Harbaugh Tweets Common Sense
There R B-Ball teams & other NCAA teams that spend summer breaks traveling to countries around the world for team bonding & team development
— Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) February 20, 2016
February 19th, 2016 at 8:17 PM ^
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February 19th, 2016 at 10:39 PM ^
As I said, the IMG camp was a smart decision by Harbaugh. And no matter what: the camp IS happening in 2016. So this is "victory Michigan" no matter what. Now we're just arguing over the scale of the victory.
If PSU did this and was looking to keep the off-campus practice option open in 2017 (e.g., win by an even larger margin), I'd be a proponent of PSU's HC and AD being MUCH more aggressive and being 100% direct. "Screw you, SEC, let's talk about what is really going on, what your real motives are."
Be direct & aggressive, don't refer to irrelevant sports, make some of the sort of arguments Brian was making in his post. That is the winning strategy. (perhaps less Tweeting too, but that's just me being anti-Twitter) I don't think the current strategy is a winning strategy.
It's just a message board. Not like my argument means crap anyway. I'm sick in bed, the g/f went out and I half just like the "sport" of debating.
February 19th, 2016 at 11:49 PM ^
February 20th, 2016 at 2:45 AM ^
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February 20th, 2016 at 11:44 AM ^
Nittany, It's nice to get a POV that isn't tainted by our love for UM.
IMHO, a better argument against Harbaugh taking the team to Florda is the "slippery slope" it may introduce. For example, what's to stop a team from taking an annual trip to Maui for practices? That would seem to be a distinct recruiting advantage. Schools could argue that it's unfair because not all programs can afford the same.
An annual/bi-annual trip to Hawaii woud seem like an attractive perk to a player considering where he'll sign.
And for the record, I'm not against the UM 2017 trip to Hawaii.
PS - Apologies for the a-holes that feel the need to sling mud.
February 20th, 2016 at 12:10 PM ^
It's an interesting topic. I certainly thought the IMG idea was a smart idea --- everyone's looking for an advantage and Harbaugh found one. Good idea by Michigan.
People bring up summer basketball foreign tours. That's a fair point, but in looking up the rules that's only allowed once every four years. E.g., can't do it annually.
Maybe that's another path to compromise: only one off-campus spring practice for football every X years. I hadn't heard about the Michigan/Hawaii/2017 idea. I do think there's value to student-athletes getting some breaks, time to be "not football players."
Look forward to my visit to AA (God willing) in September! I grew up a U-M fan, part of why I visit here. Had a good time in AA in 2014. There was no mud-slinging then. I've been to ~ 25 PSU games outside of State College since November 2011 and only one time was "mud ever slung."
February 19th, 2016 at 7:19 PM ^
Coach is awesome. That is all.
February 19th, 2016 at 7:20 PM ^
suckers gonna suck.
February 19th, 2016 at 7:21 PM ^
At this point does the SEC think ANYONE believes their concern is for athlete well-being, and not just competitve disadvantage? They've gotta know how dumb and whiny they look by now.
February 19th, 2016 at 7:22 PM ^
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February 19th, 2016 at 7:32 PM ^
February 19th, 2016 at 7:27 PM ^
Yes, I agree his point has been thoroughly made from our perspective, because it's freakin obvious the SEC is full of shit.
But I think it's worth driving home how ridiculous their argument is. Plus, it's not like the issue is disappearing on its own...I'm pretty sure someone posted an article on the topic this morning.
February 19th, 2016 at 7:28 PM ^
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February 20th, 2016 at 2:42 AM ^
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February 19th, 2016 at 10:10 PM ^
I don't see how this is a weak point. It's actually a very strong point.
People who are in favor of off campus practices such as Harabaugh's point out that Winter and Spring sports teams practice and play games during Spring break. People who are against off campus practices counter this by saying that those sports are in season as opposed to football which is not in season during Spring break. Well, Harbaugh is now pointing out that many teams (Fall, Winter and Spring) practice and play exhibition games during Summer break, which is not in season for any sport. If that's acceptable (and it has been acceptable for quite some time) why is not acceptable for football to practice during Spring break?
February 19th, 2016 at 11:02 PM ^
JH has credibility which certainly helps and more importantly, he has many followers who can retweet, ultimately affecting a large audience. Any time you can spotlight hypocrisy it is most likely a net gain.
February 21st, 2016 at 5:57 PM ^
My favorite will be when he announces that players are starting their 2 week "practice free" run to finals! Would be the best time to drive that point home.
February 19th, 2016 at 7:32 PM ^
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February 20th, 2016 at 2:53 AM ^
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February 19th, 2016 at 11:11 PM ^
It's great though because it may be that Harbaugh does so many creative things all at once that those in opposition will be stuck fighting battles he has already moved on from. Recruiting whack-a-mole. Their heads may explode.
February 20th, 2016 at 5:01 AM ^
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February 19th, 2016 at 7:36 PM ^
I think when new articles / references stop coming out, he will stop. Gotta fight fire with fire!
Plus, I know recruits love the whole Twitter thing, another way to be top of mind...
February 19th, 2016 at 7:36 PM ^
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February 19th, 2016 at 7:49 PM ^
so you have a right to speak up as much as you want, no matter how uninformed you may be. but the guy who has a right to speak out about it should stop? makes sense.
February 19th, 2016 at 8:30 PM ^
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February 19th, 2016 at 7:49 PM ^
Harbaugh is a genius. Everybody else is envious of him, so they come up with something crazy try to prove that he is cheating. But then Haarbaugh just states the facts and proves he's not.
February 19th, 2016 at 7:51 PM ^
SAMgo, another thought would be to do exactly what Harbaugh is doing. It may rile some feathers but it might make NCAA president think if he wants to cross the Rubicon. It might backfire on him. Where coach is already in the minority of big wigs....i.e. NCAA pres. SEC and ACC... commissioner's. Just a thought.
February 19th, 2016 at 7:53 PM ^
"...and what's the deal with the SEC?"
February 19th, 2016 at 8:03 PM ^
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February 19th, 2016 at 8:31 PM ^
February 19th, 2016 at 7:55 PM ^
That bitch Delaney better come off the golf course and start talking some shit. Getting sick of our guy having to fighting these empty suit motherfuckers all alone.
February 19th, 2016 at 8:07 PM ^
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February 19th, 2016 at 8:02 PM ^
Harbaugh operates at light speed...those empty suits are all neandrathals who haven't had an innovative thought in their head in years.
February 19th, 2016 at 8:05 PM ^
I mentioned this lower in the thread (response to Nittany Fan) but didn't Hoke take the team to San Diego to train with Navy Seals? How is that any different?
February 19th, 2016 at 8:11 PM ^
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February 19th, 2016 at 8:16 PM ^
It's ridiculous how much attention this is getting. Some students are practicing football in Florida over spring break. That should be about #6,347 on the list of things to care about.
February 19th, 2016 at 8:18 PM ^
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