That doesn't surprise me at all. They are Michigan. They have the largest football stadium in the country, a great endowment, and a ton of supporters.
Michigan taking another run at Harbaugh - $48M!
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If Nick Saban wasn't a slam dunk hire then I guess the college coaching hire goal is 20ft high.
That is fair. Saban was a safer bet than Harbaugh, for sure, but Harbaugh is a safe enough bet considering their situation. I don't think that it will matter. I think that he will turn them down for an NFL job and Michigan will be even worse off for this having gone public. They would then have to overpay whoever they get - even if they can't land someone that they want.
Like I said earlier. This sounds and smells like an agent sweetening the pot for 'ol Jim Check this out
Make no mistake about it, Michigan is a similar situation that we experienced in 2006. Desperately needing a splash hire but, more than that, Alabama needed somebody with a comprehensive plan. Alabama was a staggered program that had lost its traditional winning ways.
I see a similar need for Michigan to shoot for the moon. Besides the fact that Alabama did make a pretty smart play for RichRod that went sideways in the 25th hour, Michigan is basically playing the Alabama plan. They're willing to wait to get it right. They're not playing for saving the recruiting class but instead playing for the next 10 recruiting classes. Most of all, they're willing to throw down major cash to get the man they want. They have the extra factor that Jim Harbaugh is an alum too.
I think this isn't just smoke..and I'd give it a very VERY good chance of happening. Michigan needs this badly. Otherwise, they have no shot of competing with Urban Meyer's machine he's creating in Columbus.
I see a similar need for Michigan to shoot for the moon. Besides the fact that Alabama did make a pretty smart play for RichRod that went sideways in the 25th hour, Michigan is basically playing the Alabama plan. They're willing to wait to get it right. They're not playing for saving the recruiting class but instead playing for the next 10 recruiting classes. Most of all, they're willing to throw down major cash to get the man they want. They have the extra factor that Jim Harbaugh is an alum too.
I think this isn't just smoke..and I'd give it a very VERY good chance of happening. Michigan needs this badly. Otherwise, they have no shot of competing with Urban Meyer's machine he's creating in Columbus.
I'd also draw parallels how all the hot takes experts pen these terrible "something is terribly wrong in [college town name]. [School] is no longer a football power and [school] fans are stuck in the past. [School] will never hire an elite coach like [big name hire]." articles in both our case and Michigan's right now.
I believe in traditional power equilibrium. You put a good coach in the seat at a school who has won before with the full support of the boosters and fanbase...and that traditional power WILL win. Plain and simple. Michigan will be great again but it is critical that they get Jim Harbaugh if they want it to be anytime in the short term while Urban Meyer is around.
I believe in traditional power equilibrium. You put a good coach in the seat at a school who has won before with the full support of the boosters and fanbase...and that traditional power WILL win. Plain and simple. Michigan will be great again but it is critical that they get Jim Harbaugh if they want it to be anytime in the short term while Urban Meyer is around.
When asked about the offer today in a press conference, he simply replied "I'll only talk about the job I have."
Michigan: Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman reports the numbers of six years and $48 million for Jim Harbaugh are not accurate and that a formal offer has not been made. Feldman also reports it’s more likely Harbaugh remains in the NFL.
Lloyd must be related to Pat Dye. Wonder if he has lost a pair of pants or two cruising on Lake Michigan?
It is now about the HC, no longer the school or football tradition, players will want to play for Harbaugh not Michigan. This is why we get the #1 recruiting class every year, Nick Saban.
True, but I don't think that is new. I would be willing to wager that more than a few Bama greats , while happy to play for Alabama, came to play for Coach Bryant. He got who he wanted but look at the coaches that followed. Some got a few good ones; some got a few great ones; and some got us on probation. I would submit that it has always been about larger-than-life head coaches, at least in the modern era. Yes, Bama got some great players that would have walked on if necessary; so did Notre Dame, Oklahoma etc. But well rounded, championship level, recruiting classes are another thing entirely.
If he likes the NFL, he'd be crazy to go back to college. As I've seen it said over and over, the NFL is a completely different job than college. And while more money is awesome, if you are miserable with your work, money covers that up only so long.
I don't believe the $8 million figure. If that were true, he'd be gone. If there is an offer...and that's a big IF, the figure is probably more like $4 million-$5 million.
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