CC: Joe Schad on the case!
That ESPN has put this guy on the our coaching change story pretty much ends my turning to the World Wide Leader for updates aside from Schefter.
He just went on TV and said "I'm hearing that in the last couple hours there are some current contractual obligations Jim Harbaugh has that will make it difficult for Michigan to get him." Uhh what would those obligations be, Joe? Didn't elaborate. Then did touch-and-go reports about buyout situations (without mentioning numbers at all) on Les Miles and Brady Hoke. Probably because he went to a few Michigan message boards, saw fans talking about those names, and assumed that's where the list stopped.
What big credible story has this guy EVER broken? Just a horrible journalist.
"I don't really care who's the source on any story. I don't care, and I don't know why people are so worked up about it. All I care about is what is true." - Actual Joe Schad quote from this fall
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:42 PM ^
My head might explode.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:43 PM ^
I feel like Sherlock Holmes sifting through clues in an interscape. This is fun.
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:36 PM ^
do you mean an "intern's cape?" our intern here wears a cape all day long. other than that, that word makes no sense.
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:48 PM ^
It's internet landscape - interscape. I make up my own words, such as cholesterolsweep and wienerstink.
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:59 PM ^
That second one made me think of the made up word we call my son. I'm German and my wife is Hispanic, so we call him our little "Beanerschnitzel." Really not PC at all. but we think it's funny.
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:42 PM ^
would have already figured out who the coach for Michigan is going to be for next season. Likely would have figured it out before the bowl game and would have known the gator bowl result.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:44 PM ^
Gonna be tough to accomplish anything at work this week, I guess.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:44 PM ^
We need a new boat with more Fitzerald!
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:53 PM ^
Sadly, that boat's already sailed and the journey did not end well.... But, plus one for the name parody, well played.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:44 PM ^
Whenever I read the words Joe Schad, my dislexia interprets it as Joe Chode. FWIW
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:45 PM ^
Michigan is talking to JH's agent. And the agent wants a bigger commission. Hence, lets use the media as a means for a bigger payday.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:47 PM ^
Trying to get Harbaugh the quan.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:45 PM ^
Don't worry, Kirk Herbstreit seems to be on the case too!
/s
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:45 PM ^
The contractual stuff that would have to be worked out I believe involves Nike. I'm not 100% sure though.
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:05 PM ^
DB to JH, "just do it."
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:02 PM ^
Now wouldn't that be just about total confirmation that Nike is the evil empire?
January 3rd, 2011 at 5:37 PM ^
I have never seen one of these contracts, but I am fairly certain that a material term would be that Habaugh still coaches for Stanford. Any sort of negative covenant (e.g., thou shall not have any sponsor but Nike after this contract expires) would be unusual, and probably not enforceable.
EDIT: Michigan is three years into an eight year deal with Adidas. As far as I can tell, Stanford's deal with Nike is similarly with the University.
January 3rd, 2011 at 6:07 PM ^
Negative/Restrictive covenants (ie, preventing you from working for a rival employer as a condition in the contract for your current employment), is not enforceable in California, where Stanford is located. Other states allow it in limited circumstances and only for limited durations and restrictions, but California bans it altogether. FWIW.
January 3rd, 2011 at 8:49 PM ^
I don't know California law, but in New York, you are able to prevent people from taking other jobs -- you just have to compensate them for staying unemployed. So long as that compensation is "adequate" you're able to force people to stay off the market.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:46 PM ^
In support of the OP, if you google "Joe Schad stories broken" the results are not flattering for Mr. Schad.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:54 PM ^
He's an embarrassment. I've been saying it for years. Schad is living proof that it's very hard to get fired from ESPN if you don't sexually harrass anyone.
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:02 PM ^
Somewhere Harold Reynolds is weeping. He was damn good at being an analyst, too.
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:12 PM ^
this thread is the first link if you google said phrase.
Edit: In hindsight, I'm not sure how that is fairer to him, but I'm just sayin.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:46 PM ^
I easily could be wrong here, but i was under the assumption that Harbaugh has an excemption in his contract that would allow him to leave for Michigan without penalty. (Miles and Hoke too... for what it's worth)
Granted that was last year I heard that, and from a random source... so I without hesitation can be completely wrong on this front. Just spreading that info out there :)
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:59 PM ^
I don't think anyone has seen Harbaugh's contract. Stanford is immune from FOI inquiries as a private institution, and I don't think the school nor Harbaugh has ever specifically commented on contract provisions.
I may be wrong, but I believe anything that you have heard is mere speculation or second/third hand information.
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:05 PM ^
The word I heard (second/third hand information) is that Harbaugh's current contract has no buy-out at all.
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:00 PM ^
No.
We know for a fact that Miles has an addendum to his contract that penalizes him more for leaving for Michigan. I would think it unwise for Stanford to have JH sign a contract that allows him to walk without penalty to Michigan. I would think JH has something similar, but not as high of a penalty.
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:08 PM ^
Miles' old contract had "Michigan clause" which allowed him to leave to coach UofM with no penalty/buyout (or greatly reduced, not sure which). His current contract may have stiffened the penalty if he left for Michigan, not that that would happen anymore.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:46 PM ^
I pewped my pants.
Seriously how much does it suck to be a MICH fan right now?
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:49 PM ^
makes me pewp.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:55 PM ^
I don't think it ever sucks to be a Michigan fan.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:58 PM ^
Agreed. At the end, we still have a degree from one of the best universities on earth, and numerous quotes from Bo Schembechler to live by.
"Keep believing!!!"
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:46 PM ^
100% cosign. Love the line about not caring who the source for a story is. No wonder the profession of journalism is in such shitty condition.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:56 PM ^
“I don’t really care who’s the source in any story. I don’t care and I don’t know why people are so worked up about it. … I always struggle to understand why there’s such a quest to figure out who exactly passed along what information to who.”
Just think what the MSM would do if a Blog did what he has, and then said that.
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:11 PM ^
That is an absolutely horrifying comment.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:46 PM ^
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:49 PM ^
That would be great. Does Trgvorac get to hire his own staff?
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:01 PM ^
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:20 PM ^
If he brings him in without fireing the rest of the D Staff, it'll be GERG all over again pretty much. The DC can only do so much. The lack of improvement is the ENTIRE d staff's fault, not just Robinson. They all must go, or Rod must go for his blind loyalty to his WVU buddies.
January 3rd, 2011 at 5:59 PM ^
Why would Rich stay? Against every good team that we faced, the offense was as bad as the defense. If Rich does the offense, that is on him. Also, how wil replacing the D staff help special teams? Isn't that Rich's job, as well?
Sorry, if DB retains RR after this, he will be undermining the entire program.
Rich may be a good guy, but the situation at our beloved program has turned toxic, and we need to remove Rich for the good of the program. Michigan football is more important than Rich Rodriguez.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:47 PM ^
Schad, and I demand a manual recount.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:51 PM ^
is past tense for shit.
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:48 PM ^
a son in his freshman year and he used this term on me...
sorry Joe...
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:51 PM ^
if Joe Schad says it, it's not happening.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:53 PM ^
Should we play Clue?
GO BLUE!!
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:56 PM ^
Bring in Trgvorac and let him hire his assistants. That would be tits!
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:59 PM ^
No one has said anything about Mike Leach as a possible new coach. I don't know that much about him except that he seemed to have Texas Tech headed towards the big time in 2008-2009. What does anyone think about him? Or would his bad press from the Adam James fiasco make him too much of a lightning rod (no pun intended)?
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:03 PM ^
I vote no
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:07 PM ^
Yup the bad press is REALLY affecting Leach! Right now he is 0-2 in interviews, Miami & Maryland, and the Miami interview came with Donald Trumps letters to the AD n school Prez! Any team that would take a chance on Leach and his legal issues would incure the wrath of ESPN if Leach indeed wins his defamation suit. Not too sure ANYONE is gonna touch him with a 10ft pole until after all legal action is complete.