On March 29, 2012 UM President Royce Engstrom fired longtime Athletics Director Jim O'Day and Football Coach Robin Pflugrad. He has refused to explain the reason(s) for their dismissal to university staff, students or alumni. This is the latest instance where Engstrom in his less than two years at UM has shown contempt for university institutions and traditions. He recently called for dramatic changes to the annual Forester's Ball which would strip it of 95 years of tradition.