Friday morning 'WTF is going on?' thread
But if the latest reports are accurate (which you should doubt), then it's starting to look like Harbaugh may be content where he is and may have just been using his newfound status as the hottest coach in America to get a bigger payday out of Stanford.
January 7th, 2011 at 9:38 AM ^
reports that Brandon continues his search for a new coach for Michigan's "men's football team." Didn't know there was a women's team, but perhaps with the state of journalism swirling around this program they felt it important to be very specific to prevent confusion and twisting of data.
January 7th, 2011 at 9:43 AM ^
Those wanting/needing a break from the coaching search might want to check out Mick McCabe's article from the Free Press on Carlton Brundidge and his high-achieving family:
Southfield's Carlton Brundidge fueled by high academic, athletic standards
An excerpt:
Carlton is not exactly a struggling student. He has a 3.5 at Southfield and is signed to play basketball at Michigan.
Despite his status as one of the top players in the country, he probably will never be the best athlete in the family.
His father, Clennie, was an All-America tight end and also played four years of college basketball. And like his wife, Debra, he was a good student.
"My dad was real good in academics," Carlton said. " He went to West Point, and you've got to be smart to get into West Point. My mom's GPA was high, also."
The basketball coach at West Point then was a young West Point graduate in his first college head coaching job -- Mike Krzyzewski.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:08 AM ^
Carlton Brundidge to coach Michigan football
January 7th, 2011 at 10:06 AM ^
Has anyone given thought to Skip Holtz down at South Florida? Had a pretty good run at East Carolina.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:36 AM ^
January 7th, 2011 at 1:50 PM ^
I don't care who his daddy is.
Besides, it would be fine to watch Holtz talk about Michigan on ESPN. (Well, the first couple of times.)
January 7th, 2011 at 10:11 AM ^
From the ESPN article on Bill Martin's reaction:
Mike Hart isn't in Ann Arbor anymore, keeping busy as an Indianapolis Colts running back, but he has followed the once-proud program closely since his senior year coincided with Carr's last season.
"Rich Rod didn't have a chance because no one agreed with the hire from the top to the bottom of the school and all over town," Hart said. "I'm going to be 100 percent behind whoever the coach at Michigan is and I hope everybody that loves Michigan is the same way, too, even if they don't like who Dave Brandon hires."
January 7th, 2011 at 11:00 AM ^
Sounds like Hart is our next HC.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:14 AM ^
Be very quiet, I'm hunting Cricket Selectors.
Yeah, he's an Aussie. If I were a Cricket Selector, I would be very afraid.
I'm not quite sure what a Cricket Selector is, but he is most displeased with their performance. I asked him to keep an eye out for ADs while he was on the hunt.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:16 AM ^
Just going to throw an interesting name out there, and then duck: Bill Cowher. I don't think DB would seriously consider someone who hasn't run a college program, though. Still, the guy can freakin' coach.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:17 AM ^
My sleep patterns are off and I'm flat out not sleeping well in the last week. Make it stop.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:21 AM ^
I'm pretty impressed that even after 2 days, we still have very little information. It seems like anyone on any side of the coaching search is completely tight lipped. Everything is still rumors and speculation (and "sources").
I'll give it to Dave Brandon, he sure knows how to run a stealth campaign. If he's travelling anywhere, it must be in one of these because flight aware has nothing:
January 7th, 2011 at 11:40 AM ^
The airplane picture is hilarious. I was on Okinawa when the Air Force brought the F-22's through for a tour/show of force and there were LEGIONS of Japanese photographers taking pictures of it when it took off and landed at Kadena Air Base. I can only imagine what their reaction would have been if your picture was accurate.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:27 AM ^
Well, if now's the time to make up crazy rumors with a modicum of plausibility, how about:
Harbaugh returns to Stanford for 1 more year, with the plan that he takes over the Chargers in 2012, who either use the Harbaugh hire to gain momentum to build a new stadium in San Diego or to start anew when they announce their move to LA for the 2012 season.
Of course, this rumor wouldn't work out if Norv Turner leads San Diego deep into the playoffs or possibly the Super Bowl in 2011. Ha Ha! One hurdle cleared...
January 7th, 2011 at 10:28 AM ^
I think Miles is still a strong candidate. I don't like the messing with recruits sleaze, but I feel like the Michigan AD has a culture that would not permit such foolishness, unlike LSU.
I really think that some serious discussions will happen Saturday and we will start hearing results Monday or soon after.
I just feel like The Hatter will be it.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:32 AM ^
Denver Post article - "Broncos' interest in Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh has cooled"
January 7th, 2011 at 10:33 AM ^
Is the rumor about the job opening needing to be open for a full week true?
January 7th, 2011 at 11:00 AM ^
January 7th, 2011 at 11:17 AM ^
I've seen some people claim there's a state law that applies here, but I've been unable to find any evidence of that.
I did find an HR document from a U-M site that says that a job has to be posted for seven days, but there's a "posting waiver" that it seems to me could easily be used here and mean that a coach could be hired officially at any time. (Note also that the head coaching job hasn't been posted at the U-M online job board--unlike three years ago.)
A. Posting Requirement
Regular openings of 50% effort or more (twenty hours or more on a standard work schedule) will be posted for a minimum of seven calendar days prior to being filled. Regular openings of less than 50 % effort (less than twenty hours on a standard work schedule) may be posted at the discretion of the unit.
1. Posting Waiver:
A unit may request a waiver of the posting requirement from the appropriate Human Resource office. The standard for considering a request for a waiver of the posting requirement is whether the legitimate business needs of the unit outweigh the University’s intent to provide notice of employment opportunities to the University community and others through the posting process. Examples of a business need include, but are not limited to, the University’s commitment to assist reduction-in-force candidates and dual career candidates.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:38 AM ^
Tony Dungy on the Dan Patrick Show...
Dan: Has Michigan called you about your job?
Tony: They did not...I'm kinda glad they didn't call...my dad grew up a big Michigan Man...I'm glad they didn't call
Dan: What if they do call?
Tony: If they call, I have some great recommendations for them
Makes you wonder who he has in mind for us and if there would be a chance given the Michigan connections he's got...
January 7th, 2011 at 11:36 AM ^
He recommended Charlie Strong to Louisville.
January 7th, 2011 at 12:17 PM ^
If he said this in public.
January 7th, 2011 at 10:45 AM ^
I may have missed the memo but is the site down due to problems or is it because Brian has limited acess due to all the drama that is going on?
Thanks
January 7th, 2011 at 10:48 AM ^
Site's been crashing under all the traffic. Front page commenting and creating threads can only be done through the iphone app. Voting's also disabled.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:08 AM ^
Is there an android app by any chance?
January 7th, 2011 at 11:13 AM ^
I think Brian sent out a open request for an Android developer to work on it (about 2 months ago), but I don't think anything ever happened.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:04 AM ^
I know this is a bit short-sighted but it'd be great if DB could name a coach by tomorrow. Lyons and Frost announce on Saturday and might slip away. We need those guys bad.
Wishful thinking I suppose.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:10 AM ^
January 7th, 2011 at 11:16 AM ^
Is there actually a coach not name Harbaugh that the fan base is legitimately going to be excited about? Hoke is plan B for all intensive purposes. Les Miles hasn't won anything of significance with his own players. Patterson and Peterson seem like possible candidates to be RichRod 2.0...I almost feel like it's going to take a wild card like Jon Gruden to really get some excitement going and for a boom in recruiting…
I’m not saying that’s what I want, just looking for some feedback on the line of thinking.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:19 AM ^
"for all intents and purposes"
January 7th, 2011 at 11:22 AM ^
Intensive purposes = intents and purposes
I learned this only recently so sorry if this seems to be harsh. Go Blue.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:31 AM ^
Negative. It's a malapropism. At best a neolgism.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:32 AM ^
Just trying to edify, and support the excellence we allegedly piss.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:38 AM ^
That's "neolOgism," dumbass. Git er right!
January 7th, 2011 at 11:27 AM ^
perfectly cool w/ the correction...
January 7th, 2011 at 11:40 AM ^
Fan base would be excited about Gruden. Not saying it's necessarily a possibility or that he'd be a slam dunk to succeed here, but people would definitely be buzzing about it.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:27 AM ^
Daryl Rogers.. he thinks the AA folks are arrogant asses
January 7th, 2011 at 11:35 AM ^
There's an awesome flashback. Oh how I miss the days when we were fearsome enough to be considered arrogant asses and we considered it compliment.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:37 AM ^
I'm starting to think that Les Miles is more and more of an option due to the delay of any information. Obviously nothing will come out until AFTER the cotton bowl which is tonight if Miles really is one of the lead men.I don't know how i feel about that.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:53 AM ^
11:50AM EST
FWIW, ESPN story lead-in said Harbaugh down to Stanford / NIners decision with an announcement expected as early as today.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:59 AM ^
It's been a long time since we've pulled a genuine upset. Come on, baby! (Translation: Last chance, Harbaugh, to avoid becoming persona non grata and cast forever into the wilderness.)
January 7th, 2011 at 12:06 PM ^
dream school my ass
January 7th, 2011 at 12:15 PM ^
and has special relationships with all those players he recruited to help turn things around. He's a coach remember. It will be difficult to leave his players. He's not Saban where he's done it before.
In a sense he already has a dream job. But he could pursuit another one and here's hoping at this point he does. =]
January 7th, 2011 at 12:41 PM ^
I agree. But for those of us old enough to remember, Texas A&M tried to make Bo the first coach earning $1 million a year and he stayed in Ann Arbor for the precise reason you stated above, the kids.
January 7th, 2011 at 2:16 PM ^
* Michigan is a bigger job than Texas A&M.
* Bo wasn't a Texas A&M alum and ex-football player.
January 7th, 2011 at 2:24 PM ^
Didn't Monahan also give Bo an A2 Domino's franchise to stay at Michigan back then? Given the amount of that crap we ate, that alone would have been worth a fortune.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:59 AM ^
January 7th, 2011 at 1:16 PM ^
"The who reportedly were trying to interview Harbaugh earlier this week, have moved on. John Elway, the Broncos' new football czar, said on his weekly radio show on 87.7 The Ticket in Denver on Friday that he believes Harbaugh wants to stay at Stanford rather than turn pro.
Elway also said he believes Harbaugh's alma mater, Michigan -- which dismissed Rich Rodriguez earlier this week -- might be back in the picture."
I was just watching the espn news, they can't figure out why Stephen Ross flew to Califronia yesterday with no offer, in fact they said no one can understand it. CAN anyone say Stephen Ross might be the Agent Michigan is using to confuse the media.
Then don't know anymore than we do what is going on and won't until it is time.