Possibility of Harbaugh's contract including a pay cut - investing money in new staff?
Has this ever happened before in the entire football ecoystem/is this even plausible?
I would be Ok with Harbaugh staying and getting his pay cut by $2 million a year if it meant that money is used to buy out Don Brown's contract, hiring a new DC/recruiting coordinator, and other bumps to new staff that are deemed necessary.
November 2nd, 2020 at 3:52 PM ^
That being said, I hope Milton shows progression throughout the year - it would be nice to have a one Harbaugh coached QB land and stay in the NFL some point soon. It would also most likely mean the Team succeeded with that QB.
November 2nd, 2020 at 3:54 PM ^
It would be nice to have 1 QB stick in the NFL every ten years?
Holy shit, the bar is low these days.
November 2nd, 2020 at 5:43 PM ^
I hate Urban but he did note good points regarding Milton. Does not have touch on intermediate to long throws down the field. This goes back to high school. Im not sure he will ever have it.
November 2nd, 2020 at 7:45 PM ^
Not seeing what Sam and others have been gushing about yet.
Not sure DCaf would have been any better / able to stay healthy either.
November 2nd, 2020 at 3:55 PM ^
That should make the recruits flock to Michigan. "Hey guys, our head coach is so bad that we had to cut his salary by 25% and fire his assistants, but trust us with your development!"
November 2nd, 2020 at 3:57 PM ^
Hire Matt Entz from NDSU as D Coordinator?
November 2nd, 2020 at 4:04 PM ^
An entire new staff besides JH isnt going to change anything, this is just what the program's going to be. Beat Sparty every other year, lose to OSU, and 3-5 loses
November 2nd, 2020 at 4:06 PM ^
Brown has been a good dude, but it's time to get a change at DC. Let's hire someone that can coach a defense comprehensively, not someone that created and is married to a defensive scheme that he had to develop because he was at BC.
Michigan State just showed the entire world how to beat Michigan. Gonna be a long season for Germon and whoever they put out on the other side of him.
November 2nd, 2020 at 4:17 PM ^
Brown is a problem but he’s not THE problem. The problem is Harbaugh has made a series of really bad hires on that side of the ball and now it’s costing him. If Harbaugh and his staff put as much energy and importance into recruiting as Ryan Day and OSU do this wouldn’t be an issue.
November 2nd, 2020 at 4:40 PM ^
November 2nd, 2020 at 4:19 PM ^
We should cut his and Don Browns salary to zero and change the locks.
November 2nd, 2020 at 4:22 PM ^
I don't care what they pay him, as long as he wins. It's not my money.
November 2nd, 2020 at 4:42 PM ^
No thanks. I'd rather just fire his ass - or let his contract play out.
We've seen Harbaughs hiring credentials - and..... THEY AINT GOOD.
WHO'S GOT IT BETTER THAN US?! Get the fuck out of here with that bullshit.
SEE YA.
November 2nd, 2020 at 4:48 PM ^
None of those things will happen.
November 2nd, 2020 at 5:20 PM ^
Jim’s gotta go or it’ll be same ole same ole!
November 2nd, 2020 at 5:39 PM ^
Since when has money been a limiting factor at Michigan? Money is irrelevant to everything except internet narratives saying $X per year is too much based on some ill-informed interpretation of value.
You may be charged $7 for a Starbucks coffee and say that’s overpriced. And a billionaire may just plop down a $100 bill and say keep the change. My point is, Michigan is the billionaire. So, evaluate the coffee against the quality of other coffee not against how much you think it’s worth.
If you say Jim doesn’t win enough against program expectations, fine. If he hasn’t assembled the right staff, also fine. But, we are unequivocally not in a situation where we would have championships if only Jim made less money and we could hire those all-star assistants.
November 2nd, 2020 at 7:02 PM ^
Maybe the $100 million hit that Warde estimated the athletic Department may take this year is a factor?
November 2nd, 2020 at 5:40 PM ^
Can we invest the money into our recruiting program (wink, wink)!!
November 2nd, 2020 at 6:43 PM ^
Is everyone just oblivious to the context this year? The athletic Department has lost a huge amount of revenue. The university has lost a huge amount of revenue. Buying out Harbaugh's last year and paying a new coach big dollars is not on the table. My guess is the AD’s ideal plan would be a one year extension to buy time to see how the team does next year and also get a handle on what the near term future of Michigan athletics looks like.
November 2nd, 2020 at 6:54 PM ^
Pay Harbaugh on wins only if you're not gonna fire him. Losses mean NO PAYCHECK.
November 2nd, 2020 at 7:50 PM ^
If I were Warde, I would massively alter his contract to big incentives - win the game, the B1G East, the B1G, bowl game, make Playoffs, win a playoff, beat MSU, beat PSU, etc. and reduce his base
November 2nd, 2020 at 7:56 PM ^
November 2nd, 2020 at 8:30 PM ^
This scenario suggests that
1) Harbaugh is not part of the problem and
2) If he is part of the problem, let's keep him but only for a fraction of the cost. Our coordinators make $1.5mil and $1.1mil right now. How much more do they need?
I guess I'm asking does this solve the problem or just delay the inevitable as long it means we keep Jim.
November 2nd, 2020 at 8:45 PM ^
Why would they need to cut Harbaugh's salary to pay assistants?
November 2nd, 2020 at 9:46 PM ^
I don’t think the program’s problem is lack of financial resources...
November 3rd, 2020 at 2:32 PM ^
Ain’t happening.