I thought mgoblog absolutely crushed it with this post
http://mgoblog.com/content/getting-right-history
http://mgoblog.com/content/getting-right-history
dcmissle said:It's hard to envision Harbaugh coming so close -- and having the second most wins (to BB) since coaching in the NFL -- and giving up a Lombardi quest.
I don't understand the dysfunction in SF, but it's crazy for both sides.
steveluck7 said:Bert Breer was on 98.5 with Gresh and Zo today and they were talking about this (in the context of "would McDaniels potentially be a candidate at Michigan") and he said one name to look for is Greg Schiano. Apparently he was ofefred and turned it down when rich Rod was hired and actually came back to them a few days later but Michigan was "too far down the road with RR." Breer said that Schiano still has allies at MU.
bowiac said:Is there broadly a consensus here that Harbaugh should be the first choice, then Mullen, then panic?
Miles is a very unattractive candidate to me. So many reasons:Zososoxfan said:Agree with WBV, not a fan of Mullen particularly. Wouldn't be upset with him, but he's a step back from Harbaugh for sure, and likely Miles.]
Everyone knows Harbaugh bleeds Wolverine blue -- he wouldn't do something to hurt the program on purpose. If he wasn't interested in leaving the NFL to coach his alma mater, he tell them that.RedOctober3829 said:Football Scoop says Michigan has had informal discussions with Jim Harbaugh about the job but has told them that he can't talk until the season is over. They have also contacted other NFL coaches but did not name any. In the college ranks, they've reached out to Butch Jones, Steve Addazio, and Kyle Whittingham could become a focal point of their search.
http://footballscoop.com/news/michigan-search-update/
maufman said:Everyone knows Harbaugh bleeds Wolverine blue -- he wouldn't do something to hurt the program on purpose. If he wasn't interested in leaving the NFL to coach his alma mater, he tell them that.
I can't speak to the quality of this writer's sources, but if Harbaugh actually said what he's reported to have said, I think it's more likely than not that he'll accept the job if it's offered. Yes, there's a chance he'd get cold feet once it was actually time to decide, but he has to be considering it seriously (again, if the report is accurate).
I think Michigan would be crazy not to wait for that to play out.
It depends on how much stock you put into the Football Scoop report which reads:Eric1984 said:If that's really the case, why would Harbaugh even tell them to hold off until after the season instead of simply telling them he's not interested and they should move on? I'm not sure how much to make of this.
Or Jason La Confora:Per sources, in the past two days Michigan has again reached out to both NFL and college coaches to gauge their interest in the position.
Some at Michigan believe that Jim Harbaugh is a viable option and are pushing Jim Hackett to wait until the NFL season is over to formally approach Harbaugh. On that end, we understand that Harbaughs most recent response to Michigan was along the lines of, "I'm currently under contract and cant discuss anything until the season is over."
It looks like the La Confora quote is more strongly worded and is better sourced, coming from Harbaugh, while Football Scoop has sources at the U of M.While many are connecting Harbaugh to the opening at Michigan, where he was a star quarterback, sources close to the coach maintain he is not interested. Harbaugh's family has close ties to outgoing Michigan coach Brady Hoke and Harbaugh is much more interested in NFL possibilities.
More agreeable personality. Jim Harbaugh rubs some people the wrong way as evidenced by his situation in San Fran.sachmoney said:What are these "many ways?"
This was going to be a small class anyway, and we are entering a dead period in which teams aren't allowed to contact recruits. With Nebraska and Florida jobs filled, Michigan has the opportunity to be pretty deliberate. Makes no sense at all to rush this very important process/decision.Kremlin Watcher said:The NFL regular season ends on December 28th.
National signing day is February 4th.
That could be absolutely devastating for recruiting. I'm mildly surprised that Michigan hasn't found a coach yet - recruiting looks like it's about to fall off a cliff. That can take years to rebuild.
I find Jim to have the much more agreeable personality, just due to his competitiveness. The media might like John better who is probably more forthcoming.twibnotes said:More agreeable personality. Jim Harbaugh rubs some people the wrong way as evidenced by his situation in San Fran.
Getting the new coach right will probably have a greater impact on recruiting than rushing the hire. Getting a coach just to ensure we get bodies in this recruiting class won't make that much of a difference. Getting a guy like Jimmy or Stoops could lead to some solid late additions.twibnotes said:This was going to be a small class anyway, and we are entering a dead period in which teams aren't allowed to contact recruits. With Nebraska and Florida jobs filled, Michigan has the opportunity to be pretty deliberate. Makes no sense at all to rush this very important process/decision.
Yeah, I'm trying to take everything with a grain of salt. I'm sort of expecting to be disappointed.Zososoxfan said:I'm not trying to be biased here, but there's a lot of poo being flung at a lot of walls, and none of it is really that informative. You can find lots of articles out there that say Harbaugh is likely to come to UM. I won't believe much unless there's an extension for a college coach like Freeze or a hire is made in the case of Harbaugh. That being said, the talk of Schiano is terrifying.
Edit: Twib is right, getting this coaching hire is much more important than one class of recruits. Furthermore, if a perceptively homerun candidate is hired, they should still be able to poach good recruits.
I'd be happy if hockey can get back to being a tourney team...but the larger point is undeniable: football is king, and they need to get this hire rightChemistry Schmemistry said:Funchess makes it official... he won't be on the welcoming committee for the new coach. He'll have an interesting time answering difficult questions at the combine about all those drops once the season started going south. But he's still at least a second-rounder.Miles is denying being contacted and Hoke is considered a candidate at Oregon State. And no, Michigan is not a basketball school. Which has nothing to do with our almost-ranked men's team losing at home to EMU today and our almost-ranked women's team losing at home to Princeton by 30 today. Both teams have road games against top-five opponents Saturday. Swimming and diving?
Kremlin Watcher said:Bobby Petrino - Atlanta to Arkansas - started slow but was building success before he had to quit
soxfan121 said:
That's...not what happened. At all.