CC- An interesting Reddit comment

Submitted by Raskolnikov on

Edit: The reddit user is elduderino01. I don't know if it has anything to do with the rdt/wiab junk that everyone is babbling about.

Like everything else relating to the coaching search, take this with a grain/bucket of salt. That said, two things lend this at least a little bit of credibility. 1. He's an Alabama fan, yet knows a suspicious amount about the inner workings of U-M -- far more than any random Alabama fan could really be expected to. 2. He has a 5 year old account. Generally on reddit, the older your account is, the more credible you are. At the very least it means you're not there simply to troll. Take it for what it's worth. I'm not presenting this as a fact.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/2oghup/a_thought_on_why_harbaught…

"According to my source ( a fella who works in their Athletic Department and is a friend of my brother who is a faculty member there, and who correctly called the timelines for both the former AD and Head Coaches being fired earlier this season... ) Harbaugh to UM has been pretty much and agreement in principal for almost a month, and as of this past week the deal is done. harbaugh will be e next head football coach at UM... It also makes plenty of sense, certainly more sense than continuing to work for the Yorks or to start new with the Davis's.... Oh and for what its worth, it is the family that owns the Miami Dolphins who were so instrumental in getting this done. Apparently theyre also huge UM boosters and they are writing the blank check. As well Lloyd Carr and his backers on the Board of Regents have given their blessing as well. Harbaugh has been assured he will have carte blanch when it comes to football operations in A2"

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Amutnal

December 6th, 2014 at 5:26 PM ^

I posted the first Henson article on my facebook and one of my friends who is an OSU fan in his mid-30s and graduated from St Ignatious commented that Harbaugh was a done deal. I asked him why he thought that and he said a couple of former UM players from Cleveland area had told him that. He is not a troll and had no reason to make that up. Obv I have no concrete evidence to back it up, but where there's smoke there is fire.

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julesh

December 6th, 2014 at 5:51 PM ^

I'll be your source! What do you want? A report that Mrs. Harbaugh was looking at houses in Ann Arbor? Spotting a Michigan plane at SFO? Oooh, how about I'm friends with Jack Harbaugh's best friend, who told me that itshappening.gif.

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alum96

December 6th, 2014 at 5:32 PM ^

Since this is news I want to hear I am giving it a ton of credibillity.

If all the same circumstances had happened and it was news I did not like to hear I would say this is total crap and who believes anyone on reddit.

=)

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MGoLaw16

December 6th, 2014 at 5:33 PM ^

For what it is worth, the redditor's story and timeline sound a lot like stories I have heard from the people I know who claim to have inside knowledge from the athletic department. I agree that nothing is certain until we have an official announcement, but I sure hope it is all true.

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soniktoothe

December 6th, 2014 at 5:34 PM ^

I am going to cry when this doesn't happen. I've been holding back some good beer in the event that I need it to celebrate or to wallow my sorrows in. It amazes me that alcohol is so great at both occasions.

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