John U. Bacon: "If I had a guess" one year from now, Brad Bates will be the AD and one of the two Harbaughs will be the HC
John U. Bacon, just wrapped an interview on the Hugh Show. When asked to guess who will be the HC of Michigan football one year from now, after giving several disclaimers and noting that it was just his guess, stated that one year from now, Brad Bates would be the AD and one of the two Harbaughs would be the HC.
He also said earlier in the interview that from talking to people who he knows who are close to Miles, Harbaugh and Harbaugh, he does not believe that any of that group would accept the HC spot with Brandon as AD.
Sorry, no link, as it was a radio interview.
October 8th, 2014 at 4:53 PM ^
... is great. I highly respect him and loved his books. However, he does have an ax to grind with DB (rightly so, IMO), so I'm curious how much of the, "They will not come if DB is here," is based on verified, legit sources (ie. Harbaughses or Miles) and how much of it is just grinding the ax.
October 8th, 2014 at 4:55 PM ^
However he feels about Brandon, there's no reason to put himself out there by guessing he's going to be ousted unless that's what he's hearing. He doesn't gain anything by just tossing it out there, and if he's wrong, he'll probably lose a smidge of credibility.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:17 PM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 5:28 PM ^
But it wouldn't be a couple years from now, more like a couple/few months.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:30 PM ^
Tell that to Kirk "Les Miles has accepted the Michigan job" Herbstreit...
October 8th, 2014 at 8:07 PM ^
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October 8th, 2014 at 5:43 PM ^
"You and I both know, nobody is going to call him out a couple years from now."
That could be your job.
October 8th, 2014 at 10:40 PM ^
doesn't matter to me at this point. I'm on the JUB bandwagon.
October 8th, 2014 at 4:53 PM ^
a Harbaugh would be a possibility, but who am I to argue with Bacon?
October 8th, 2014 at 4:53 PM ^
Was this guess more along the lines of, "Man, I have no idea, but I guess I'd go with a Harbaugh because I don't think any frontrunners have emerged," or "I actually think one of the Harbaughs is coming"?
October 8th, 2014 at 4:53 PM ^
First Bacon, then Bates (hamburgers)? MMM It's Coney day!
October 8th, 2014 at 5:12 PM ^
Makes me want a Jimmy...........Dean.
October 8th, 2014 at 4:54 PM ^
Well, then it's obvious what must be done.
Dave Brandon must be fired.
Duh.
This would be a great thing to happen.
October 8th, 2014 at 4:56 PM ^
Let's consider this before we get excited - how often is Bacon right/wrong with these types of things?
Also, making a guess means you should probably still bet on the field here.
October 8th, 2014 at 4:59 PM ^
THE KNOWLEDGE
October 8th, 2014 at 5:02 PM ^
Sadly, all I see is a creepy boob grab.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:42 PM ^
In all the times I've seen this gif, I have never noticed that. Thanks man, it's forever ruined...
j/k
October 8th, 2014 at 6:40 PM ^
It was a big discussion back in the day. Ultimately, there's no way anyone can discern intent from the gif. Anyone who's been fortunate enough to be in an incensed sports mob (insert M football joke here) knows that you randomly, accidently touch/hug/fall into/grab while falling/punch/kick a lot of random people.
October 8th, 2014 at 6:45 PM ^
I love this. Can I get a Dennis Norfleet round-of-applausing a downed punt from the Rutgers game?
October 8th, 2014 at 4:58 PM ^
It may happen with Jimmy Harbaugh. The biggest downside to that would be the constant rumours of him jumping back to the NFL. 5 good years of Harbaugh would turn the program completely around though.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:28 PM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 9:09 PM ^
Exactly. Imagine that! A coach that the NFL actually wants! Why do you think the NFL was never interested in Carr or Hoke?
October 8th, 2014 at 4:59 PM ^
I guess the question is does Bacon have any real contacts in either Harbaugh camp. It's pretty clear that he knows people around the school and athletic department, so I would give some credence to Brandon being out and Bates being in, but saying one of the Harbaughs would come would require some contacts pretty close to either Harbaugh. Even people that "know" either one probably aren't getting the straight scoop from the Harbaughs.
I always doubt people that say "coach x would absolutely take job y if offerred." It's never that simple... For instance, would Les Miles have taken the job in 2007? I'll always have my doubts. I just don't think a coach who is about to play for a national championship is leaving for another college job.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:15 PM ^
The real question is whether Bates has any pull in the Stephen Ross camp, and with other big donors.
From what I'm hearing, follow the money, guys.
Brandon will be here unless the money turns against him.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:48 PM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 6:06 PM ^
He is also a friend of Brandon's, and has supported him pubicly. But more important, he supports him behind the scenes at this point.
That may change if he sees that there is significant opposition to Brandon and it doesn't look like just a few cranks or journalists.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:51 PM ^
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October 8th, 2014 at 10:01 PM ^
came out he addressed the Harbaugh situation. It was put to Bacon as to why harbaugh didnt' come to Michigan. From what I recall. he said that whoever he talked to who knew Harbaugh. All Harbaugh ever did was talk about Michigan. I never heard him elaborate further on that point only to suggest that Harbaugh wanted the job very much. He alluded to some disconnect between that and the hiring of Brady Hoke. He left it for his audience to fill in the blanks. So he has believed for years that Harbaugh has wanted to come back, and from what he is saying as of late, that is true, but neither of the Harbaugh's will work for Dave Brandon.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:00 PM ^
Does Bates have any connection to the Harbaughs?
October 8th, 2014 at 5:54 PM ^
Bates and one of the Harbaughs will both soon be employed by the University of Michigan!!
October 8th, 2014 at 5:00 PM ^
Brady Hoke is a beautiful man.
Full of hugs and claps and a warmth that turns boys into men with a michigan coat.
The kind of coat that will shimmer in the misty mornings of fall.
Football is a game of heathens.
Life is a game of gentlemen and snifters and fine cigars.
Perhaps a fireplace or two.
Grandchildren.
#FireHarbaugh
October 8th, 2014 at 5:06 PM ^
Man...I don't know what Fuck you just said, little kid, but you're special you reach out and touch a brothers heart...
October 8th, 2014 at 5:44 PM ^
You win. A Pulitzer.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:00 PM ^
Folks...all of the speculation and talk of Brandon getting fired is hurtful to him. Let us not dwell on his failures. Let us not talk of the bumblebee uniforms, the jock jamz, the herding of student ticketholders, the raising of ticket prices, the terrible schedule and whatnot. Dave doesn't want us talking about these things and we should honor his delicate sensibilities.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:03 PM ^
He is being the very best him he can be. He is working on that.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:10 PM ^
... I just had this image in my head of an employee of Dave Brandon complaining about his feelings being hurt when Dave was being critical of him during a 1 on 1 meeting.
"Dave, I understand that I'm supposed to put coversheets on the new TPS reports, but you're really hurting my feelings. My family is hurt by it. My son, he's embarrassed to even be seen in public with me. Can you lighten up, a little?"
October 8th, 2014 at 5:17 PM ^
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October 8th, 2014 at 6:13 PM ^
For the photo..............what a cool image.
October 8th, 2014 at 10:01 PM ^
October 8th, 2014 at 5:01 PM ^
Winning the lottery would be great too. So would beating PSU eleventy-billion to 0. If I had to guess, Bacon is being optimistic and wrong.
I'd love it if he's right though.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:01 PM ^
I know there are more important things I ask about from time to time, but if you are in a "filling my hands with blessings" kind of mood this year, it would be nice if this made it into the basket.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:01 PM ^
Being the BC AD. Never knowing what era you were in.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:05 PM ^
Well done,
October 8th, 2014 at 5:14 PM ^
what state are you in? Your avatar seems confused.
October 8th, 2014 at 5:29 PM ^
I lived in Texas for many years and recently moved to Minnesota. I still have to travel to TX for work on a regular basis thus the split name and avatar. That, and I was too lazy to change both.