Harbaugh back according to Schefter

Even though I would’ve had zero animosity if he left, this comment is gold, Jerry. Gold. 

Yep. Fuck everyone that said fuck him or upvoted it. 

The only way Harbaugh didn’t leave is if the Vikings/GM and his Stanford connect didn’t give him the offer if you believe the reports. But it seemed like said offer was already on the table and the interview was a formality. 
 

Maybe the Flores stuff did change the dynamic? 

Edit: Nvm they're going with a 36 year old white guy, Rams OC. 

Double post

Lol, here ya go

https://youtu.be/BG2OoYqySU4

Why do people not think that this was a contract-leveraging strategy?

He took a huge paycut, and despite the actual necessity of the money, coaches/players DO like to have big contracts (as much as people might think otherwise, humans involuntarily assign value to price tags despite actual real-world utility--think expensive watches, diamonds, sports cars, and yes contract numbers).

Not to mention Michigan does seem to like to pride themselves on their "standards", and strive for student-athletes to be no exception. In light of that, whatever absolute and unforseen chaos this NIL is sure to bring, I'm positive Harbaugh wants to remain as competitive as possible (let's be real, what many SEC schools do, Michigan simply won't do, and the NIL may have a chance to at least play some catch up--not that anything knows anything at this point), and Michigan, the Academic institution also might not want to get get mired up in that (also understandable), but Harbaugh is surely no less competitive than anyone else on the planet, so it isn't crazy to think he wants carte blanche, and I certainly wouldn't blame him.

Hell, the Vikings decision may very well have come also come down to carte-blance versus UM's offerings--it's not like at the pro-level there aren't any less of egos, just different rule-sets/strategies/skillsets.

Either way, I wouldn't be so upset. Harbaugh likes to win, and has chosen to always put himself in that position above all else (hence previous paycuts, fights with 49ers nepotistic brass, refs, post-and game honesty lol), and if that means Michigan, then it's going to be Michigan.

It will be interesting, someday, to hear more details about what's transpired in this saga.

Time to put focus on vast improvement on the interior D Line.

Then building a much better passing game.

Be a National Championship contender!

OH MY GOD, THAT RIDE WAS AWFUL.   So glad I'm not the only one who thought that.  

Your first mistake was doing coasters at Kings Island.  You go to Cedar Point for coasters.  CP is about the only thing in Ohio worth mentioning.

Shivering Timbers would like a word with you…I actually enjoyed the ride, but there were moments when I wanted a copy of the most recent safety inspection 

High upside, nonexistent downside. Can't beat that deal.

So this person, where they thinking it wasn’t a done deal Vikings would offer, or that Harbaugh would accept?

Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) Tweeted:
Jim Harbaugh told Warde Manuel that this would not be a re-occurring issue and he would stay at Michigan as long as it wants him, per sources.

Uh…not at all. This would be awful timing to get a new coach and I would not be elated exactly to promote from within. Plus I would really like to see how he can build off this season. Maybe he can get the upper hand against Day? Maybe JJ is the real deal, which if he is I want to see Harbaugh with an elite QB. The game against Georgia may have essentially been over when he was given the nod but we did look better with him in there. I don’t think Georgia had stopped playing at that point. 

Not me, I like having him as coach. I do hope this isn’t a yearly occurrence though.  

Nope.. best thing for continuity!

Nope. I'm looking forward to him building on what he did this past season. I hope this all gave him a renewed sense of motivation. And I don't really care what the reason was for him coming back -- him not taking the job or the Vikings not officially offering. The upheaval of bringing in another coach is vastly worse than the worst case scenario (the Vikings not offering him a job that he wanted). He's not perfect but I want to see what he's going to do next. 

I am not disappointed.  I thought he was gone and had settled myself into that.  And I wasn't excited about any of the mentioned replacement candidates, so this is actually a better outcome than I saw coming...