Michigan offers Harbaugh largest contract in college football
January 24th, 2024 at 5:20 PM ^
Time to pull out all the stops and offer him an operable window in his office
January 24th, 2024 at 12:53 PM ^
At this point, couldn't you "offer" him a billion dollars to say you did it? He's probably gone, take this money and pour it into keeping as much of the staff as possible.
January 24th, 2024 at 1:04 PM ^
It’s not about the money, is what you’re saying, and I don’t think it is either. He’ll go where he wants and will get a ton of money either way. Tough problem to have.
January 24th, 2024 at 1:18 PM ^
If it was all about the money, that WSJ article seems to indicate a number of OSU boosters would be happy to double his salary to get him to go to the Chargers.
January 24th, 2024 at 1:50 PM ^
How many OSU boosters does it take to get Harbaugh out of Ann Arbor?
January 24th, 2024 at 3:23 PM ^
Fewer than it takes to deliver a pizza probably!
January 24th, 2024 at 5:23 PM ^
Is it more than the number it takes to spell Ohio?
January 24th, 2024 at 7:33 PM ^
Do we know the number? Have they been able to successfully spell O-H-I-O?
January 24th, 2024 at 1:26 PM ^
If Harbaugh walks, I make sure every single assistant coach knows that whatever the NFL is offering you, Michigan will pay them 50% more.
"Jesse, Harbaugh wants you to be his DC for $2M? Fine. We will pay you $3M to stay."
Fuck it. Let's fight to keep this staff together, with or without Jim.
January 24th, 2024 at 2:13 PM ^
This is where you spend the money. Give it to his staff. Pay him an incentive ladened 10 million and the rest you could offer is added to staff pool. Jim accept that.
January 24th, 2024 at 2:29 PM ^
I'd love Jesse to stay, but man does NFL DC sound way more appealing to have as a job than college DC (esp. if your boss remains Jim). No recruiting, no NIL, no boosters. Just do your job and get some vacay in the offseason.
January 24th, 2024 at 2:56 PM ^
Plus, in the NFL DC's get hired as NFL coaches all the time. In college it's more likely Minter would get his first head coaching job at a top 30 or top 40 program rather than one that has the resources to compete for a championship.
January 24th, 2024 at 5:26 PM ^
Coordinators going to be an NFL head coach for the first time arent walking into great situations either. You're going to one of the bottom teams in the league hoping to rebuild it.
January 24th, 2024 at 12:53 PM ^
I feel like it should have come to this a couple weeks ago.
We'll find out if it's too little too late.
January 24th, 2024 at 1:28 PM ^
The Wolverine also has an article that both Moore and Minter are out on the recruiting trail. I'm curious to know if they know anything and what they're telling the recruits.
January 24th, 2024 at 1:45 PM ^
"both Moore and Minter are out on the recruiting trail."
Sam Webb mentioned this yesterday. He took pains to say it doesn't guarantee that Minter won't leave, but I think it's much more encouraging than hearing that Minter has been AWOL in recruiting efforts.
January 24th, 2024 at 1:58 PM ^
While seemingly encouraging, they are still employed by the University of Michigan football program and are functioning as employees until such time as/if their employed status changes. Not really big news.
January 24th, 2024 at 3:04 PM ^
How quickly you forgot Bob Shoop
January 24th, 2024 at 3:18 PM ^
Yeah it would be pretty dumb of Minter to just stop doing his duties as a Michigan coach, just to watch Harbaugh not get an NFL offer and nobody else in the NFL hire Minter. You’re now stuck going back to Michigan where you’ve neglected your duties for the past few weeks.
Minter is doing what he and everyone in the work world should do… you do your job until you start your new job.
January 24th, 2024 at 3:36 PM ^
"they are still employed by the University of Michigan football program and are functioning as employees until such time as/if their employed status changes."
Jim Harbaugh is currently under contract and is very definitely not functioning as an employee at the moment.
January 24th, 2024 at 4:44 PM ^
Maybe he requested some time off?
January 24th, 2024 at 6:10 PM ^
While I, for one, am tired of the annual drama and am disappointed in Harbaugh doing this again after he apparently gave assurances that he would not do so, to be fair, you/we don't know what he's doing in his capacity as Head Coach while he's simultaneously interviewing for an NFL HC position.
People interview for other jobs all the time but that doesn't necessarily mean that they are neglecting duties associated with their current job.
January 24th, 2024 at 3:22 PM ^
Local man doing current job.
January 24th, 2024 at 1:54 PM ^
Seen photos of them at fenwick highschool this week . Minter and Elston that is
January 24th, 2024 at 2:34 PM ^
EJ Holland dropped his pod confirming this. That Elston and Minter were out together and Sherrone visiting Gach (sp.)
January 24th, 2024 at 3:26 PM ^
They're telling them (and their families) that Michigan is bigger than any one man or even one staff!
That it's an experience of a lifetime, not 3-4 years.
And I bet that's what they tell them every year!
January 24th, 2024 at 1:57 PM ^
I was thinking a couple years ago
January 24th, 2024 at 12:54 PM ^
The money is nice, but my guess is that the key will be the ancillary terms offered. We'll see what happens I guess...
January 24th, 2024 at 1:39 PM ^
They should throw in the option to be head basketball coach as well.
He's a competitor, challenge him to win a championship in college basketball.
January 24th, 2024 at 1:52 PM ^
How's the Hockey Team doing? Could he coach that as well? Did we ever fire Dakich?
January 24th, 2024 at 1:58 PM ^
Did we ever employ Dakich? Do you mean Bakich?
January 24th, 2024 at 2:50 PM ^
If we did employ Dakich, he definitely deserved to be fired with extreme prejudice.
January 24th, 2024 at 12:54 PM ^
A mere bag of shells.
January 24th, 2024 at 12:54 PM ^
Showing the love
January 24th, 2024 at 12:56 PM ^
I am sure Jim likes money, but why does it feel like immunity clauses against the NCAA and big 10 coming down on him is what would seal the deal? Is Oakland still in play?!
January 24th, 2024 at 1:01 PM ^
All I know is almost all media reporting on Harbaugh tends to be inaccurate.
January 24th, 2024 at 1:02 PM ^
Oakland hasn't been in play for years
January 24th, 2024 at 1:09 PM ^
He's back in Michigan--Oakland U could be in play.
January 24th, 2024 at 2:10 PM ^
not without a football team
January 24th, 2024 at 2:07 PM ^
Oakland will be in play until the A's finally move to Vegas. Adam Schefter wouldn't have it any other way.
January 24th, 2024 at 2:53 PM ^
I could have sworn he was going to the Athletics!
January 24th, 2024 at 1:08 PM ^
The money is nice and makes an easier headline to understand while the immunity stuff is better to keep off the main page as to try and avoid a reminder that it's still out there. It's a great bit of messaging.
January 24th, 2024 at 1:10 PM ^
Imagine overcoming tons of adversity and winning a national championship at your alma mater just to have the NCAA or Warde Manuel hanging over your job like a sword of damocles because of the actions of low level staffer.
I don't blame him one bit for wanting a little bit of protection, especially if you can have NFL offers on the table which mean never having to hear about the NCAA ever again
January 24th, 2024 at 1:30 PM ^
It may not be the money as much as the status of being highest paid. By all accounts Harbaugh is an ULTRA competitive person. Maybe that means something for him to be THE top coach in the country.
January 24th, 2024 at 1:52 PM ^
Agreed, but being that competative cuts both ways. It could also mean more to him to win a Super Bowl as HC than being the highest paid CFB HC.
January 24th, 2024 at 1:47 PM ^
I'm not sure how the NCAA or Big Ten could come down on him any further if Stallions doesn't cooperate. Everything else is known.
January 24th, 2024 at 12:56 PM ^
Perhaps just ass covering so Warde can say he did his part when Harbaugh leaves?
January 24th, 2024 at 12:58 PM ^
100%
This is so dumb. Both sides should just say Jim wanted to move on to the NFL...which is probably true. I hate that this is some stupid PR battle.
January 24th, 2024 at 1:04 PM ^
Jim wants to go to the NFL, unless (in his opinion) the owner or GM or front office are idiots, in which case he'd rather stay at Michigan. I agree, this is not super hard.
January 24th, 2024 at 1:21 PM ^
You just described the Chargers.