Yost Ghost

February 27th, 2012 at 4:55 PM ^

Well there were those on this board that theorized that Harbaugh might become the next HC once the Hoke era was over. His comment, however, seems to be yet another example of the openly hostile relationship he has with his alma mater. If this is all about being snubbed for the previous coaching vacancy it seems extremely childish.

Yost Ghost

February 27th, 2012 at 5:15 PM ^

You may be right but generally when I see people frame their reponses in the negative like that I have a tendency to think it says more about the entity on the negative end than the one on the positive end. Supportive statements tend to have a more positive spin than a negative one. Or it could be that I'm overly analytical.

Tater

February 28th, 2012 at 1:15 AM ^

The MIchigan alum you hammer today might be the one you wish would come here in five years.  You never really know what is going to happen.  If Harbaugh got frozen out by Lloyd Carr, he certainly wouldn't be the first person it happened to, and would have every reason to be a bit torqued.  Nobody gave any more to the Maize and Blue than Harbaugh did when he played in Ann Arbor.

Hopefully, Brady Hoke coaches here for fifteen or twenty years and brings home a few National Championships, making this all a moot point, but we really don't have enough facts around Harbaugh's situation to judge it.

I prefer to remember Harbaugh's peformance at QB, and respect the great job he did at Stanford and in San Francisco so far.  YMMV.

M Fanfare

February 27th, 2012 at 4:56 PM ^

Meh, non-story. What's actually interesting is that Tom Crean put up a big sign in the IU practice facility that says "The Team, The Team, The Team!" after being educated about Bo by his father-in-law Jack Harbaugh.

LSAClassOf2000

February 27th, 2012 at 5:17 PM ^

Even looking  at the photo, Jim Harbaugh hasn't lost that intensity for  which he is rather famous.  Clearly, he intended to carry the living hell out  of the chairs and do it better than anyone  on the court. This is definitely Jim being Jim. 

cigol

February 27th, 2012 at 5:29 PM ^

Everyone is way too bitter about his comment about Michigan football's academics...which was solidified by that majors list that came out last week.  If anyone has earned the right to criticize his alma mater, it is Harbaugh.  The guy is arguably the greatest coach in all levels of football, and he is a proud alumnus.  Just because he took a crack at the Michigan football academics doesnt disparage this.

Was it self serving while he was at Stanford? Absolutely.  This doesn't mean it wasn't true and he didnt have the right to say it.  If we take a look at the list of player majors from the 1980s, I have a sneaking suspicion you will find it more in line with the student population than the current team.

The undergrad education here is great.  The overall university is elite.  The athletic department is top notch in every regard (except baseball).  Be proud of it and don't be so insecure when one of our most successful alumni says something that isn't 100% in line with HAIL MICHIGAN!!!!

Wolverman

February 27th, 2012 at 7:15 PM ^

 His statement at Stanford about michigan football academics where incredibly self serving but, the maint hing that bothered me about it a month later ESPN ran an article about Stanford steering atheletes towards easier majors It's one thing to call someone for doing something jacked up but you make sure you're not doing the same thing. I don't blame the guy he wants to succed and is doing a pretty good job of it with or without his Michigan ties.

Tuebor

February 27th, 2012 at 5:29 PM ^

I will always respect and admire what he did as a player and for that he will always be a Michigan Man to me.  However his actions and statements about Michigan over the course of his coaching career have me viewing him as a turncoat of sorts.  I realize that Crean is his brother in law but Crean is also a Sparty (considers izzo to be best friend) and therefore the antithesis of Michigan. 

This just makes me that much happier we chose coach Hoke.

His Dudeness

February 27th, 2012 at 6:00 PM ^

Some of you folks take this stuff way too seriously.

I love Michigan. I attended Michigan. However, I don't get all spitting mad when somebody says something bad about Michigan. It just seems a little crazy to me to let something so minor upset you.

Roachgoblue

February 27th, 2012 at 6:03 PM ^

Total asshat, but we all know that. Some admit that he is a total tool when it comes to communication, and some lovers will never admit it. The guy is a winner on the field and that we can't deny.

BlueLotCrew

February 27th, 2012 at 6:47 PM ^

Agreed, the problem is that most Michigan students are panty wastes with inferiority complexes. I said most!

JamieH

February 28th, 2012 at 3:08 AM ^

This was an idiotic question to ask him and a completely appropraite response. He'd have to be an unbelievable douchebag to screw over his brother-in-law like that.  

Crean is family, and Harbaugh was hanging out with family.  To ask him if he was a spy for Michigan basketball was absurd.