LV Raider fire GM Mayock
January 17th, 2022 at 6:37 PM ^
No reason to believe the source is legit, nor that "eyeing" means anything more than what we already knew, but Jumbo Elliott says Harbaugh is "eying the Raiders and Giants."
https://twitter.com/JumboElliott76/status/1483197140872613893?s=20
January 17th, 2022 at 6:42 PM ^
The best part of that Twitter thread was finding out that Eli Manning received a gold Death Row Records necklace from Snoop Dogg as a birthday gift.
January 17th, 2022 at 6:42 PM ^
Jumbo Elliott was a teammate of Jim Harbaugh's at Michigan.
January 17th, 2022 at 6:51 PM ^
Jumbo doesn't post stuff recklessly. He hasn't taken a stand on Harbaugh at all, so this is notable.
January 17th, 2022 at 7:38 PM ^
I know Jimbo a little bit. Michigan grad, teammate of Harbaugh and very straight-shooter. And he, like Sopwith, doesn't EVER post rumors.
If he's saying this buckle up kids. Smoke is really billowing out the windows.
January 17th, 2022 at 8:11 PM ^
MGrowOld - You must not know him very well as he goes by JUMBO not JIMBO! (Jk!)
January 17th, 2022 at 6:59 PM ^
He ain’t looking at a Super Bowl if he’s taking a hard look at the Giants. That place is a fucking zoo.
January 17th, 2022 at 7:31 PM ^
Harbaugh in NYC would be nonstop entertainment.
January 17th, 2022 at 7:03 PM ^
Nothing set. Very fluid
— Jumbo Elliott (@JumboElliott76) January 17, 2022
January 17th, 2022 at 8:00 PM ^
The Giants?? That place is a dumpster fire. Terrible cap hits, no QB, over payed skill players. That would be a terrible move
January 17th, 2022 at 8:33 PM ^
Jim, for your own good stay away from the Giants....and I'm a Giants fan saying this.
January 17th, 2022 at 8:03 PM ^
No reason to believe the source is legit
"But I'm going to post about it anyway."
January 17th, 2022 at 6:37 PM ^
Why am I 100% not even a bit worried?
Like not b/c I don't think he'd ever leave, he could; rather, I just think we'll be fine one way or the other?
January 17th, 2022 at 6:43 PM ^
Yeah I don't think it will be devastating if Harbaugh leaves. Gattis seems like he's ready to take over (if Luke Fickell isn't an option, which I don't think he will be).
January 17th, 2022 at 7:30 PM ^
IDK about Gattis. I think there are others who would be more 'proven' how ever you want to define that. I mean, plenty of ppl were not thrilled with his speed in space up until 2021.
January 17th, 2022 at 7:47 PM ^
With Harbaugh recruiting and hiring staff leads me to believe:
1. He stays
or
2. He goes and his successor is already on staff.
January 17th, 2022 at 7:36 PM ^
Ultimately agree with this as well. I do agree, it would be a dereliction of duty to not make Luke Fickell your first call if Harbaugh ultimately decides to move back to the NFL, but it seems like a pretty safe bet Fickell to UM won't be happening.
Still, the roster and infrastructure JH put in place at Michigan right now is in excellent shape. With the way coaches can pretty take any job they want at any given time, Michigan will have access to excellent options to replace Harbaugh. Assuming Fickell is a "no", I'd give Aranda a look, maybe check the pulse with Matt Rhule, and Dave Doren. Put guys like Justin Wilcox, Eliah Drinkwitz, and Jeff Hafley under the microscope and see if you might have something there. Kalen DeBouer was a great hire for UW by the way. He was my choice had Harbaugh subsequently left last year.
January 17th, 2022 at 9:20 PM ^
I think Harbaugh leaving would be devastating. Not because Jim is irreplaceable but because it would be a clear sign that the University of Michigan has no intention of doing what it takes to compete at the highest level of college football. If you want Michigan to compete for championships then this would be a disaster.
January 17th, 2022 at 6:52 PM ^
username checks out
January 17th, 2022 at 6:54 PM ^
Hold up, you seriously would be fine with Gattis??
January 17th, 2022 at 7:06 PM ^
This is why I posted the thread about this last week. Some people would want Gattis, some say hell no. I hope Warde has a plan because I’m feeling more and more like I know what’s coming.
January 17th, 2022 at 7:16 PM ^
Some of us would much rather hope that Harbaugh stays than worry about a replacement until we have to. I for one am perfectly willing to wait to fall off that bridge until we actually we come to it.
January 17th, 2022 at 7:14 PM ^
Gattis could end up being very good, but the odds of Jim Harbaugh or Luke Fickell winning 10 or more games on a regular basis is way higher than Josh Gattis. I think I would probably be much happier with the much maligned Matt Campbell than Josh Gattis (and this is not an endorsement of a Campbell hire).
That having been said, I know that whoever they hire, by the time spring practice comes around, I will be in full, rationalizing why there is no need to worry and this could turn out great mode. And that definitely says way more about me and my fandom than it does any real confidence that is ultimately the way replacing Harbaugh would go.
January 17th, 2022 at 8:01 PM ^
Man, are you sure? Gattis could end up being a good head coach at some point but are you sure you want UM to hire a guy that’s never been a head coach, has only been an OC for 3 years, and….the first couple of years weren’t great? I’m not completely against it because I like the staff as a whole. Will all of those guys even stay if Gattis gets the job? I just can’t imagine Warde handing the keys to a guy that’s never been a HC before. Also, can you imagine even thinking this 1 or 2 years ago?
January 17th, 2022 at 6:49 PM ^
If the Raiders are reading the board, they only need remember one thing:
January 17th, 2022 at 6:41 PM ^
At the end of the day, Jay is going to do what he wants. I hope he stays.
January 17th, 2022 at 6:49 PM ^
I know you are joking but it stinks that we would lose Jay also. He’s an excellent coach.
January 17th, 2022 at 6:46 PM ^
If I were Harbaugh, I'd stay at Michigan. With his reputation and Michigan's, he's likely to have a top ten team based upon the recruits. It's much harder in the NFL, and he'd be starting anew at a rather late stage of his career without the support system that he's got here at Michigan (family in particular, as well as the university). On the other hand, being in demand by the NFL can help his reputation and thus his ability to succeed at Michigan. Finally, the Michigan job would probably be more fulfilling in terms of doing something useful and self-worth. Young amateur men are more receptive to life coaching than are professional football players.
January 17th, 2022 at 6:53 PM ^
If Michigan doesn't get the NIL program on par with the SEC Michigan is no closer to a NC than the Lions are to a SB.
January 17th, 2022 at 7:23 PM ^
You can’t win either the CFP or the Superbowl if you can’t make the playoffs. Michigan has a much better shot at making a four team playoff than the Lions do of making the divisional finals.
January 17th, 2022 at 7:32 PM ^
He may be tired of life coaching.
January 17th, 2022 at 7:36 PM ^
If you were Harbaugh, you'd be eating steak and ironing your khakis on a tackling dummy instead of posting 200 words to MGoBlog which you probably wouldn't be aware exists soooooo.......
January 17th, 2022 at 6:50 PM ^
Hurts. Harbaugh is naming his GM.
January 17th, 2022 at 6:57 PM ^
I personally think firing Mayock increases the odds of Harbaugh making a move to the Raiders. If Harbaugh wants more control/support, having control of the GM/administrative side is a key step the Raiders made.
we don’t if Michigan has offered a similar scenario or not. Nor do we know what matters most to Harbaugh.
one way or another, I just want this end and end soon
January 18th, 2022 at 12:31 AM ^
Raiders former GM did not make ultimate personnel decisions. Gruden did. The Raiders are interviewing for GM (as they must under the Rooney Rule) but if they had decided on JH it seems to me that would come first before the GM search.
January 17th, 2022 at 6:58 PM ^
He sucked and the org at least should have been planning to fire him regardless of Harbaugh or whatever. Once they canned Chucky this was a done deal.
January 17th, 2022 at 7:21 PM ^
I would much rather raise my kids in Ann Arbor than Las Vegas. Grandma would sure miss those little ones too. Stay for the family, Jim!
January 17th, 2022 at 7:39 PM ^
This argument continues to be weird to me. Jack and Jackie moved to Ann Arbor after Jim got hired right? Why wouldn’t we expect that they’d just move the LV if that’s what Jim decides to do?
January 17th, 2022 at 7:19 PM ^
Harbaugh isn’t going anywhere. When Jim walked across the dance floor and asked Mike Elston if he’d care to have the next dance, and Elston said “I’d be delighted!” everything after that is/was reduced to theater. Negotiations take awhile sometimes, and are never over until someone pushes away from the table or signs on the dotted line.
January 17th, 2022 at 7:42 PM ^
It’s a cute idea but that’s not exactly how it went. Elston reached out to Michigan.
January 17th, 2022 at 7:23 PM ^
Neither here nor there. But it seems that the Raiders are also interviewing GMs. That helps marginally. The ideal situation for JH is to help pick a GM.
January 17th, 2022 at 7:30 PM ^
Time to call in Tom Flores.
January 17th, 2022 at 7:33 PM ^
What are we waiting on? An announcement that Michigan has extended Harbaugh for 10 years and $120 million?
January 17th, 2022 at 7:39 PM ^
I could see Gruden taking the Ohio job when Day leaves.
January 17th, 2022 at 8:16 PM ^
Only if he can get Urbz as his email coordinator
January 17th, 2022 at 7:43 PM ^
This sucks the big Mayock.
January 17th, 2022 at 11:17 PM ^
^^^^ Underrated and underappreciated comment. +1 to you good SIR