Assuming Hackett makes it "happen", is he officially JMFH?
December 26th, 2014 at 8:44 PM ^
Does Gregg Henson become GMFH? I think MGoBlog owes him an apology when it comes to coaching searches... dude's been spot on since November going all in if this ends up happening.
December 26th, 2014 at 8:46 PM ^
No blind squirrel rule
December 26th, 2014 at 9:06 PM ^
Henson's far from a blind squirrel, and I think it's high past time the members of mgo chip in and send him a fruit basket or something. Since November he's been steadily pumping sunshine for the one positive thing to look forward Michigan football has had in a long time.
Henson's updates convinced me that Michigan could actually pull this off. I don't know why he gets such a bad rap to be honest.
December 26th, 2014 at 9:15 PM ^
I've been wondering the same. He was suggesting Harbaugh was a possibility back in September IIRC.
What exactly did Henson do to become persona non grata?
December 26th, 2014 at 9:37 PM ^
Espoused conservative viewpoints on his twitter feed
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December 26th, 2014 at 10:02 PM ^
The NFL logos that look like penises feature didn't do much to make him feel like a journalist either.
I think it's great he's gotten some stuff right but if you want to be respected, behave in a way that's respectable.
December 27th, 2014 at 11:24 AM ^
What's wrong with conservative viewpoints exactly? Do you automatically hate everyone who has a different opinion?!?
December 26th, 2014 at 9:49 PM ^
When what he was saying started to gain some popularity with the blog, I believe the MGoBlog brass reached out to him to ascertain the reliablity of his statements/sources and they didn't pick up a good vibe from him. I think he might have even gotten into a little tiff with one of them during that vetting process, but I may be mistaken.
Past that, I haven't really seen much reason why what he says shouldn't deserve to be listened to on here.
December 26th, 2014 at 9:35 PM ^
It's amazing how many of these writers have so little cred.
December 26th, 2014 at 9:39 PM ^
I think this picture of him says 'shock jock' more than 'trustworthy' source. I know I thought that at first, though it appears I was wrong
December 26th, 2014 at 8:46 PM ^
Gregg Henson should get an appreciation thread along with Hackett if this all goes down like we think it is.
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December 26th, 2014 at 8:47 PM ^
Brian has thrown him a bone in Searchbits
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December 26th, 2014 at 9:43 PM ^
Anti-Brandon
December 26th, 2014 at 8:48 PM ^
Hit on last two coaching searches at UM.. His word is not gospel but he earned the right to get a page click when he speaks.. My opinion
December 26th, 2014 at 9:41 PM ^
What about John U Bacon? He has been "predicting" that Jim Harbaugh would be the coach for quite some time now (like October) and this board started to really bash him for supposedly being full of shit.
December 26th, 2014 at 9:53 PM ^
Not sure he was as in the know as before, and most of his takes seemed to be more cold reading of the environment than knowledgable takes IMO. Not sure if he presented information that wasn't first published/initiated by other sources. I may be wrong, but that is my recollection
December 27th, 2014 at 11:25 AM ^
John Bacon doesn't deserve any praise. He just throws enough shit at the wall, and obviously some will eventually be right.
December 27th, 2014 at 11:25 AM ^
John Bacon doesn't deserve any praise. He just throws enough shit at the wall, and obviously some will eventually be right.
December 26th, 2014 at 8:44 PM ^
Yes. No question. He is all-time emperor of planet earth.
December 26th, 2014 at 9:29 PM ^
I politely disagree, Jim MF Harbaugh is all-time emperor of planet Earth :)
December 26th, 2014 at 8:44 PM ^
I say he announces the hire and does a mic drop!! But to answer your question, yes I believe he shoud be JMFH.
December 26th, 2014 at 8:45 PM ^
Basketball team underperforming - do not want.
/s
December 26th, 2014 at 9:28 PM ^
Bball goes on ridiculous run after Harbaugh is introduced.
December 26th, 2014 at 9:39 PM ^
That would be welcome
December 26th, 2014 at 8:46 PM ^
Sure, but then what initials would we use for Jim MotherFucking Harbaugh?
December 26th, 2014 at 9:01 PM ^
JMFHack
JMFH
December 26th, 2014 at 9:22 PM ^
Too many JMFHs. #DIV/0
(Do want)
December 26th, 2014 at 9:27 PM ^
Are we sure they are different people? I've never seen "Jim Hackett" and Jim Harbaugh together in the same place...
December 26th, 2014 at 8:46 PM ^
Biggest hire in the history of college football.
December 26th, 2014 at 8:47 PM ^
Any chance he stays on?
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December 27th, 2014 at 11:27 AM ^
It seems like interim ADs at Michigan tend to end up being hired full time. I would imagine if he wants the job, its his.
December 27th, 2014 at 11:27 AM ^
It seems like interim ADs at Michigan tend to end up being hired full time. I would imagine if he wants the job, its his.
December 26th, 2014 at 8:48 PM ^
The thing about nobody wanting the job is a myth. The last two coaching searches were screwed up. If we squashed the egos, opened our search to people who haven't coached at Michigan and stopped penny pinching on everything we wouldn't have been through hell the last 7 years. We finally have put these things to rest. better late than never.
December 26th, 2014 at 8:53 PM ^
And Rich Rod was considered at the time a good hire. The HIRE was not a failure.
Sail boats not forgotten, I'd say one search was actually messed up.
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December 26th, 2014 at 8:57 PM ^
Read three and out.
December 26th, 2014 at 9:19 PM ^
It was messed up. If Rich Rod doesn't lose to Pitt he's still at West Virginia today. The lawsuits and all the hoopla had to have been a huge distraction to him that first year. It shouldn't have ever happened. BUT it did, and if it didn't then Les would probably be our coach and while Les is a pretty dang good coach we wouldn't be getting Harbaugh.
So hopefully after 5 or so years we're looking back and saying those 7 years of hell were worth it.
December 27th, 2014 at 12:22 AM ^
If RichRod beats Pitt he's not still at WV, he'd be the head coach at Florida after Urban & Muschamp never gets hired there.
December 27th, 2014 at 1:10 AM ^
Urban was hired at Florida in 2005...
December 27th, 2014 at 1:46 AM ^
He was saying that RichRod would have followed Urban Meyer after Meyer stepped down.
December 27th, 2014 at 11:54 AM ^
My sentence structure late at night may not be the best, but that was what I meant. RR would've left WVU in 2010 to replace Urban. Muschamp would be somewhere else. It's amazing how much of the college coaching landscape would be different had RR not lost to Pitt that day.
December 27th, 2014 at 11:28 AM ^
Reading comprehension.
December 27th, 2014 at 11:28 AM ^
Reading comprehension.
December 26th, 2014 at 10:15 PM ^
The reports of nobody wanting the job as long as David Brandon was the one doing the offering probably aren't a "myth." David Brandon devalued the job when he fired Rich Rod. He further devalued it when he began micromanaging the Hoke staff.
The job is seen as desirable again because David Brandon stepped down. It is not undesirable anymore, but it certainly was when David Brandon sat in the AD seat.
December 27th, 2014 at 1:27 AM ^
...that Alabama asked RR to be their coach before they asked Saban. Yes, it was a horrendous search, but at the time even the best search in the world couldn't have landed us a more acclaimed coach than Rodriguez. We've gone through hell not b/c of penny pinching, but because of a sense of entitlement by some former players who seemed to have forgotten that it's about Michigan, not themselves.
Moreover, even if Hackett were around back in 2007, there's no way Les Miles gets the job. Lloyd was just not going to allow that, imo. It explains why (according to Three and Out) he called Rodriguez and lied about Michigan's interest. Once RR was in place, it kept Miles out, and there was no longer a need for Lloyd to support RR.
December 26th, 2014 at 8:48 PM ^
"Of course, I'm being modest here."
December 26th, 2014 at 9:00 PM ^
That must be your modest of modest faces there
December 27th, 2014 at 1:14 AM ^
Girth.