Interesting / Weird Harbaugh tidbit - Re: Isaiah Wilson
Isaiah Wilson (former George OL many thought would be Blue) was on Taylor Lewan's podcast, and mentioned why he decommitted from Alabama and ultimately committed to Georgia rather than UM.
He said after committing to Alabama, Nick Saban, instead of giving him a hug, offered a handshake, and Wilson essentially made his decision to decommit from Bama on the spot. In regards to Harbaugh, he decided against committing to Michigan because Harbaugh wore cleats while in Wilson's house.
Isaiah Wilson in his own words - "Remember when they first got the deal with Jordan? He (Harbaugh) just wouldn't take off his cleats. He came to my in-home visit with cleats on his feet. And I have hardwood floors. And he's just walking around with cleats bro. After that, it was over."
Chalk it up to a funny story.
This all sounds like nonsense so he didn't have to tell the truth about how he got a big ole bag
I think we know the real reason Wilson went to Georgia.
Didn't they offer his dad or brother an analyst job? Not even under the table money...
His sister got an admin job somewhere at the University of Georgia. That said, if someone wore cleats on my hardwood floors I would not be happy. Everyone who has played football (or any cleated sport) knows you don't wear cleats inside. They scuff up floors and/or drag in turf all over the place.
Kinda makes you think maybe Harbaugh wouldn’t do that then huh? What reason would Harbaugh have to wear cleats at a house in the first place? He doesn’t wear them all the time.
Prepare to be nuked.
Too soon..
I read "nuke" and the rest is history.
Second time I've heard this, but can't exactly remember the first.
Must have been on a MSU board.
it's deja vu all over again!
To be fair, that thread was removed.
My bad. Neg away!
...and the other was a banned source that may have resembled click bait. This is a better descriptive board post.
Why did the first thread get nuked? This is about as close as we get to Michigan sports content right now
I checked the moderator action sticky and apparently Barstool has also been banned on this site?
I get Chatsports completely, I get Rainer Sabin sort of - he's a troll but let's laugh about him being one is my view. Barstool I'm tangentially familiar with as they enter my worldview with clips/links/stories and what not through other things I read. I know they have a rough reputation, some really dislike them, some love them; I know they say Fuck a lot. But are they Banned worthy? It doesn't seem so. I could have missed something, though.
The dude who runs Barstool is a POS all the way around.
I've heard that, I know who he is and some of the stories. I've never looked into it in detail because I don't care that much, and won't ask you why you believe so for the same reason.
But if that's the metric, a lot sites need to be banned. There is a tremendous number of pricks running a countless number of things.
Yeah. I don’t care that much either. I don’t read all that many sports sites anyway. Just saying, based on the stories I’ve read, he’s a grade A asshole, and that’s probably why the deletion. I wouldn’t want to give that site clicks either.
He's also a UofM alum so he's not OT?
" But are they Banned worthy? It doesn't seem so. "
" I've never looked into it in detail because I don't care that much"
A dude comfortable with dropping racial slurs seems no bueno to me...
You mean the Michigan grad lol. I highly doubt he has anything to do with this story
Barstool is banned because somebody has a wet dump in their pants. It’s a site built on satire.
Deadspin (RIP) has/had writers who have said terrible things yet I assume that’s an acceptable source.
I can see why that might annoy a person, but that is not the reason he never committed to Michigan. That is a weak-ass reason.
Frankly, I don’t care what his reasons were. If they offered you money, fine. If you thought Georgia would legitimately give you a better shot to win titles and make it to the league, that’s perfectly fine, too. Hell, if you just hate the cut of Harbaugh’s jib and think he rubs you the wrong way, then that’s fine too. Not everyone is going to like him. But you’re not in college anymore. The NCAA can’t touch you, whatever your reasons are. Just don’t offer up some soft ass excuse.
People don't talk about getting paid because they don't want the IRS after them. That's the biggest reason bagmen remain underground, otherwise hell yeah a lot more people would be out bragging about what they brought down in college.
Honest question, why don't they just report it as earned income to the IRS? As far as I know its not against federal law to accept money from people for services. Just sign a picture and say it was an autograph fee. It might violate a specific contract with the NCAA or the school you attend, but the IRS don't care. The NCAA has no business looking at my tax returns, how would they ever find out?
Well first of all they'd have to pay taxes on it, don't want to do that (I know you know that). Second of all it probably comes from the bagmen with a stipulation that you don't talk about it with anyone, and to the extent these guys just gave them money, they probably are fine with that type of "honor" agreement. Related to that, they know if they write it down somewhere the bagman can get caught on it (assuming he's not putting it on his taxes/records), and they don't want to get the guy that paid them in trouble. Finally they know the school can get busted, and they don't want to have any penalty come down on what's going to be a place that they love.
Players may not talk about it now because of the issues it could create for the bagman. At best it could be a gift tax issue, it could also be money an entrepreneur kept off the books as part of a cash-based business. At worst, the money was laundered from organized crime and the player may be in deeper than he wants to know.
some of you may have seen the Netflix show about the Mafia running NYC. The main Mafia guy they interview with the suit is Michael Franzese. He used to come speak to all the athletes to show us how he used to get athletes on his payroll back in the day. As early as high school/college he was giving them cars and cash and it all seemed cool until the players realized they were in too deep and had to fix games or be in serious trouble with dangerous people.
The most common scam was to give the athlete a car. Unbeknownst to the athlete the car was in his name and getting refinanced over and over again until the athlete’s credit was ruined and the car was about to be repossessed. Then they would come to him and ask for money, or favors, including point shaving, to make the problem go away.
Are you serious? They don’t want to pay taxes on that...
Edit: I didn’t think that he knew that... Why even ask such a ridiculous question?
If he were honest he would probably put Georgia in hot water, so he chooses to BS.
People shouldn't neg this post - the other thread was removed, so no way for this OP to know it was already posted.
In any case, I'll repeat what I said there: follow the wonderful Asian example and take off your shoes when you enter someone's home, and ask guests to remove them as they enter yours. There are things outside that piss and shit on the ground, along with gas/oil/dirt/chemicals - there's no reason to bring that in your house.
Here's proof with links to two studies: https://www.insider.com/why-you-shouldnt-wear-shoes-in-the-house
Plus no direct link to barstool, perhaps the mods will have mercy
Great argument against carpet.
I mean sure, if they asked Harbaugh to remove his shoes and he didn’t I can see why that would rub them the wrong way. But if they didn’t ask, that’s on them. Not everyone is bothered by shoes being on in the house. It certainly doesn’t bother me with my house. I don’t care if someone wears shoes in my house as long as they didn’t obviously just walk through a huge puddle of mud or dogs shit. Yes, it is very common with Asian families to make the request, but not everyone here is Asian.
So if the Wilson family didn’t like it that he had his shoes on, fine. And sure, Harbaugh could’ve asked if they’d like him to. But it was their responsibility to ask so if they didn’t, it’s on them.
Shoes in the house are just gross, man. I don't care if it's hardwood, carpet, tile, or anything else... I keep my floors clean, I don't need anyone wearing shoes inside. A house party... OK... everyone wears their shoes. A single guest or two... take your shoes off and be a good guest.
And I keep my floors clean too, pal. I’ve got two shedding dogs who dirty it all up anyway, so we sweep and swiffer several times a week. It’s a personal preference, and I don’t care if people keep their shoes on. If you do care about it your own house, that’s fine. But I don’t. If you don’t like it, I’ll make sure to not invite you over.
You're missing the point... the onus for taking shoes off is on the guest, not an awkward request from the home owner for the guests to take their shoes off. Unless instructed otherwise, always assume people don't want your shoes on their flooring.. it's pretty simple.
Harbaugh wore fucking CLEATS in the kid's house... that's insane. If Ryan Day lost a recruit because he wore cleats in a recruits house, you'd have a field day with it.. not defend it. It's hilarious to anyone who isn't a Harbaugh devotee.
Who is the onus on for pooping in the cooler?
Let’s just agree to disagree and leave it at that. I’m not going to convince you and you’re not going to convince me. My last point was completely independent of Harbaugh. I don’t care if people wear shoes inside my house. It’s my house, and if you don’t like it, then that is your problem. I won’t invite you over if it bothers you that much.
If a guest wants to take them off, that’s perfectly fine. I won’t stop them. If they don’t take them off, then they don’t. They’re my guest and that’s their prerogative. Again, I’ve got two dogs running all over the house shedding and dragging dirt in anyway, so I’m not going to get anal about someone maybe bringing in dirt on their shoes.
You make the rules for your house and I’ll make the rules for mine. Sound good?
August 4th, 2020 at 10:27 PM ^
Perfectly reasonable... it's your house, your rules. I was responding to the content of the article.. cleats in a house without having asked permission to do so.
You're welcome to stop by my house anytime for a beer, just leave the shoes by the door. Cheers Sir!
Plus cleats can really damage a floor, no matter what the material is. I'd be pissed.
I've mentioned this before, but I talked with some people at Poly Prep after Isaiah committed. It wasn't a football thing, I'm not an insider, I'm terrible at CounterStrike, caveats apply, etc. but as we were talking the subject came up. They gave me the strong impression that it was $$$. They did not say so directly. But that was my strong impression.
Well yeah. He had to pay his mom to fix the hardwood floors....
Guess wearing the cleats in the new Escalade would've been ok
Sounds like a real intelligent conversation
Coach wears Air Jordan cleats in 10 recruits houses.... 9 of them are committing..
Mr. Wilson is clearly the 10th recruit.
Damn. He wore cleats on his moms hardwood floor twice in one day?
Of course Taylor Lewan has a podcast
That was a lucrative time to be a UGA recruit, IIRC.