Positive Tweet from Santa Ono about Harbaugh/Warde
Not a huge update but good to hear that there seems to be some progress in the right direction (also very lucky to have Santa in charge instead of lonely m)
https://twitter.com/SantaJOno/status/1613647279302246402?s=20&t=Y2G37MlA8_5ai0EaFjkD2g
January 12th, 2023 at 4:26 PM ^
This guy gets it. Regardless of what happens. Maybe he can do both roles for us?
January 12th, 2023 at 4:34 PM ^
I also love that he didn't use the BS sponsored name for the "Football Coach".
January 12th, 2023 at 5:04 PM ^
It may feel like BS. The full title may even be BS.
BUT it's more money supporting the football program or athletic department. I'm assuming you don't want the program to have less money?
Sincerely, [title available for money] Blue Vet
[EDIT: FYI, willing to change Blue Vet to any other color but Suck-it Scarlet or Puke Green.]
January 13th, 2023 at 12:28 AM ^
J. Ira and Nicki Harris' lawyer will be firing off a letter tomorrow demanding satisfaction!
January 12th, 2023 at 4:51 PM ^
I’m really disappointed that no one has pointed out his typo…. I expect more from MGoBlog readers. The grammar police are usually ready to strike.
January 12th, 2023 at 4:58 PM ^
What typo do you see? The capitalization of "Athletic Director" and "Football Coach"? That's debatable (they are normally generic nouns, but can be used as titles).
January 12th, 2023 at 5:00 PM ^
The very first word.
January 12th, 2023 at 5:01 PM ^
I pleased as well.
January 12th, 2023 at 5:09 PM ^
Oriental Andrew and Charlie Chan say "I pleased to share."
January 12th, 2023 at 5:07 PM ^
Wow, I skipped right over that.
January 12th, 2023 at 5:32 PM ^
Yea, I'm skipped right over it as well.
January 12th, 2023 at 5:12 PM ^
He has a stuffy nose because of Covid.
January 12th, 2023 at 5:01 PM ^
Or second if you want to write out “am.”
January 12th, 2023 at 5:05 PM ^
Maybe eschewing iambs.
January 12th, 2023 at 5:17 PM ^
Maybe he used his allotted 280 characters and had to edit something out?
January 12th, 2023 at 5:29 PM ^
With spaces, it’s 267 characters.
January 12th, 2023 at 5:34 PM ^
Maybe a language thing if his native isn't English?
January 12th, 2023 at 6:16 PM ^
Yeah, he was born in Vancouver, and we all know how hard English is for Canadians.
January 12th, 2023 at 4:26 PM ^
Goddamnit, I love Santa. So glad this man is real.
January 12th, 2023 at 4:33 PM ^
wait wait wait....... what are you saying?
January 12th, 2023 at 5:11 PM ^
Have a seat Louie . . .
January 12th, 2023 at 5:05 PM ^
Imagine if we still had that douchebag Schlissel in charge.
January 12th, 2023 at 5:41 PM ^
No. Just no.
January 12th, 2023 at 4:27 PM ^
He really IS turning into being Santa!!!!
January 12th, 2023 at 4:28 PM ^
Back up the anti-knish truck.
January 12th, 2023 at 4:28 PM ^
Santa’s fat ass is welcome down my chimney 365 days a year!!!!
January 12th, 2023 at 5:01 PM ^
TWSS?
January 12th, 2023 at 4:29 PM ^
Glad to hear it, but Santa also shouldn't need to do this. He shouldn't need to come in and help Warde do his job. If he's not on the same page as the university, then Warde needs to go
Michigan Football just tweeted this, which is interesting since there is no mention of Warde:
January 12th, 2023 at 4:33 PM ^
Give Santa time and either people will get onboard with his plan, or he will bring in his own people.
January 12th, 2023 at 4:48 PM ^
We all know what kinda people Santa will bring in.. Those elves might be great at coaching gymnastics but they might have a tough time with basketball and football...
January 12th, 2023 at 4:53 PM ^
Exactly. It would have been rash for Ono to fire Warde before this, with pretty limited data and not having been here to witness any of his errors firsthand. But if, after a new contract is hopefully signed, he thinks Warde isn't a fit, then find a way to let respectfully him go. He's not an absolutely terrible AD (let us never forget).
Right now, the last thing we need is public spat with our AD. Even if Ono is stepping in to right the ship, let's get it done and worry about recriminations later.
January 12th, 2023 at 5:53 PM ^
I really think we need to go external on the next AD hire. The Don Canham/Bo way of thinking isn’t going to work well in the modern college athletic landscape. So let’s stop hiring ADs who were groomed in that thinking.
January 12th, 2023 at 4:39 PM ^
Agreed. Keep Bakich and Fire Warde!!!
January 12th, 2023 at 4:45 PM ^
FIRE VICTOR!
January 12th, 2023 at 6:53 PM ^
But Clemson has warm springs so we cant compete.
I will absolutely DIE on that hill that if the market says the coach you have is worth x$ you fucking pay that man. The Eeyore bullshit that "oh well we have to let him go" that was said on here just blew my mind. Leaders and Budget? You rake in the cash pay your top 5-6 coaches what the market says. You want to go budget then do it on the 18th admins salary. The free pass we gave there was beyond my understanding.
January 12th, 2023 at 4:45 PM ^
Damned if you do. Damned if you don't. He didn't say he had to. But yeah you know exactly nothing. You have zero knowledge as to what he's doing based on the damned internet. Because he supports them he's doing Warde's job. Lord have mercy!
January 12th, 2023 at 4:45 PM ^
He may be doing this to counter act the 'spin' coming from other sources.
January 12th, 2023 at 5:23 PM ^
You mean the spin from MGoBlog? Seriously, if you read through any one of these threads, it's amazing how much momentum an idea that has very little substantiation can generate. I don't know what Warde's doing and neither does anyone here (unless they secretly work in the athletic department). We also don't really know what Harbaugh is up to. It's almost all speculation at this point. But the piling on and using of other situations to prove Warde's incompetence in this situation is really something. (For the record, I have no opinion about whether Warde should stay or go because I'm just a fan who doesn't work with the guy and so have no idea what he's like for real in professional situations).
January 12th, 2023 at 6:58 PM ^
Warde is the PR man for the athletic department not a CIA operative. "Jesus, thats Jason Bourne" nope its just our zero PR AD. Santa knows what to do obviously. You see a fire you put out a fire. Warde can be fantastic at most of his job but he is god awful with damage control and communication to the fan base in general.
January 12th, 2023 at 4:45 PM ^
This is just sort of weird that the Michigan football account is tweeting this (and not mentioning Warde).
January 12th, 2023 at 5:10 PM ^
Seems like Jim and the staff politicking to fans
January 12th, 2023 at 4:47 PM ^
I suspect that President Ono also asked Coach Harbaugh to make an unequivocal statement.
January 12th, 2023 at 4:48 PM ^
One of my management lessons learned over several years is when you start doing someone else’s job, there is a problem that needs to be addressed one way or another.
January 12th, 2023 at 4:52 PM ^
Serious Monty Python and the Holy Grail opening credits vibes here
It's great that these guys are working things out, but I really wish it didn't have to happen in public. The whole situation just seems so deeply stupid.
January 12th, 2023 at 4:53 PM ^
Ono -> Jim: I love you, man
Jim -> Ono: I love you, too, man
Warde: (twiddles thumbs)
January 12th, 2023 at 5:02 PM ^
There is story circulating starting yesterday about this. I considered starting a new post but didn’t due to the nature of the story, that I couldn’t see if there was any verification, and that it seemed like this would be something that would have been discussed on MGoBlog already. I will add the link later.
The summary:
Harbaugh, after the B10 Championships, was fully on board and expecting a new contract that would be on par with other top coaches. He also wanted a bigger pay package to pay his assistants, a competitive NIL program, and a budget for additional staff and analysts. These are what everyone, and Harbaugh, knows is required to be competitive.
Instead, Warde low balled him on just about everything and added a big exit fee if Harbaugh leaves. The timing was close to when the infractions were coming out.
Apparently that is when Harbaugh hired an agent.
The rest is public knowledge.
This almost makes too much sense to be true. But it would explain Harbaugh’s positioning that he expects to be back. It explains some of the tactics since that is what an agent would advise him to do. It explains why he hired an agent which is uncharacteristic for him. It also could explain why Santa has stepped in and why Warde is not in the tweet. Finally, it is consistent with the alum who said he had a new NIL program all ready to go but that Warde shot it down.
So in summary it all makes too much sense. My reason for not starting a new post is three fold. 1) I haven’t traced back the source though it is on other M blogs, 2) If true it could lead to a “Brandoning” of Warde, and 3) I don’t know if it’s been discussed on this board or not yet.
Finally, Warde and Jim go way back. That’s hard to explain.
If true, fire Warde!
January 12th, 2023 at 5:07 PM ^
It seems like there was a post on this but I wasn’t going to click a link to some google doc.
On their long relationship
https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2016/01/old_teammates_warde_manuel_and.html
January 12th, 2023 at 4:29 PM ^
He realizes Jim can get him fired.