New data point - JH will (probably) be asked about Michigan job at 49ers presser
December 7th, 2014 at 11:22 AM ^
Your second paragraph contradicts your first paragraph. If he will use the Michigan job as leverage and feign interest by giving an evasive answer, that doesn't tell us much of anything.
December 7th, 2014 at 11:24 AM ^
He has already and ignored the question. Looked very odd doing it too.
December 7th, 2014 at 11:52 AM ^
I've looked for that presser but I can't find it. Do you have a link to it?
December 7th, 2014 at 11:56 AM ^
It was on the board but with all the Harbaugh stuff I've read in the past week I doubt I'll ever find it.
December 7th, 2014 at 12:11 PM ^
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December 7th, 2014 at 11:58 AM ^
... the press did ask at a presser a few days ago, but in a way that sort of let Harbugh evade the Michigan question.
The quesion was asked, JH gave a standard coachspeak answer, the same reporter asked again, and JH just stared into space saying nothing for a few seconds. Then a different reporter let JH off the hook by asking a question on a different topic.
Sooner or later the press is going to ask again. The next time the reporters might not be so quick to move on to a different topic. And if JH again gives a non-responsive coachspeak answer, well... that would be good very news.
December 7th, 2014 at 12:32 PM ^
Did the press ask about this presser?
December 7th, 2014 at 1:16 PM ^
Harbaugh's "look" when asked a question he doesn't like may be one of the most entertaining in the business. I certainly wouldn't want to be the person who asked the question.
December 7th, 2014 at 12:30 PM ^
No he has not. He was asked what he thinks about what is happening at Michigan. Very big difference.
December 7th, 2014 at 11:23 AM ^
December 7th, 2014 at 12:25 PM ^
It's not leverage for Harbaugh's personal contract. It's leverage to reduce the amount that his new team would have to give up to get him. (As Brian mentioned in a front page post recently: the more a new NFL team has to give up to get him, the more difficult it makes it for him to win in that new location.)
The idea that he could leave the NFL entirely reduces the "asking price" the 49ers might have for other NFL organizations trying to get him. If he walks from the NFL, the 49ers get no draft picks in return. If he stays in the NFL, there would likele be some sort of compensation to S.F.
December 7th, 2014 at 11:33 AM ^
Please don't stop posting this, no matter what anybody says/negbangs.
December 7th, 2014 at 11:35 AM ^
December 7th, 2014 at 11:47 AM ^
Hoke would never wear red.
December 7th, 2014 at 11:24 AM ^
Did a different guy write your first and second paragraphs? How do those two thoughts fit together?
December 7th, 2014 at 11:30 AM ^
Like he wrote the first 2 paragraphs and changed his point of view for the last one.
I am absolutely not 100% sure!
December 7th, 2014 at 11:45 AM ^
for where we are as a fan base right now and what anyone outside of Hackett and Harbaugh truly know about the search!
December 7th, 2014 at 11:24 AM ^
I'm not sure that a meaningless, noncommital answer such as JH is most likely to give can be considered a data point.
December 7th, 2014 at 11:30 AM ^
I'm looking forward to this and the resulting 40+ board posts regarding his facial expressions, voice tone, shirt and/or pant color he was wearing, random reporter tweets and their thoughts, sources saying this, sources saying that, etc., etc., etc......
December 7th, 2014 at 11:48 AM ^
You bring up a good point. We need to pay attention to see if he is wearing Dockers Game Day Khakis. If he is and there is a block M above the pocket he is coming to Michigan. If not well then he is clearling going to stay in the NFL.
December 7th, 2014 at 11:49 AM ^
As long as every new thread is titled CC: JH's pitch changes to sharp on third sentence of 12th question, CC: JH's freudian twitch at 4:25 of video proves that he thinks Bo is his father so he wants to have sex with Michigan, CC: JH says some stuff...
December 7th, 2014 at 11:49 AM ^
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December 7th, 2014 at 11:50 AM ^
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December 7th, 2014 at 11:33 AM ^
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December 7th, 2014 at 11:36 AM ^
December 7th, 2014 at 11:38 AM ^
So now we have threads that don't themselves link to senseless bullshit, but threads predicting the existence of future threads that link to senseless bullshit.
Isn't CC season just wonderful?
December 7th, 2014 at 11:42 AM ^
WOW! You really think he will be asked out the Michigan job?!?!
Maybe he will also be asked his thoughts about the sun going down in the evening and whether he thinks it will come back up in the morning?!?!
December 7th, 2014 at 12:07 PM ^
he'll answer maybe, maybe not. Nothing will be clear unless he states that he absolutely isn't a candidate for the job. The problem is if he says something vague, that doesn't mean he's coming. Ugh. Jim, just say you aren't coming so we can all move on.
December 7th, 2014 at 12:24 PM ^
We are headed down the same road as the last two coaching searches. Harbaugh needs to come out and state if he's not coming. Miles, whether love him or hate him, is out. So we'll end up with the third or fourth choice again, and if you think I'm being negative, well, if the shoe fits.........
December 7th, 2014 at 11:46 AM ^
December 7th, 2014 at 11:47 AM ^
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December 7th, 2014 at 11:51 AM ^
This is the least informative thread title yet and that is saying a helluva lot
December 7th, 2014 at 11:54 AM ^
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December 7th, 2014 at 12:03 PM ^
My reports are indicating we'll get a new data point in the game - forget post game. If he scratches his nose he is coming, if he scratches his chin its fuck no to Michigan.
Watch every second, it can happen anytime.
December 7th, 2014 at 12:04 PM ^
Using my pscyhic precognition skills, I'll paraphrase his answer:
All I'm thinking about right now is the 49er's and getting this team into the playoffs and the Super Bowl...next question.
When this happens I expect to be accepted for my pscyhic abilities and be lauded as the next THE_KNOWLEDGE on this board
December 7th, 2014 at 1:49 PM ^
In your case, asquared = arrogance squared
December 7th, 2014 at 12:14 PM ^
December 7th, 2014 at 12:31 PM ^
1) Totally useless thread and the OP made no sense at all. Yet all of us degenerates are all still here, aren't we?
2) Just because it was asked once, doesn't mean it won't be asked again. The more persistent a press corps can get, the more likely somebody breaks down:
3) That being said, in order for the press corps to go to that length, they have to actually care enough. It's likely at this point the people in the press conference are very NFL or 49ers focused, not necessarily Michigan focused. So while the question of where Harbaugh may be next year as a GENERAL matter is certainly an important one to them, I don't think at this point they are so focused on the Michigan option that they will hammer away at him regarding Michigan specifically. They only have so much time & so many questions to get in. They aren't going to burn their access to him to create a feeding frenzy about the Michigan option at this point. Not enough blood in the water.
4) I personally think that Harbaugh at least cares enough about Michigan to not string us along simply for leverage. He already has leverage with another 3-4 NFL teams interested in him. Adding one more potential suitor is not going to substantially boost his leverage at this point, so completely dicking over his alma mater for such a small marginal boost in leverage would not likely make sense.
5) As a result of this, if he knew for sure his answer was 'no', he should be willing to slam the door shut on the Michigan option publicly at this point. Therefore, anything evasive indicates he is either coming to Michigan, or is at least still seriously entertaining the idea.
EDIT: Somebody correctly pointed out above that Harbaugh may not need more leverage for his own contract, but leverage so that any future NFL team he goes to is not hampering themselves too much to obtain him. I can see this point and so my points #4 and #5 above aren't as strong I suppose. Still, call it wishful thinking if you want. I'd like to think that he would not screw over Michigan in that way. Maybe he'd privately tell Hackett and the search committee he's a no-go, but then ask them to keep it confidential so the NFL teams don't realize that. If that's the case, then as fans we'd be just in the dark as the other NFL teams at this point.
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