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Jim Harbaugh Thread
I figure he needs his own coaching thread, so here we go.
NFL sources have confided that the Raiders have contacted the 49ers about a trade for Jim Harbaugh.
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NFL sources have confided that the Raiders have contacted the 49ers about a trade for Jim Harbaugh.
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NFL sources have confided that the Raiders have contacted the 49ers about a trade for Jim Harbaugh.
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If Michigan thinks it has a chance to get Harbaugh, they'll drag the Hoke firing out for as long as they can..........according to Greg Henson
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The success or failure of Michigan football doesn't hinge on one man. Jim Harbaugh is not the only coach capable of winning at Michigan. If he wants to come and the timeline works out great. If Dan Mullen's agent calls Paul Hackett tomorrow, he better be the coach by Wednesday, Harbaugh be damned.
Holding out hope for catching the white whale could not be more desperate or foolish. Now if Harbaugh has communicated to Michigan that he's interested in the job that's one thing. Waiting and passing on other opportunities is stupid otherwise.
Good post.
Question for you...Do you give Harbaugh right of first refusal?
In your scenario, if Mullen calls and says he's interested, do you call Harbaugh and tell him it's his job but he must come now, otherwise, we're going with Mullen?
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I want to know we offered him. That would at least tell the fan base that the administration is still committed to be a national power in football.
I suppose it's worth gauging Harbaugh's interest but even if he responded positively I don't know that I wouldn't take the bird in the hand.
If any of the above 3 (or anyone who isn't Harbaugh) is hired and things don't start improving immediately, the Harbaugh talk will start again.
It's a double-edged sword at this point as they need to wait to see what Harbaugh will do, but then they leave themselves open for a public refusal which can be good, but probably more bad. Good because it shows due diligence and takes JH off the table for the foreseeable future, and bad because it shows the reality of the situation that Michigan is not the be-all-end-all destination many UM fans believe it to be. A refusal would also show that whoever is hired wasn't the first choice.
I don't think there's any chance Miles would leave LSU for any job other than Michigan (if he'd even do that), so waiting on JH doesn't seem to cause an issue there unless his ego would prohibit him from being publicly known as the second choice to JH. LSU will probably get into a January bowl, which likely coincides with JH's perceived availability.
Mullen may have multiple suitors and it looks very unlikely like he's headed to the playoff, so waiting here could mean losing him to another program.
Schiano is a very safe and conservative pick. In other words, right up the alley of what Michigan would seemingly do. He's been unemployed for almost a year, so waiting a couple weeks wouldn't be an issue, but if they do hire him my first question--and that from many other fans--would likely be what took you so long? If you were going to hire this unemployed guy who couldn't cut it in the NFL, why not do so during one of your bye weeks and try to salvage some semblance of a season in 2014? Tough PR sell all the way around.
The more I think about it, the less sense Harbaugh makes. And maybe it's unfair to get a public denial from him as that could undermine the guy who does take the job. Also, it's very unlikely people would take a public refusal as truth as it would not be "they offered me the job and I said no because I'm not interested", so he'll always be an elephant in the room until this program starts winning again.
I guess I have talked myself into Hackett back-channeling to see if Harbaugh's interested and pursue only him if he shows strong interest, or you hire someone else over the next week-and-a-half, give that guy your full support and hope he makes everyone forget about Harbaugh.
I'd still take JOHN Harbaugh over all of them. he's fiery, but not as mercurial as Jim, he knows how to win, apparently loves UM, could have the job maybe his dad always wanted, have plenty of years to build the program into a model, and then retire a legend.
The fanbase has worked itself up into such a frenzy that Harbaugh saying yes is the only acceptable scenario. A no won't satisfy anyone.
I don't think he becomes the Michigan coach any time soon, but this is a completely different situation than the last search which is a pretty murky story anyway.
Harbaugh will not tip his hat and he shouldn't unless he wants to be fired right now.
I'm on record as saying Harbaugh will not be coaching at UM next year & I still believe that 100%. I hope I'm wrong but I just don't see it, he's in the NFL for reason & he still has unfinished business in the league. His brother has a Super Bowl ring as a Head Coach & he doesn't. I'm sure that doesn't sit well at all for a guy as competitive as Jim.
Link: [link=http://footballscoop.com/news/michigan-struggling-find-next-head-coach/]http://footballscoop.com/...-find-next-head-coach/[/link]
He's used Michigan in the past so why would this time be any different...
This is part of the reason why Miles will NEVER be the head coach at Michigan. I said it 4yrs ago and I'll say it again today.
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Make an offer to Miles as public as possible, maybe leak that the AD's requested permission to talk to him/his agent, and force him to say yes or no. Either way, it removes conjecture on Miles. If he says no, the AD can still take a run at Dan Mullen who likely doesn't have the luxury of demanding that he was first choice, or Greg Schiano who's still twiddling his thumbs at home, or a top Coordinator who'd feel lucky to be offered the HC job.
This all of course assumes that Harbaugh(s) is off the table.