Harbaugh tweet

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Thought of the day - What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive! - Sir Walter Scott

— Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) February 7, 2015

charblue.

February 7th, 2015 at 5:18 PM ^

Attack with an energy (and literal strategy) unknown to mankind, let Buckeye fans interpret the rest. You will get a lot of guilty feelings without full knowledge of how they've been thunderstruck.

I find it ludicrous for Buckeye fans to believe that Meyer didn't know the future of his RB coach and his anti-Michigan message in securing Weber. Because obviously he didn't release him from his job until signing day was over, and then suddenly announces the hiring of a new guy days later. Wow. What a coach. He must be one powerful wizard who only speaks truth.

Don't check behind that curtain, you might not want to see what you can't defend without contorting logic and the NCAA in a Manchurian conspiracy.

 

 

Scarlatina

February 9th, 2015 at 11:31 PM ^

Urban and Alford have a pre-existing relationship that goes back about 25+ years, Urban coached at Alford's alma mater during the latter's playing days. Urban has attempted to hire Alford twice in the past when Urban was at Utah and Florida. So it was not Urban just called some random guy out of the blue and was successful.

ND is rumored to pay their assisstants really poorly, and if you read the ND boards, Alford was apparently frustrated at BK's underutilization of running backs. So those factors coupled with the fact that OSU is coming off back-to-back 1500+ yard rushers and a NC probably made it an easy decision when Urban called for the 3rd time.

Urban's pitch could have easily gone,

"Look Tony, I still want you on my staff. I'm willing to give you a raise, make you Assisstant HC on top of being my RB coach. You're going to be in a position to look good early with Ezekiel Elliot, Curtis Samuel, Dontre Wilson, Jalin Marshall, and hopefully Mike Weber if you can convince him to stay. Plus, we got Kareem Walker coming in. What do you say?"

M-Dog

February 7th, 2015 at 6:01 PM ^

It's all part of the plan.

Like the quote in the movie Patton: "They don't look like soldiers, they don't act like soldiers . . . how in the hell do you expect them to fight like soldiers?"

For too long, we've let Ohio State have their way and then meekly limped away after they beat us yet again.  Post-game hugs for everyone.  Nice scrappy effort.

If we don't look like a rival, and don't act like a rival . . . how in the hell to you expect us to fight like a rival? 

 

charblue.

February 7th, 2015 at 6:55 PM ^

that bothers me in the defense of the Webrer recruitment from a timing standpoint. The claim is that Stan Drayton was talking to Weber late Tuesday evening and that he had been contacted both by other Buckeye players and another recruiter who had been his primary contact since decommitting from MIchigan.

The contention is that Drayton wasn't even interviewed by the Bears until Wednesday and then immediately hired, suggesting that he didn't know he had a new job waiting and that he was justified in not tellng this to Weber because it might confuse him and cloud his decision-making, because for heaven's sake, if a kid who was already verballty committed to OSU, doesn't need a bunch of late-night phone calls to reassure that he needs to standby his commitment even if there is a chance that his position coach might leave before the week is out, before he makes the biggest decision of his life.

How does this scenario on any logistic level make sense in justifying getting a kid to play for your school when you're primary interest is keeping him from playing for your rival, and that his future will not be with the guy trying to lure him there?

The fact is there isn't. Because the facts never lead to a logical conclusion, just to a ridiculous assumption that even if we can't explain it, Michigan wasn't a great desitination because it can't win, has fired its last two coaches, and Weber would be going to a better program even if he was a childhood fan of Michigan. Of course, fandom colors every aspect of their rationale but that point is erased from thought when it comes to considering why a kid in their chief rival's state might have a different point of view.

You know what, fuck it, it's Buckeye dumbassery at it is finest. They are what they fucking are.

SC Wolverine

February 7th, 2015 at 7:42 PM ^

This is wonderful.  The Sacramento Bee ran an article on Harbaugh after his homecoming to UM, titled: Congratulations on the Purchase of Your New Harbaugh (Link).  In the operating instructions, one of the points predicted that this very scenario would happen soon.  I quote: 

 

Your Harbaugh has been programmed for combat and within six months will pick a fight with the biggest, baddest bully on the block. Urban Meyer, you have been warned.

Johnny Snow

February 7th, 2015 at 8:17 PM ^

I'm thinking the over/under on Urbz to have "health problems" or needing "family time" at 3.5 years... I'm taking the under.

BossHawgzGoinHam

February 7th, 2015 at 9:51 PM ^

Harbaugh makes one tweet and stirs up this much shit WOW lol.  Harbaugh must be a certified BRAIN NINJA bcuz he just mind fucked the shit outta everybody lol.  OSU has staff replying to his post even Urban's wife.  They must feel guilty about something or i dont see the need to have so many people reply to a single comment.

Black Socks

February 8th, 2015 at 12:55 AM ^

Still blows my mind that Harbaugh is our coach.  Pretty cool.  Has some balls, finally a coach with balls.