University of Michigan Hired Edelman to Back the Blue

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For the ardent college football fan, this isn’t news. However, for others who may enjoy their Saturdays for other things, the University of Michigan is in a bad way.

Aside from the total amount of suckage that has been on display in “The Big House” for the past few years, U-M has not handled a few crucial PR items with delicac lately. In fact, the school has treated them like a back-up quarterback with alligator arms, blundering the whole thing.

And since U-M can’t count on its own in-house PR practitioners, they called upon Edelman to do their bidding.

Via the Detroit Free Presswe discover the blowback U-M football received after placing its quarterback Shane Morris back into a September game with a sprained ankle and a concussion.

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