Grantland: Would Jim Harbaugh Really Leave the 49ers for Michigan?

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Nothing really new but I hadn't heard the Cleveland trade was a in place before Harbaugh nixed it. Hopefully his unhappiness in SF, fondness for AA, and control freak tendencies coalesce into a happy ending for Michigan Football.

 

Side note: the author of this article looks at most 14 years old 

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GoBlueInNYC

September 26th, 2014 at 12:16 PM ^

You mean in the event that he gets fired for his involvement in the ever broadening all-purpose NFL scandal? Why else would a recently Super Bowl winning coach leave?

And if that is the reason he makes more sense than Jim, I'd think that that heat might make Michigan a little wary.

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Sambojangles

September 26th, 2014 at 12:52 PM ^

The feeling I get is that John Harbaugh was the good guy in the episode, and it was the GM/owner who kept Rice around, when Harbaugh wanted to get rid of him. That's just what I remember from half-paying attention to some of the articles, so I could be way off. 

As for the impact on Michigan, it's possible that Harbaugh would leave the Ravens because he doesn't want to be involved with that situation anymore. Obviously he, like Jim, would be the hottest NFL coaching candidates around, but since John has already won a Super Bowl, and his family apparently lives in Michigan...I can see why people think it's plausible. But even less likely than Jim coming here, I would say.

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WolvinLA2

September 26th, 2014 at 12:39 PM ^

Michigan is a small fire too.  We are not in the spot we were when RR took over.  We have lots of talent on both sides of the ball and will be returning possibly 11 starters on offense.  The right coach should be drooling over that.

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BlueinOK

September 26th, 2014 at 12:22 PM ^

He said it'd be easier to turn around a team in the SEC or PAC 12? Huh? There's less competition in the B1G, especially with Michigan's resources, so it should be easier.


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LSAClassOf2000

September 26th, 2014 at 12:54 PM ^

I mean, I could see him constructing purposely unsound game plans just to keep things interesting. (In all likelihood, they’d be used against Kirk Ferentz.) (CORRECTION: They’d definitely be used against Kirk Ferentz.)

While it would be amusing to see someone like Harbaugh get Ferentz to shout, "You're going to punt? HERE? WHO DOES THAT?", I don't see where there is a realistic chance that it ever happens with him wearing a block "M" hat on the sideline. I suppose I don't see where the continued musing on this topic is more than mere click generation right now. 

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September 26th, 2014 at 12:56 PM ^

Hoke said it himself, this will to be a good football team. Who needs Harbaugh?

Seriously though, these kind of writeups just reinforce my decision to wean myself from all sports media save Mgoblog. Just a bunch of people (14 year olds) talking.

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Soulfire21

September 26th, 2014 at 1:09 PM ^

I may be wrong, but I really don't think the NCAA is a reduced workload.  You've got to fly around the country begging kids to come to your school.  Why not make more money in the NFL and skip that hassle?

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turtleboy

September 26th, 2014 at 2:33 PM ^

They just opened a billion dollar stadium in San Fran and Harbaugh is probably more concerned with inaugurating if with a Superbowl win, than with coaching Michigan. The guy had 3 different jobs in the greater Bay Area now, kinda leads me to believe be likes living out there. Things would have to utterly and completely fall apart out there, and the lure at Michigan would have to be much stronger than it currently is for him to make that switch. Even then we'd likely be competing with offers from the Raiders, and possibly the Chargers if he were to leave the Niners.

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Leonhall

September 26th, 2014 at 5:33 PM ^

Couple things, there are a lot of people saying that there will be teams lining up for harbaugh when/if SF lets him go. But, if the rumors of a messed up locker room are definitely true, there may not be teams lining up and honestly this could signal that harbaugh doesn't really enjoy coaching in the nfl as much as some people around here elude. Again, anything anybody in here or in the media spouts of regarding harbaugh is pure speculative. Only jim himself know these answers. Every Harbaugh thread is turning into the same discussion and frankly making us all look desperate.


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Ben v2

September 26th, 2014 at 6:12 PM ^

Adam Schefter (Michigan alum) was on one of the Bay Area sports talk radio yesterday.  He conceded that he would like a Harbaugh return to AA, but there are plenty of suitors for him in the NFL.  Schefter also hinted that Harbaugh would receive a huge raise if SF decides to cut him lose.

Michigan would have to play to Harbaugh emotions to have a shot.

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BlueHills

September 26th, 2014 at 6:35 PM ^

I have no evidence whatsoever to back this up, and in fact, I'm making it up just because it sounds so good:

I have it on good authority that Brandon will be fired on Monday, to be replaced by Brian Cook, and that Jim Harbaugh will be coaching Michigan the following day.

 

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