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When David Brandon ran the Domino's Pizza business from Ann Arbor, Mich., the product deteriorated so much that the company tried to turn its negatives into positives.In television commercials, it admitted its crust chewed like cardboard and its sauce tasted like ketchup. Late in Brandon's watch, Domino's vowed to improve the product that had declined while he was boss.
Brandon is now the rookie athletic director at the University of Michigan -- a school with a lot of dough and plenty of crust -- and he is facing a similar crisis in his historically prestigious football program. Lately, it's gotten kind of cheesy.
Although Brandon did not hire Rich Rodriguez as football coach, he fired Rodriguez Wednesday after three seasons. Rodriguez brought the Wolverines a 15-22 record -- including 0-6 against Ohio State and Michigan State -- and NCAA violations that put the program on probation for the first time in its history.
This sloppy firing ended a two-day fiasco of closed-door meetings, rumors and media speculation. It came less than a week after a 52-14 loss to Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl.
Had Brandon done the smart thing -- firing Rodriguez during the season after the sanctions were imposed or immediately after the regular schedule -- he would have had time to hire a coaching staff and offer a stable building plan to potential recruits.
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