INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS
point. That's what I was probably most excited about. We were in a battle, and
we battled really well." — Michigan volleyball coach Mark Rosen after U-M's three-
set (25-19, 32-30, 25-21) win over No. 8 Nebraska Oct. 12
"He's probably the most qualified athletic director in the country. I think he's
terrific. I wouldn't have given my gift to the athletic department if I didn't be-
lieve in Dave. You don't go around giving $100 million if you don't feel there is
going to be bang for the buck." — Billionaire real estate developer Stephen Ross,
a U-M alumnus who has given the university $310 million in recent years, to Crain's
Detroit Business Sep. 27 in speaking of U-M athletics director David Brandon
Junior ice hockey forward Andrew Copp
"We're not the same 27 guys that we were last year,
or two years ago. This is a different team, with a
different attitude and a different makeup, and we
play a little different, too."
PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL
