Not as OT as you think: Chargers fire Anthony Lynn
January 4th, 2021 at 12:20 PM ^
Is this to suggest we are looking at Toreros 2.0?
January 4th, 2021 at 12:44 PM ^
God I miss that guy. Where did he ever go?
January 4th, 2021 at 12:54 PM ^
Sigh..... back in the day when that man had passion in his heart and fire in his balls. What the hell happened to him?
January 4th, 2021 at 2:12 PM ^
He caught whatever Adam Gase had in Jets introductory press conference.
January 4th, 2021 at 11:43 AM ^
Not as quick as your competition. 1 min too late. That squirrel beat you.
January 4th, 2021 at 1:15 PM ^
Yeah, but whose cheeks are full of nuts now?
Oh, wait...
January 4th, 2021 at 11:45 AM ^
If things don’t happen today. Then Harbaugh leaving is more of a possibility. Warde needs to get control of this before it turns into even more of a national clown show.
January 4th, 2021 at 11:48 AM ^
I've been pretty tapped out of CFB in general, but is it really a "clown show?" Either we're keeping him or not.
What would be a clown show is if we fired him/he leaves on his own and UM whiffed on 2 or 3 guys. Which is a real possibility.
January 4th, 2021 at 12:06 PM ^
A clown show is Texas publicly courting Urban Meyer, having Urbz say no, announcing the retention of Tom Herman for 2021, then firing him shortly after the announcement and replacing him with a retread with a sterling 47-35 record as a P5 head coach.
THAT is a clown show.
January 4th, 2021 at 12:11 PM ^
Exactly. I honestly don't even know why anyone would refer to the situation Michigan is in as a clown show. It isn't even really a show at this point.
January 4th, 2021 at 2:00 PM ^
Texas Style:
January 4th, 2021 at 12:11 PM ^
Replacing him with a guy who's not officially official too. Might not even sign him. Who knows?
January 4th, 2021 at 12:11 PM ^
Yeah, only this place (and some parts of Twitter) seem to believe this is a "clown show". Most people don't really think it's weird that Harbaugh may be figuring out his next move, but the people who want him fired are so deep into BPONE they assume the rest of the world is as well.
January 4th, 2021 at 12:12 PM ^
I'll always remember the day that Brian coined the term BPONE as the day that I decided to start coming to this website a LOT less.
God, such an annoying phrase, along with all the people who parrot it here.
January 4th, 2021 at 12:32 PM ^
I think that's about the same time Brian started coming to this website a lot less, too.
January 4th, 2021 at 1:06 PM ^
I despise the term and the fact that he (and others around here) revel in being ironically miserable. I still come to the site because I'm an addict but I've found it really has created an entire class of UM fans who are beyond insufferable.
January 4th, 2021 at 1:25 PM ^
I agree on the BPONE phrase. I despise it as well. Go back to Brian's "Whatever" post if you want to mark the day that this website began to lose some of its appeal to a lot of people.
January 4th, 2021 at 1:13 PM ^
It is not surprising that a fan forum devoted to Michigan sports is the place most focused on the status of Harbaugh. I also think there are a number of very reasonable people on this blog on both sides of the wanting to keep Harbaugh and wanting him to leave. The subset of people who I actually find most unrealistic about this whole thing are the subset who want him to stay but somehow think that the delay in signing a contract has nothing to do with Harbaugh having interest in the NFL.
If those people were right and this was all about ironing out a few details, this most definitely has been a clown show because it is hard to believe that the uncertainty hasn’t impacted our recruiting and if they are right, much of that uncertainty was completely un-neccesary.
I think it is extremely unlikely they are right because Harbaugh looking at the NFL has always been the better option. Therefore I would agree with you, up til now, Manual has taken a reasonable approach.
January 4th, 2021 at 11:48 AM ^
What makes you think he doesn't have control? I suspect he's just waiting for Harbaugh to make a decision. Why wait for Harbaugh, you ask? Because they're good friends, and nobody wants to be the bad guy or to get vilified for something. It may not be the best thing for you, but I don't think they really care about that!
January 4th, 2021 at 12:25 PM ^
Well said VA. I think it's easy to forget that these are real people with real feelings. Fans tend to think that money covers all ills and feelings and it's simply not true. Hard decisions are hard decisions regardless of tax brackets.
Cheers!
January 4th, 2021 at 12:36 PM ^
I would counter that this is a business and Warde needs to ignore that friendship. By sitting around and waiting for Harbaugh to make a decision Warde has put himself in a place of weakness. As his boss, Warde needs to push Harbaugh to make his decision already because the longer this drags out the smaller the pool of available coaches gets. We're already seeing other teams make moves.
January 4th, 2021 at 2:28 PM ^
A position of weakness? Who exactly has already taken a new job, that might have otherwise taken the michigan job, and is someone we actually want?
January 4th, 2021 at 3:09 PM ^
Yes a position of weakness. Whether Harbaugh is retained or not is up to Warde. It has been widely reported that Warde has offered Harbaugh an extension and Harbaugh is deciding whether to agree to the extension or not. There are also rumors flying around that Harbaugh is considering a return to the NFL. By letting this circus drag on Warde has given Harbaugh the upper hand and has shown his inability to take charge and give Harbaugh an ultimatum of either signing the extension or terminating his employment.
As of right now no one that Michigan should hire has taken another job, but like I previously said, the longer this drags on the chances of that increases. I'm not only taking about Harbaugh's job but also the DC position and all the assistants that are rumored to be leaving/let go. You can't hire a good DC when the head job is a giant question mark.
January 4th, 2021 at 3:38 PM ^
I can think of $8 million reasons for Warde to wait.....?
January 4th, 2021 at 11:53 AM ^
MAYBE, just maybe Warde has control. He wants this to play out the way it’s playing out if NFL comes calling. Remember, Warde and Harbaugh are college buddies. He isn’t trying to make him look bad. We need to let this play out before we bash Warde.
January 4th, 2021 at 3:11 PM ^
It's actually a lot easier for Warde to justify a renewal announcement at base salary $x, when the NFL had offered him the same or more.
January 4th, 2021 at 12:22 PM ^
Here's what probably happened: Mich and Harbaugh agreed on an open relationship. Mich checking out coaches and Harbaugh checking out NFL positions. If one finds something they like, they move on. If Mich is actually not looking at other coaches while Harbaugh is looking at other positions, then it is indeed a clown show.
January 4th, 2021 at 12:31 PM ^
That’s not at all what happened... Harbaugh is either coming back, or leaving on his own. That’s all that was EVER going to happen. Under no circumstances was he going to be let go.
January 4th, 2021 at 2:15 PM ^
I doubt Warde is conducting a coaching search now. Harbaugh has a 5 year extension waiting to be signed. Harbaugh is waiting for the NFL offer, if he is offered a coaching spot with the Chargers or Jets, then he is gone. Warde will be scrambling later this month or in February to try to find a good coach, even after all of the good coaches available have been taken by other Universities.
January 4th, 2021 at 1:28 PM ^
This is a dumb take on things, it's not close to a Clown show.
January 4th, 2021 at 11:46 AM ^
Come on Jim, go back to Cali.
January 4th, 2021 at 12:42 PM ^
https://youtu.be/FdizL4on-Rc
January 4th, 2021 at 11:49 AM ^
Perusing Adam Schefter's twitter page I see no mention of Jim Harbaugh being pursued or interviewing for any of these jobs so far.
Chiefs' OC coordinator Eric Bieniemy is doing virtual HC interviews today with the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 4, 2021
January 4th, 2021 at 11:52 AM ^
Jets have put in a request to interview Colts' DC Matt Eberflus for their HC position, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 4, 2021
Jets also expected to request permission on Titans' OC Arthur Smith.
There will be more; this is a fluid, thorough and lengthy, process.
January 4th, 2021 at 11:59 AM ^
Since Schefter is a Michigan Man he is concealing any interest NFL teams have in Harbaugh. This way if Harbaugh stays after flirting with the NFL it won't hurt our recruiting.
Ok probably not but it was the best I could come up with off the top of my head.
January 4th, 2021 at 12:06 PM ^
Or maybe no NFL team is interested in JH. His name is not turning up on any searches teams are doing
January 4th, 2021 at 12:08 PM ^
Just my opinion, but you see names come up who are already coaches in NFL. Lots are playoff teams, so I think that has to be public knowledge with your team still playing. Others link their names out to gain traction. Most college coaches don’t do this, and will keep things on down low due to current job/recruiting. I don’t think you will hear Harbaugh’s name come up with “interviewing”. You will either see he signs the extension or this continues to play out and you will see breaking news that Harbaugh is next coach at Jets/Chargers.
January 4th, 2021 at 11:50 AM ^
Goodbye, Lynn. Hello, Jim
January 4th, 2021 at 11:55 AM ^
They'd have to have the interviewee list lined up this week, which I expect they did knowing Lynn was gone.
Now they can formally call the people they want to interview.
This is the one offer JH can take and keep a happy wife.
January 4th, 2021 at 11:57 AM ^
Harbaugh is not leaving folks.
January 4th, 2021 at 12:08 PM ^
The whole officially interviewing people is BS. They do this every time -- the same way a lot of teams pretend to officially interview Black candidates in order to satisfy the Rooney Rule before hiring retread white guys.
January 4th, 2021 at 12:18 PM ^
have you met the chargers now-ex coach, anthony lynn? he must have worn a special 'xtramelanin' disguise during his interviews. boy, i bet the chargers were ticked when they found out!
January 4th, 2021 at 12:26 PM ^
Found Mike Florio's mgoblog account
January 4th, 2021 at 12:01 PM ^
I think the decision is obvious... Live in AA and continue to coach, after this tire fire season, or move family back to California, and coach Herbert.
January 4th, 2021 at 12:03 PM ^
I predicted two weeks ago here on this blog Harbaugh will leave this week and a new coach will be named within two-three days. Call it a gut feeling based on logic and what has transpired but none of the actions of the last few weeks by Warde or JM has made any sense besides this happening.
I could be eating crow soon, but if I’m right we will all look back and say it all makes sense now. Jim knew and had to wait until firings became official. Warde knew and was quietly looking for interested candidates which would be the most low key and under the table search ever.
And of course, there is a good chance he’s back and we all wonder what the hell is going on with M football and the leadership. But I believe he gone and new coach soon.
January 4th, 2021 at 12:15 PM ^
It'd be nice if this were true. Seems like nowadays (always?) no one anywhere can keep their damn mouth shut for 10 seconds when nearly everyone signs a confidentiality form when they get hired.
I have no idea why the first thing that seems to occur to a lot of people is to blab to some reporter, but to each their own.