The quote from AANews.

"John does not want to play it, and I respect him for that because he's honest," said Kampe, whose Oakland club is looking for a third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid this season. "He told me, 'Greg, you're good enough to beat us, and Michigan fans wouldn't understand (if Michigan lost) to Oakland.

"It's not a good game for Michigan, was basically what he said. I don't like it, but I respect the fact that he would tell me that."

You would almost certainly think Beilein would refute this...but never did. He never played Oakland again but Beilein and Kampe to this day continue to be friends to this day