NFL Network now reporting 6yr 48M offer

Submitted by Gob1ue22 on

Ian Rapport just came on NFL network saying this is UM's 2nd offer (I know, the same guy shooting down all the other Harbaugh rumors). I know this was reported earlier on the home page of the blog as a random rumor from some Arizona reporter, but this seems to be turning into more than just a rumor.

Sources: #Michigan has made another run at Jim Harbaugh after he initially rebuffed the school. U-M has made an offer of 6 years, $48M. Wow.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 17, 2014

This would make Harbaugh the highest paid coach in all of football (both college & NFL) at just over 8M/year.

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gwkrlghl

December 17th, 2014 at 11:32 PM ^

The Big Ten is RICH. Every school is swimming in football money. We appear to be the first (or second) to actually spend that money on making football better. If the Big Ten doesn't want to stay as the MAC+, they need to stop hiring MAC coaches and spend some cash.

Michigan is setting the example

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bluebyyou

December 17th, 2014 at 6:33 PM ^

God help us if Harbaugh is offered a guaranteed 6 year, 48 million dollar conract and things don't quite work out as expected.

Is it deep pockets or desperation or both?

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AMazinBlue

December 17th, 2014 at 6:34 PM ^

to ever come back to Michigan.  Of course, if he was to reject it, what would Hackett do?  That would be the biggest swing and miss ever.

The NFL will always be there.  I think this is a now or never proposition from the Michigan side.

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Danwillhor

December 17th, 2014 at 7:47 PM ^

I think it's now or never for both Harbaugh & Miles. If Jim turns us down (regardless of money) we won't go back to him and hopefully won't have to. I think Miles knows he's getting up there and if Jim takes the job he's here for at least 4-5 years. I don't think we'd go back to him if not this time, either. If Jim turns that down? He was never coming and knew it. That'd be hard to say "well, had to try & best to ya" due to him not making it clear and wasting our time just to say no. Consider that we have a program with DeBord in charge right now. We have recruits bailing & waiting, kids transferring and I'm sure others considering. The wait would be worse than the "no". Now that it's official he kind if has to give a word soon or risk alienating damn near everyone linked to UM.

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uminks

December 17th, 2014 at 6:36 PM ^

Harbaugh makes up his mind and decides to be our coach. I'm sure he will be entering trade negotiations with SF and if they trade him to a team he likes he may tell Michigan no. But I'm hoping that Jim would want to coach his school for a while before going back to the NFL.

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Blarvey

December 17th, 2014 at 6:39 PM ^

This seems like an NFL owner putting out something to try to derail JH to Michigan. Similar rumors have been out there yet I can't help but think the only reason to put this out now is to make things stressful for the Harbaugh camp for the next couple weeks.

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Michansas Wolverback

December 17th, 2014 at 6:39 PM ^

Am I just too paranoid for thinking this news is bad? Hear me out here. The best reason for these numbers to be out there for Harbaugh is leverage - to drive up his price to NFL teams. The best reason for UM would be so fans know they really tried. It makes sense that, if JH has said "thanks, but no thanks," both parties would benefit from this info being leaked. If talks are still ongoing or he had said yes, why would either side want the info out there? Please poke a hole in my logic. I want to be wrong....

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sierragold

December 17th, 2014 at 6:57 PM ^

Lets not look at this as pessimistic. Jim has never said "NO" in public. These are the same guys that a few days ago were saying he would never leave the NFL. The dollar amount is the same as we have been hearing. Saying it is a second offer makes them look like they knew something sooner when they didn't.

Harbaugh is coming home!

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sierragold

December 17th, 2014 at 6:58 PM ^

Lets not look at this as pessimistic. Jim has never said "NO" in public. These are the same guys that a few days ago were saying he would never leave the NFL. The dollar amount is the same as we have been hearing. Saying it is a second offer makes them look like they knew something sooner when they didn't.

Harbaugh is coming home!

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BeileinBuddy

December 17th, 2014 at 6:42 PM ^

At the very least it's public that we offered Harbaugh with no doubts unlike 2010 when Brandon maybe did or didn't talk to Harbaugh and we had to guess until Hoke was inked

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AMazinBlue

December 17th, 2014 at 6:44 PM ^

would probably be Jerry Jones.  With the Cowboys in the thick of the NFC race, he's probably not thinking about Harbaugh.

I just don't see anyone offering up a number like that in the NFL unless they tie in the two jobs HC/GM then $8M+/yr is is more doable.  But owners in the NFL are pretty stingy.

 

EDIT: Not that they don't spend money, but they sure seem to keep a firm grasp on what they have.

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BayWolves

December 17th, 2014 at 6:43 PM ^

If he doesn't come to his coach his alma mater for this amount of money I doubt he will never ever step foot in Ann Arbor for any reason whatsoever. This is it. Jim, what's the freaking deal, buddy? Time to come home and make history.



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UMFanstuckinOhio

December 17th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^

the bigger issue with this report ia that Ian Rapoport is a trolling ass. This was reported by a sports reporter in Arizona earlier today and Brian put in his update and suddenly Rapoport is reporting it like he has an inside source. What a troll.

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UMFanstuckinOhio

December 17th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^

the bigger issue with this report ia that Ian Rapoport is a trolling ass. This was reported by a sports reporter in Arizona earlier today and Brian put in his update and suddenly Rapoport is reporting it like he has an inside source. What a troll.

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UMFanstuckinOhio

December 17th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^

the bigger issue with this report ia that Ian Rapoport is a trolling ass. This was reported by a sports reporter in Arizona earlier today and Brian put in his update and suddenly Rapoport is reporting it like he has an inside source. What a troll.

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UMFanstuckinOhio

December 17th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^

the bigger issue with this report ia that Ian Rapoport is a trolling ass. This was reported by a sports reporter in Arizona earlier today and Brian put in his update and suddenly Rapoport is reporting it like he has an inside source. What a troll.

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