Schadenfreude : Viking fan reaction
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:28 PM ^
He’s our weirdo - not yours!
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:55 PM ^
Exactly. Go get your own weirdo, Minny. This one is spoken for.
Must have been one hell of an interview.
February 2nd, 2022 at 10:29 PM ^
i'm just glad i don't have to hear an offseason of you people talking about harbaugh and "minny."
February 2nd, 2022 at 11:35 PM ^
I shit you not; this commercial just randomly popped in head the other day.
February 3rd, 2022 at 6:13 AM ^
That actor was in my Second City Chicago rotation (not same class). He also had a small bit part in High Fidelity.
February 3rd, 2022 at 11:40 AM ^
Which one? The young dude?
February 4th, 2022 at 1:47 PM ^
He was the guy that Barry (Jack Black's character) was over-selling to during the Beta Band playing in the background. "You don't have any Echo and Bunny Man??!!!"
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:30 PM ^
Are the fans upset at management for not offering?
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:36 PM ^
The link is right there, go ahead and do some reading.
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:44 PM ^
You're not wrong, but in the time and space it took you to write that, you could've just said yeah, lol
February 2nd, 2022 at 10:16 PM ^
Teach a man to fish.
February 3rd, 2022 at 8:01 AM ^
And he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:48 PM ^
Not exactly. They seem convinced that Jim turned them down and/or played them for leverage.
So we have two fanbases that seem to think the other side got cold feet. Weird. I'll take it though.
February 3rd, 2022 at 2:03 AM ^
It's doubtful we'll ever find out, at least not until Bacon releases his next book. That said, I think it's entirely plausible that Harbaugh simply lost interest after hearing more about their vision of his role/power and the Vikings never formally offered because they knew he would decline.
Just because there was no "offer" doesn't necessarily mean the Vikings were the ones to say no.
February 3rd, 2022 at 2:31 AM ^
Everyone should remember Michigan/Dave Brandon’s pursuit of JH in 2011. The second it seemed like they weren’t going all in on “their guy”, Jim wasn’t interested. As Harbaugh said “I just wasn’t feeling the love”. Meanwhile SF was clear Jim was their plan A B & C as was Michigan/Hackett in 2014.
It’s possible Harbaugh wasn’t feeling the love with Minnesota and took a second look at the aspects of the job (QB situation, roster, cap space, ownership, fan expectations) and said “nah I’m good”. Or the Vikings didn’t offer the job as they started to feel he was having second thoughts. Or they were simply never going to offer. Since he’s so damn weird (I say this lovingly about OUR coach), we’ll never really know unless he tells us himself. I really hope he does tell us in a JUB book as he nears retirement as Michigan’s head man in 10ish years down the road.
February 3rd, 2022 at 8:10 AM ^
Actually, I have a source (that I shared with Seth and he confirmed he has heard similar) that Harbaugh backed off because of Brandon.
The version I heard was that Jack Harbaugh knew a guy high up at Dominos and Jim called him about what it’s like to work for Dave Brandon. After learning about this guy’s experience Harbaugh, “reversed course” (quote from my source who believes Harbaugh was highly inclined to go to M) and went to the 49’ers instead. Essentially choosing Baalke/York (if they were already there?) over Brandon.
February 3rd, 2022 at 9:54 AM ^
They have as many wild-ass theories and ideas as the Michigan fanbase does.
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:34 PM ^
A sweet bonus for me, a friend who hosts a Vikings podcast and writes often on Minnesota, who also is a big osu fan, named tonight's podcast the "Jim Harbaugh kicked the Vikings in the nuts" episode. He was really looking forward to having JH as their coach...
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:34 PM ^
I especially appreciate the comment of "We finally found a way to lose to a college team."
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:35 PM ^
Interesting. I thought I was reading this message board as they sound just like Michigan fans.
February 2nd, 2022 at 10:31 PM ^
Cry me a fucking river. Vikings fans weeping about how inept their management is?? Shut the fuck up. Try being a Lions fan.
February 3rd, 2022 at 8:48 AM ^
There’s always somebody that has it worse, unless you are a Lions fan.
February 3rd, 2022 at 10:56 AM ^
I am wondering if the Jets organization is worse.
February 3rd, 2022 at 11:50 AM ^
I know this is naive, but I really like the direction the Lions are going. They had no quit this season (which has not been the case in awhile). The o-line looks promising and defense gets some dudes back from season ending injuries. With a solid draft I could see them being competative next year and making a playoff push in 2023 if they can get some decent QB paly (big if).
Everything from my 46 years tells me to expect disapointment, but dare I have Hope?
February 3rd, 2022 at 12:10 PM ^
Browns fan on line 1, here
February 3rd, 2022 at 11:05 PM ^
Oh please. We’ve won ONE playoff game since 1957.
Want to trade places with us? Yeah, didn’t think so.
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:40 PM ^
We can have nice things and enjoy at least one offseason!
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:40 PM ^
Not sure which is funnier, the harbaugh outcome or a picture of Brad Childress bald head
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:40 PM ^
maybe this entire thing was a ploy to get the fanbase to want him again, along with bigger salary. Surely he would want to coach JJ over cousins.
February 3rd, 2022 at 9:16 AM ^
LOL you don't think the Ohio State win, the Big Ten Championship, National Playoff were enough incentive for the fanbase to want those things?
I mean, I'm all for the theatrics and DRAAAAMMAAA of the moment, but maybe the work can just speak for itself next time? :)
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:41 PM ^
We are bragging that our coach wanted to leave and didn’t get offered a position?
*edit: help me understand the negs... he didn’t get offered the job. He wanted to leave and lost out on every position. This job is his fall back. This post is bragging about Vikings fans who feel frustrated. We are the fools.
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:41 PM ^
Wow, they were fully sold on Harbaugh. Makes me feel a little better about it honestly.
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:42 PM ^
Zarkin, You are really a broken record tonight. Are you on loan from the RCMB?
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:45 PM ^
Please explain the negs. Am I wrong?
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:49 PM ^
Sure. Your statement is beside the point. Unless Saban is coming here we’re not going to find a better coach.
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:54 PM ^
I am fine with Harbaugh, I am not fine with the fact that he just showed the whole world that he wants to coach in the NFL. How can he honestly recruit kids to Michigan when they know that he wants to leave?
February 2nd, 2022 at 10:01 PM ^
Lol, you all are so fragile. It’s okay to see an opinion other than your own.
February 3rd, 2022 at 7:29 AM ^
Seems like he's doing been OK this cycle even though he's reportedly been telling recruits that he would consider the NFL if he had an opportunity. So, I'd say he can honestly recruit kids quite fine, actually.
February 2nd, 2022 at 9:49 PM ^
You sure he's your coach?
February 3rd, 2022 at 8:15 AM ^
Once again, Wendy nailed it.
February 2nd, 2022 at 10:02 PM ^
I feel like there are many on this board that have never gone through interviews and negotiations with another company while employed. It's not uncommon for someone happy with their to position to test the waters and see what they can get. You ask for a lot and if you don't get it, well so be it. You also can use interest from others for leverage, especially if you are underpaid.
What I can guarantee you is Harbaugh was not desperate for just any NFL job, at any organization, for any contract he could get. You know how I know that? He's 49-22-1 in the NFL and has rebuilt Michigan's program. He continues to succeed everywhere he goes. He's an extremely safe hire. But maybe no one wanted to give him a Gruden deal and he didn't want anything less.
February 2nd, 2022 at 10:08 PM ^
Oh, did Mel Tucker want to leave?
February 2nd, 2022 at 10:15 PM ^
So fragile.
February 3rd, 2022 at 6:09 AM ^
Yes, you are. Your constant lamenting of negs is proof enough of that.
February 2nd, 2022 at 10:17 PM ^
Help me understand how this question deserves a bunch of negs.
* this is meant to be above this statement
February 2nd, 2022 at 10:35 PM ^
Maybe just stop typing responses for a few minutes and objectively re-read your comments?
February 2nd, 2022 at 10:56 PM ^
I'm with you and you're going to get negged here if you criticize a coach ahead of the curve. I thought RichRod was an a-hole from the get go and got negged any time I mentioned it, right until everybody ran to my side of the boat.
What Harbaugh has done over the last month is plain shitty to the school, the team, and the staff. And anyone who believes he'll be the coach "for as long as the school wants him" is a fool. He may have said that, and I don't see it lasting long. There is nothing that has changed today in Ann Arbor to make it different that it was this morning when he intended to leave.
February 2nd, 2022 at 11:12 PM ^
What exactly has Harbaugh “done over the last month! “ ? By all accounts he continued to recruit and do his job at Michigan.
February 3rd, 2022 at 12:06 AM ^
You are often full of horrible takes
February 3rd, 2022 at 4:06 AM ^
Maybe stop asking people to “explain the negs” to you. Like you said, people can have a difference of opinion and in this case, they are expressing it through downvotes.