Dallas Crawford Update

Really, the one side, the side that I'm on, is not saying DB is infalliable, they're (I'm) saying to chill out for 2 weeks instead of flipping out, and to trust that maybe DB knows more than we do.  I'm saying I think there's a good reason he's doing what he's doing, and although I'm not exactly sure what that is, I'm willing to let the Earth continue to spin until I find out. 

If the other-ish side was really just questioning his "decision" and saying it could possibly hurt recruiting, this thread would be 8 posts long.  But your other-ish side, at least most of the people on that side, are saying "Fire DB, he's doing more damage to the team than RR ever did, there's no excuse for him to wait this long, our class is fucked. blah blah blah."  That is not questioning anything, that is assuming they know the whole story and making a judgment on what hasn't already happened. 

If someone said "I'm really not sure why we're waiting this long, but I'm interested to find out why and I'll voice my opinion on DB's decision once it happens" no one would be up in arms.  But that's really not the way it's gone so far.

I agree with most all of this post (including your first sentence).  I don't mean to say that I think RR needs to be fired.  I'm pretty on the fence when it comes to who will be our coach next year, assuming JH and RR are the only options.  I think both of them are good coaches who will succeed in AA.  Let it be known I certainly don't want RR to go if it's not for JH.  I'm completely OK with giving RR his 4th year as well.

My stance is more about DB's methods than about who he ends up picking.  Because I think he'll probably pick JH, I'm less upset about the wait.  I think a lot of the people mad at DB for waiting to announce aren't actually mad about the wait, but more about who they think he'll pick.  This is a valid concern, but one that's not being vocalized well, IMO.

I was just playing off of the distinction that he made between knowledgeable posters (who sit back and wait for facts before they criticize) and the people who freak out over nothing. The knowledgeable posters aren't the ones who have the most points; they're the ones who know that complaining about something before it even happens is ridiculous, especially when the event never actually happens. Like Dee Hart committing to Auburn. Like Dee Hart committing to Bama. Like Dallas Crawford openning up his recruitment. Like no recruits being willing to commit until they know who the coach is. The only bad thing that has actually come out of this so far is the Sousa decommit, which no one freaked out over, because he was most likely going to be a career backup.

Whether RR is kept is beside the point. The argument is based on DB waiting 5 weeks to make/announce the decision and how it is hurting us. Well, it hasn't. So, sit back, calm down, and wait until the press conference to find out the facts before you make any judgements.

BTW, it's Woolfolk. Folk. F-O-L-K. WoolfoLk.

I think what you said of JH is admirable.  But, what about the kids that he will be coaching and his new job.  Does he owe it to them as well to give them all his attention.  We do need him to start working with the team ASAP if he is thinking about switching offensive philosophies.

As for DB, I agree if he thinks JH is the best candidate, he really doesn't have anything else he can do if that is what JH wants.  Since everything is kept so secret and no leaks, I hope he has had time to critique other candidates to find out JH is the best. 

Of course this is all speculation that DB has already talked to JH and made up his mind. 

Belief does not equal truth. Even for your revered "leader".  I don't take DB's beliefs as unassailable truths.  I don't really care what DB thinks either, I care that he acts in a manner that is correct (i.e. in the best interests of the program).

If JH is the one making the demands in this negotiation then I don't have a great deal of faith in DB as a negotiator.  Particularly since he caved on OSU-Michigan.  If the BCS game means that much to Harbaugh then Michigan doesn't mean enough to him.  If DB buys that weak bullsh lines about "bad form" "owe it to the kids" then he is a fruitcake.  What about what you'll owe to the kids at Michigan?  Does he not owe THEM his full efforts going forward.   A Michigan Man will coach Michigan - isn't that the presumed idea w/ JH anyway?  How is "OK, you can be a Michigan Man after you're done doing your Stanford thing" an acceptable response by our athletic director?

It seams you're making some big assumptions (DB is right. DB has a plan that is worth following.  JH is coming.  JH really really loves Stanford, but he'll love Michigan even more in a couple weeks).  It all boils down to faith in DB that really hasn't been earned at all.  Its blind optimism in a savior.

I agree that we may never know the thinking, even after the fact.

I'll refrain from saying "no, your ideas are stupid" because you've commented logically enough on here many times.  I'll just use the word misguided.  Naive and overly trusting were other candidates.

I am gonna buy you and your friends a beer when I come to SoCal.   I enjoy reading your posts.

If the LA is Louisiana, I'll buy you all two.

Harbaugh is the guy we need and we are very lucky to have the connection that could make it happen.  Other schools with vacancies can forget about it. The guy is the hottest name out there not because of myth or false analysis by observers.  He is the hottest name because of results.

Right.  We don't know.

Which is why we should wait until early January or even National Signing Day until we go apeshit over this.