Harbaugh at U-M or Your Favorite NFL Team?
In the thread discussing the end of the Michigan hockey season / potential new coaches (http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/mel-pearsonhockey-season-postmortem) , Mike Babcock was brought up. He's probably not a realistic candidate, but a couple people said they would rather see him stay where he is anyway.
So, my question is: If Jim Harbaugh was the coach of your favorite NFL team, would you still have wanted him to come to Michigan, or would you have preferred that he stayed where he was?
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:35 PM ^
Michigan and it's not even close.
Seriously, how is this even a question? It is like asking whether who I would rather see win the lottery; my brother or my neighbor.
THIS. THIS. THIS.
You coulda shut the thread down after the above post.
Great analogy!
The love I have for my school, my fellow alums, my fellow Michigan athletes dwarfs any feelings I have for my favorite NFL team that, aside from family tradition and geography, I have little actual connection.
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:35 PM ^
Yes. I'd want him at Michigan. Michigan athletics is way more important to me than any pro team.
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Considering I've posted nearly 1000 times on a Michigan blog and exactly 0 times on any Browns blog I'm going to say I'd rather see him in maize and blue on the sidelines.
I would rather have Bill Belichick coach in New England. Harbaugh BELONGS here!
That way we can both win championships.
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March 22nd, 2015 at 12:37 PM ^
I'd want him at Michigan, no question.
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:37 PM ^
Michigan, no question about it.
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:39 PM ^
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:41 PM ^
Is this not a part-time Cleveland Browns message board?
/s
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March 22nd, 2015 at 12:49 PM ^
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Not only that but in a region where the Detroit Lions represent the default other option. What a crazy question indeed.
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:39 PM ^
There is no question about this question: Michigan.
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:39 PM ^
I feel like there's a sampling bias inherent in this data set.
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:41 PM ^
March 22nd, 2015 at 11:00 PM ^
That being said, approaching 100 people have read and replied to the question posted. Soo... maybe the OP filled a niche we didn't know we needed filled?
So as long as I read the OP and already replied, I'll answer the stoopid question:
Harbaugh DID coach my favorite NFL team and I passionately rooted for the 49ers to choke & die last year to ensure they'd part ways with JH. So, that happened. And now I'll never root for them again as long as Jed is running the show with his toady Baalke.
OK, question answered!
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:41 PM ^
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Interesting. Do you spend more time on this blog or on a Redskins blog - assuming there is one?
far longer than a Michigan fan. But still, the answer is MICHIGAN and it's not even close. Jim Harbaugh belongs at Michigan. He and his family have a special connection to the Maize and Blue that cannot be approached by any NFL team.
March 22nd, 2015 at 10:06 PM ^
Harbaugh at Michigan > Harbaugh in the NFL because of those ties. He can use his reputation and charisma to recruit his type of players to Michigan, whereas his ability to do that in the NFL is limited. In other words, he can and will have a stronger and more lasting effect at Michigan than he would with any NFL team.
March 22nd, 2015 at 10:24 PM ^
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:47 PM ^
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March 22nd, 2015 at 12:48 PM ^
Seriously though, why didn't you just word the question this way: which team do you like more, Michigan or your favorite NFL team?
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:55 PM ^
Not quite the same. Even if I liked the Lions more (which I don't), I'd be happier with Caldwell there and Harbaugh here. That's still a pretty good situation. UM needed him more, and he was a more perfect fit in A2. Win/win. Still a silly question, though.
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:50 PM ^
Okay, this may have been a stupid question. My bad. For the record, I'd say Michigan as well.
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:51 PM ^
Michigan! I don't see a coach as great as Harbaugh ever coaching the Lions but even if he was coaching the Lions, I would want him as the Michigan coach! I'm glad we have him and we will keep him no matter what, even if his record is .500 the next 4 years!
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:51 PM ^
He was the head coach of my favorite NFL team. And now they're going down in flames over this offseason :(
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:57 PM ^
Harbaugh here in A2 is a quantum of solace, yes? Imagine Sparty fan who loves the 9ers too.
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:51 PM ^
Michigan 100%.
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:52 PM ^
Basically with Michigan's terrible football season, bad basketball season and everything that happened to the Niners Harbaugh at Michigan is like the light at the end of a really dark, dank, smelly tunnel of despair.
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:57 PM ^
How about 18,750 points before one can start a thread (and none for anyone using 2 or fewer initials as their username)?
19,000 minimum, and you don't get points for posting.
Michigan Football without a doubt. I have never been a big NFL fan, maybe it's because the Lions have sucked so bad(they really lost me during the Millen era). I've been rooting for the Patriots because of Tom Brady and over the years for teams that have former Michigan players.
March 22nd, 2015 at 12:59 PM ^
I actually care about is played on Friday and Saturday- high school and college. And college over hs by a considerable margin.
40+ years of ineptitude from the Lions has made me apathetic to the pro game. Following how the former Michigan players did is all I really do now in the NFL.
Harbaugh at Michigan over anywhere else by a landslide.