BY JOHN BORTON
M
ichigan athletics director
David Brandon will never
be caught taking the timid
approach. From insisting
he'll err on the side of tough football
scheduling in a playoff era to his vision
of $350 million worth of facilities up-
grades on U-M's athletics campus, he's
moving forward without hesitation.
Brandon sat down for an extended
interview with The Wolverine, discuss-
ing not only the financial shape his
department finds itself in at the end of
the last fiscal year (July 1, 2013-June 30,
2014), but the overall state of Michigan
athletics.
The Wolverine: Can you sum up how
the Michigan athletic department
performed financially during the last
year?
Brandon: "We're in strong financial
position. Our revenues are a little
ahead of our budget plan. That's al-
ways good. We controlled our costs.
Any budget variances on the cost side
were smaller than the budget vari-
ances on the revenue side.
"The operating surplus we finished
State Of The
WOLVERINES
Athletics Director David Brandon
Looks Confidently Toward The Future
Brandon said of the financial situation of
the Michigan athletic department, "We're
in strong financial position. Our revenues
are a little ahead of our budget plan. That's
always good."
PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL
