Firstbase

January 2nd, 2011 at 11:28 AM ^

...anyone but Harbaugh would be viewed as a disappointing second choice, IMO. As such, if Harbaugh isn't on board, Brandon may as well keep RR for one more year rather than regret a less-than-ideal second choice.

dlanny22

January 2nd, 2011 at 11:32 AM ^

I said back in 07 when Lloyd stepped down that they should go after Chris Petersen of Boise.  The other candidate I conjured up that wouldn't be a expansive difference offensive style would be Kyle Wittingham of Utah.  However, I do agree that Harbaugh will be their first choice though.

david from wyoming

January 2nd, 2011 at 11:40 AM ^

Well, I said back in 19XX I wanted some really successful coaches, in hindsight, to be hired. Guys like Mike Ditka or Vince Lombardi. Alas, I have no proof of this statement that I made either, but please believe my made up statement because it would make it sound really smart.

dlanny22

January 2nd, 2011 at 12:01 PM ^

The conversation that my comments took place in was a phone call home from Afghanistan to my brother about an hour after the Michigan-OSU game in 2007.  We were doing nothing more than bantering back and forth of who we might like to see there in the future.  Little did we know Lloyd announce his retirement the next day to the team.

Edit: I +1 each of you, since I should've been more specific from the start.

lbpeley

January 2nd, 2011 at 2:09 PM ^

You did not need to be more specific. My list back then inlcuded Peterson as well. Who gives two shits that some interent asswad called you out for absolutely no reason whatsoever? I just can't believe someone would have that many tacks shoved up their ass that they would call bullshit on a harmless musing on the internet.

lbpeley

January 2nd, 2011 at 2:05 PM ^

You got that wound up about some anonymous internet poster that you had to call him out and say "bullshit" that he wanted Peterson? As JH would say: "What's your deal"? You seem to have a larger amount of assbag in you than the average poster. I recommend medication.

SalvatoreQuattro

January 2nd, 2011 at 12:36 PM ^

His position has so eroded that keeping
<br>him for one year makes no sense.He basically would be a year long lame duck.
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<br>Why do it anyways? We'll just be in this same position a year from now anyways. UM will still have to find a coach other than Harbaugh.
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<br>There are plenty of other good fits if you do your homework. To think that only Harbaugh can fill the position is ridiculous.

MGoShoe

January 2nd, 2011 at 11:35 AM ^

...on the NFL Network while talking to Jerry Sandusky, radio announcer for the Ravens:

"Well tell John Harbaugh to tell his brother, Jim 'Go Blue' for me.  Will you please, Jerry.  Just to say 'Hello'... that's all."

Pretty funny.

Jon Benke

January 2nd, 2011 at 12:55 PM ^

basketball game, him and Stuart Scott, a UNC alum, we're talking some serious trash - in good fun, while wearing the tie colors of their respective teams.  It was very awesome.

I don't think Stuart Scott let Rich live down that time---

 

I don't want to talk about it .. go blue!!

Giff4484

January 2nd, 2011 at 11:52 AM ^

I can't wait to hear him say something on tv... I'm sure JH is thinking NFL but I can bet you he can't stand to see his school down and that will mean more to him. I'm sure the ghost of Michigan Men past came to his house during the holidays and told him if he doesn't take the job Bo is coming back to kick his ass.

PurpleStuff

January 2nd, 2011 at 11:58 AM ^

They gave him a large amount of money for a short period of work, then he was able to get an even better job in college than the one he had before, making even more money, and he won a national title.

It isn't the shitty career move everyone seems to make it out to be.  A similar fate (getting as good or better gigs at the college level after a few years of cashing monster NFL paychecks) has befallen Petrino, Riley, Erickson (twice), Spurrier, Butch Davis, etc. (not to mention b-ball coaches like Pitino, Calipari, Floyd, etc.).

PurpleStuff

January 2nd, 2011 at 12:21 PM ^

Got two NFL jobs (left the Canes for Seattle and left Oregon St. for the Niners) despite pretty much no success at that level.  In basketball, Tim Floyd got a second NBA job after no success with the Bulls.  Pitino left Providence for the Knicks, sucked in the NBA, got the Kentucky job, left for the Celtics where he sucked again, then got the Louisville gig.  But feel free to continue ignoring reality just because you want Jim Harbaugh to come to Michigan. 

By your logic no one should ever take an NFL job because they might fail and never get another chance to take an NFL job.  If others followed your logic, Tom Brady would never have started banging super models for fear he might not bring the thunder and after word got out on the super model rumor mill he would never again get the chance to bang a super model and so better just to not try in the first place.