Jim's son (rightly) putting all the blame on the 49er front office?
I'm not sure of the veracity of this, but there is a thread over at the 49ers forum about a letter written by Jim Harbaugh's son on a Facebook 49er fan group.
You have to register to view the thread, but you can find it here.
I can screen shot the letter if it is allowed here. It basically goes into detail about how York has been pushing Harbaugh out for awhile now. Stuff we all knew, I guess, but fascinating to see it coming directly from close to the source.
There is no mention of Michigan in it though.
December 28th, 2014 at 11:18 PM ^
Mods, please delete if this shouldn't be here.
December 28th, 2014 at 11:20 PM ^
by thosewhostay7? It would explain a lot. Hopefully someone writes a book about this CC, with the last chapter revealing the truth about who knew what, when.
December 28th, 2014 at 11:38 PM ^
I have a feeling JUB will be on it. Personally, I think that, being a relatively close friend of Harbaugh, JUB has access to a lot of info that the public would otherwise never know.
December 28th, 2014 at 11:42 PM ^
James Jr celebrated his 8th birthday just a few months ago. Interesting.
December 28th, 2014 at 11:23 PM ^
There are quite a few big egos involved, so the dirt is bound to come out at some point. Could be indirect (like the one above) or a direct interview. To be honest, I couldn't care less. Michigan came out the winner in all of that non-sense...
December 28th, 2014 at 11:26 PM ^
His son doesn't have any Michigan tradition. He is watching his dad prepare to move the family a couple of thousand miles from the place he knows as home. He should throw the 49ers management under the bus. In his eyes, they have not only done his dad wrong, but have affected his life, too.
December 29th, 2014 at 12:43 AM ^
Are you kidding me? Harbaugh's son has no Michigan tradition? My sons have spent their entire lives in the South, right in the heart of SEC country, and they are fanatical Michigan fans (happy ones, too). And you don't think Jim Harbaugh's son has any Michigan tradition! It's all father to son.
December 29th, 2014 at 4:07 AM ^
Do you get what I mean?
December 28th, 2014 at 11:31 PM ^
I think that means fully aware?
December 28th, 2014 at 11:38 PM ^
"Throwing under the bus" usually implies that it's unfair. In this case he's entirely justified.
December 28th, 2014 at 11:41 PM ^
Good point. I will change it.
December 29th, 2014 at 1:35 AM ^
It's one of the worst, most overused cliches in all the world. I guess it's some kind of nonsensical metaphor. It should never be said, much less its meaning debated.
Glad to get that off my chest.
December 29th, 2014 at 7:06 AM ^
you threw Snarling Wolverine Under the Bus like that.
December 28th, 2014 at 11:40 PM ^
I've found at IMD says that James Jr, was born in 2006. I find it hard to believe he wrote that letter at the tender age of eight.
December 28th, 2014 at 11:41 PM ^
All's well that ends well for Harbaugh and Michigan. If it wasn't for the 49ers front office, who knows who our next football coach would be. As for Harbaugh, he gets $8 million/year at a place where he will be looked upon as someone who can do no wrong. The real losers will be the 49ers.
December 28th, 2014 at 11:45 PM ^
Reading between the lines it seems like the classic problem of a good team in a salary cap world...the front office in someone like Gore's case doesn't want to spend money because they think they can find a cheaper, younger replacement with more upside. Which would drive a coach nuts because you're losing a known quantity who respects what you're trying to do and who you have some degree of loyalty to. Turns out not every team can be the Patriots.
December 28th, 2014 at 11:48 PM ^
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December 29th, 2014 at 12:03 AM ^
His son is only 8? I had no idea. Yeah, seems like this could be a fake then.
Edit: At the risk of seeming creepy, his Facebook profile shows that he is about to go to college. They were discussing on the 9er forum whether this is legit and it really is him that posted it to the Facebook group.
December 29th, 2014 at 12:36 AM ^
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December 29th, 2014 at 12:02 AM ^
i feel bad for his son...
NOT!!!
December 29th, 2014 at 12:04 AM ^
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December 29th, 2014 at 12:15 AM ^
from 2004 that has him at seven years old. That would match with one of the reported B-Days from 1996. So, young James Harbaugh is now probably 18.
December 29th, 2014 at 1:06 AM ^
Given than an intelligent high school student can probably write better than 75% of the adult population of the US, of course this could have been written by a 16-year old.
December 29th, 2014 at 1:24 AM ^
STOP with the creepy disection of the writing of someone's 8 or 16 year old son. At best, it is authentic and we can all agree, but no need to hype our new coach's son's personal opinions. At worst, it is a fake and JH will be none too pleased with our glamming on. This entire thread should be deleated. Stat. Post-haste, me thinks.
December 29th, 2014 at 2:13 AM ^
He'll see what a charming little city it is and how well his family will be treated and they will forget all about how stupid the Niners front office is.
Eddie DeBartolo was a great owner but stupidly lost his franchise due to having interest in a floating casino and ended up having/letting his sister and her idiot husband own the team, they haven't won a SB since and when they finally came close, their ego's got in the way.
Lucky for us that is!!!
Go Blue!!!
December 29th, 2014 at 3:17 AM ^
Bay Area resident here.
The Yorks are in football to make money, not to win. They needed to hire Jim Harbaugh to win elections and sell tickets for season #1 of their new ballpark, but they blinked when he costs more than $4M a year. The 49ers want to make sure they maximize on draft picks and young players, with an inexperienced coach, so that they can minimize spending. Look for the 49ers to become the Florida Marlins of the NFL, with drastic teardowns every three to five years.
December 29th, 2014 at 7:30 AM ^
He appears to have had his accounts hacked, so this is likely not real:
"Please disregard any strange posts from my Facebook. I was hacked. Thats the Internet for ya...."
https://twitter.com/James_Harbaugh/status/549451657361522688