Afternoon Harbaugh Update (positive news)

Source: http://detroitsportsrag.net/sources-the-michiganharbaugh-dream-is-not-d…

Meaningful Portion:

According to sources I have spoken to this afternoon, the folks in Ann Arbor do not believe they are out on Harbaugh and are not prepared to move on to any sort of Plan B.

From what I have been told, U of M has lined up everything that Harbaugh’s people have requested to date including:

1) The money.

2) A say in the hiring of the permanent Athletic Director once Jim Hackett steps aside.

3) Administrative control.

4) Complete autonomy regarding disciplinary actions of players.

There has been no definitive response to U of M’s generous offer from the Harbaugh camp as of this writing which has led to a disagreement inside the Michigan Athletic Department. There is some internal debate regarding whether or not to give Harbaugh a deadline to make a decision.

Last night at the Michigan Football Bust in Livonia a meeting took place among the university’s mega donors and the prevailing thought was the odds of landing Harbaugh was still very good. Mainly because of the crap load of money they have earmarked to get the prodigal son to return to A2.

Sources also indicated to me that Hackett has played this perfectly with the [Jack] Harbaugh camp and there is nothing more he could do in his efforts to land Jim.

The big question now is whether or not to issue an ultimatum and how Jim would react to that potential “calling of the clock.” (Jeff Moss, Detroit Sports Rag)