(2pm) Harbaugh Press Conference [MGoBlue.com]: OPEN Thread

Submitted by Mr. Yost on

http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/signing-day-2015.html

MGoBlue.com "run down"...

8-10 a.m. -- Signing Day Special, hosted by Ed Kengerski and Derrick Walker   » More Information
10 a.m.-2 p.m. -- Live updates every half hour
2-3 p.m. -- Press Conference: Coach Jim Harbaugh
3-4 p.m. -- Signing Day Wrap-up, hosted by Ed Kengerski and Doug Karsch

Also note that DE-Shelton Johnson and TE/DE-Tyrone Wheatley Jr. announce around 3-3:30pm this afternoon. Van Jefferson is now 3:45pm. Iman Marshall is scheduled for 4pm.

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LSAClassOf2000

February 4th, 2015 at 2:11 PM ^

I wouldn't think so  - there are a few Michigan targets that have yet to announce actually. I think Marshall is on the west coast, so that won't happen until probably 4-ish ET, I would guess. As mentioned on the boards, Jefferson and Wheatley will chime in with their choices at points between 3-4 PM ET as well. I could be missing people here too. 

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Gofor2

February 4th, 2015 at 2:36 PM ^

That Harbaugh doesn't truly believe what is actually coming out of his mouth. His behavior and commenting about UM football as if it is problem free in need of a few tweeks sort of pisses me off. He needs to tell it like it really is. I realize everyone has there own style but being honest is not being negative. In fact the minimizing does the whole program a injustice. He needs to show he is in touch with reality and stop responding to the media as if he doesn't see everything everyone else sees, which is a broke program at its lowest point in 100 years. It just pisses me off. I remember Urban Meyer coming in to OSU, who was just as excited about Meyer as we are about Harbaugh. Difference being Meyer made it clear that the current condition could be ID'ed as a " Clown Show" . Many folks may not of liked hearing the true, but at least it was the truth. I starting to think that maybe JH doesn't want to acknowledge our current condition because then he will have to have some answers on exactly what the hell he is doing about it. Besides flipping 2 stars from NW.

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Tater

February 4th, 2015 at 2:14 PM ^

if Harbaugh doesn't get another LOI today, his first recruiting class, with almost no time to recruit, is better on the top end than Mark Dantonio's ninth class in EL.  Michigan has four ESPN Top 300 recruits; Sparty has three.  Michigan has five four-stars; Sparty has four.  The only place Sparty has an advantage is 14 3-stars out of 19 total commits compared to Michigan's 7 three stars out of 12.

I am already impressed by this class, even if Michigan gets shut out by those waiting to annoumce.  And imagine what happens if Michigan pulls off another one or two surprises this afternoon.

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Gofor2

February 4th, 2015 at 2:35 PM ^

Be kidding right? Stars isn't what matters 3, 4 stars, makes no difference. It's W's and L's that matter, and I would switch classes and entire teams with Dantonio if we could. I have little doubt that State will have more wins next season than we do.

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TheLastHarbaugh

February 4th, 2015 at 2:17 PM ^

All I keep thinking is that I'm so glad I was wrong and had to eat crow about Harbaugh coming (and thus changed my username). I still can't believe it every time I see him doing anything and it's accompanied by the line: Michigan Head Football Coach.

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Gofor2

February 4th, 2015 at 2:48 PM ^

As hard as it is to admit, it 100% correct. In fact UM ballers level of difficulty of major is either the lowest or second lowest in the conference. I didn't figure that out on my own, but I recall reading it in a respectable paper about a year ago.

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Gofor2

February 4th, 2015 at 2:48 PM ^

As hard as it is to admit, it 100% correct. In fact UM ballers level of difficulty of major is either the lowest or second lowest in the conference. I didn't figure that out on my own, but I recall reading it in a respectable paper about a year ago.

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chatster

February 4th, 2015 at 2:48 PM ^

How hard can it be to have remote microphones available, so that questions at a Michigan athletics press conference can be heard?

You get two Athletics Department staffers and have each of them hold a remote microphone, stand on one side of the audience during the press conference, and hand the microphone to a questioner before the questions are asked. The questioners can be instructed about pressing the "ON" button or switch so that the microphone is ON and the question can be heard by those watching online.

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Ty Butterfield

February 4th, 2015 at 2:48 PM ^

I am over recruiting rankings etc. Harbaugh didn't have a ton on time this year. It is what it is. Good coaching and proper development is more important.

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Get Jim Harbaugh

February 4th, 2015 at 3:09 PM ^

Precisely. I stopped caring much about recruiting a few years ago. Dantonio is a perfect example of coaching/developing being a more important factor than how many stars a high school kid has from these dumb recruiting sites that, to this day will always puzzle me, have thousands of subscribers. It will always amaze me that people pay for those sites.

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