CC: Bizarre Finish Leaves 49ers 4-4
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:12 PM ^
One essential requirement to be an HC.
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:28 PM ^
comical cucumbers
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:31 PM ^
cool comment.
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:43 PM ^
circular cheese.
November 2nd, 2014 at 9:13 PM ^
November 2nd, 2014 at 7:56 PM ^
Some weird playcalls at the end of that game, and some awful officiating to go with it.
November 2nd, 2014 at 7:59 PM ^
Maybe Harbaugh doesn't come here but it seems like everything is aligning for him to come to Michigan. Reports saying he won't be back next year with the 49ers, Dave Brandon being fired, Mark Schlissel wanting a more academic approach to sports and JH critized Michigan for not being tough enough academically, possibly of not making the playoffs growing bigger each day which means we could go after him as early as New Years Day.
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:35 PM ^
It's happening.
November 2nd, 2014 at 7:59 PM ^
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November 2nd, 2014 at 11:38 PM ^
Welcome to 2015!
November 2nd, 2014 at 7:59 PM ^
" to get people remembering how great of a coach he's been in the past"
Yeah, I mean it's been almost a whole year since he took the 49ers to an NFC championship game. That bum hasn't made it to a Superbowl in 2 years. Why would Michigan even want a coach like that.
November 3rd, 2014 at 9:14 AM ^
In the last week he's lost every game he's coached. I can't remember what he did before last week, but based soley on the last week, he is not a great coach, that I can remember anyway.
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:01 PM ^
If Hoke were fired immediately after the OSU game AND the 49ers were struggling miserably it would still be a long shot to get Harbaugh before the NFL season was over.
Additionally, I'm not sure I'd want to acquire Harbaugh that way. Him leaving the 49ers before the regular season even ended would create a whirlwind of bad publicity for him and it would carry into the early months of his tenure at Michigan. He'd have former 49ers players and management bad mouthing him and he'd have the press in the Bay area writing every negative story they could think of.
Best case scenario for Michigan is Harbaugh coaches out the regular season, Hoke is fired after the OSU game or whatever bowl they play, and Harbaugh resigns/is fired from the 49ers and immediately accepts the Michigan job. Nobody would blame him at that point and there would be minimal controversy.
EDIT: FatGuyTouchdown beat me to the punch.
November 2nd, 2014 at 9:49 PM ^
I have to believe the principles in any agreement between Harbaugh and Michigan will have this thing settled well before it is announced. If he is willing to come, they will start the process of finalizing terms so it will be quick and painless at the end of their respective seasons.
The feelers already have to be out to determine interest, don't they?
November 3rd, 2014 at 3:34 AM ^
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:11 PM ^
Just another reason for Harbaugh to leave 49ers... They won't make the playoffs with a division including Arizona, St. Louis and Seattle. They won't make the playoffs so Jim should and will take the money and go back to Michigan!
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:03 PM ^
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:05 PM ^
How the hell does Jim Harbaugh still have a job after this disappointing start? 49ers management, I plead with you to get rid of this guy - he clearly has disappointed and it's time to clear the wood and move in another direction.
Do it.
Please.
Now.
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:32 PM ^
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:53 PM ^
skywriting, kickstarter, t-shirts, whatever it takes.
November 3rd, 2014 at 6:53 AM ^
Check Wolverine Devotee's inbox for incriminating emails.
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:47 PM ^
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:06 PM ^
Lets say the new AD thinks that there is a good chance of getting one of the Harbaughs. Do you let BH coach the bowl game if we make one and fire him on Janury 1st so we don't have as big of a buyout and apply that money to JH. You could do most of the coaching search in December and then have backups in place to hire quickly.
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:12 PM ^
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November 2nd, 2014 at 8:27 PM ^
Yes his timing matters the most but I feel that that is the timing that works the best for both. He isn't coming here to lose pay most likely and it's going to put a lot of strain on the athletic department to pay him 6 million a year on top of buyouts from DB ad BH. He won't even be available until December 29th anyways.
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:29 PM ^
November 2nd, 2014 at 9:33 PM ^
For Jim Harbaugh I would be willing to pay a little extra per game. Not so much for Brady Hoke!
$10 more per game gets you $1M+ per home game. Problem solved!
This would probably be one of the situations where you could get away with a price hike and still sell more season ticket packages.
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:40 PM ^
prior to the bowl game, they had Fickell coach the team for the bowl while Meyer had all the free time in the world to recruit.
Its not an ideal scenario of course, but it can be used to your advantage if the timing works out.
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:06 PM ^
Dave Brandon gone on Friday, this 2 days later. The universe is aligning...hopefully.
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:09 PM ^
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November 2nd, 2014 at 8:10 PM ^
I'm not even kidding when I say this. Whoever the AD is when the 49ers miss the playoffs, just hand Jim Harbaugh a blank check and tell him to write whatever he thinks is fair. Tell him whatever he writes will be his salary until such a time comes when he earns even more money, and then we will just hand him another blank check. Boom. He's our next coach.
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:12 PM ^
November 2nd, 2014 at 9:03 PM ^
Harbaugh currently makes $5 million a year, but wants to be paid in the $7-8 million range of the most highly-paid coaches in the league.
Maybe money won't be an issue and he really wants to come here, but we need to be propared to offer him a Saban type contract.
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:15 PM ^
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:33 PM ^
I mean this blank check stuff is silly. The market is set. Harbaugh makes $5M, less than $1M more than Hoke (head splode!). The top 2 coaches in the NFL - Reid and Belichik - make $7.5M. Saban just parlayed the Texas interest for an upgrade from $5.4M to $6.9M. So you know your range. Doesn't take a math major to figure it out. He might give you a hometown discount if it is clear from back channel discussions he truly wants to fix this thing from the heart but $6M is your floor for Jim H. The ceiling is obvious too.
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/12/14/5209876/nick-saban-…
November 2nd, 2014 at 8:35 PM ^
Increase Student ticket prices or sell advertising or or or
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November 2nd, 2014 at 8:38 PM ^
I doubt it ever happens but one wonders the lost revenue opportunity of alcohol sales at home games. If Brandon wouldn't do it, no one will do it. So back to Ross' couch cushions we go.
Saban is such an outlier in the sport the only question is what range will this salary come in, a year ago at this time $5.4M was the ceiling and only I believe 3 guys were north of $5M. Now there is a massive gap between Saban and the rest.
November 2nd, 2014 at 9:55 PM ^
The thing is, now that Saban has done it, won't everyone? Florida is going to be trying to lure a big name, will they be able to find someone for less than $6 mil?
November 2nd, 2014 at 9:26 PM ^
I really don't think $2M more per year is going to sink the budget. In fact you will probably have no issue getting that back with an uptick in season ticket sales plus the surplus they already have.
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