Harbaugh rumor...

Submitted by michiganfanforlife on

My parents live about 20 minutes north of Ann Arbor, and I just talked to them. Apparently one of their friends is a Real Estate agent that has very recently been showing some extremely high end houses to a "Mrs. Harbaugh."  I am still not going to be convinced until it's a done deal, but the stars seem to be aligning at this point... (crosses fingers and prays...)

MOD EDIT - I initially took this down, but you know, it's pretty funny. We'll keep it for a bit longer. - LSA

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December 17th, 2014 at 5:12 PM ^

I am sorry that I reported the name wrong to him. It's just who could spend 250k on a house with a name that sounds like Jim's. So, I simply put two and two together like anyone would do.

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billygoblue

December 17th, 2014 at 5:13 PM ^

just called & she said she bumped into a lady at Walmart that was from California & she was buying snowpants for her & her children since she was relocating to AA from N. California in a couple weeks as her husband was getting a new job here

 

that should just about seal it

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Maize and Blue…

December 17th, 2014 at 5:16 PM ^

What is the name of the real estate agent ? Real estate agents thrive on publicity, and getting their names "out there" so you would be doing the agent a favor, and who knows? Maybe somebody on here is looking fo buy a house?

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Don

December 17th, 2014 at 5:22 PM ^

I've got a realtor neighbor just down the block who's a huge UM football fan, and he confirmed this afternoon that the woman looking for a residence wasn't Harbaugh's wife— it was Christy Schiano. Hackett told her to use the Harbaugh name because he knew it would throw people off the scent.

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Njia

December 17th, 2014 at 5:30 PM ^

My best friend's brother's wife's uncle is a big time real estate agent in the Bay Area. He (my best friend) heard that a guy came into the uncle's office recently with his wife and their three kids, an ex-wife and their three kids, his father, mother, brother, sister and her husband, two stray dogs, a feral cat, and a rabbit belonging to his youngest daughter by his first wife. The agent asked about the rabbit but the guy swore it wouldn't eat much while they were in the office.

Anyway, the guy tells my best friend's brother's wife's uncle, the real estate agent, that they're looking to sell their house. The agent asks if they're going to be needing to buy a new home and the guy says, "yes, but not until at least December 29."

Naturally, curiosity gets the best of the real estate agent; you know, my best friend's brother's wife's uncle. So, he asks the guy what was so special about December 29. Apparently, he's going to be leaving his current job but he's not quite sure where the family's going to move. If they move across the bay, they'll want to be in a place big enough for the whole family and definitely not close to Alameda. Oh, and they'll probably have to rent because the place he might be working next year is going to be moving its headquarters, maybe to the Los Angeles area and maybe San Antonio, but who knows, you know?

But, if they don't get a new job in Oakland, then they might end up in Chicago, Miami, New Jersey or Michigan, so they'll need to look at properties there, too. My best friend's brother's wife's uncle - the real estate agent - says that it will be difficult to find one home big enough, but he'll give it his best shot. So, he gets on the Multiple Listing Service, or MLS, and he starts looking for the biggest houses he can find near the West Bay but not too close to Alameda.

There aren't too many houses for sale with that many bedroom and the Misses complains that she hates Alameda because of the damn Mythbusters always blowing up cars on the old naval air station. The boys, of course, think it's the coolest thing in the world and the family gets into an argument over it. The guy tells the boys to stop arguing with their mother. The wife tells the guy to stay out of it, that she can handle the boys on her own. The guy's father chimes in that some guy he calls "Coach" would never stand for that kind of back talk at which point the guy's mother says that the guy's father can't let go of the past. Now the ex-wife chimes in and says it must run in the family and that's why their marriage didn't work out in the first place.

At this point all hell breaks loose with the guy's current wife saying there's no way she leaving her current place, that if the guy wants the job he can just go without her. The sons are now screaming at no one in particular that it's really the ex-wife's fault because their younger step-sister can't make up her mind to just live with the guy in the new place wherever that is so long as they can meet the Mythbusters.

Finally, things begin to settle down and my best friend's brother's wife's uncle - you remember: the real estate agent? - says that the best thing to do is probably fill out form that outlines their "must haves" and the "don't wants". The family agrees and retake their chairs in the agent's office. The agent opens his desk drawer and pulls out a form and asks the family their name.

They reply ...

"THE HARBAUGHS!"

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mkelleycpa

December 17th, 2014 at 5:51 PM ^

My parents live about 20 minutes east of Ann Arbor and I need to give them a call... regardless, I live in Austin, TX.  When Nick Saban was all but assured to be the next Longhorn coach, the real estate rumors persisted.  We even had a pretty good idea where the Sabans were going to live.  Personally, I think Nick Saban hired a real estate agent to appear interested in the UT job.  Amazingly, he received a raise and contract extension soon thereafter.

 

Grains of salt - take them.

In sincerest Harbaugh,

Go Blue!

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CLord

December 17th, 2014 at 5:56 PM ^

This is good news but can just mean she is sizing up the living situation here before rendering her final verdict to her husband as to whether she is willing to move to Michigan.  Just one of several data points going into the decision.  I am still in "believe it when I see it" mode.

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raleighwood

December 17th, 2014 at 6:12 PM ^

I'm a little concerned about a December house hunting trip.  That might not leave the best impression on a Northern California girl.

20 minutes north of Ann Arbor sounds like Brighton (where I grew up).  It seems a little hard to believe that he'd live that far away.  All other Michigan coaches (going back to Bo) have been in Ann Arbor/Saline.

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notYOURmom

December 17th, 2014 at 7:43 PM ^

Harbaugh is allergic to tree nuts but not peanuts
I heard Harbaugh is descended from Charlemagne
I heard Harbaugh bakes a mean apple pie
I heard that Harbaugh's favorite vegetable is the rutabaga
I heard, if you take a lock of Harbaugh's hair and bury it under an oak tree during a full moon, you can cure warts

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