Harbaugh nominated by Deadspin for Most Insane Coach
And it looks like he has some tough competition. I'm not sure insane is the correct term but the author of the article looks like the typical DB (not Dave Brandon, the other DB) you find on Deadspin.
https://deadspin.com/deadspin-awards-most-insane-coach-1820485282
November 15th, 2017 at 7:03 PM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 7:05 PM ^
The psycho Purdue D coach has my vote
November 15th, 2017 at 7:07 PM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 7:27 PM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 7:49 PM ^
certainly qualifies. Who else turns purple yelling at kid?
November 15th, 2017 at 7:52 PM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 9:56 PM ^
Not based on evidence but I do work with a former Notre Dame athlete who hung out with the football players and said the kid who unfortunately passed away was a pothead and high that day and went onto the platform to film practice as he always does despite being told not to. This is purely based on his understanding from football players who have obvious bias but he felt it was true.
November 16th, 2017 at 1:25 AM ^
November 16th, 2017 at 5:26 AM ^
He is certainly leading in the polls for obvious reasons
November 15th, 2017 at 8:24 PM ^
So what if he's crazy. He's our crazy.
November 15th, 2017 at 7:04 PM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 11:06 PM ^
...if they can do something similar with the AP and Coaches polls?
November 15th, 2017 at 7:05 PM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 8:28 PM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 7:21 PM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 7:28 PM ^
I think Deadspin's only goal is make every famous person look worse than they did when they got bodied by Ted Cruz on twitter.
November 15th, 2017 at 7:43 PM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 7:55 PM ^
because it fits nicely into their editorial, portraying him as daft or otherwise mentally unstable. Much of this is due to simply doing things no other coach had ever thought of and the results should scare the shit out of them. They don't like the publicity it's generated for him or M but let's face it; all the high schoolers think he's the coolest coach in the country, the parents love him and other coaches admire him. He's done in 2 and 1/2 years what it would take most coaches a minimum of three to four full recruiting cycles. Although young, he's got the talent in place that with continued improvement at the current pace, he will be exactly where he wants to be in year 4 and almost pulled it off in year 2 with a less than great qb when healthy and not so much when not.
Many people outside the program forget just what kind of shape this program was in. They look at last year's class and think this was representative of everything Hoke had done. We know otherwise and just how tough of a job Mr. Harbaugh had. If deadspin wants to label him as such, it'll probably just serve to give him yet another advantage some other coach doesn't see yet. Just like the other kids were jealous of the most popular guy in school it's not Harbaugh's fault he's just a lot fucking cooler than the rest.
November 16th, 2017 at 3:04 AM ^
but you're a little over the top with "the results should scare the shit out of them."
JH is obviously a significant improvement over Hoke, RR, and late-stage Carr, but I don't think too many in the conference or across the country are crapping their pants over what Harbaugh has done here. OSU, MSU, Iowa and PSU aren't. I doubt Indiana is, either. Or FSU.
Even if you could prove that all the high-schoolers think Harbaugh is the "coolest" coach in the country, that didn't prevent Devery Hamilton from flipping to Stanford or Emil Ekiyor flipping to Alabama. Nobody thinks Nick Saban is "cool." Meyer isn't killing it in recruiting because high school kids think he's "cool."
November 16th, 2017 at 8:14 AM ^
I appreciate the enthusiasm for JH, but those are quite the maize colored glasses you have.
November 15th, 2017 at 7:29 PM ^
I am not sure insane is the right moniker here. He doesn' do boneheaded things like Les Miles. Or have Aspberger tendencies, like Mike Leach. Nor does he get shitfaced on the taxpayers' dime like Steve Sarkisian (who was drunk during games). Or tear up yard markers and go on spoil sport tirades like Woody.
He's just an unfathomably enthusiastic guy, with some developmentally arrested teenage manchild tendencies. But that doesn't make him insane.
November 15th, 2017 at 9:31 PM ^
C'mon...stop with the logic.
HE'S CLEARLY CLINICAL GO ALONG WITH THE SHEEPLE ATTITUDE TOWARDS JIM!
November 16th, 2017 at 12:54 AM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 7:39 PM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 7:53 PM ^
Plus, it’s a different time now. Wish we could go back to coaches dragging us by the face mask and coming unhinged on us. Made me a better player and man.
November 15th, 2017 at 8:33 PM ^
November 16th, 2017 at 12:58 AM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 7:41 PM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 8:34 PM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 8:38 PM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 8:55 PM ^
You say "insanity."
We say "enthusiasm unknown to mankind."
It's all how you spin it.
November 16th, 2017 at 5:23 AM ^
Traitor or freedom fighter is another good one.
They can call JH anything they want; he is clearly a man of purpose, and of integrity.
And of goals..., currently it is to win the National Championship. I would not bet against him. BTW, next year's team is going to be loaded.
November 15th, 2017 at 9:11 PM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 9:12 PM ^
November 16th, 2017 at 1:31 AM ^
November 16th, 2017 at 8:46 AM ^
It was Gawker Media, which owned Gawker, Deadspin, Gizmodo, Jalopnik, among others. They ended up selling off most of the assets and someone else owns them now.
November 15th, 2017 at 9:45 PM ^
Jim Harbaugh articles are so paint-by-numbers at this point:
"Although Harbaugh's penchant for satellite camps and tree-climbing antics result in attention and attract eyeballs, his personality tends to grate on those around him, as evidenced by the fact that he's never stayed in one location longer than four years. Look for the NFL and Harbaugh to start making mutual overtures soon enough since at least one team will be willing to put up with his mercurial personality in exchange for a jolt of short-term success."
There - can I get a job at Fox Sports or Bleacher Report now?
November 15th, 2017 at 10:13 PM ^
November 15th, 2017 at 10:37 PM ^
shark was porked by McElwain the vote was not necessary really
November 16th, 2017 at 3:56 AM ^
November 16th, 2017 at 8:49 AM ^
Exactly. Laugh about it and move on. It's not meant to be serious!
November 16th, 2017 at 10:36 AM ^
I love the idea that people think he's crazy. Most geniuses are to some degree. And it puts us on the radar map with recruits and news coverage. I can't prove this, but I would suspect that personalities like this help in the number of applications from prospective students--kids work that way, and they want to be a part of something that is trending. How often did we make the news on ESPN under Lloyd Carr? Otherwise, we are just your traditional, run of the mill, traditional college football Midwestern school and that's kind of boring. People eat this stuff up.
November 16th, 2017 at 3:28 PM ^
I only mind the dumb ones. Jim isn't one of those.