Art Regner weighs in on Harbaughgeddon 2014. Is he credible?
Art Regner says Jim is a "Michigan geek" and had this to say:
http://www.foxsports.com/detroit/story/regner-don-t-count-harbaugh-out-…
I don't know Regner, but this was quite interesting:
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/cc-art-regner-wdfn
Anyone know much about this guy? Almost sounds like he's putting words in Harbaugh's mouth to me. Thoughts?
November 5th, 2014 at 5:32 PM ^
With all this foreplay it is going to be one hell of a money shot.
November 5th, 2014 at 5:44 PM ^
Map of Hawaii
November 5th, 2014 at 5:32 PM ^
Wow he ha things spot on 4 years ago.
Notjhing at all new or I substance in this article though.
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November 5th, 2014 at 5:34 PM ^
Stop drinking and go to bed.
Just kidding. I agree with you.
November 5th, 2014 at 5:37 PM ^
Someone inform him that Dant is the new Bo
November 5th, 2014 at 5:39 PM ^
However, there is another fly in the ointment. I believe JH has a special needs child and he and is wife love the treatment he is getting in the Bay area.
That is not to say he wouldn't find similar treatment within the Michigan University complex.
November 5th, 2014 at 5:42 PM ^
I'm not sure what you're talking about. Aren't the rumors saying that he'll be run out of town if he doesn't win the Super Bowl this year?
November 5th, 2014 at 6:12 PM ^
You sure you aren't thinking of Chris Petersen (brought up about him when he was at BSU and he was menitoned for any vacancies)? I have not heard this about any of Harbaugh's children.
November 5th, 2014 at 6:15 PM ^
So he's going to retire from football so he can stay in the Bay Area? Man too bad michigan doesn't have a very good children's hospital.
November 5th, 2014 at 5:45 PM ^
If you had, you wouldn't wonder whether he's credible. His "expertise" is in hockey -- I love it when he asks questions at Babcock's post-game sessions and Babcock (and Regner's fellow beat writers) can hardly keep a straight face trying to answer. Total tool.
November 5th, 2014 at 6:04 PM ^
His "expertise" is acting like a screaming imbecile on horrible sports radio shows. When they worked together at WDFN, Terry Foster was actually the more intelligent one. That tells you a lot right there.
November 5th, 2014 at 7:45 PM ^
Regner, your low opinion of him aside, is a Michigan guy who once wrote a book about the school and the program and probably has as many connections as anyone to the school and community.
November 5th, 2014 at 8:29 PM ^
Regner post game Lions shows on Sunday afternoons were probably the best sports radio I've ever heard. It is too bad they dont want anyone on their air anymore that actually says anything negative Sundays.
That said, he is more of a hockey guy in general.
November 5th, 2014 at 5:52 PM ^
We need to hold a candle light vigil until James comes back home to Ann Arbor.
November 5th, 2014 at 5:52 PM ^
other "insiders" who claim to know what is best for JH or what he is going to do next.
November 5th, 2014 at 5:53 PM ^
Please be true.
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November 5th, 2014 at 5:55 PM ^
...dont know anything about him other than he is a big believer in recycling.
November 5th, 2014 at 6:02 PM ^
Not sure if this is approaching Urban to OSU territory or Gruden to Tennessee territory.
November 5th, 2014 at 6:15 PM ^
A) We need a new Football Coach, and a good one.
B) Harbaugh will be looking for a new job this Winter, and he is a good coach.
C) Harbaugh will take the job if it is offered, and is the best candidate out there.
D) Michigan has the money to make this happen.
This is a perfect storm for a Harbaugh hiring, there can be no lies or excuses like with D.B. for everyone knows the score, and only a terrible decision or an arrrogant screwup can keep this from happening. Harbaugh is probably the only one who can unite this fan base, and get the program back to where it needs to be. Failure to hire him would only further divide the base, nuke the program, from space, and thrill our adveraries.
November 5th, 2014 at 6:26 PM ^
Other coaches can win here but none are of his caliber (even if he didn't have such deep um ties). Throwing any and all options at him is a must. He can still say no but failure to do so will not only harm the program but the base. A failure to hire Jim only to hire a "meh" level guy is instant fodder and regression to the brand. If hypothetical "meh" hire fails? The consequences could truly put the program from slightly hurt but easily recoverable to the ICU.
November 5th, 2014 at 6:44 PM ^
Michigan CC hyperbole at its finest.
Les Miles and his Championship ring might differ.
I'd like Harbaugh (either) to come to AA but I'd be more than pleased with Les Miles, Cam Cameron and John Chavis...
November 5th, 2014 at 7:05 PM ^
In that case his LOL is still warranted...
November 5th, 2014 at 7:19 PM ^
He wasn't too shabby as the OC in Baltimore. Is it his fault that Miles has a penchant for shitty quarterbacks and meh running backs? Miles has a formula: stellar defense with a do just enough to win offense. I really don't think that's by Cameron's design.
November 5th, 2014 at 7:30 PM ^
Cam Cameron? Baltimore? Not too shabby?!
You're aware we're talking about the guy who was fired as OC in week 14 and whose firing was widely credited as being what turned them into a real Super Bowl team, yes?
November 5th, 2014 at 7:23 PM ^
Cam Cameron is a crappy offensive coordinator that LSU fans hate
John Chavis has never spent more than a few days in his entire life north of the Mason-Dixon line and would probably find work in the SEC just fine
Les Miles is a 62 year old Brady Hoke clone who just happened to have lucked into one of the best jobs in the country
pass
November 5th, 2014 at 8:13 PM ^
Like Michigan is at a place where it can pass on MNC winning coaches with quality coordinators and a history of strong recruiting. Not to mention fielding a "damn strong" football team with some swagger and causing plenty of concern for one Urban Meyer. But, apparently, this is not quite good enough for your Michigan Wolverines.
Michigan Arrogance may be a "thing"; indeed, based on your analysis Vince Lombardi could come back from the dead to form a Holy triumvirate with Jesus Christ and Bo Schembechler filling the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Head Football Coach role and they'd probably be limited. FWIW Jesus never worked North of the Mason Dixon Line and Coach Lombardi did most of winning in Wisconsin. Schembechler..."too many 8-4 seasons", I'm sure. Maybe if they added Buddy Ryan as Defensive Coordinator, the late Don Coryell and Bill Walsh as Co-offensive coordinators, Brady Hoke as recruiting coordinator, Fred Jackson as, well, Fred Jackson and Tom Brady as AD this might be good enough?
/smh
November 6th, 2014 at 8:07 AM ^
Can you actually confirm this? Or is this just wild speculation?
November 5th, 2014 at 8:09 PM ^
probably could bring cam, definitely not Chavis, doesn't have much coaching time left, is hated by more than liked in the greater UM base AND is a crooked, sexually deviant clown (not rumor as I have a couple first hand accounts I've shared here multiple times having nothing to do with coach wives)......great. I really don't think it's hyperbolic to say that a "meh" hire could really destroy the UM base in the immediate and very long term should he fail.
November 5th, 2014 at 8:17 PM ^
Now we're seriously entering new territory here on the MGoBlog with this sort of analysis. I'm not going to say "pics or it didn't happen" but you got some back up on that sort of Ace W. Level assertion?
Starting to miss the Josh Groban era....
November 5th, 2014 at 8:24 PM ^
Seriously. Also - "sexual deviant" is a pretty vague term. If it's just that he's into some 50 Shades of Grey type of shit, I'm cool with that.
November 5th, 2014 at 8:32 PM ^
I think you're going to have to repeat them again. I'm on here a lot, and I don't remember anything other than Moellers' wife. I have heard some people say it was Carrs' ex wife, but nothing else...
November 6th, 2014 at 3:14 AM ^
and some of the comments regarding my use of "sexual deviant" truly made me laugh. Zero offense taken but I assumed since I told the stories a few times over the years that maybe some had remembered. Also, they were while still an OL coach at UM. Like my friend that played his last year under Harbaugh at Stanford (from Michigan, all I'll say), I went give the recruit or GFs name but enough to figure out out yourselves with enough digging. It's 3am so I truly have to sleep but check back tomorrow around 5pm for them. I'll even get on my comp to allow spacing, etc. They are not flattering and I immediately knew I'd never want him here. Stories tomorrow.....again ha.
November 6th, 2014 at 5:10 PM ^
if anyone is waiting I'll get on then now but they're f'n long. Really hard to condense and still give credible detail. I'll start typing soon (unless I still have my OLD scout account where I shared them during the Hoke hire abs I'll just copy/paste).
November 6th, 2014 at 6:39 PM ^
I'm very curious. I understand if you don't want to spend the time (I probably wouldn't), but is certainly appreciated if you do.
November 6th, 2014 at 10:27 PM ^
but today has been a bit crazy. I didn't even get the chance to get to my home computer (don't want to app it) tonight but I promise I will and will let you know. Does the site offer PMs or email addresses? If not just look back here again tomorrow around the same time as I have to account for getting home and writing it. Again, summing it up wouldn't get the nuance across and this board is known for finding reasons to attack if things aren't explained to perfection (ha). A taste by app before bed? It involves Miles recruiting a kid in Fla, kids GF, multiple sexually improper statements/acts, multiple blatant recruiting violations & overall asshattery. I wouldn't want him here and it's only due to verification of his rumored behavior.
November 7th, 2014 at 7:48 PM ^
You know what? I do remember you posting that now. Wasn't the gist of it that he didn't actually do anything or directly say anything that could be called inappropriate but generally came off as really damn creepy? I don't remember the specifics, but I do generally recall that you posted it.
No PM's on the blog, which I really wish would be addressed. I don't like putting my email on here simply because it would out me to a few people that I know read the site. They probably already know it's me, but I still want to keep that shred of hope...
I appreciate the reply.
November 9th, 2014 at 12:29 PM ^
The Hoke clone stuff I'd dead-on from a football perspective - if Miles didn't recruit like he was in the middle of the Deep South with unlimited booster cash, he'd be Hoke on Red Bull. Inane in-game management and an inability to field an offense that is close to reflecting the talent of recruits? Leslie's got that in spades. And, sexual improprieties aside, he's just about as sleazy as they come. Lied to Jai Eugene (and who knows how many others) about Lloyd having a serious health condition. Turned Okie State into an absolute circus in terms of academic and behavioral standards for players -- Gundy had to go full Charlie Strong on that program to clean it up, and it's not exactly Harvard over there.
Miles would be an unmitigated disaster of a hire. If you think to yourself, 'hey, Hoke's pretty good, but I wish he said more goofy shit and was willing to drag UM football into the gutter,' then Miles is your man. I am so, so fucking relieved in the knowledge that Schlissel won't go near him with a ten foot pole and an Ebola suit.
November 6th, 2014 at 12:32 AM ^
You have first hand accounts of Miles's sexual deviancy? Were you members of the same swingers club, swap wives, or what?
November 5th, 2014 at 6:33 PM ^
Jack Harbaugh answering that question about Jim coming to UM with "Heck, yeah he'd take the job!!" All we have is one tweet that may or may not have been deleted by the TV station and no video, correct?
It seems like the level of optimism on this site is being driven by that tweet/comment and I have yet to see any evidence that would make me believe it's more than 1% true. I don't know why a savvy "elder statesman" like the senior Mr. Harbaugh would rat out Jim's intentions so casually.
So ... link?
November 5th, 2014 at 6:41 PM ^
And no answer
November 5th, 2014 at 6:45 PM ^
That's because it was anonymous internet poster bullshit that was repeated by clowns like Bernie Smilovitz in today's typical "we repeat the unsourced rumor and you decide" TV news approach.
November 5th, 2014 at 6:43 PM ^
or not:
"I used to stare down at that field as I was stenciling those numbers," Harbaugh told reporters, athletes and others who crowded into the Arrillaga Family Sports Center's Kissick Auditorium. "I so very badly wanted to go to Stanford and play for the Cardinal. … This was my number-one choice all along."
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2007/january10/harbaughsr-011007.html
November 5th, 2014 at 6:45 PM ^
Ouch, that hurt me and I wasn't even involved.
November 5th, 2014 at 6:50 PM ^
that Harbaugh might well have already coached his college dream job—by his own words, Stanford—and may not have any particular interest in coaching Michigan.
If I'm Jim Hackett or whoever the AD is to make the hiring decision, he'd certainly be my #1 choice, but I wouldn't have any rosy illusions that he'd automatically take the job.
November 5th, 2014 at 6:54 PM ^
He stated later in other articles of his "love" for Michigan which I do not doubt.
The real issue--the insurmountable one--is that he wants a Super Bowl ring. Michigan cannot give him that.
November 5th, 2014 at 7:05 PM ^
I call bullshit. Mostly because we hear coaches pandering to their schools and alumni all the time. And nobody dreams of coaching at Stanford.
November 5th, 2014 at 7:13 PM ^
So, you're calling Jim Harbaugh a bald-faced liar?
/s, sorta