Another contract update…from Anson
I have no idea how credible any of this is, but I’d thought I’d share it with the Board. Most people seems mixed on this guy. He attaches a document for the contract negotiations.
https://twitter.com/tja4michigan/status/1613333338185691136?s=46&t=L6iZONsA2RKSdYCCliyqcg
January 11th, 2023 at 10:32 PM ^
He just hired one recently - first time.
January 11th, 2023 at 11:14 PM ^
According to Nick Baumgardner, Jim does have representation now. Another source verified this I believe.
January 11th, 2023 at 11:28 PM ^
It’s his brother John’s agent.
January 12th, 2023 at 2:01 AM ^
Really? Where did you hear this? Who is John's agent, anyway?
January 12th, 2023 at 10:18 AM ^
Pet theory: yes, 12 million is the minimum acceptable number. Not because he cares about the money per se, or even necessarily how much he makes compared to Tucker, Saban, etc, but because that's how much his brother makes.
January 11th, 2023 at 10:06 PM ^
What if Harbaugh is leaking all this knowing he’s gone anyways and making it sound like he really wants to return but in reality it’s all just smoke and this way Warde is bad guy and not Harbaugh himself if he leaves?
January 11th, 2023 at 10:52 PM ^
But Harbaugh doesn't lie. Last year, he could have claimed all the NFL stuff was rumors and smoke, so when it fell through he could have maintained some air of longevity at Michigan. He did the exact opposite, even telling recruits he was looking at the NFL seriously.
So, he may be allowing the truth to be released like this, but I highly doubt he's allowing this out as nothing but a smokescreen to bail behind.
January 11th, 2023 at 11:14 PM ^
I mean, we currently have a Level 1 violation against us specifically because Harbaugh lied and he also told Michigan last off-season his flirting with the NFL was a one time thing and would not become a recurring theme.... But ok. Sure, Harbaugh never lies.
January 11th, 2023 at 11:34 PM ^
Lied? I think the report said he wasn't cooperating with the NCAA investigators.
January 12th, 2023 at 2:06 AM ^
Oh, fuck the NCAA. Who even knows what "lying" means in their fucked up universe? What, they didn't like Harbaugh's answer when they questioned him about a receipt for a burger from The Brown Jug? I don't blame Harbaugh if he told them to fuck off. In fact, I hope that's exactly what he told them.
January 12th, 2023 at 8:43 AM ^
The NFL flirtations are a response to crappy behavior and rescinding verbal agreements from the AD. It's the leverage he has, so he is going to use it.
January 11th, 2023 at 10:09 PM ^
FYI this is a day old, so things have updated since this.
January 11th, 2023 at 10:11 PM ^
This has gotten so weird. As someone once said,"The great thing about the Internet is that anyone can use it. The bad thing about the Internet is that anyone can use it."
January 11th, 2023 at 10:15 PM ^
For some reason I choose to believe all of this.
January 12th, 2023 at 9:01 AM ^
of all the shyte that has been reported, leaked, sourced from anonymous places.... this does seem to be the most likely to be true.
I have contended all along that Warde may not be nearly as bad as most are indicating he is, but then again..... he very well may be.
Once Jim gets a contract he's happy with, maybe he and Santa should sit down and work on a list of potential AD candidates....
January 11th, 2023 at 10:16 PM ^
Feel like Red near the end of Shawshank. Post your updates on the Twitter and try and get your clicks. I just don’t give a shit anymore.
January 11th, 2023 at 10:21 PM ^
From following him on Twitter today and re-reading his tweet, this is NOT his info. It is a repost of paywalled post from 247 that someone else posted.
So he seems to be saying this info is credible from his POV. But he’s been very active on Twitter lately and making Warde out to be the bad guy - which I’m starting to believe more and more.
January 11th, 2023 at 10:23 PM ^
I think this guy is all speculation. If JH signs he will boast I told you so. If JH leaves it's the mean man Warde fault. I don't believe him, JUB , Sam Webb or anyone else knows shit. But that's just my speculation
January 11th, 2023 at 10:29 PM ^
If this is true, it should be pretty straight forward to get right with Harbaugh and keep the train rolling, so go do it Warde et al.
Also, if this is somewhere in the ballpark of true, and we still somehow lose Harbaugh over this, Warde has to be fired. Not should be, or even will be, he has to be as he will have willingly torpedoed the program.
January 11th, 2023 at 10:31 PM ^
Agree with this.
January 11th, 2023 at 10:42 PM ^
Ann Arbor Torch and Pitchfork needs to fork up.
January 11th, 2023 at 11:02 PM ^
Warde is easily replaceable. Harbaugh is not.
If even half of what is being reported about him is true, he should be encouraged to "resign". Or just straight up fired.
January 11th, 2023 at 10:32 PM ^
I would like to know what this means ...
4. NIL is gonna be best, but lots waiting on this contract and uncertainty.
January 11th, 2023 at 10:34 PM ^
Also, a person with credibility would know you absolutely never call Mary Sue "Mrs. Coleman."
January 11th, 2023 at 11:02 PM ^
It triggers her extreme rage disorder.
January 11th, 2023 at 11:12 PM ^
So she becomes MeanMarySue69?
January 11th, 2023 at 11:04 PM ^
Refer to her as President Coleman?
January 11th, 2023 at 10:33 PM ^
The only winner in all of this is the people that get paid per click and the paywall sites
January 11th, 2023 at 10:33 PM ^
This all seems so stupid and unnecessary. Also, a little unbelievable.
Also, let's be really honest here if there is truth in whatever this is, it's a bad idea for a university president to be so intimately involved in the negotiations to keep a football coach. It was bad when Mary Sue intervened, it's bad when Ono does it, too. There's such thing as a president who doesn't care about athletics, but there's also such a thing as a president who cares too much. They really, really need to tread carefully here.
January 11th, 2023 at 11:00 PM ^
I agree to some extent. But it’s been shown that strong athletics can lead to increased donor amounts, increased applications and therefore money, increased quality of applicants, and so on. Not sure about at Michigan specifically but the president can make themselves look really good by having a damn fine football team.
January 11th, 2023 at 11:34 PM ^
Job one, two, and three of a university president is fundraiser in chief. They know this. They don't get to set much actual academic policy. A winning football team at a place like Michigan is worth millions in donations. Jim Harbaugh is a rainmaker for the university, and Ono knows it.
January 12th, 2023 at 7:20 AM ^
You're misinformed if you don't think that a strong athletics program benefits the University as a whole in many ways.
January 12th, 2023 at 12:16 PM ^
Correct. But the president should not be meddling in coaching hires and negotiations. Support the coach? Sure. But if you need to pull in the president to save a coach, it means your Athletic Director is either toothless or very, very bad at their job.
January 12th, 2023 at 8:26 AM ^
Mary Sue stepping in to help with Rich Rod and Santa barging in to save Jim fucking Harbaugh from an AD apparently (maybe, somewhat, possibly) hell bent on letting him wander off are two very different situations...
January 11th, 2023 at 10:36 PM ^
Meh. I don’t buy this narrative at all. It’s too convenient. “Jim wants to commit to M forever but mean ol Warde won’t give him what he wants.” Please. Sounds like fan fiction from someone on this blog.
January 12th, 2023 at 6:56 AM ^
Actually I wouldn't be surprised if that's the truth at all given the fact Warde seems to not want to play the NIL game and other hints we've received. I would assume Jim is the type of character to get a little pissed off about being forced to compete with one hand tied behind is back all the time.
January 12th, 2023 at 1:51 PM ^
Yep. Harbaugh was gone until the Vikings said no last year, but Michigan is still clearly his most favoritiest beloved place and he'd never leave except for the evil Warde....yeah fucking right.
January 11th, 2023 at 10:38 PM ^
what a steaming pile of pointless imaginary horseshit.
January 11th, 2023 at 10:53 PM ^
Sooo... Is smitty1983 Harbaugh or Harbaugh's agent?... 🤔
January 11th, 2023 at 11:06 PM ^
This makes Warde look like a jack ass if it’s accurate.
January 11th, 2023 at 11:08 PM ^
In related news, the Broncos interviewed David Shaw today, thereby satisfying Rooney Rule requirements.
I think this story does end soon.
January 11th, 2023 at 11:19 PM ^
They already interviewed Jim Caldwell. They satisfied Rooney Rule already.
January 11th, 2023 at 11:48 PM ^
Yeah there's a lot of great black coaches out there. They don't just tack one on at the end to check a box. . . I hope
I hope it ends soon too
January 11th, 2023 at 11:20 PM ^
This is getting ridiculous.
January 11th, 2023 at 11:23 PM ^
Anson is a clown and should be treated as such
January 11th, 2023 at 11:24 PM ^
My only takeaway is how damn cool this was in the Twitter stream: https://twitter.com/i/status/1613243193461542912