January 7th, 2011 at 3:51 PM ^
*asplode*
January 7th, 2011 at 3:52 PM ^
Eh, better there than stanford. Prestige would have taken a bit of a hit if one of our "loyal" alums had elected to stay at an institution that can't fill a 50,000 seat stadium instead of coming back to his "dream" job. Don't think he is going to be a very good pro coach (his style is one that players tune out rather quickly - see Singeltary, MIchael) but w/e.
January 7th, 2011 at 3:53 PM ^
it was not about the money. It was about the location. Wife made the decision for him.
January 7th, 2011 at 4:00 PM ^
bitch.
January 7th, 2011 at 4:12 PM ^
Ann Arbor too? Or am I mistaken?
January 7th, 2011 at 4:53 PM ^
but that is probably the one he had the messy divorce with ...
January 7th, 2011 at 3:53 PM ^
There's a pretty good argument to be made that the best coach available is only available because we just fired his ass.
January 7th, 2011 at 3:56 PM ^
Yep.
I swear, we better get a kick ass coach out of this fiasco.
January 7th, 2011 at 3:57 PM ^
Acoording to sources, including TomVH, a lot of players lost faith in RR after the Gator Bowl. You can't possibly keep a coach if that happens.
January 7th, 2011 at 4:01 PM ^
but my argument remains.
Besides, I remember hear something once about the market value of a bird in the hand, especially when compared to the value of birds that have yet to be displaced from their current residences...
January 7th, 2011 at 4:02 PM ^
If you have a team who doesn't believe in their coach then we'd be right back to 3-9 or 2-10. What happens then?
January 7th, 2011 at 4:08 PM ^
My point was that the best available college football coach in America right now is probably Rich Rodriguez. So regardless of the circumstances or whether it was the 'right' decision, we just fired the best available college football coach without a back-up plan.*
(You'd also got a tough argument to convince me that Michigan would have finished no better than 3-9, though that number is certainly in play for next year)
*If Adam Schefter is right... which, like, whatever
January 7th, 2011 at 4:32 PM ^
I agree that RR is the best available coach. My opinion is that the way DB handled the situation there was no possible way that he could bring RR back for another year or give him an extension. Thinking retrospectively all signs pointed to him being fired.
I was also under the impression the DB was this crazy bad ass and that we would have a coach to introduce by now. I think I bought too much into the DB pimp hand thing and was duped into thinking it was all taken care of.
January 7th, 2011 at 6:18 PM ^
That's a completely unfounded feeling at this point in the process.
January 7th, 2011 at 4:07 PM ^
I actually saw an antique roadshow with that. Some lady came in with some bird in the hand she found in her attic. The guy appraised it at about two in the bush. She seemed really surprised.
January 7th, 2011 at 3:54 PM ^
I like the Niners, good for Jim. On to other candidates.
Gruden or Patterson plz
January 7th, 2011 at 3:54 PM ^
Should be fun to see the Carroll-Harbaugh rivalry renewed in the pros. It looks like Michigan was never a long term option for Harbaugh so at that point I'd rather see him in the NFL and end some of the speculation.
Hopefully we can also wrap up our own search now that the guy we pretty much had to wait for is off the board.
January 7th, 2011 at 3:55 PM ^
If true, he never wanted to come home. If so, screw him.
January 7th, 2011 at 3:59 PM ^
... he already thinks he's home.
January 7th, 2011 at 4:00 PM ^
He obviously wants to coach in the NFL, and this is a great chance in a town where his wife is comfortable and he doesn't have to move. This is his perogative. Good luck to him.
Now, if it had been Stanford, we would look bad.
75% Hoke, 25% Miles.
January 7th, 2011 at 4:47 PM ^
is a fantastic place to live & raise a family (moreso if you make good money). The guy was going to make more money that anyone needs to live comfortably forever regardless of where he went, and there are no garuantees with coaching jobs, so maybe he put his family first in this case. Can't hate the guy for that.
January 7th, 2011 at 4:59 PM ^
But can I hate the 49ers?
January 7th, 2011 at 4:12 PM ^
This just proved that he cares about the NFL more then michigan
January 7th, 2011 at 5:17 PM ^
I would like to neg-bomb you right now. Sadly, I cannot.
January 7th, 2011 at 3:56 PM ^
What's the average tenure of a pro coach, anyway? 4 years would be my guess based on the fact that there are a dozen Mariuccis for every Belicheck out there. Hope for JH's sake he's a Belicheck, but I bet he'll come to rue his decision 4 or 5 years from now.
January 7th, 2011 at 5:01 PM ^
Or the way things now look, maybe we get him the next time around ...
January 7th, 2011 at 3:56 PM ^
Any chance Schefter is the new Herbie?
January 7th, 2011 at 4:46 PM ^
Unfortunately, Herbie is the new Herbie. He said he'd be "shocked" if Harbaugh didn't end up in Ann Arbor.
January 7th, 2011 at 3:57 PM ^
I really didn't want to have to hate our head coach with a burning passion. Anyone but Harbaugh.
By the way, he played Michigan like fools, used us (and other teams) as leverage to get more money and left us with our pants down. Looks like I had this guy pinned from day 1.
AHHHHH SEE YA SEEYA SEEYA
January 7th, 2011 at 9:58 PM ^
Sounds like Miami, Oakland, and Denver provided all the leverage needed. Schefter suggested Harbaugh turned down Miami's offer because it wasn't all about the money.
January 7th, 2011 at 3:57 PM ^
Sucks. No idea where this goes now.
January 7th, 2011 at 3:58 PM ^
shit fuck poop
January 7th, 2011 at 3:58 PM ^
Stop this "Screw Harbaugh" crap. He doesn't owe Michigan anything. God forbid he stay in SF because he doesn't want to uproot his family.
January 7th, 2011 at 4:01 PM ^
are you serious? He owes michigan everything.
January 7th, 2011 at 4:03 PM ^
He started for three years at QB, beat OSU, and took us to a Rose Bowl.
So yes, I am serious. He owes the university nothing.
January 7th, 2011 at 4:08 PM ^
pretty sure beating osu and going to the rose bowl was a team effort. he also wouldnt have had those opportunities without Michigan. I'm guessing by you're just trying to be poetic or something
January 7th, 2011 at 5:23 PM ^
What exactly does he owe Michigan? What entitlement do we have as an alumni community for him to be our coach?
I - for one - reject any sense of entitlement to a coach who played at our school 20+ years ago. I live by the credo that you have to do what is best for you and your family first, and - frankly - going to the NFL in the Bay Area would beat the hell out of returning to A2 and rebuilding a football program.
I am honestly shocked by the level of arrogance and sheer selfishness that many UM fans harbor. This coaching search has been disappointing, but we as a school are not "owed" anything.
January 7th, 2011 at 4:02 PM ^
Agreed. There are children amongst us.
January 7th, 2011 at 4:16 PM ^
Screw Harbaugh for numerous reasons.
(But you're right, family first and I can't fault his decision.)
January 7th, 2011 at 4:24 PM ^
Did he loose the one chance that he had of ever being a Michigan head coach or will the doors opening once again if he fails in the NFL?
January 7th, 2011 at 4:34 PM ^
I have to think he considered that in making the decision and became okay with not ever coaching at Michigan. If he didn't think about that angle, he's a bigger idiot than I make him out to be.
January 7th, 2011 at 5:07 PM ^
This I agree with. He had someday NFL aspirations, and his family does not seem to have been looking forward to Ann Arbor. Leave it be.
We are not in this pickle because of Jim Harbaugh ...
January 7th, 2011 at 4:00 PM ^
JH can lick my taint.....
January 7th, 2011 at 4:00 PM ^
"SF not an option", pff! Thanks for toying with our minds, Schefter.
January 7th, 2011 at 4:00 PM ^
It's not so bad that he's pushing 60, often the catholic church picks an old pope knowing they will die soon. Miles hasn't got a lot to lose coming to M... fix it he's a hero, wallow in mediocrity and he retires. Also, he acts the way he does because he's playing by SEC rules now..he has to do what he has to do to beat Saban who is doing the same things. He'll dial in to M and the Big10.... Good track record (much longer than Harbaugh's), excellent recruiting tool....BEST OPTION
January 7th, 2011 at 4:03 PM ^
That is kind of the way I feel about the oversigning too. The B1G does not allow it, so it won't happen here. In the SEC however, foregoing the practice would be like tying one hand behind your back, bringing a knife to a gun fight, etc.
January 7th, 2011 at 5:10 PM ^
you don't have to dick 18 year-olds over in the process. The oversigning is bad enough. Publicly screwing kids over and then lying about it is unethical.
January 7th, 2011 at 4:06 PM ^
But the stiff upper lip folks with the serious $$$ are a-skeered of Miles' "irregularities." Hell, it's Louisiana--they won't even notice you if you're not a little goofy.
sniff...snifff...what's that smell?
LLOYD!