Raback it. Harbaugh will not be coming here.

K.

Thanks man.

But the Raback has to be more than a gut feeling or a logical analysis.  Such is the nature of the Raback.

you're clairvoyant.

The one thing this board has been missing lately is guarantees with no source.  Thanks!

For daydreaming. But Ill give you +1 for sparing us the "respected source."

I bite my thumb at you, sir

Thanks.  Now that I know, I will stop checking this blog and/or ESPN every 5 seconds for news.  I mean, come on, if you think he isn't coming - despite having no great source - it must be true. 

Oh, and good creativity on those reasons - I hadn't heard them before. 

Do not take the Raback name in vain my friend. 

In response to #1, just having a good year, or couple years is not enough as a coach in the NCAA, being able to sustain a team for a long time is a benchmark.  There have been a lot of one and done coaches, or a coach that can make a team relevant for a few years, but to be able to do it for any length of time puts a coaches name in the history books.

totally agree with #2, also with nothing to back it up, but I believe he views the NFL as the destination for coaching, not NCAA (even if it is Michigan).

"Harbaugh" you talk about?

Wow, it's amazing that a random jackass on the internet has such amazing insight into Jim Harbaugh's goals, hopes and dreams without any inside source.  What a country!

I'm hereby negging every new thread started on this topic that contains no new information.

I'll ask Harbaugh's brother this coming weekend!!!!!!

Thanks....I also hear the NFL calling him.

Point 2 is valid.  Point 1?  You think Harbaugh sat down a few years ago and said, "I want only one thing from NCAA football: to one time finish in the top 5, and do that with "all the limitations."  I think not. 

And the move from Stanford to Michigan would not make as much sense if he did not have profound ties to Michigan, but he does.  He would come to Michigan only if he was following his heart.  And his success at Stanford could actually make that move easier.  He could tell himself, I've built a good program here, they're in great shape, time go to home and build my alma mater into a NC contender.  I, like you, have no clue what he wants or what he'll do.  But having one good year at Stanford does not mean he will never be interested in coaching at another college.

1.  Stanford has a fanbase that couldn't care less about football.  This is not the case at Michigan.  Harbaugh knows the passion that surrounds the Maize and Blue.

2.  Harbaugh knows he would be king in AA if he can turn the program around.  He saw how Bo was worshipped, and that is available to him.  He could have long term stability, which is not a hallmark of NFL coaches.

3.  The NFL is about to have a labor stoppage by most accounts.  Based on a review of the coaching situation by Peter King, it appears teams may take a pass on hiring new coaches and paying them big bucks to sit around.  Also, a new coach may end up only having a few weeks to implement their system once the labor deal is settled.  Not exactly stable and not exactly a great way to start a NFL coaching career.

4.  The NFL is littered with college coaches who failed at the transition to the NFL.  Why potientially join those ranks?  See Spurrier, Steve, and Holtz, Lou, among others.  And those two had won national championships.

Just my $0.02.

Again, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

This thread was a giant let down.... Just saying 

what about the prospect of following in the footsteps of his coaching mentor at his alma mater. I think it was some dude named Bo. And what about the opportunity to turn the Michigan football program around and write his name in the storied history of Michigan football and the Ohio State - Michigan rivalry.