CC - Mortensen Harbaugh Rumor

Where does this link say Harbaugh wants to go to the NFL?  If I am reading the link right, it's saying that Luck may not declare if Harbaugh stays.  There is no quote saying he wants the NFL or, except for the following, he wants to stay on the West Coast.

However, Mort notes the Panthers would need "a stroke of luck" to get Harbaugh, who apparently would prefer staying on the West Coast.

That "apparently" comment sure is a definitive statement.  All we can say for sure is that no one knows anything but Dave Brandon and maybe Harbaugh.  Anything else is just conjecture and speculation.  Not that there is anything wrong with that.

Lynn Henning's "insight" is being used as some sort of evidence? Hahahahahaha ...

In other words, the only thing of value from that link is the quote from John Harbaugh, who said basically nothing by giving a very politically correct response.

Chris Mortensen is usually very reliable, but "apparently would prefer" is so vague and noncommittal that I'm surprised he even threw it out there without some sort of specific backing like "I'm hearing he'll probably stay at Stanford" or "most NFL people believe he'd prefer the 49ers job to the Panthers job" or something.

I always click on these links hoping for something interesting, and I always close them with a sad feeling that I just wasted a minute of my life.

How did this JH to the NFL thread get hijacked by all of the anti-RR grumblings with so little talk of JH coming to A2.

Dude....  i really want to believe that RR can win an NC at UM and we can be great once again as a football team.  But seriously, PLEASE beat OSU once before we start talking about multiple NCs....  Get real.

Who gives a crap, at this point, what the man did at wvu? That was four years ago. He needs to be judged on what he's done at Michigan.

And turnovers reflect poor preparation. Good teams don't fumble.

 "I think his commitment right now is having a baby and winning the Orange Bowl. So, we’ll see what happens."

Jim Harbaugh is capable of having children?  I realize the guy is a good coach, but we're getting into Bill Brasky territory here. 

or any other for that matter.  It's S.F. in the NFL, (if not this year, then next) otherwise he stays at Stanford.

Yep, Michigan's seasons in 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1989 didn't mean shit because Bo's teams didn't win their bowl games those years. And you might as well include 1970, 1972, 1973, and 1974, since they didn't even make it to a bowl game those years.

So, by your standards, 16 of Bo Schembechler's 21 seasons didn't mean shit because they didn't end in a bowl game victory.

Congratulations—you win the internet today.

People on this blog tend to over think things to meet their view of reality.  I guess we all sort of do that.  Harbaugh to Michigan is the simplest scenerio and his love of this University runs beyond deep. He can go coach in the NFL any time and now is the worst possible time for any coach to take an NFL job because of the CBA situation.  He has a serious and very important job to do here at Michigan. A one of a kind opportunity.

If that redemption of this football team wasn't necessary, Rich would have been renewed.

What started looking like an either/or scenerio has probably gotten worse for the Rodriguez supporters.  Rodriguez might not even be back even if they can't land Harbaugh. He did huge damage to himself at that banquet.   Prior to that display, he was widely disliked as a coach by very powerful people in the alumni and by average older fans.  Now he even looks sort of pitiful to them.

 I really  hope the Jim Harbaugh hire to take place. This program is treading water, even going backwards against our main competition.  We can beat Bowling Green and UCONN with any offense, so a switch away from this doesn't worry me.  The recruiting is the same old underwhelming smallish guys in that back 7.  MAC and Big East level athletes. 

We need our program back.  I believe Harbaugh is the best guy for the job. His record beating up quality teams with less talent proves it.  Right now, we're MSU and Iowa's whipping boys. That's sickening.   I have serious doubt we can be much better than a flashy offense that beats lousy teams under this coach.

Maybe he'll prove me wrong. Hope so, but pretty doubtful he is going to get the chance. 

50% of me thinks JH stays at Stanford, 50% thinks he goes to the NFL, and 50% of me wants a nap.