[*edited*] Meta: Can we have a Harbaugh rumors snowflake thread?
Everyone has thoughts and we're all reading the same tea leaves on Twitter, the pay sites, the Athletic, etc...
Can we just create a Snowflakes thread for all of this, please?
[EDIT: We're going to try a one thread per day policy as a catch-all for that day's Harbaugh 'staying or leaving?' rumors. Only exceptions will be if and when there's a verified report of Harbaugh signing an extension or a contract, whichever may be the case, or if he makes a public statement on his coaching status.
We will be open to making adjustments to this 'policy' as the situation evolves. -rob f]
January 20th, 2022 at 2:37 PM ^
...and as a concession, pin it to the top of the board?
January 20th, 2022 at 7:13 PM ^
If for no other reason than to look at this gem!! This man is a treasure! Lol
January 20th, 2022 at 2:40 PM ^
The problem would be that "real" news may get buried under the fluff (still actual news but trivial) & rumors (feelings & fake news).
January 20th, 2022 at 2:42 PM ^
My "snowflake" take is that the only real news will be a Harbaugh extension or him accepting a job somewhere in the NFL.
There. I'm now part of the problem.
January 20th, 2022 at 2:45 PM ^
This is the right take -- the only real news is a confirmed "Harbaugh Gone" or a confirmed "Extension Signed".
January 20th, 2022 at 5:17 PM ^
I, for one, like the madness of the endless speculation. It’s the addict in me. There! I said it!
January 20th, 2022 at 10:03 PM ^
I came here for more pizza discussions. My wife and I had our first date at Geno’s East.
January 20th, 2022 at 2:51 PM ^
Fair point, but I'll take that chance 100 times out of 100. The Harbaugh fluff, rumors, supposed "sources," and general palace intrigue on this board has reached absurd levels. And it's often the same posters posting slightly modified versions of the same non-news or snowflake opinions. Do we really need a 14th thread about who should be our next head coach IF Harbaugh takes an NFL job? Do we really need a thread every time some hack has "sources" whispering in his ear that Harbaugh might leave or would listen to NFL offers?
Good call, OP. I vote YES.
January 21st, 2022 at 11:37 AM ^
+1 for "palace intrigue"
January 20th, 2022 at 3:37 PM ^
I know it hasn’t been a while since the website was updated, but we desperately need a Reddit style sorting for both the threads on the board and comments within a thread in order to have a combination of most engaged/recent activity float to the top. We tend to have new threads posted because good bits of info would get buried on page 4 of some 3 day old thread
January 20th, 2022 at 2:43 PM ^
What has Beth Dutton done now?
January 20th, 2022 at 2:51 PM ^
Smoked another cig in a building where smoking is not allowed. NTTAWWT.
January 20th, 2022 at 3:57 PM ^
Oh Beth, you rogue!*
*I'm not making fun. That show is endlessly entertaining.
January 20th, 2022 at 2:43 PM ^
I would rather listen to an anthology podcast series of Snazzy McDazzy's Hot Takes narrated by Gilbert Gottfried.
January 20th, 2022 at 2:45 PM ^
Yeesh... Sounds like you're in a special section of BPONE...
January 20th, 2022 at 2:48 PM ^
guilty as charged
January 20th, 2022 at 2:50 PM ^
No, we need moooooooore OPs
January 20th, 2022 at 3:38 PM ^
Not more OPs. More cowbell, we need more cowbell!!
January 20th, 2022 at 2:51 PM ^
Breaking news..... Jim Harbaugh is still head coach of the University of Michigan Football team.
until further notice
January 20th, 2022 at 11:19 PM ^
And Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead!
January 20th, 2022 at 2:56 PM ^
The fact that we have this thread suggests maybe we've hit "Maximum Harbaugh Departure Anxiety"
I still believe JH stays, and that Raiders "move on" over the weekend.
January 20th, 2022 at 2:59 PM ^
The problem with snowflakes is that they melt when it gets warmer, I feel like I have helped tremendously here.
January 20th, 2022 at 3:13 PM ^
It's an interesting thought, but I think the threads where people are simply musing over "what if" scenarios and not even bothering to present a specific rumor have been far more numerous and bothersome than the threads where people are in fact posting the latest morsel, recycled or novel.
DIrectionless philosophizing is an MGoBlog staple, but when applied to Harbaugh.....yikes....
January 20th, 2022 at 4:00 PM ^
I agree with this. The "what if" posts are annoying. But "latest morsel" threads keep me hitting F5. I want to hear the latest scuttlebutt. User hatesparty (I think) posted in one recent thread something to the effect that a booster he knew said that a Harbaugh announcement was being held back until the Schlissel and Anderson items subsided. Double hearsay? Triple? Maybe, but it's offseason and I want to read the latest about Harbaugh's decision even if it's speculation. I don't regularly get on twitter, etc. for such things. I want mgoblog "unverified voracity".
January 20th, 2022 at 3:17 PM ^
I'm becoming more interested in what the plan is IF Harbaugh leaves. My guess is at this point an internal hire is the most logical option to keep the staff together unless Harbaugh were to take a significant portion of coaches with him. I don't believe anyone other than Harbaugh has any idea what he's going to do.
January 20th, 2022 at 3:20 PM ^
I suggest allowing unlimited Harbaugh posts, but with the caveat that the creator of each new post has to first donate $25 to Beveled Guilt or to a non-profit on a list provided by MGoBlog.
If your random musings on whether Jim Harbaugh stays or goes are worth reading, pay up first.
January 20th, 2022 at 3:22 PM ^
Hows about we just delete 'em?
January 20th, 2022 at 3:28 PM ^
I was watching "The Patriot" the tv show and there was a "Harbaugh Room" in their offices in Milwaukee. If i am reading this right, he is either taking over Belichick's gig or the Raiders are moving to Wisconsin. Either way this is bad non-news for Michigan.
January 22nd, 2022 at 3:43 AM ^
Exactly. Exactly...
January 20th, 2022 at 3:30 PM ^
Going back to yesterday morning (the 'Chicago Bears have spoken with Harbaugh' thread), 6 of the last 13 threads have been about Jim Harbaugh, whether he will continue as Michigan head coach, and/or speculation about (and the pizza preference of) who takes over if he leaves.
Unless someone has a better solution, I suggest we limit the board to one Harbaugh speculation thread per day (starting immediately) unless /until there's a confirmed report he's staying or leaving.
[Edit @5:15] I'm seeing some good suggestions already and will take another look later when I get back from going out for a pizza & a few beers with some friends.
January 20th, 2022 at 3:42 PM ^
^ Yes, please! ^
January 20th, 2022 at 4:15 PM ^
Thanks, Rob! And thank you for your work moderating.
This is a start. Any action would be better than the current state-of-affairs. One additional request -- either have a Mod start the daily thread, or, limit each poster to one day of starting only. Otherwise, the same people obsessed with posting non-news and their snowflake du jour will start competing to post the daily Harbaugh Speculation thread.
January 20th, 2022 at 4:31 PM ^
for every Harbaugh new thread, there's a vote on stay or go. First to 25 wins. Stay - the previous thread is deleted. Go - the new thread goes buhbye
January 20th, 2022 at 6:43 PM ^
I'm seeing some good suggestions already and will take another look later when I get back from going out for a pizza & a few beers with some friends.
January 20th, 2022 at 8:15 PM ^
Tacos are where it's at, Rob. Tacos!
January 20th, 2022 at 9:25 PM ^
But you need to say what the best pizza place in town is.
January 20th, 2022 at 11:01 PM ^
Best Pizza in the area comes from the ovens of Zain's Party Store, but it's take-out only.
I'm pretty sure 'BlueInRockford' would gladly agree with my pizza opinion.
January 20th, 2022 at 3:45 PM ^
Good idea. Here’s my snowflake/question. What I can’t seem to wrap my mind around is that the Sam Webbs and Brian Cook’s of the world seem to be pretty sure that he is coming back, but also think it’s very likely he would accept an NFL job if he was offered. Is he that undesirable to the NFL? I just would think he is a better candidate than almost any other coach out there given his NFL success. Also still trying to figure out why he would want to take the leap back when all the reports we have heard have said he is happier here than what he was in the NFL.
January 20th, 2022 at 4:20 PM ^
Is the irony not lost on you? You're posting your snowflake du jour in a thread about board exhaustion over snowflakes du jour. This is a Meta thread, fergodsakes.
January 20th, 2022 at 3:47 PM ^
But how will people know what my opinion is? Especially on mobile when posts become buried in the black whole formatting of this site?
January 20th, 2022 at 3:55 PM ^
A holy understandable concern.
January 20th, 2022 at 4:06 PM ^
Schrodinger's Harbaugh. He's either gone or he's not.
(No need for you to get up, I will show myself out ...)
January 21st, 2022 at 2:40 PM ^
Or he’s both gone and staying at the same time. Just don’t open the box!
January 20th, 2022 at 4:05 PM ^
I'd rather a new post every time someone farts
January 20th, 2022 at 4:19 PM ^
okay, new Harbaugh thread.....so, chicken wings?
I lived in NY for 30+ years. Even in the Albany area, we had our pick of great chicken wings. They know how to fry 'em, and the sauces are great.
Point me in the direction of great wings in SE Michigan. There was a place in Detroit that had (has?) great dry-rub wings, but I can't recall the name.....
January 20th, 2022 at 7:13 PM ^
Sweetwaters is what you’re thinking of. They have an express location on Northwestern Highway right near the Southfield/FH border. Honestly, not great wing options IMO. There’s a bar in Lake Orion that has good wings but I can’t remember the name.
January 20th, 2022 at 7:18 PM ^
It’s the Oxford Tap in Oxford.