CC: Adam Schefter on Countdown: Harbaugh to Michigan
December 26th, 2010 at 12:37 PM ^
Must be a great source considering the topic being discussed was Andrew Luck. Something tells me if he had anything concrete this might have led Sports Center and not been "Oh, yeah and Harbaugh to Michigan."
December 26th, 2010 at 12:37 PM ^
Please CC this post. Or provide a link and an urgent e-mail to Brian/Tim showing this has truly happened.
December 26th, 2010 at 12:40 PM ^
Yeah, in a STUPID contest!
/zing
December 26th, 2010 at 12:38 PM ^
I think we need to have a running list of all the things "sources" have claimed this offseason, and compare that to a list of things that have actually happened this offseason. Would any of the "sources" list actually make it to the "happened" list?
December 26th, 2010 at 12:38 PM ^
December 26th, 2010 at 12:41 PM ^
He said it live on NFL Countdown.
December 26th, 2010 at 1:19 PM ^
December 26th, 2010 at 12:40 PM ^
Looks like 60's and sunny most of the week, 73 and sunny on game day
<br>Apparently there are tickets left - pick up some and road trip with a few friends
<br>What the hell are you going to do around here all week?
December 26th, 2010 at 12:43 PM ^
Coach who might end up with 8 wins for us Vs. a coach that can get 8 wins that will bolt for the NFL in 3-5 years.
I vote no change in head coach [ X ]
i vote be no better off in 3 years [ ]
December 26th, 2010 at 12:53 PM ^
There is no reason to believe he would bolt for the NFL at any point. If he was going to do it, now would be the time, while his stock is still high. Plus, what makes you think that RR wouldn't bolt for the NFL after he gets us up and running again and a team offers him the opportunity to put together the first true spread team in the NFL?
December 26th, 2010 at 1:59 PM ^
The spread can't even work in the Big 10, let alone the NFL!!!!!
/sarcasm
December 26th, 2010 at 12:44 PM ^
what I'm hearing is that Andrew Luck will be our next head coach with Harbaugh quaterbacking?? Oh Dave Brandon you sly dog, your toping yourself again...
December 26th, 2010 at 12:44 PM ^
wow, i never knew Jim Harbaugh was even under consideration. I will have to google him to learn something about him. What incredible insight from Shefter. I wonder if he has any brett favre scoops as well
December 26th, 2010 at 3:55 PM ^
I think the safe money is on him staying in Mississipi next year. The only reason he might start a rumor is to get the press worked up so they'll camp out in his home town and give the local economy a boost.
December 26th, 2010 at 12:48 PM ^
It's a win win for Michigan. Both great coaches.
December 26th, 2010 at 12:55 PM ^
This is hardly win win.
Harbaugh almost guarantees RRod type offensive turmover and 1-2 years w/o bowls. Yeah, the defense stays in tact, but we lose Denard, D Hart, Devin, ninja slot receivers, etc.
December 26th, 2010 at 1:00 PM ^
Wait, you're telling me football players won't be able to play football anymore if Rodriguez leaves?
December 26th, 2010 at 3:10 PM ^
So when RRod was hired by Mich, Mallett was gone because he doesn't fit his system.
Denard and Devin are true spread QBs. They will not play in a pro style offense.
How do I know? I don't, but judging by recent history, it's more likely to happen than not.
December 26th, 2010 at 5:12 PM ^
Devin is not close to a Rodriguez spread QB (Which is the only type of QB affected in a coaching change), the fact that he's black and is pretty fast suggests it, but he's a pocket passer at heart. All reports point to that Mallet was gone anyways. Denard was a top 5 rusher this year, I'm pretty positive we'll have a spot for him, considering we have no other runners.
December 26th, 2010 at 1:01 PM ^
We lose Denard? How do you know? Exactly...
December 26th, 2010 at 1:07 PM ^
Devin and Denard called to tell you they're out? Sweet. I personally think that they all stay, and Denard evolves into more of a Percy Harvin type all-purpose offensive weapon (kick return, WR in certain packages, QB in others) while Devin is the full-time, traditional QB. We lose Dee Hart, but who's to say we don't scoop up a bunch more recruits with Harbaugh, who many say is one of the best recruiters in the country.
Either way, Michigan gets a great coach, with RR or with JH.
December 26th, 2010 at 1:13 PM ^
Take your reason and logic somewhere else. Did you not see the "CC"?
/s
December 26th, 2010 at 1:45 PM ^
I can almost guarantee Devin doesn't leave. He can fit into either the spread or pro style offenses. And I just don't see Denard leaving either.
December 26th, 2010 at 1:48 PM ^
Devin fits in so much better with a pro-style offense. His mentality is to be a pocket passer, and with how well he places the deep ball, he can be a pretty good one.
December 26th, 2010 at 2:19 PM ^
Accurate, good feel for passing game.., if Harbaugh comes he does have at least one QB who has the skills to run a west coast offense scheme.
December 26th, 2010 at 5:00 PM ^
yeah, tate loves staying in the pocket
December 26th, 2010 at 2:16 PM ^
In a thread that everyone is questioning them, what are your sources for all this transfer information?
December 26th, 2010 at 2:35 PM ^
Because no one in the NFL runs Rich Rod's offense.
Harbaugh ran the spread at San Diego. He also runs the read option with Luck. Finally, he's an NFL type guy and NFL type guys aren't rigidly tied to a system the way guys like Rich Rod are. Harbaugh's record during his coaching career shows a guy who works with what he has while trying to get in recruiting what he wants.
December 26th, 2010 at 5:54 PM ^
I agree.
Signed,
Everyone talking about RichRod before he came to Michigan.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:20 AM ^
Nearly all of them will be back.
December 26th, 2010 at 1:08 PM ^
appears to be a giant douchebag.
(Not Rich Rod)
December 26th, 2010 at 1:12 PM ^
Is Michigan winning. Don't care if it's someone people love or not at the helm. Just a man who brings titles home to us. Then everyone will love him. For winning. Not for being a "nice guy".
December 26th, 2010 at 1:15 PM ^
I would rather never make a bowl game again than win a national championship with Urban Meyer. And I'm not sure Harbaugh is that different from Urban Meyer.
December 26th, 2010 at 1:19 PM ^
That's ridiculous, you act like he robs little old ladies.
December 26th, 2010 at 1:22 PM ^
just goes for 2 up 48-21 in the 4th quarter.
December 26th, 2010 at 1:24 PM ^
God forbid we lay it on someone in a football game, because it's so meaningful if we hurt someone's feelings in a sporting event. I'll tell you what, if Rich Rod ever gets in a position to do that against a real football team, he can stay here forever as far as I'm concerned.
December 26th, 2010 at 1:29 PM ^
is that many people think RR is a douchebag. So in terms of perception RR comes off as bad as Harbaugh. Whether such a belief is true does not matter.
December 26th, 2010 at 1:31 PM ^
Some people thought Lloyd Carr was a jerk too. They were stupid and wrong. It still meant I got to root for a team coached by a guy like Lloyd Carr, which is what I care about.
December 26th, 2010 at 1:46 PM ^
He has been here three years, not for three decades like Carr. We do not know him as well as WVU folks do-- many of whom loath him.We probably chalk much of that to jilted lover syndrome, but how
<br>much God only knows.
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<br>Are you are RR all the time? What is the basis of your assertion that he is a good guy?
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<br>It appears to me that he is a decent guy, but I only see what media relations and RR wants me to see.
December 26th, 2010 at 1:53 PM ^
For Christ's sake, it's not like it's impossible to find here and on Scout or Rivals the statements by new recruits and old recruits, and their parents, about how much they like RR. Do you really think that he would be getting any commitments right now if everybody who met him disliked him?
December 26th, 2010 at 1:55 PM ^
that you can find similar comments about Harbaugh? Or for that matter ANY coach?
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December 26th, 2010 at 2:00 PM ^
You'd have to be a horrible recruiter to have the families hate you. The issue here is not the relationships made, it's how they've conducted themselves. Some would point to RR coming in and ransacking Schembechler Hall as evidence of him being a jerk, while others would point to things like Brock Mealer and say he's a great guy. I really doubt there are many devils out there who rose to the position of head football coach at a major university. They're just football coaches, I mean what evil can they really do?
December 26th, 2010 at 2:10 PM ^
There is no doubting that. But you are correct in pointing out that most families like the coaches who recruit their sons. That is not a confidence. Coaches are salesmen. They are very knowledgeable of how to ingratiate themselves to recruits and families.
December 26th, 2010 at 2:06 PM ^
Read my mind. I have no doubt that RR would make a fine neighbor. He seems like good company. It's nice that he visits patients at the hospital -- just like all the other coaches did.
Forced to pay back WVU. Sanctioned by the NCAA. Sued for defaulting on a loan. RR may be a nice guy. But he's no saint.
December 26th, 2010 at 2:44 PM ^
And more generally, RR sure seems to have a way of making enemies. The press, many alumni, some opposing coaches, some opposing players (three of 10 opposing player reps at this year's Big Ten meetings called him the coach they'd least like to play for), some of our own former players . . . at some point, you have to stop and wonder, "What is he doing to make so many people hate him?" Many here have tried to portray him as an almost saintly figure; many outside the program portray him as a rogue. The truth probably lies in between.
December 26th, 2010 at 4:19 PM ^
Interesting point. I did not know about the other players at the B1G meetings. You are right, it probably lies in the middle somewhere. It could also be his style. Bo had a really rough side, that if he wasn't successful probably would turn off some people.
December 27th, 2010 at 2:22 AM ^
I would say he has become quite a polarizing figure.