Josh Henschke: "Jim Harbaugh and #Michigan is near the finish line"
Josh Henschke thinks it's a deal Jim Harbaugh will sign. But it's not a "done deal".
"Don't mean nothin' till you sign it on the dotted line."
But Josh Henschke is a pretty good source. So maybe the wait is over, and for the last time.
January 14th, 2023 at 10:02 PM ^
Fool me once...
January 14th, 2023 at 10:10 PM ^
But a man never knows what the future may hold.
January 14th, 2023 at 10:16 PM ^
No one knows the future…
January 14th, 2023 at 11:03 PM ^
Truth
January 14th, 2023 at 10:21 PM ^
Does anyone know when Santa got involved in the process? Because everything seemed to have changed once that happened.
January 14th, 2023 at 10:55 PM ^
Suckers You bite on all this bullshit every time.
Eff these so called journalists that make shit up just to refute then corroborate the deny then confirm this bullshit
January 14th, 2023 at 11:00 PM ^
Real recognize real. Jabrill ain’t no Jabroni I’m the Real Macaroni you heard
January 14th, 2023 at 11:08 PM ^
Wow! Name calling from someone who freely chose to read all the way down this thread . . . to say that?
January 14th, 2023 at 11:31 PM ^
Chargers job just opened up so things might get put on hold for a bit.
January 14th, 2023 at 11:31 PM ^
Me thinks JH gets a call from the Chargers tonight.
January 14th, 2023 at 11:52 PM ^
At the very least if Payton was Denver's top choice, there is no way Payton passes on San Diego for that job.
January 15th, 2023 at 11:56 AM ^
*Los Angeles
January 15th, 2023 at 12:59 AM ^
reading the title put me close to the finishing
HEY-OH!!
January 15th, 2023 at 2:07 AM ^
Fire Warde because he wouldn’t support my super sketchy NIL scheme
—Todd J Anson
January 15th, 2023 at 3:29 AM ^
Of course, it could all be true:
- Jim Harbaugh really, really, really wants to win a Super Bowl.
- Jim Harbaugh really, really wants to win a championship at Michigan.
- Jim Harbaugh really wants assistant salaries, NIL, and other institutional support.
- Jim Harbaugh wants the fiscal recognition for the job he's done here.
I have little doubt that all of those are true. My gut feeling is that the emphasis is in where I've placed the "reallys" above; YMMV. (One counter-indicator, FWIW, is that last year he was up front with recruits about "Yes, I'm interested in NFL jobs"; this year, recruits have reported he believed he would be coaching Michigan next year.)
Assuming that winning a Super Bowl is the high point on his list, we will have to deal with this every year, because right now, Michigan needs Harbaugh more than Harbaugh needs Michigan.
We are probably fortunate that Jacksonville started their coaching search early last year, because otherwise that would like a decent shot: a franchise mis-managed into oblivion but with a franchise QB, good draft capital, and desperate to move one. Plus he would have the chance to show up Urban Meyer in the best possible way - "takin' his'uns and winning".
January 15th, 2023 at 6:36 AM ^
To those saying “Harbaugh/UM need to stop this talk with a big buyout…”, what are you drinking?
What $ figure would be high enough to ward (lol) off any talk of an NFL job?
$20M? Anything else would be peanuts to an NFL team that really wanted him.
And why would JH sign if it meant he’s potentially ”stuck” in the future working in a job (or for a boss) he doesn’t like?
We’ll be fine with recruiting. And I love what UM is doing in the portal.
Signed, GlassHalfFull (maybe my new username!?)
January 15th, 2023 at 11:52 AM ^
Has an NFL team ever paid close to $20 million (even $10 million) for a coaching buy out? Serious question.
January 15th, 2023 at 6:52 AM ^
I know Jim interviewing NFL frustrates the recruiting but there is a need to keep assistants and get a solid contract. Harbaugh getting an agent means you listen to his advice. I’m confident the buyout will be big and hopeful the money is the best in the Big. Accomplishing those things will make this the last year we see this.
The only thing that concerns me is the possibility that the NCAA goes over the deep end on Michigan. I think we all want to see the damage sooner than later.
January 15th, 2023 at 8:06 AM ^
Thank the good Lord for Santa Ono! #GoBlue
January 15th, 2023 at 10:33 AM ^
I believe alot of this is about the assistant pool. Im not sure how much Sherrone or Minter get paid but Rutger just gave 1.4 mil to their new OC.
January 15th, 2023 at 1:52 PM ^
Great point -- it's important to keep the staff intact. What we have is clearly meshing well.
January 15th, 2023 at 12:29 PM ^
Wrap it up !!!
January 15th, 2023 at 1:40 PM ^
Well no, not for the last time. But it is what it is. He's a top-5 ish coach, and I'm glad to have him.
He has made some great self-improvements that have put me on his side. I hope he continues to self-evaluate and realizes that he can improve some things. Then he'll be a top-3 coach, perhaps second only to Saban.
January 16th, 2023 at 5:22 PM ^
This just in. According to Santa Ono, JH is coming back. Warde Manual appears to be a bystander in this entire thing. Maybe Ono should do both jobs snd save the university some money.