<p>“Burden of proof is on you to prove that every or majority of school systematically falsely report data.”</p>
<p>I have proven it bearcats. The student to faculty ratios are falsified. End of story.</p>
<p>“Right, and opinions are drawn from facts. Facts are useless unless you can process and analyse it. Universities are not expected to make profits, because there’s nowhere for profits to flow; but that’s completely besides the point. What I am getting at is that when the university needs money to spend, it simply asks for more, while the private sector counterpart would try to both raise price (revenue), but at the same time cut cost, due to the governance of the shareholders. The university has no incentive in doing so.”</p>
<p>And yet, the university has been cutting costs of operations for over a decade. Nobody can accuse the university of not trying on this front. </p>
<p>“Glad to see we agree. Great flip flopping on your part though. Mr. “Jury is not out on Hoke, he is clearly the right man for the job” Alexandre. I hope you will flip flop on your other points at some point in the future.”</p>
<p>We don’t agree and I did not flip flop. I never do. You believe Hoke is the problem because he cannot recruit and coach. I believe he is a good recruiter and a good coach…and has integrity to boot. The problem is his Offensive coaching staff. If Hoke fires Borges and Funk, and Michigan hires a good OC and OL coach with styles well-suited for the Big 10, Michigan will be back when it belongs. You are not going to find a better coach than Hoke. But his loyalty to Borges will be his undoing. I hope Hoke proves me wrong and does the right thing at the end of the season.</p>
<p>“How did that work out for the awesome Nordic State of Iceland?”</p>
<p>Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland seem to be doing just fine. Switzerland and Germany, also countries with big government and socialistic tendencies, are doing well. France is impossible to understand as they defy all economic norms, but yet again, France has far fewer societal problems than the US. </p>
<p>“Again, smart people dont work in binary modes.”</p>
<p>Thanks for the insinuation bearcats. Yet again, taking aim at my intellect I see. </p>
<p>“I don’t know how much better I can explain that. In fact, they both earmarked their donations for specific causes to make sure the university don’t misuse their funds. I have donated plenty (in the form of PSD and to the COE), and I have my issues with the university.”</p>
<p>We’ll have to disagree. From my experience, people donate money (especially when it is so significant in size) to causes that they firmly believe in. The fact that their donations were earmarked for specific purposes is perfectly normal. That’s how donations work. But the fact that they are giving back so much to Michigan means that they are proud of their university, that they feel that the University has been instrumental in their success and that the University is, by and large, headed in the right direction. Nothing is perfect obviously, and that certainly applies to Michigan, which is flawed in some ways to be sure, but clearly, those men, and the others that are donating tens of millions of dollars, clearly believe in the University’s vision and future.</p>
<p>“I am sure my donation as % of net worth drawfs any of the other 2 who are parting way with small proportion of their networth.”</p>
<p>I doubt it. Both have donated roughly 10% of their worth. Munger is worth $1.1 billion and he has donated $110 million to Michigan. Ross is worth $4.4 billion and has already donated over $300 million to Michigan. Are you telling me that you are donating so much more than10% of your worth so as to “dwarf” Ross and Munger’s donations bearcats? If you are, I take it all back. You may be a whiner, but your devotion to Michigan would be beyond contestation.</p>