Bruce Feldman Reports Harbaugh Extension coming until 2026
Title says it all! Figuring out small details I guess. Angelique and Baumgardner have chimed in with similar “confirmed reports”. These are the people who don’t throw out junk!
THIS SUCKS!! 5 year deal? Awful. Only way this works is if he gets great OC and DC guys. Better get Moorhead and Mason/Muschamp/Strong type guy.
January 2nd, 2021 at 8:25 PM ^
And Warde should be fired with him if he lets him go after 2 more seasons. Warde has demonstrated zero leadership in the whole football mess. He didn't support JH in 2016 and has never spoken out for the slights M gets in the B1G. I don't remember much about Canham, but I understood him to be a man that knew what needed to be done and did it. He had a very strong personality and was definitely the leader of the Athletic department. Warde seems to be a caretaker that is afraid to do anything that goes against the grain.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:13 PM ^
I thought we were done with 2020 bullshit...
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:13 PM ^
Maybe he found his 2014 personality out in Cali. This is the only logical explanation for a 6-year extension.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:15 PM ^
OSU has had quite the 24 hours. The good times keep a rolling.
Jim “an enthusiasm unknown to slothkind” Harbaugh. Exciting times indeed.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:15 PM ^
Harbaugh gets to sleep another 5 years while the M fan base gets to watch a yearly train wreck. WM you are dumb and will regret keeping Harbaugh around he is not the person we hired.
How bad do you have to be to get fired around here????
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:38 PM ^
Texas fired their 7-3 coach after a bowl win in year 4. We extend our coach after no bowl, no wins against OSU, no conference championships, and a 2-6 record in year 6. That should tell us all we need to know about the AD and booster expectations for this program.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:45 PM ^
Texas is a hot mess. That isn’t a good example.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:54 PM ^
We're a lukewarm mess approaching hot mess status. I'm not sure we'll be better than Indiana, MSU, or NW next year. That isn't going to help.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:17 PM ^
To me this is officially waving the white flag.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:32 PM ^
...as we watch Matt Campbell with a 14-point lead over Oregon, coaching Iowa St towards yet another victory.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:41 PM ^
He seems to be able to teach his qb how to run the RPO. Do not want. I’m having too much fun watching our staff continue to fail at teaching it.
January 2nd, 2021 at 7:17 PM ^
Yeah, definitely do not want.
He even has his team wearing black today, one of the primary colors of his team's mortal enemies, the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Not to mention they lead now 34-17 with just 6 minutes left in the game. How dare he win a big game while having a senior journeyman qb with limited talents!
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:17 PM ^
The length of the deal is the most irrelevant part of this deal. It’s necessary for optics and recruiting. A two or three year extension isnt an “extension.”
The important part of this is going to be the assistant salary pool. Then it comes down to the buyout language. The 4 year extension is irrelevant when you consider a low buyout that allows Michigan to get out of the deal at any time.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:34 PM ^
How...he's had less than a 5 year deal since 2016...
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:48 PM ^
The deal you’re on is less important than an extension. Having a couple years remaining on your deal is one of the thing. The optics of only getting a 2-3 year extension on a 1 year deal is what is harmful. Shows the school isn’t committed and it isn’t really an extension at all.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:19 PM ^
FWIW, one of the pay wall sites seems to think Moorhead will be announced in the next couple days
January 2nd, 2021 at 8:12 PM ^
Feels like a Hail Mary to me, but I hope it works.
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January 2nd, 2021 at 6:35 PM ^
Damn you, Zooey! You weirdly average yet very attractive girl
January 2nd, 2021 at 7:17 PM ^
Ever since I watched 500 Days of Summer, I’ve had a major crush on her.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:23 PM ^
I wanted a new head coach. But if Harbaugh is gonna stay, having Moorhead come and a good DC along with some new position coaches would be the next best option to me.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:27 PM ^
New coordinators aren't gonna solve the systemic problems of this team. Jim Harbaugh is not providing a cohesive framework for this program...all the positions coaches are in silos which is why we look like a clusterfuck in every area
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:30 PM ^
Bingo!!!
January 2nd, 2021 at 8:50 PM ^
Lol. Both SamSoccer and UMProud are 100% right. Harbaugh is the problem. If you keep the problem, we gotta get Moorhead and Freeman/Muschamp/Mason level DC. If Harbaugh stays, and no Moorhead we are screwed. Don’t trust Harbaugh/Gattis controlling the O.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:30 PM ^
Agree. I was on the fence on firing him. Bringing in Moorhead to work with Gattis and hiring a DC that can teach basic tackling is better than the alternatives out there this year IMO. Now, the buyout is still important. With the above hires, I expect to see improvements at the QB position and it better not look like every offensive player is trying to solve a quantum physics problem (and each getting a different answer) prior to each play. If those issues are still there even next year, I’d be good with firing him.
January 2nd, 2021 at 7:05 PM ^
Interesting description that is spot on. There has been almost no rhythm on offense in 6 years.
January 2nd, 2021 at 7:22 PM ^
As UMProud pointed out above, cycling thru coordinators is not a recipe for long term success. Let’s assume a really good coordinator or really terrible one gets 2-3 years before leaving. If you don’t have a head coach as a consistent pillar within the program, your success is inconsistent and wildly dependent on cycling thru coordinators. This isn’t how you build a program. Look at Urban or Saban or even Dantonio. They were consistent at what they do regardless of losing coordinators. You build a program around the head coach, not cover up for his failures by cycling coordinators. I mean it’s year 6, we should know by now that cycling coordinators under Harbaugh doesn’t work. I digress.
January 2nd, 2021 at 8:07 PM ^
If he gets an NFL offer, he goes, or should. More guranteed money, bigger buyout. Another year or maybe 2 and his NFL prospects are shot. Hello BTN.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:56 PM ^
That’s not gonna help because Harbaugh will fuck with it and pick at it until it unravels... again
January 2nd, 2021 at 7:14 PM ^
I guess we will see. I’m of the opinion that Joe Moorhead is established and smart enough not to walk into a situation like that. He is friends with Gattis and they supposedly talk a lot. He could stay where he is or get a lot of different OC jobs. If JH meddles with Gattis as much as everyone thinks, I don’t think Moorhead would even consider coming to UM. Again, hopefully he comes and we get our answer.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:26 PM ^
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:27 PM ^
I don’t know what to tell people who are happy about this. The signs are all there that Harbaugh is crashing and burning here and the next year or two are going to be really dark days for Michigan Football.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:30 PM ^
I just hope Jim puts his trust in his assistants. Be a fucking General, not a fucking butter bar stuck up your assistants ass. Don't use favoritism, play the best players. Be the guiding force and use you pre 2018ish agression. I'm okay with him getting the extension, I'm okay with giving him 2 more years to right the ship. I know some of you won't agree, but that's okay.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:31 PM ^
Just reported on Channel 4 as well. Fuck.
Gotta get behind it -- maybe he will make some excellent coordinator hires. He will need to. Though it won't matter if he doesn't get out of the way.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:31 PM ^
People are all fucking dumb. We let him go and hire literally anyone else available and nothing works out in 3 years and we are back to wanting to see heads roll. People bitch about how we need to fire him, but hire who? And why? Because for the last 6 weeks some other HC at a different program has given you a chub by outperforming their preseason expectations? Cool. Hire that guy and see how everyone feels when he loses one or two games and isn’t remotely competitive against OSU. HC of Michigan football has to be a worse job than POTUS. AD can’t be too far behind. At this point, extend him, try to do what you can with what you have, and continue to eye the market for someone you think can actually make the changes you need. Personally, I really don’t think that such coach is out there right now. Whatever happens here, no coach is going to please this fanbase, and the next coach probably won’t beat OSU and will probably struggle against Wisconsin and PSU still. However, Warde definitely knows his next hire for HC needs to be a home run or he is toast. And, unfortunately for him, I don’t think it’s going to matter. Until the $$$ playing field is leveled, we will get these same results. Also, CFP with 4 teams has ruined and is continuing to ruin college football.
Go blue
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:38 PM ^
Rutgers took us to 3 OTs this year...Rutgers...3 OTs...I'm good with firing the replacement in 3 ti 5 years if they suck but I'd rather do that than accept the garbage Harbaugh is putting out
January 2nd, 2021 at 7:02 PM ^
At least we won that Rutgers game.
We could have had a repeat of the Gary Nova game.
January 2nd, 2021 at 7:08 PM ^
That was at least a good Rutgers team
January 2nd, 2021 at 7:21 PM ^
Hey idiot remember that one year Rutgers won?
Yeah, that was the reason they got rid of THAT guy.
And that time they had a sure fire replacement ;)
January 2nd, 2021 at 7:31 PM ^
We did lose to a terrible MSU squad. Maryland would’ve beat the shit out of us with Tua’s brother and OSU would have laid a beat down that the cooler poopers would masturbate thinking about for the next 100 years.
I have a feeling Campbell will be scooped up by another program soon and that program will have great success. Such is the life of a Michigan fan.
January 2nd, 2021 at 7:33 PM ^
I’m with you. Grab Campbell and pay him. Or go get Herman and pay him a bargain at 5 million a year and give him a 4yr deal. What’s the worst that can happen? We lose to OSU but at least get some excitement and something to look forward to next year.
January 2nd, 2021 at 10:31 PM ^
Honestly, this is where we disagree. I have the complete opposite feeling. If you think going and getting Herman for 5 million a year is the same as just resigning Harbaugh, then we don’t agree. However, I think we are saying the same thing. My point is basically the same; why pay Herman or Campbell or any of that shit if they aren’t clearly the answer? Just pay Harbaugh and deal with the same results that you are used to not getting; more losses a year than you expect, no competition with OSU, etc. I don’t understand the urgency to be rid of Harbaugh to usher in the new regime, just because it’s new and shiny, despite the fact that it isn’t clearly the change needed. I also think there is a hang up between many POV and my own in that I don’t think Campbell is the answer. I wouldn’t be mad if they hired him or anything, I would LOVE to be wrong about him, but I don’t think he is the guy to take us over the hump, which probably makes it easier for me to not really understand the desire to get Harbaugh out so quickly without a definite upgraded replacement in mind
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:31 PM ^
Ugh
Question to those are okay with this, what is your realistic expectation for next year, and what results would make you okay with keeping Harbaugh past next season?
I foresee us, at best, with 9ish wins, another probable blow out loss to Ohio State, and another offeseason of our rivals making fun of us, coaching staff instability, and yet more excuses as to why we've kept him around for 7 years despite no titles or wins over Ohio State. I just don't understand why anybody wants to watch us win the easy games and lose anything meaningful. Unless we win 11 games next year, we might as well have let a new coach start building their team. Otherwise, we'll fart around for 2-3 more seasons, saying "well, who's better" and then have to rebuild with a new coach in 2023 when we could have been 2-3 seasons deep into a new coaching regime.
I just don't get how you can be okay with a ceiling of 9ish wins in fucking year 7
January 2nd, 2021 at 7:05 PM ^
Watching Michigan for the last 30 years, I always expect about a 9ish win ceiling, because that’s been the norm. If they win more than that, you’re playing with house money.
January 2nd, 2021 at 7:41 PM ^
Just play well, please.
Harbaugh's teams have yet to play their best game of the season against OSU. For the OSU game, win or lose but we do not self destruct, no dropped passes on offense or defense and if we have penalties and turnovers then we forced OSU to have some too.
Hoke's teams played some of their best games against OSU. Playing well and losing to the better team is a lot better than losing and crumbling under pressure. Roughing the kicker in the first game against OSU under Harbaugh seems to represent the norm.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:32 PM ^
This program is doomed.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:32 PM ^
If everyone is honest with themselves this has a feel of a Kiffin or Sark type ending. We’ve seen this play out all around country. Some want to make it a choose your own adventure story but the ending is written
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:34 PM ^
This is no surprise. JH will close out his career at UM. Now, where does UM go from here? Either they are naive and have no clue, or Warde and Jim have a ‘plan’ to change the competitiveness of this team, coaches, and the UM football organization.
I will support my school, but have no passion anymore for UM football.
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:34 PM ^
Why does it seem so hard for people to see , 2020 was not an anomaly . It was a culmination of Harbaughs U of M coaching .
January 2nd, 2021 at 6:39 PM ^
100% correct