Michigan officially reached out to Les Miles - Sam Webb
According to Sam it just happened.
http://michigan.scout.com/story/1490391-michigan-reaches-out-to-miles?s=162
December 9th, 2014 at 6:56 PM ^
That's not going to happen.
December 9th, 2014 at 6:42 PM ^
It means nothing with regards to Harbaugh. We need plan B options lined up or we're gonna be fucked January 1st if JH turns us down.
December 9th, 2014 at 8:23 PM ^
Completely. I think JH was and remains a long shot but this only means (IMO) that we're officially setting up fallback options.
December 9th, 2014 at 6:42 PM ^
Miles contacted
Cutcliffe contacted
Jay Gruden contacted
Hackett sounds off on a lot of interest from other coaches. Just seems weird
December 9th, 2014 at 7:56 PM ^
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December 9th, 2014 at 6:43 PM ^
December 9th, 2014 at 6:44 PM ^
December 9th, 2014 at 8:02 PM ^
I said crazy, not bullshit.
December 9th, 2014 at 6:53 PM ^
True, but he's the only "sure thing" or "homerun" I see out there. Least amount of risk of failure, to me, by a landslide.
December 9th, 2014 at 7:04 PM ^
It's not an f'n accident.
December 9th, 2014 at 7:07 PM ^
December 9th, 2014 at 7:14 PM ^
I like Harbaugh first but who thinks Miles is not elite is delusional.
Don't be that guy WD...we hire Les you should order a Dominos in celebration.
December 9th, 2014 at 7:18 PM ^
December 9th, 2014 at 9:40 PM ^
December 9th, 2014 at 7:22 PM ^
December 9th, 2014 at 8:13 PM ^
Les has more.
December 9th, 2014 at 7:18 PM ^
You're right. I guess it doesn't count then...
December 9th, 2014 at 8:29 PM ^
Not only Saban's players. It was his third year there, so lots of contributors were his recruits. And he still had to coach them. Does Urban not get credit for his first BCS title because they were Zook's players?
Muschamp had Urban's players. Kiffin had Carroll's players. Just because you follow a great coach with good players doesn't mean you win a national championship.
December 10th, 2014 at 7:47 AM ^
A lot of people around here do give Zook credit for Florida's championship...
December 9th, 2014 at 6:56 PM ^
Shirley you can't be serious!
December 9th, 2014 at 7:34 PM ^
I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.
December 9th, 2014 at 6:44 PM ^
December 9th, 2014 at 6:44 PM ^
Hackett is a boss. He's handling this as classy as can be. We're still getting Harbaugh.
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December 9th, 2014 at 7:18 PM ^
December 9th, 2014 at 8:51 PM ^
Is that a promise?
December 9th, 2014 at 6:46 PM ^
That is all
December 9th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^
Meh, they're reaching out to a lot of guys. It makes sense to talk to Miles - and then leak it - because as more of the "Michigan reached out to __" stories come out, you don't want Miles to look like a Plan Z if he eventually becomes the coach.
Plus, Miles isn't Harbaugh, but we could do much, much worse.
December 9th, 2014 at 7:42 PM ^
December 9th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^
Like others, I don't think we should withdraw on the possibility that Harbaugh is legitimately interested merely because we reached out to Les. It is entirely possible that the initial net cast was rather wide and they still have a primary target who may still be at least interested. The idea that we may have reached out to a fair number of coaches (the search firm would probably do this, no work in some serial order down a list) doesn't really mean much towards the relative odds of landing Harbaugh.
December 9th, 2014 at 6:48 PM ^
Hackett is just doing his job here no need to panic... I still BAUGHLIEVE!
December 9th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^
December 9th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^
I am 100% ok with this. Maybe this is a coded ultimatum. Have to believe JH knows Les would come. Either way, 10 years of Les would be just fine for UM. Hackett would make it quite clear that the SEC ways stay in Baton Rouge if he comes.
December 9th, 2014 at 7:09 PM ^
I hope the winning ways of the SEC aren't part of what is staying...
December 9th, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^
it makes sense that UM would contact coaches to see if they are interested just in case Harbaugh says no.
It's called keeping your options open. People need to chilax.
December 9th, 2014 at 6:48 PM ^
Were you guys expecting us not to contact anybody for 21 days? If Hackett doesn't go out and say "Hey Les, what's your interest in coaching Michigan?" now then the search will end around New Years. Also, todays reports say that we think there's a good enough chance with it to wait on Harbaugh.
December 9th, 2014 at 6:48 PM ^
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December 9th, 2014 at 7:07 PM ^
If Hackett doesn't go out and say "Hey Les, what's your interest in coaching Michigan?" now then the search will end around New Years.
It's more like it would start on new year's.
December 9th, 2014 at 6:49 PM ^
Why would we freak out that we reached out to him as if Harbaugh said no, but not when Cut or any of the other candidates are reportedly reached out too?
Do you think it would be better to appear to have courted JH and all these other coaches and then Miles, seemingly, as a last ditch candidate?
That would seem foolish to me.
Maybe... Just maybe... Hackett hasn't hit the trails hard yet aside from Harbaugh out of respect for Hoke and the Banquet that occurred yesterday. Now that the banquet is over Hackett can officially move forward creating a whirlwind of news as each candidate's interest is gauged.
Just thoughts...
December 9th, 2014 at 6:49 PM ^
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December 9th, 2014 at 7:01 PM ^
If your choices are Michigan for just about as long as you please and unknown but almost certain NFL opportunities/dollar amounts/conditions, why wouldn't you wait as your hand is likely to get stronger.
If you are Hackett and waiting for a decision, you'd want to put a little pressure on Harbaugh, of course applied with the right touch.
December 9th, 2014 at 7:06 PM ^
December 9th, 2014 at 6:51 PM ^
I honestly wish we didn't announce the Hoke firing. We still have another three weeks of this shit.
December 9th, 2014 at 6:55 PM ^
Instead we would have 3 weeks of "OMG Hoke is coming back!!!!!"
December 9th, 2014 at 6:59 PM ^
Right: we had to fire Hoke when we did. It's also the respectful thing to him, as it leaves him with at least a possibility of landing a mid-tier coaching gig this year.
December 9th, 2014 at 9:57 PM ^
Can you imagine the stress of not knowing whether or not you were going to ultimately get fired by your boss for weeks? That's cruel and that's what somebody like Dave Brandon would do.
If he's up to it, Hoke can polish up his resume and look for other jobs right now. He won't have to sit out another year until the end of the 2015 season to look for a job. Plus, if the contract was not renegotiated, he got to keep an extra $1 million dollars.
December 9th, 2014 at 6:51 PM ^
December 9th, 2014 at 6:51 PM ^
You can all take this one of two ways. The people making these decisions, Hackett, are covering all of their bases because as of now they are unsure a to what Jim will do in the near future. The negative outlook, yes this is the negative, is that Jim has made it known that he is no longer interested so Hackett is seeking out other more viable candidates that he is sure will have more than a passing interest.