The Power of Harbaugh in Ann Arbor
I met a 60'ish woman last week who owns a couple of restaurants in the Ann Arbor area. Her downtown A2 restaurant is open only for breeakfast and lunch, but has a waiting line for breakfast when it opens. It is well known and does very well financially.
Someone from UM called to inquire whether she would close the restaurant for a sports team, which she rejected immediately. The caller then advised that it was for Jim Harbaugh and the football team.
Enough said. She closed her restaurant that morning to treat the football team to a ton of eggs, waffles and any other goodies that they desired.
She was just raving about Jim Harbaugh in our discussion and can't wait to see the team under his direction after she returns from Greece in two months.
That attitude is pretty much typical for residents of this great city.
Go Blue!
EDIT: Well of course she desired to treat but was fully and rightfully compensated for the treats at fair market value. Thanks to those who pointed out the clarification.
August 26th, 2015 at 4:36 PM ^
Afternoon Delight?
August 26th, 2015 at 4:38 PM ^
Love that place. The muffins there are glorious.
August 26th, 2015 at 4:42 PM ^
My double entendre was unintentional as I'm sure yours was, too. ;)
August 26th, 2015 at 6:50 PM ^
Also the melons and cheesecake are outstanding!
August 27th, 2015 at 8:53 AM ^
I've heard the pork sausage is great, but that's just not my thing.
August 26th, 2015 at 4:51 PM ^
Ah, I could only afford the Cloverleaf
August 26th, 2015 at 4:36 PM ^
you mean she was compensated at the fair market value for her goods and services, right?
August 26th, 2015 at 4:44 PM ^
Absolutely correct.
August 26th, 2015 at 4:44 PM ^
Let's make sure this isn't some kind of impermissible benefit before posting it on the board. After the last 7 years, I could easily see Harbaugh getting fired before coaching a game or something, and UM hiring Wayne Fontes to replace him... :-/
August 26th, 2015 at 4:45 PM ^
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August 26th, 2015 at 5:22 PM ^
I still remember his riveting "I'm like the big buck that's in the field..." speech during a presser. Fontes did have a way of making people wonder which dadaist poet he was attempting to channel when he answered certain questions.
August 26th, 2015 at 5:12 PM ^
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August 26th, 2015 at 5:35 PM ^
Wayne Fontes? You mean the only Detroit Lions coach to win a playoff game since the modern playoff system was instituted in 1967? That Wayne Fontes?
I was pissed when Fontes was forced out. He had the stones to try something that was totally different. It was no accident that Barry Sanders said FTS after one year of the Bobby Ross Paleolithic Offense. He knew that being a running back for a Ross offense was risking his later quality of life.
August 26th, 2015 at 4:54 PM ^
Angelos?
August 26th, 2015 at 5:14 PM ^
Not downtown. 0 points for reading comprehension.
August 26th, 2015 at 7:15 PM ^
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August 26th, 2015 at 5:16 PM ^
Open for dinner
August 26th, 2015 at 5:22 PM ^
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August 26th, 2015 at 5:31 PM ^
August 26th, 2015 at 5:29 PM ^
85+ players. Place ain't that big, and their booths aren't either.
August 26th, 2015 at 5:46 PM ^
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August 26th, 2015 at 7:17 PM ^
Ya, but presumably any sports team asking to rent out would've been a UMich team or had a high probability of being one. It's nice that she did it for Harbaugh and football, but she wouldn't have done it for the girl's softball or J.B and the men's bball team?
August 27th, 2015 at 8:58 AM ^
"It's nice that she did it for Harbaugh and football, but she wouldn't have done it for the women's softball [team] or J.B and the men's bball team?"
"It's nice that she did it for Harbaugh and football, but she wouldn't have done it for the girl's softball [team] or J.B and the boy's bball team?"
August 27th, 2015 at 9:00 AM ^
May be if Harbaugh coached them.
August 26th, 2015 at 8:13 PM ^