the induction of the late, great Bo Schembechler and Bob Ufer.  

Michigan wouldn't have to "retire" numbers but this is also a place were we could recognize great Michigan players and Heisman Trophy winners of the past.