Joel Klatt Seems Confident Harbaugh Stays
Joel Klatt on Denver Sport Radio this morning, starts at 8:15. Some interesting perspective on Harbaugh with Klatt believing that Harbaugh is likely to stay at Michigan.
January 4th, 2023 at 1:05 PM ^
What’s all this Klatter I’m hearing about the Broncos then?
January 4th, 2023 at 2:33 PM ^
I don't know, but I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
January 4th, 2023 at 3:07 PM ^
Joel Klatt is a god on MgoBlog
January 4th, 2023 at 3:13 PM ^
Granted he and Gus did most of UM's games this year on FOX, it's easy to see why. Also when you win ALL of the games that he provides color commentary on, it's really hard to maintain partisanship when you see the players almost on a weekly basis.
With that said, I do find him easy to listen to and he really does understand the X's and O's. He's also not that old to where I think he can still provide insights from the mind of the players which helps him be relatable. When I lived in Denver, I used to listen to his local sports talk all the time and came away agreeing with him on most car rides home after work.
Also F CU, Go Rammies!
January 4th, 2023 at 5:16 PM ^
I think you realize how good he is at breaking down the X's and O's when you have to listen to Todd Blackledge. He is truly awful, doesn't add much beyond verbalizing the obvious.
January 4th, 2023 at 6:55 PM ^
The problem is I always have to mute it because of the screeching from Gus Johnson.
January 4th, 2023 at 8:08 PM ^
Blackledge does a good job sampling the local food offerings.
January 4th, 2023 at 1:06 PM ^
Oh, sure. Get my hopes up.
This is just like that cute girl who smiled at me once back in high school...
January 4th, 2023 at 1:22 PM ^
What a bitch.
/s obviously
January 4th, 2023 at 2:28 PM ^
This all does make sense in that light
- Coach H wants to be at UM
- Coach H has shown himself to put principle above $ within reason over the last 2 years (pay cut and giving bonus money back)
- Coach H has a new agent
- Coach H has demonstrated he is a top 3-5 CFB coach
- Coach H would like a deal at UM that equates his contribution to his compensation
- New agent creates other data points (NFL interest) to show market for his client’s services and force negotiation movement
maybe there are other things at play (since none of us really know) - but if Warde M had provided a new contract after the B1G title game that had Coach H getting paid comparable to other top 3-5 college coaches maybe this whole thing doesn’t happen.
but what do I know, I can’t even lay claim to recently sleeping at a Holiday Inn express.
January 4th, 2023 at 3:16 PM ^
If that were solely Harbaugh's aim with all of this smoke and mirrors, then why allow the dicsussion with NFL teams to leak? All that does is hurt his recruiting ability at Michigan. Given his contractual obligation to notify Warde if he's talking to NFL teams, why let it leak to anyone else? He'd just be shooting himself in the foot.
January 4th, 2023 at 4:51 PM ^
Not saying that is the only case, but if he is being represented by a new agent, an agent is going to tell him to get out of the way and let negotiate the way he knows how. On top of that, by going public there are all these adult fans melting down and having temper tantrums, which I am sure puts even more pressure on Warde to get a deal done.
My guess is that he gets a 5 year extension with a huge raise that raises his buyout significantly. If he has a 25M dollar buyout, that will go a long way with convincing recruits that he's here to stay. His "extension" last year was well below market value and the buyout reflected that.
January 5th, 2023 at 2:54 AM ^
At the end of the day, he would be a fool not to listen to the market and see what he's worth every year. I believe he want's to be here but how bad do we want him to be here? Who walks away from 10 million dollars? I'm not saying that it will cost that to keep him, I'm saying that Michigan is going to have to acknowledge his worth and put something on the table of value that stops other teams from coming after him every year. All the nonsense about how we feel doesn't mean squat when that kind of money is on the table. Tom Brady wont retire because there's still someone out there who's willing to pay him millions and he cant make that kind of money doing anything else that he loves to do. I believe we have our guy and if Michigan believes they have their guy then they make him a top 5 highest paid coaches salary, with a lifetime job. No NFL team would offer him a lifetime job so the bullshit stops.
January 4th, 2023 at 3:22 PM ^
The new agent does throw a wrinkle into the recent goings on.
I'm in Atlanta and a Braves fan. I was initially sad to see Freddy go, then pissed with his crocodile tears after signing with LA. His agent ran the whole negotiations and sold Freddy to the highest bidder. This year I held off buying Dansby's jersey until he signed the big contract with the Braves. Not getting one as I hate the Lovable Losers. Same agent as Freddy, same result.
Appears that the new agent is playing the process to get the most out of Michigan. In the end, I hope Jim stays.
January 4th, 2023 at 3:31 PM ^
I am glad he is Dodger now. He is an awesome player and I've been a Dodgers fan since I was a kid on base in the Philippines watching the 88 world series on tape delay. My parents on the other hand, they are lifelong Braves fans, so not nearly as happy about it.
January 4th, 2023 at 3:57 PM ^
Freddy's Agent was Casey Close, former University of Michigan right fielder from 1983-1986, Yankees farmhand (AAA), and husband to Gretchen Carlson, Miss America in 1989 and Fox News personality.
January 4th, 2023 at 7:32 PM ^
I welcome Danby to the Cubs. He's a man with great hair.
January 4th, 2023 at 5:28 PM ^
Harbaugh should be at the very top of the pay scale for reasons that equate to on-field performance What Warde knows is how Michigan Stadium, like most other programs, can start showing lots of no shows when you are losing as we did in Hoke's last year.
10K or 20K full seats times seven games times $150-300 (including the mandatory contribution) per seat is a lot of money.
January 4th, 2023 at 3:02 PM ^
You too?!? Damn, she was a heart breaker.
January 4th, 2023 at 4:13 PM ^
Great analogy! I know what you mean.
January 4th, 2023 at 1:08 PM ^
I hope he's right even though it will mean I owe XM a dollar.
January 4th, 2023 at 1:12 PM ^
I am betting $1 you can Venmo him unlike many of our generation.
January 4th, 2023 at 1:15 PM ^
I agree with XM too but not for the same reasons. Where XM's thoughts have been more "emotional" and "spiritual", in my opinion, I'm thinking more pragmatically. I don't think Harbaugh's been dishonest, but I do think he wants control over player acquisition. He can't have that in the pros. No GM is going to be willing to give up their power to that degree. That's why I think he stays.
January 4th, 2023 at 1:38 PM ^
I think XM and many of us just take Harbaugh at his word. We are not trying to be naive but until proven otherwise.
Harbaugh has every right to do what is best for him. He knows what the last go around did to recruiting because of the lengthy process and I’m confident he does not want to repeat that.
I would think one way or another this resolves next week after Monday with a large buyout contract with UofM or a quick NFL move.
January 4th, 2023 at 1:19 PM ^
obviously it ain't over until it's over, but if there's any delay in payment, i suspect one of us will live this reality...
January 4th, 2023 at 1:40 PM ^
Ok look. There is no need to resort to dressing like that. I'm sure we can work something out.
January 4th, 2023 at 4:22 PM ^
"Hey Moose, Rocco, help the Judge find his check book, will ya..."
January 4th, 2023 at 7:18 PM ^
XM is going take him the the back off the barn and whoop him good.
January 4th, 2023 at 1:38 PM ^
... with a pic of the dollar, in a '''shit post'', eating a large slice of humble pie. 😉👍
January 4th, 2023 at 2:06 PM ^
Bring back the lemons. MGrowOld’s was epic. A blender and tequila if I recall?
January 4th, 2023 at 2:12 PM ^
You have a good memory!
January 4th, 2023 at 2:22 PM ^
i may be dumb, but i'm not stupid. no way was i risking the lemon chow-down.
that said, kudos to mgrow (and i think a couple of others) for following through on that one. and your dear wife doesn't look like her other pictures for some reason.
January 4th, 2023 at 4:29 PM ^
#Wetbargoals. Very nice!
January 4th, 2023 at 3:12 PM ^
It would be the best dollar you ever spent.
January 4th, 2023 at 1:09 PM ^
So Joel doesn't believe its targeting when the broncos or panthers are involved?
Fuckin' SEC officials!
January 4th, 2023 at 1:10 PM ^
I don't think some of you really listened to the 46 minute podcast....
January 4th, 2023 at 1:49 PM ^
Ain't nobody got time for that
January 4th, 2023 at 2:33 PM ^
I saw podcast and came right back to this comment section
January 4th, 2023 at 2:34 PM ^
I didn't. Care to fill some of us in on what you heard?
January 4th, 2023 at 2:46 PM ^
Oh I didn't either. I was being sarcastic. Nobody has time for all these videos and podcasts. I hate it. Pivot back to print journalism please.
January 4th, 2023 at 2:39 PM ^
I actually did, even the non-Klatt parts. Got my fill of NFL blather for the next 10 years
January 4th, 2023 at 2:58 PM ^
Unfortunately I can’t read
January 4th, 2023 at 3:11 PM ^
So would this be tldw?
January 4th, 2023 at 1:12 PM ^
As Michigan possesses among the largest alumni and fan bases, I view all of these rumors as click bait.
Coach Harbaugh has been truthful since he arrived. He already stated he would enthusiastically be the coach at M in 2023. Let’s all take a deep breath and go by that last statement.
If he does leave, the foundation is set for a long time. It would be a vastly different situation than what occurred during the Troubles.
January 4th, 2023 at 5:21 PM ^
I also think this negates the "blue wall" narrative over at RCMB; if the national medias true aim, as they proclaim, was to protect UM, they would start Tuck/Franklin/Day to the NFL rumors.
January 4th, 2023 at 1:13 PM ^
Just "staying" is the worst case scenario. It creates instability. I'd rather he leave then a "never mind, carry on" outcome. If he stays it has to come with a contract with language that prohibits this from happening again. They took his word last year. That's not good enough anymore.
January 4th, 2023 at 1:23 PM ^
If the type of instability you are referring to means we keep one of the very best coaches in football, and go into next year with a very realistic chance to win a 3rd straight Big Ten title and a return to the CFP, than that is good enough for me, even if it isn't for you.
January 4th, 2023 at 1:51 PM ^
Recruiting is the life blood of any program. Everyone has to admit that his daliance with Minnesota last year hurt the class. If you're coming off a playoff season you shouldn't be pulling in a 17th rated class. We went back to the playoffs this year so some people think we're fine, it didn't hurt us. That class isn't the backbone of the team yet. This team ran off of pre-flirtation classes. Keep flirting and you will get negative recruited and you pull in lower ranked classes in back to back to back years. Then when you depend on those classes to be the core of your team then you will see the true consequences of these annual NFL flirtations and then you wake up and realize we have dropped a notch or two from those '21-'23 golden years. So yes these years were good enough for me but I'd rather not ignore the pitfalls being created that will keep us from sustaining it.
January 4th, 2023 at 2:05 PM ^
I do not dispute that, but player development (which has been excellent) and the great increase in the significance of the portal, offsets to some extent (we can differ on how much of an offset), the necessity of top 5 HS recruit classes, to compete at the highest level. Top 5 class plus sub par coaching or top 20 class (and selective use of the portal) plus excellent coaching? I feel better about option #2.
And I know that people want the best of both, but that it isn't always an option.
January 4th, 2023 at 3:10 PM ^
Problem with that is if (and I emphasize 'if') this keeps happening the portal won't fill holes anymore either. What transfer is gonna show up knowing theres a very real possibility the staff won't be there the following year?