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SimPLLLLLLLe Jim "6-13" Harbaugh (B1G Suspenders McKhakiPants, Cheater Cheater Booger Eater)

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pnuts34 said:
Doubt it. That fan base is still bitter from the RichRod/cHoke era. Hairball bolts and there's no other viable options, other than maybe Bike Hart. And they can talk themselves into confidence about him as HC all they want. But they know deep down that that's in no way close to having Ryan Day as HC
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But tsun isn't Auburn. Foosball boosters don't run the place, and I think the interests of the t-shirt fans rank about 17th on the list of what the administration cares about. I'm not saying they'll jump at the opportunity to rid themselves of Simple Jim. I am saying it won't be a purely football based decision. Perhaps for a different coach, yes. Not for this guy though.

This guy burns bridges like no one else. I still think it's reasonable to believe that guy with the Vikings went through with the whole interview process and humiliating rejection solely to pay that Simple son of a bitch back for the hell he put the 49ers front office through.
 
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From scanning the forums, it looks like a lot of folks are just sick of doing this every year. Part of that is that fans think it's hurting recruiting, which it probably is, but I'm not at all certain that the impact is as big as many fans think it is.

As far as replacements go; everyone is currently very excited about Sherrone Moore, but I can't see how UM hires that guy. Two years ago he was coaching TEs; but he's clearly one of our best recruiters, and given that the other option really does seem to be Mike Hart, it's not entirely impossible.

I dunno, I said this the night we lost to TCU; to get better, we need him to go, but there's no guarantee at all the new guy is going to be better and in fact, there's a really good chance he'll be worse, causing us to take a step back. Damned if you do, damned if you don't; I can't imagine you guys are too broken up about a situation where no matter what Michigan does, it's going to lose in some way tho. :)
 
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buckeyemania11 said:
Bike Hart would pretty much be the desperation "have to" option at this point. If Harbaugh bolts the cycle for this year is already over. Unless they pluck some smaller school coach who wasnt good enough to get a upgraded job after this season. I guess they could go with a 1 year in house interim? But that would really screw them in the recruiting department.
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I can't think of too many scUM men who are coaching smaller schools right now. I'm sure there are a few. But I think I can see them doing an in house hire, or trying to get someone from the NFL. Either option screws them in recruiting
 
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ORD_Buckeye said:
But tsun isn't Auburn. Foosball boosters don't run the place, and I think the interests of the t-shirt fans rank about 17th on the list of what the administration cares about. I'm not saying they'll jump at the opportunity to rid themselves of Simple Jim. I am saying it won't be a purely football based decision. Perhaps for a different coach, yes. Not for this guy though.

This guy burns bridges like no one else. I still think it's reasonable to believe that guy with the Vikings went through with the whole interview process and humiliating rejection solely to pay that Simple son of a bitch back for the hell he put the 49ers front office through.
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I'm not sure what you're talking about. Because there's no way scUM fires this guy. Even if its not Auburn, scUM is still a major CFB brand. And Hairball has won big the last 2 years, and he has the leverage and the power. The only way he's not at scUM is if he leaves for the NFL. He can flirt with the NFL all he wants and they'll do nothing if he's winning B1G titles and making the CFP.
And I fully agree, that when he leaves he'll set the program back. Just as he's always done when he leaves programs
 
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pnuts34 said:
Doubt it. That fan base is still bitter from the RichRod/cHoke era. Hairball bolts and there's no other viable options, other than maybe Bike Hart. And they can talk themselves into confidence about him as HC all they want. But they know deep down that that's in no way close to having Ryan Day as HC
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Reading their boards, they all seem to think Sherone Moore would be the most likely internal candidate over Bike Hart.
 
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pnuts34 said:
I'm not sure what you're talking about. Because there's no way scUM fires this guy. Even if its not Auburn, scUM is still a major CFB brand. And Hairball has won big the last 2 years, and he has the leverage and the power. The only way he's not at scUM is if he leaves for the NFL. He can flirt with the NFL all he wants and they'll do nothing if he's winning B1G titles and making the CFP.
And I fully agree, that when he leaves he'll set the program back. Just as he's always done when he leaves programs
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I'm saying they will fire him more quickly than a non-toxic coach with the same success. What that threshold is, I don't know, but I'm certain that Harbaugh's personality hasn't won him any benefit of the doubt. And now, if--despite his public vow not to--he starts hiking his skirt to the NFL again, then that burns bridges even more. Yes, he keeps beating Ohio State and going to the playoffs, they'll just grin and bear it. When that (hopefully) stops happening, how much rope does he have. I'd say less than anymother coach who had just brought them that level of success.

The 49ers were more than happy to see him off despite two NFC championship games and a Super Bowl. Never underestimate this clown's ability to burn bridges within the organization.
 
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lol, he's so gone.

"This is not an interview" is so "these are not the droids you're looking for" it's not even funny.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...h-panthers-david-tepper-have-discussed-hc-job

Pretty clear that he's not being picky; any job will do. And if that's the case, I'll bet at least one billionaire NFL owner is willing to take that action.

Careful what you wish for I guess; this is going to be an absolute sh*tshow in Ann Arbor.
 
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TenYearBore said:
lol, he's so gone.

"This is not an interview" is so "these are not the droids you're looking for" it's not even funny.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...h-panthers-david-tepper-have-discussed-hc-job

Pretty clear that he's not being picky; any job will do. And if that's the case, I'll bet at least one billionaire NFL owner is willing to take that action.

Careful what you wish for I guess; this is going to be an absolute sh*tshow in Ann Arbor.
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They took a hard pass on his nut job ass the last 2-3 times he has tried to run off to the NFL.

Nothing would surprise me at this point but if he gets rejected, again, how do you even talk to a recruit with a straight face again? "Yeah Jimmy, I know I've actively looked for an NFL job every off season for the past 3-4 years but believe me, I'll be your coach during your entire time in AA"

:lol:
 
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Jaxbuck said:
They took a hard pass on his nut job ass the last 2-3 times he has tried to run off to the NFL.

Nothing would surprise me at this point but if he gets rejected, again, how do you even talk to a recruit with a straight face again? "Yeah Jimmy, I know I've actively looked for an NFL job every off season for the past 3-4 years but believe me, I'll be your coach during your entire time in AA"

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I dunno, last year felt different. Jim had all kinds of "demands" and "conditions" on what would make him leave. This doesn't feel like that, this feels like a guy saying "I want a head coaching job in the NFL because I'm ready to move on from college football." I could be entirely wrong, but I don't think Harbaugh was interested in most of the jobs he was attached to last year; I think it was Minny or bust. This year feels very, very different.

And yeah, you're damn right; we're f*cked either way. This has always been the death trap with Harbaugh, I just wish he'd stop making the problem worse than it has to be. Someone on another forum I visited pointed out that Spurrier at least had the decency to resign first and then put himself on the NFL market. This is colossal program meltdown bad; could be years before we recover unless the AD navigates this storm perfectly - have you SEEN our Athletic Director? Dude couldn't navigate a gas station fill up line delicately.

Expect implosions.
 
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Jaxbuck said:
They took a hard pass on his nut job ass the last 2-3 times he has tried to run off to the NFL.

Nothing would surprise me at this point but if he gets rejected, again, how do you even talk to a recruit with a straight face again? "Yeah Jimmy, I know I've actively looked for an NFL job every off season for the past 3-4 years but believe me, I'll be your coach during your entire time in AA"

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Well he can honestly say he'll probably be rejected by the NFL the following year too?
 
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This probably deserves to be a pic but I can't figure out how to do that without uploading a file anymore but this comment sounds like us... I'M dying like can't breathe

https://mgoblog.com/comment/244778194#comment-244778194

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I don't think Harbaugh thinks about things in a "deep" way such as "well if this happens-then it will make that happen" - or "I should do this-or else this is a possibility."

I think he is just the human equivalent of a dog chasing a squirrel at times. By the time he left San Francisco he had been both very successful and almost universally hated by the franchise because he seemingly did inexplicable things and did not cater to anybody else's timeline or ideas.

It is quite possible that he truly did not have any interest in returning to the NFL until the NFL called.
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TenYearBore said:
This year feels very, very different.
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I would point to the fact a number of young, up-and-coming NFL head coaches in charge of teams in the playoff hunt just went 0-for-December, meanwhile you look at the NFL playoff bubble and see... teams coached by Bill Belichick, Mike Tomlin, Pete Carroll, and Doug Pederson, all teams that were left for dead on Thanksgiving. It has given GMs and owners reassurance for what they already believed for decades, coaching retreads are reliable and "safe."

Jim Harbaugh was a very, very good NFL coach. He is arguably the most qualified available NFL coach on the market.
 
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What's the end game for Harbaugh here? Does he really have that "I need a superbowl win" ego? And if so lol if he thinks he's getting a super bowl anytime soon with any of the NFL team options currently available to him. Is he just frustrated and knows he probably will never win a national title at scUM (the window is closing fast now) so he wants to grind out a few high money making years in the NFL before he hangs it up? < If that's it maybe he's a bit smarter than we give him credit for, take some rube NFL franchise for a shit ton of money and then hang it up after a few years of failure. Nice retirement plan.
 
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