December 29th, 2014 at 10:23 AM ^
awful article, awful author. The guy has taken so many passive-aggressive shots at Michigan in the past, it's almost amusing. He's a card-carrying Penn State fan - that should tell you all you need to know.
Nothing more amusing than making up "intellectual" speculation about how the boosters won't be in lock-step behind Harbaugh. Or how hiring the best candidate possible is a negative, as the OP pointed out.
December 29th, 2014 at 10:33 AM ^
Bag
...Weinreb, not Spicywiener
December 29th, 2014 at 10:55 AM ^
Weinreb is a miserable PSU fan who has taken much joy in Michigan's downturn ever since the Sandusky scandal at PSU. I wrote this post with some of his previous highlights the last time someone decided to link one of his Michigan-themed columns:
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/rolling-stone-article-michigan-footballs-big-chill#comment-2692043
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/michigan-footballs-big-chill-bad-for-us-all-20140926
December 29th, 2014 at 11:02 AM ^
Why James Franklin warranted repeated mention in this article until I read your PSU homer comment. Franklin is not on the same planet in terms of coaching acumen as Harbaugh, Meyer, or even Dantonio. Shameful.
December 29th, 2014 at 11:19 AM ^
how hot he thinks the prospective hire's wife is.
The PSU faithful are losing faith in Franklin. They moaned all year about Hackenberg's regression and Franklin's inability to build an offense around Hackenberg's talents. 'Snake Oil Salesman' is a frequent reference to Franklin.
PSU needs recruits to believe that Franklin is up there with Harbaugh, Meyer and Dantonio, otherwise they are doomed.
December 29th, 2014 at 11:15 AM ^
He's an asshat, he hates Michigan, and couldn't even attempt to mask it in this article. The entire article was just one big eye roll at UM.
Of course there are questions about the state of the program, but what can't be denied is they just hired the best/most sought after coaching candidate in the game.
December 29th, 2014 at 11:16 AM ^
December 29th, 2014 at 10:22 AM ^
The fact that he calls Michigan "Big Blue" in the title destroys all credibility from the outset. No need to read further.
December 29th, 2014 at 11:16 AM ^
I saw that, too. I stopped after i read the title. I wasnt interested in an article about Kentucky or the NY Giants.
December 30th, 2014 at 12:43 AM ^
I'm a Giant fan so it makes me double-cringe
December 29th, 2014 at 10:23 AM ^
December 29th, 2014 at 10:40 AM ^
Hoke. I felt bad afterwards since I was hoping he would turn out to be a good coach. But at least he did a good job recruiting but failed in player development. Harbaugh will develop players to and beyond their potential!
December 29th, 2014 at 10:46 AM ^
December 29th, 2014 at 10:23 AM ^
This guy is on fucking crack...
"prove that nobody can win in Ann Arbor anymore"... give me back 5 mins of my life.
December 29th, 2014 at 10:25 AM ^
would cause me enormous pain and anxiety.
Fortunately, Jim is not taking the Big Blue job,
he's coming to Michigan!
December 29th, 2014 at 10:26 AM ^
This guy is the biggest PSU homer I have ever seen.
I'd love to hear who is a better candidate than Harbaugh in Weinreb's mind...Jay Paterno?
His articles are embarrassing with their blatant hate for Michigan.
December 29th, 2014 at 10:28 AM ^
December 29th, 2014 at 10:48 AM ^
Delete, Mods.
Commas can save lives.
December 29th, 2014 at 10:28 AM ^
But who REALLY wants to win the lottery when so many lottery winners end up broke?
December 29th, 2014 at 10:29 AM ^
December 29th, 2014 at 10:29 AM ^
Ah, my least favorite thing about journalism: that being an elaborate internet troll can ever be called journalism
December 29th, 2014 at 10:30 AM ^
Someone needs to tell me why Franklin is being mentioned in the same breadth as Meyer and Dantonio...
Seriously, what has he done to warrant such praise? Congrats he stayed afloat at Vandy. He's a decent recruiter. Neat, so was Brady Hoke...
The Oline and 5-star Hackenberg looked like a train wreck this year compared to Bill OBrien.
December 29th, 2014 at 11:01 AM ^
Weinreb not only graduated from PSU; he grew up in State College. He completely lost it (if he ever had it) after the Sandusky scandal.
December 29th, 2014 at 10:32 AM ^
At least he acknowledges that he is a hater.
But yeah....not a very useful article.
December 29th, 2014 at 10:34 AM ^
What a joke.
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December 29th, 2014 at 10:40 AM ^
But Franklin as won nine games in a season! Twice! And only half of his regular season records are .500!
December 29th, 2014 at 10:35 AM ^
We have a lot of haters out there. It's gonna be that much sweeter when Harbaugh gets this program back on top.
December 29th, 2014 at 10:37 AM ^
Weinreb: "I would worry that Harbaugh is doing this for the money (a reported $48 million over six years, which would make him the sport’s highest-paid coach) or out of some misguided sense of obligation to his alma mater."
Translation: I would worry that he is either doing this for the money or not doing this for the money.
December 29th, 2014 at 11:02 AM ^
on another nine-game losing streak to Michigan again.
December 29th, 2014 at 10:38 AM ^
December 29th, 2014 at 10:41 AM ^
December 29th, 2014 at 10:42 AM ^
and the author should feel bad. The OP should feel bad for posting it.
I feel bad for reading it.
December 29th, 2014 at 10:45 AM ^
That you feel bad. Don't feel bad so I don't have to feel bad for you feeling bad.
December 29th, 2014 at 10:43 AM ^
December 29th, 2014 at 10:44 AM ^
December 29th, 2014 at 10:51 AM ^
The narrative will be that either (or both):
a) Harbaugh left the NFL because he "couldn't win the big one;"
b) The NFL kicked him out because he's "much better suited to the college game."
I swear, The Shield and its cadre are acting like a bunch of jilted lovers.
December 29th, 2014 at 10:53 AM ^
I completely agree with you. I've been a Michigan fan for 47 years. My parents are grads. My wife and I met there. I never once heard anyone connected with the university refer to the teams as "Big Blue."
December 29th, 2014 at 10:55 AM ^
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December 29th, 2014 at 10:57 AM ^
because of course it is a good result for Michigan no matter what the reason for Harbaugh coming. He will commit himself to the job and do it well regardless of why he initially decided to come.
It's kind of like asking if it was a good thing that that awesome, beautiful woman started dating you. Do you really care WHY she started dating you? Not really. All you care about is that she's still dating you, right?
The article does make one good point--if Harbaugh can't make it happen in Ann Arbor, it would point to a deeper truth that things are so broken that probably no one can fix them.
But I'm pretty sure Harbaugh can fix things.
December 29th, 2014 at 11:09 AM ^
December 29th, 2014 at 1:10 PM ^
that nobody could fix it.
I said that if HARBAUGH can't fix it, THEN probaby nobody else can either. Because Harbaugh is so obviously the right choice to fix it, if even he fails to work here, who is the better choice than him? Harbaugh has succeeded wildly everywhere he has coached. If he can't get Michigan back on track, who can?
December 29th, 2014 at 11:04 AM ^
December 29th, 2014 at 11:14 AM ^
I can't be the only one that wants to shout down the people that call Michigan "Big Blue", and I have to believe that Weinreb felt that he had to start with the jabs right in he title of the article because that's the sort of person he has been known to be. I almost hate to say it (I don't hate to say it really), but yeah, I am not seeing what he is seeing - this sounds like a combination of the NFL narrative, a blatant distaste for Michigan and Weinreb's usual glumness.
December 29th, 2014 at 11:24 AM ^
December 29th, 2014 at 11:25 AM ^
Haters gonna hate.
December 29th, 2014 at 11:38 AM ^
I'm so happy right now this crappola excuse for journalism doesn't even phase me.
Yeah, Michigan had several bad years with poor coaching. Every team goes through it, and we're taking the right steps to correct that.
Mr. Weinreb, Penn State will forevermore carry the stain of unmitigated shame, and will always be a warning lesson of how pathological arrogance breeds evil.
Think about that. Write about that. Live with that.
December 29th, 2014 at 11:45 AM ^
I don't get the point of linking to an article that sucks. You're giving the guy more pageviews than he deserves.
December 29th, 2014 at 11:47 AM ^
December 29th, 2014 at 12:06 PM ^
Harbaugh envy.
Also...
"And knowing what we know about Jim Harbaugh, I might mean that literally."
Yep, and he's praying JH has a Woody moment.
December 29th, 2014 at 12:25 PM ^
After years of Drew Sharp and weeks of "West Coast Drew Sharp", Tim Kawakami, this feels bland by comparison. I'm so pumped for the press conference and halftime of the Illinois game and whatever the marching band has prepared that I could care less about this impotent article.