Comments on: Column: Why Bo Didn’t Go

By: John U. Bacon

John U. Bacon — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:55:11 +0000

Dear Sridevi,

Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” has become a standard at college football stadiums nationwide. The main reason, I’m guessing, is that it has a quick hook and students like to sing along to it. In Michigan’s case, at least, it probably helps that it includes the line, “Born and raised in South Detroit” — no matter that “South Detroit” would be Canada.

Not a complete answer, unfortunately, but I don’t think there is one.

Hope this helped.

-John Bacon

By: Sridevi

Sridevi — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 02:35:39 +0000

John, do you know why UM plays “Don’t Stop Believing” at the football games? Seems out of place

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 18:40:36 +0000

I have no love for Bo, but is “fair” really relevant in a search like this?

By: DrData

DrData — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:44:28 +0000

Bo is from a different era – the good old boy era.

It is not fair to have the person who is retiring call up his/her chosen successors and offer the job to them -especially, if there is no scrutiny by those pesky committee members. Hiring committees go to quite a bit of trouble to make sure they are reaching a wide swath of applicants, not just clones of the previous worker.

If Bo were still alive I’m not sure he’d see anything wrong with the way he was hired.

Still, is an interesting story and window to the past.