Paul Finebaum is at it again......
On Golic and Wingo this morning, Paul Finebaum provided the latest quote of our Coach:
" I could pick up the yellow pages of college coaches right now, close my eyes and pick a better coach than Jim Harbaugh.”
I am honestly sick and tired of this guy. He offers nothing of value when discussing college football other than to tell us all how great Nick Saban is. I may be in the minority here with that opinion, but thought I would share this.
https://saturdaytradition.com/michigan-football/paul-finebaum-attacks-michigan-again-calls-attachment-to-jim-harbaugh-downright-sick/
My thoughts on his quote are this, if Harbaugh is so bad at his job why do we constantly here his name in discussion for NFL jobs? Or is it that he didn't like being called "Pete"?
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:02 AM ^
I thought Pete Finebaum posts were banned along with Yoder? If not, they should be. Also, he looks like a penis.
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:35 AM ^
Paul Phallicbaum?
October 22nd, 2019 at 11:10 AM ^
Pete Peter
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:36 AM ^
Agree . He's an idiot SEC homer that will never find anything good with JH or Michigan football.
October 22nd, 2019 at 12:30 PM ^
I don't why this got negged, Ron Burgundy is never not funny
October 22nd, 2019 at 12:12 PM ^
Well, this explains a lot.
October 22nd, 2019 at 12:28 PM ^
Obligatory: not that there is anything wrong with that. . .
October 22nd, 2019 at 2:40 PM ^
My father's gay!
October 22nd, 2019 at 9:05 PM ^
Both of them?
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:02 AM ^
He successfully got you to pay attention to his drivel and post this thread, so I'd score this as a big win for Finebaum.
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:05 AM ^
I was listening to Golic and Wingo, so it was an unfortunate coincidence that I paid attention. I just found and posted his quote to share on the board.
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:59 AM ^
Don't do that anymore.
If you can't recognize when you are being trolled, the rest of us can.
October 22nd, 2019 at 12:54 PM ^
Another textbook example of why there should be a 1,000 MGoPoint minimum for posting
October 22nd, 2019 at 11:26 AM ^
Exactly. Whether it is a Kardashian or a Finebaum, the important thing to remember is if we all ignore them they will go away.
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:03 AM ^
I see I'm too late with the Pete joke. In fact, it was in the OP. I neg myself.
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:13 AM ^
No worries, I gave it back since Pete thing in the post wasn't meant as a joke.
October 22nd, 2019 at 12:12 PM ^
Is that like touching yourself? I'm confused...
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:03 AM ^
I don't know if you could pick up the yellow pages and find a coach "better" than Jim Harbaugh...but you could absolutely pick up the yellow pages and find half a dozen coaches you could pay half of what Harbs is getting paid and produce incredibly similar results.
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:16 AM ^
What is it with people and Harbaugh's salary. You make it seem like the money is coming out of your pocket. Harbaugh is paid what he is worth, he could've easily make >$10 mil in the NFL. Find a better angle than money.
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:23 AM ^
It's because pay usually goes hand in hand with performance. The higher the pay, the higher the expected outcome. He is being paid much more than other coaches who perform similarly, so it's an issue.
This is pretty simple to understand, really.
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:38 AM ^
Great. I am sure you'll be very reasonable if Howard doesn't do as well as Belien since Howard is being paid approx. 1.8 million less.
October 22nd, 2019 at 11:41 AM ^
Howard's first prime time gig... of course he should be paid less, and we should expect excellent results. Once he proves himself the pay goes up.
Where the fuck did you morons go to school?! This is the way the world works!
October 22nd, 2019 at 12:35 PM ^
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
What's scary is that it sounds like you might actually believe this. Well done, bootlicker.
October 22nd, 2019 at 1:11 PM ^
Let me get this straight. Pay them more and expect excellent results, or pay them less and also expect excellent results. I fail to see how changing their pay affects anything in this scenario.
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:49 AM ^
Are you sure?
"Since Harbaugh arrived, the Michigan football program’s operating revenue has grown from about $97.1 million during his first in 2015-16 to nearly $125 million in 2017-18, the latest fiscal year reported. For comparison, operating revenue for football in 2007-08 — the final year under Lloyd Carr — was just $57.4 million. That number dipped some in the first year under Rich Rodriguez, but then steadily rose nearly every year after, to about $88.2 million in 2014-15, the final season under Hoke. ...
“Those who think Michigan ought to be competing for national championships find the lack of playoff appearances distressing, which makes them think Michigan is paying (Harbaugh) to get to the playoff,” said Rodney Fort, a sports management professor at Michigan.
'I think nothing could be further from the truth. They’re paying him to help generate as much revenue as could possibly be generated at the University of Michigan football program. And it would be difficult for me to think of anybody who could do it any better than he.' "
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:55 AM ^
If our head coach (and entire staff, really) were not being paid so much, there would be zero change in the amount of bitching when the team doesn't live up to expectations. So the salary argument is a red herring, irrelevant to any of the actual concerns about the team.
October 22nd, 2019 at 11:30 AM ^
No, pay goes hand in hand with supply and demand and coaches with Harbaugh's resume are in sufficient demand that they all make millions.
October 22nd, 2019 at 12:05 PM ^
"This is pretty simple to understand, really."
In which case you'd know that the corporate world is filled with CEOs who get paid huge sums of money who nonetheless fail miserably at improving their company's bottom line.
David Brandon became the chief executive officer of Domino's Pizza in March 1999.
Brandon led Domino's to its initial public offering in 2004 at $14 per share. By December 31, 2009, shortly before Brandon left for the University of Michigan, Domino's stock price had fallen to $8.38, a decline of 40%. His total compensation for 2008 was $3.228 million in 2008.
David Brandon became CEO of Toys "R" Us on June 2, 2015. Brandon emphasized the necessity of improving the company's performance: "The focus now is on execution, performance and growth. … The company needs to put itself in a position where it can compete globally."
On September 19, 2017, Toys "R" Us filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
On May 14, 2018, Brandon resigned as CEO of Toys "R" Us.
He earned $11.25 million in compensation with the company in 2017.
October 22nd, 2019 at 12:48 PM ^
To add by on your point, considering Michigan’s ROI, too. Ticket sale increase, Jordan/Nike sponsorship, TV, exposure...all add to the bottom line for the university. Given all that, harbaugh is worth the investment
October 22nd, 2019 at 1:11 PM ^
Economically, couldn't agree with you more. Harbaugh has been a FREAKING HOME RUN!!! Zero disputing the fact that JH's tenure has been a financial windfall for the university.
October 22nd, 2019 at 5:36 PM ^
Except it isn’t true. Pay is for potential. His last signature was based on that. Let’s see what happens after this season.
October 22nd, 2019 at 12:26 PM ^
Happy to take the "money angle" away. You could find around a half dozen coaches in the B10, that if hired by Michigan, could have produced a very near equivalent as Harbaugh has.
Harbaugh doesn't have any "milestone win". He has had very poor Bowl showings. Can't beat a team ranked in the top 10. Struggles mightily on the road. What Harbaugh has done, is not have really any horrible losses. He tends to beat the teams he should, and lose to teams of equal or better talent.
My point is simply this....there are plenty of coaches that could duplicate Harbaugh's B to B- results thus far. Franklin, Ferentz, Fitzgerald, Chryst could all have been Michigan's coach during the same tenure as Harbaugh and done just as good as JH has done.
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:45 AM ^
Go take more pics with teenage dudes.
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:52 AM ^
Maybe you could find a dozen out of hundreds but you would also be damaging the program with another coaching change and half of that dozen aren't interested in coming to Michigan. And there's no guarantee that the AD is going to hit on the next coach. Lots of examples of guys who seemed like great hires ended up being much less capable than Harbaugh's been.
And if you change coaches and get the same results just to save the AD some money on a coaching salary, I'm not sure why any fan would find that to be more satisfying.
October 22nd, 2019 at 11:25 AM ^
Well, we hired Rich Rod and Brady Hoke and they did not have incredibly similar results. Michigan's fans sort of suck. While Harbaugh hasn't won the big games yet, and 8-5 isn't acceptable, 10-3 is respectable. If Gattis' offense has turned the corner, things will be looking up. Can't wait for Harbaugh to shut everyone's mouths. Go root for OSU or Alabama.
October 22nd, 2019 at 12:12 PM ^
10-3 is a respectable floor, not ceiling. Brady Hoke was a terrible coach - a terrible coach who had a higher ceiling than what Harbaugh has been able to do so far.
If Harbaugh has 10 years here he will definitely have a better single season than Hoke. However, an elite coach wins that Penn State game. Franklin SUCKS. That game was made for Harbaugh to break the narrative, yet he couldn't do it. That says something.
October 22nd, 2019 at 12:46 PM ^
Sheer delusion in this post. "Made to break the narrative," my ass. Life isn't a soap opera. The coach can only do so much.
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:04 AM ^
Pete can't be more than 5'6, is bald as shit, and if his ears get any bigger he'll fly away like Dumbo the Elephant...not to mention he's old and undoubtedly getting cranky in his advanced age. He gets a paycheck to shit on people and provide hot takes.
So my question to you, OP is: why are you giving this little "man" attention? Just stop. He's a hack, much like other 'notable' ESPN "personalities":
-Max Kellerman
-Stephen A Smith
-Skip Bayless
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:09 AM ^
I said it in response to another comment, i just found his quote to share on the board after hearing him on Golic and Wingo this morning. Honestly It is just sad to see what ESPN has become at this point, i remember when it used to have quality sports news and not idiots like those you mentioned and Pete.
October 22nd, 2019 at 12:20 PM ^
If you’re an NFL fan, I highly recommend waking up to Good Morning Football on the NFL Network. It’s way better than ESPN’s morning slate...
October 22nd, 2019 at 12:34 PM ^
Other than seeing quick scores, I've quit going to ESPN. Tired of having to watch a 30 second commercial to see each 15 sec highlight....
October 23rd, 2019 at 3:34 PM ^
JT was short
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:30 AM ^
"Pete can't be more than 5'6"...."
Being short isn't a character flaw.....but being a total dick is. Lets focus more on the latter and less on the former.
October 22nd, 2019 at 11:29 AM ^
Max Kellerman knows his boxing. You may not like the way he communicates/projects his analysis, but he at least knows boxing.
October 23rd, 2019 at 3:40 PM ^
Kellerman is outstanding with Boxing. His show with Jim Lampley is awesome as well.
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:05 AM ^
Stop paying attention to him, and better yet, stop telling others to pay attention to him.
He's just stirring the pot for views and clicks. His 'analysis' is not substantive in any way and he's just there to get you riled up.
October 22nd, 2019 at 10:09 AM ^
He's just stirring the pot for views and clicks. His 'analysis' is not substantive in any way and he's just there to get you riled up.
Sadly, it's a tried and proven formula for success in the current climate of sports "journalism". For other examples see: "Valenti, Mike" and "Smith, Stephen A.".