Upcoming 60 Minutes Sports segment on Associate AD Greg Harden
We've seen some articles on Harden come out recently, but this still looks like it will be an awesome look behind the scenes. Incudes interviews with Tom Brady and Desmond Howard.
February 28th, 2014 at 9:54 AM ^
that was quinton washington in the video, right? maybe thats why he disappeared at end of season... his absence really hurt our defense... sounds like he got in trouble.
February 28th, 2014 at 10:30 AM ^
1. That was AJ Williams, not Quinton Washington.
2. That is quite the assumption you made that Q Wash was "in trouble" and that is why he didn't play as much down the stretch. Coaches don't discipline bad behavior by having players play more sporadically. They either suspend them for a half or a game. Washington was available for every game, and played in them, just not as many plays. EVERY athlete goes to Harden--whether it be for advice, counseling, or just to talk--not just when they are in trouble. No way would the university embarrass a student-athlete by putting him on national television for someone like you to assume "oh, he must have been in trouble; THAT'S why he didn't play very much". No, he didn't play very much toward the end of the season because he was either not performing, or hurt, or both.
February 27th, 2014 at 11:56 PM ^
That's some pretty incredible free recruiting from just the short segment.
February 28th, 2014 at 12:00 AM ^
If our recruiting base was made up solely of people with grandchildren, this would be an excellent recruiting tool.
Since we want kids who don't vividly recall the Vietnam war, I'm thinking a 60 Minutes segment isn't going to help much.
February 28th, 2014 at 12:32 AM ^
"Wow, I'm going to feel old when people start saying that about 9/11." And then I remembered that the current crop of recruits was 3 or 4 years old in 2001, and in all likelihood they do not vividly remember 9/11.
February 28th, 2014 at 1:28 AM ^
Are the dudes who negged me mad that I insinuated 17 year old football recruits don't watch 60 Minutes? I'm legitimately curious.
February 28th, 2014 at 6:14 AM ^
not their boss bro.....
February 28th, 2014 at 7:05 AM ^
Hey man, some kids just dig the way Andy Rooney lays it down.
#realrecognizereal
#prettysureandyrooneydied
February 28th, 2014 at 7:50 AM ^
#prettysureyou'reright
February 28th, 2014 at 8:26 AM ^
I think he was replaced by some other really old people.
February 28th, 2014 at 8:15 AM ^
so wonderfully positive was plenty for me.
This will be shown repeatedly, independent of its initial airing (not on 60 Minutes, as it turns out).
February 28th, 2014 at 8:14 AM ^
If you watched that segment, I'm not sure how you could have missed that it's 60 Minutes SPORTS and it's not on the old people's network, CBS, it's on SHOWTIME.
I could pull the Nielsen ratings today at the office, but I suspect the demographic profile is quite different, and I hate pulling Nielsen reports, so I won't.
February 28th, 2014 at 8:31 AM ^
They can find it.
February 28th, 2014 at 12:06 AM ^
I love that he challenges the athletes. Very cool.
February 28th, 2014 at 12:06 AM ^
Giselle knows who he is. America, meet Greg Harden.
February 28th, 2014 at 12:25 AM ^
Didn't an article written by a former female athlete describing her experience with him find it's way to the board recently?
February 28th, 2014 at 4:08 AM ^
to endow Greg Harden's role?
February 28th, 2014 at 6:55 AM ^
Makes me want to order sbowtime. Good clip.
February 28th, 2014 at 7:59 AM ^
You the man Greg!
February 28th, 2014 at 8:32 AM ^
him well!
February 28th, 2014 at 9:49 AM ^
You'd think that Hecklinski would have the sense to notify every single recruit, including McDowell and Harris etc, to watch the 60 Minutes episode, right? I mean, stuff like this can make all the difference... any thoughts here from those who'd know ?
February 28th, 2014 at 11:28 AM ^
Michigan's new coach, Brady Hoke, won’t report directly to Harden. But maybe he should. After Lloyd Carr left the Big House sideline, Harden was marginalized. Most fans blame poor coaching and recruiting for Michigan’s football spiral. But some alums think Harden’s absence was just as damaging. If players like Brady and Howard didn’t get mentally stronger, how good would those Michigan teams have been? “That’s why the program went into shambles,” Smith says. “Because he wasn’t a big part of the process.”
Is that true? He's not utilized as much these days?
February 28th, 2014 at 11:39 AM ^
the article you're quoting there was writting in Jan 2011, so the coach in question was RichRod, not Hoke. Though I don't know the answer to your question directly about how involved he is with the current football team, some of those sideline clips in the segment make me think Hoke's got him around.
February 28th, 2014 at 12:46 PM ^
That'll teach me to check the date...
Sam Webb had an interview with James Brown focusing on this story. James Brown went on and on about how impressed everyone involved with the story was with Greg Harden.
Well worth listening to the podcast. Link
The show is on tonight although I don't recall the time.