CC: Trestman likely fired at end of year

to the bears? I believe he wants to move up

As a Detroit Lions fan living in Chicago, the only thing that could be worse than Harbaugh not coming to Michigan would be the awesome double whammy of him going to Chicago, making them awesome and simultaneously screwing both of my teams at once.  

So I'm another Chicagoan and Bears fan. This is an interesting dynamic. First of all, I want Harbaugh at Michigan, period.

Having said that, the Bears are at an interesting point. While they are historically cheap, there are some parallels with Michigan.

• Michigan, like the Bears, was historically cheap. For too long, there was the "This is Michigan . . . people should be grateful to come here" nonsense. Michigan is now opening their pocketbook, because they have been forced to.
• Michigan, like the Bears, has had glory in the past. The Bears are one of the only two remaining original NFL franchises. They have more victories in the regular season and post season than any other team.The Bears have more players in the hall of fame than any other team. We all know Michigan's past glory. The point is, both teams have a fan base that wants a return to winning ways.
• Michigan, like the Bears, have not been good in the last 5 or so years. This makes things worse, and creates more pressure to "get it right."
• Michigan, like the Bears, is an attractive place to end up. Whoever brings Michigan (and the Bears) back to success can write their ticket. I could see a number of people finding both Ann Arbor and Chicago attractive.

I have no clue what Harbaugh will do. I have no clue what the Bears ownership will do. But if the Bears Matriarch Virginia McCaskey decides to go all in, this could be a hard fight for Michigan to win. The thing is, I haven't seen that she wants to do that.

I have a pessimistic outlook that I can't seem to shake today. Nothing's really at the root of it that I can tell. Maybe it's just the comedown from the euphoria last night.

Has done a superb job with the Lions defense, the Bears are familiar with him, and the players love him. The Niners could also look at him.

Honestly, I'm more concerned about the Lions losing Austin than JH staying in the NFL. Michigan still has some very good options available. I'm not so optimistic about the Lions find a defensive coordinator as good as Austin again.

I think the Bears are a factor if he truly wants to stay in the NFL. I'm sure he believes enough in himself that he will finally be the one to fix Cutler even though Kap has begun his downward spiral. Therefore Cutler is not a factor. 

Just an idea on my part but could Harbaugh look at all the teams in the NFL that will likely be after his services and become exhausted with the idea of rebuilding a franchise? For this reason I think Miami is the biggest threat. If they fire Philbin they can be playoff bound next year. I know everyone wants to believe Ross will leave Harbaugh alone but I dont see him doing that. 

If Miami retains Philbin then maybe he looks around, feels uninspired by the other teams, looks at Michigan and decides he will feel energized to rebuild Michigan with the idea that the turn around should be quick. He stays at Michigan til the perfect NFL job comes calling

I'm a big Bears fan, but I'd much rather have JH coaching Michigan.

who wants Harbaugh! But hopefully he decided to go the college route and will be coaching at Michigan. If he stays in the NFL, I think Miami will be his new team.

if Harbaugh is willing to take on the sad sack Bears, I curse him. CURSE HIM!

kaepernick and harbaugh for cutler and picks (2nd-3rd round)?

save money on qb to pay for coach, and package gm and coach

Michigan doesn't need to worry about other NFL jobs; they need to worry about Harbaugh wanting to come back to college.  If he does, then there isn't likely an NFL job opening up that will change that calculus.

We need to accept that there will be NFL openings.  Harbaugh's agent will create a bidding war.  Hackett and the Athletic Department simply need to win that war.  

After two coaches that didn't work out and a decade of getting our asses kicked, we are in a place where we desparately need to to beat the NFL for a coach.  It is not a good place at all, but its where we are.  All that is left is whether Michigan can get it done or not.  

HIGHLY doubt the Niners would send him elsewhere in the NFC to haunt them for what's sure to be the middling draft pick/s that his price will end up being. The Niners play the Bears a minimum of once every three years plus potential crossover matchups in the off years and playoff games. Sure, they'd probably do it for a first round pick but I don't think anyone is paying that (nor would Harbaugh want them to).

A former talk radio host here in Seattle was the only reporter in the room during Cutler's hilarious post game press conference last week. In the course of talking about that, he mentioned that the beat writer for the Bears he talked to is assuming that Harbaugh will be their next coach.

I realize the value of this little tidbit is close to zero, but everyone's so eager for any new information, so I guess it can't hurt to pass it along.