RedOctober3829 said:
Pete Thamel said he was one of a few names on the second tier after Harbaugh.
Second tier is rather generous.
Kremlin Watcher said:
So is Michigan going to wait for Harbaugh and the NFL season to end? Or are they going to hire a new AD first? Things in Ann Arbor seem very unsettled at the moment. If they get this hire wrong Urban is going to bury that program for a while.
The coaching hire will definitely happen first regardless of whether it's Harbaugh or not. Michigan would not have stayed this long in the Harbaugh sweepstakes if they didn't feel strongly about their chances to get him. I'm sure there are back up plans out there as feelers to even lower tier guys like Addazio and Cutcliffe would not have been made.
Keep in mind, that we're in a dead period for recruiting.
RedOctober3829 said:
I'm guaranteeing that Michigan will not get Harbaugh. IMO, this is a negotiating ploy to get a better deal in the NFL.
I guarantee that this will be my sig if Michigan gets Harbaugh.
soxfan121 said:
From who, Ross? I mean, if it's money, it's Miami and there was no need to drag the U of M into it at all.
Ross is supposedly one of the guys funding a potential Harbaugh deal.
kenneycb said:
Well it's interesting since Ross is essentially the T Boone Pickens of Michigan, academically and athletically, as well as the owner of the Dolphins, so there's a bit of competing priorities. Never connected that until just now, so apologies if I'm a little slow on the uptake.
To provide some context, Ross has given $313 million to the University over the years. The business school is named after him as is the athletic academic center. While we do have other big shot alums that have given a lot (Charlie Munger gave $115 million recently), Ross is definitely the biggest benefactor.
Anyway, Pat Narduzzi is headed to Pittsburgh, it appears.
