Harbaugh-49ers Meeting Today
January 5th, 2011 at 11:28 PM ^
boys out in ninernation are freaking out, saying that niners are now out of it and the dolphins are offering more money.
January 6th, 2011 at 12:22 AM ^
He's too good to happen to the Yorks.
That guy at 49ers Insider definitely jumped the gun... the supposed post-meeting handshakes with an implied offer from Jed York don't mean shit.
January 5th, 2011 at 11:51 PM ^
my bad
January 6th, 2011 at 12:29 AM ^
January 6th, 2011 at 10:48 AM ^
This is all just Ross' conspiracy. He outbids the Niners for JH. The niners hire someone else and Ross decides hes happy with Sporano (who still hasnt been fired, by the way) and then JH is left with little choice but to come home to AA because all of this happens after the 15th and Luck has declared for the NFL draft already, leaving no reason to return to Stanford.
Book it!
January 6th, 2011 at 11:04 AM ^
There's some merit to this thought in one way or another. I find it very strange that Ross would engage in talks with a potential head coach and stranger still that Harbaugh would reciprocate when there's still an active head coach on staff. Isn't there some sort of unwritten code of ethics that says you don't interview for a coaching job that hasn't yet been opened up?
Stephen Ross has his frickin' name on U of M's B-School. Is he really going to battle his beloved alma mater for the people's choice? Ross is working for Brandon me thinks.
January 6th, 2011 at 12:01 PM ^
There are a few holes in that logic. One, Ross called and the school said persure Harbaugh, he is not coming here. Two, if he was working for DB, why bring along the other 2 men to help? They have no ties to Michigan. And it's not an official interview. They are there to gague his interest. To hire Harbaugh, Miami has to fire Sporano and then go along with interviews of at least one minority to follow league rules. And third, there is NO way the U of M will pay this coach between 7-8 million that the Dolphins and Ross will pay him. And we all seem to forget, Harbaugh has a job, in college, that he loves. If he does not go pro, we may have a problem getting him to leave Stanford.
January 6th, 2011 at 1:56 PM ^
Maybe this is drinking the cool aid or just wishful thinking. But after hearing a month or so ago that people were contacting the Athletic Department about interest in the job that we would not even be thinking of and after hearing Brandon on the Huge show yesterday. It really seems like Brandon has a couple of coaches in mind that we may not even be thinking about that have expressed interest through back channels. I have no idea who, but he really sounds like he has an ace or two up his sleeve. Of course it could be all bravado and he is actually scrambling right now (also very plausible).
I'm with most people, Harbaugh is the perfect fit for Michigan right now with the state of the program. He would unite pretty much everyone in the fanbase and within. I don't know if he would have been the "saviour" everyone thinks. But there is no question he would have injected positive energy, intensity and momentum into the program right away. Which is what we need right now. Would he have sustained that? Probably, but that NFL cloud would always be hanging there (remember Sabin at MSU every year?). From all the rumors and what Brandon basically has said you can read between the lines that Harbaugh is not really interested in coming here. I do not want a coach that does not really want to be there or is just using Michigan as a stepping stone unless he brings us a couple of MNC's and has a great assistant ready to take over for him when he bolts (Loefler?). But it seems like he is using his alma mater as leverage to get a better NFL deal and thats pretty crappy if that is in fact what is happening.
Hopefully Brandon puts us out of our misery soon and we are pleasantly surprised. But it will probably be Brady Hoke and I will just feel meh about it. Not great, not completely awful either. I think if Hoke gets it I will feel better if he gets some great assistants in with him and he retains a good portion of the current players. Whoever it is, I will support them and give them a chance as a fan.
Go Blue!