Sweet jeebus get a grip all of you Michigan "fans"
I honestly can't believe the bile and disgust spewing forth on this site about the extension of Harbaugh. You are all sounding like the most entitled, whiny, spoiled losers I've ever heard. Posters here talk about $10 million like it's pocket change and chastise Warde Manuel and the regents he reports to for having a sense of financial responsibility for not tossing a sum that amounts to generational wealth down the toilet after it has already lost $80 fucking million this year alone and will likely lose something close to it next year. You all act like giving a very reasonable and more than fair contract to a winning coach who has proved himself a huge success everywhere he has gone as akin to getting a prison sentence in super-max with a 350 pound cellmate with syphilis who was convicted of man rape.
Grow. The. Fuck. Up.
This is your team and the school that you supposedly love. It owes you nothing. If you no longer feel a sense of loyalty or desire to invest yourself in its endeavors that is fine. No one is holding your loved ones hostage and threatening them bodily harm on the condition of your fandom. It is fine to feel disappointed when they lose and don't perform up to expectations. But unless you are one of the boosters who paid some obscene amount of money out of your pocket to pay for Harbaugh's salary, or are willing to burn a couple million to buy him out, spare us your garment rending about the injustice of having to watch a football team coached by a very upstanding, dedicated son of the university who has sacrificed, fought and literally bled for this school and program since he was a teenager.
I guarantee that Jim Harbaugh feels every loss of this program 100 times more deeply than any of you. His pride and competitive nature are more deeply wounded by every loss to a rival and every failure of his team than yours are. He has likely put in more hours and endured more physical, psychological, and emotional anguish in service of this school and this program than any one of you petulant, shit-talking, sneering douchebags has for anything in your whole life. He has probably spent more time away from his family, invested more of his passion, blood, sweat, and tears into Michigan football than you could measure—all for your entertainment. So, maybe give that a moments consideration before you vomit forth your disrespectful, ungrateful, smug condemnations over the fact that you've been denied some completely unearned sense of vicarious pride in the accomplishment of others.
All of you shitting on Harbaugh for getting an extension and being willing to pour himself into trying to finish what he set out to do in making this program an elite football program are no true fans, and I have no idea why you would torture yourself with the burden of supporting a school and a team of talented young men and dedicated coaches when you feel they are so far beneath you.
January 9th, 2021 at 6:04 AM ^
Doesn't the look test count for anything. I don't even have to look it up to know this is bullshit, and if the composite says differently that argument should never be used again.
January 9th, 2021 at 8:10 AM ^
Stop with the lies Milk. If you feel this sad about the team, stop supporting it. Instead of being an insurrectionist, go cheer for a winning team.
But please, stop spreading lies.
January 9th, 2021 at 12:14 AM ^
Preach, Preach.
January 9th, 2021 at 12:56 AM ^
No, don't preach!
January 9th, 2021 at 12:15 AM ^
I'm just here for the comments
January 9th, 2021 at 12:21 AM ^
Preach!
January 9th, 2021 at 12:22 AM ^
I'll repeat what I said before. People who said Harbaugh was just going through the motions and his heart wasn't in it or that said he wanted to go back to the NFL haven't paid attention to what has always been the two things that have been indisputably true about him. 1) He loves Michigan 2) He is fanatically competitive and would never admit defeat and quit.
January 9th, 2021 at 12:46 AM ^
Well now he has the chance to prove it. Even though I freely admit I wanted the university to move on, hopefully he finds some magic.
January 9th, 2021 at 12:49 AM ^
Like Trump?
January 9th, 2021 at 12:59 AM ^
Username and avatar confirmed. Violation of "no politics" rule was a very costly choice.
Banned.
January 9th, 2021 at 8:26 AM ^
Did you somehow miss the part where Harbaugh was seeking out NFL employment and waiting on their decisions? Or the part where he signed the extension after verifying that the NFL had no interest in his services?
January 9th, 2021 at 12:21 PM ^
And what credible source did you get this from?
January 9th, 2021 at 8:39 AM ^
It is about winning games. Just like my job as a salesman is to sell and increase my sales.
I don’t care how much passion he has. I don’t care how much he is or isn’t invested. I don’t care how much a loss bothers him (just like my boss doesn’t care how much losing a sale bothers me).
Start winning games. Start getting your team in an upward trajectory.
January 9th, 2021 at 12:13 PM ^
One could argue that one of the measures of success of the Head Football Coach is the revenue and net profit of the football program. The year after Harbaugh was hired, the program reportedly was more profitable than the year before.
If the team continues to be mediocre and the fans stay away, it will be interesting to see if the program is less profitable after COVID.
January 9th, 2021 at 12:22 AM ^
This is way over the top, emotionally speaking. Really awkward.
January 9th, 2021 at 12:23 AM ^
Keep preaching my brother!
January 9th, 2021 at 12:25 AM ^
TIL I learned that Warde’s handle is Preacher Mike.
January 9th, 2021 at 10:40 AM ^
Wonder how many people remember Preacher Mike from the diag. I know he was around from around 88-91, but he disappeared at some point. Wonder how many years he was there before 88.
January 9th, 2021 at 3:37 PM ^
I am pretty sure I remember him being on campus my whole time at Michigan, 1990-94. Maybe he quit preaching after that?
January 9th, 2021 at 12:25 AM ^
Fuck off.
January 9th, 2021 at 1:19 AM ^
You just earned yourself a warning, WichitanWolverine. Your longevity here is what spared you this time.
Near zero tolerance these days for ad hominem attacks.
January 9th, 2021 at 1:31 AM ^
Not quite sure how "Fuck off" is so different from someone starting a post to tell me (and every other reader) to "Grow. The. Fuck. Up," and calling us douchebags, amongst other attacks.
January 9th, 2021 at 1:57 AM ^
Baby steps.
At least we're seeing someone attempt to clean up the cesspool.
January 9th, 2021 at 2:09 AM ^
I agree the trash needs to be taken out. I am just asking for consistency.
January 9th, 2021 at 9:02 AM ^
Yep. Agreed.
as for the original question:
one was part of a long piece and fit in with what was being written.
one was a two word response.
The distinction is pretty easy to tease out.
January 9th, 2021 at 11:53 AM ^
Thank you, Rabbit21---you stated it concisely and with great clarity.
Many of us---myself included at times---use the F-word and other colorful language on the board occasionally, some way more than others.
It's how and also where it's directed that's the real issue. Posting "Fucking Lions" or "FuckLions", for example, ---no problem. I don't know who if any are offended by uses such as that. OTOH, when directed angrily at someone, if and when I see it I'm calling you out on it. Carry it too far? You're gone.
I'm pretty certain the vast majority on the board possess the intelligence level (mentally and emotionally) to figure it out and act accordingly.
January 9th, 2021 at 2:09 AM ^
And "fuck off" is a board-worthy comment?
I think you answered my question yourself just days ago:
https://mgoblog.com/comment/244046750#comment-244046750
"Why is this place so toxic? Look, maybe this isn't the most original or insightful post. But neither is your 35th iteration of "this post sucks erg durb blerg." Like a few have done here, either offer something that might improve the post, or just. let. it. go. We all know you are an inherently better person than the OP of every mediocre-to-poor post is; You don't need to keep reminding us every single fucking opportunity."
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You've been here long enough to know that ad hominem attacks too often lead to counter attacks which then progressively escalate . When has that been OK?
January 9th, 2021 at 2:10 AM ^
Come on man. No where did I say that.
Edit: And if that was the impression I gave, it was not intended. I think we need much more civility here; I often find this place to be one of the least civil forums I encounter. Should not be the case.
January 9th, 2021 at 2:29 AM ^
Yes, you did say that. 1/3/21 6:56am, 2nd page of that thread.
You and I both want civility and consistency. If up til now you haven't noticed what I've been striving for while moderating the board the last 8 months , I would suggest you inspect my posting timeline and especially the last three iterations of the Moderator Sticky thread(s).
January 9th, 2021 at 4:49 AM ^
Wow dude. You have some real issues if you read my post as saying "Fuck you" is ok, and then continue to persist in that claim after my ensuing posts. I can now understand even better why this place is so unpleasant. You might want to try stepping back, take a breath, and not be so reactionary.
January 9th, 2021 at 6:10 AM ^
Maybe you spend too much time on blogs. Get some fresh air. Get some human contact. This stuff really isn't that important. I think sometimes we forget, we all want the same thing, Michigan to be good. Insults and arguments don't get us any closer to that.
January 9th, 2021 at 8:43 AM ^
Not sure what you read... Poster blueblueblue never said "Fuck off" was a worthy comment, he clearly said that "Grow. The. Fuck. Up" was also a comment worthy of condemnation, but hadn't received any.
FWIW, I agree with him. Wichita deserved his warning (and the response of not banning), but so did Preacher Mike.
January 9th, 2021 at 12:28 AM ^
I thought it was a good post. Good to hear, Preach. Go Blue.
but honestly, my life isn’t ruined either way.
I WOULD LOVE A NATTY, or even a playoff appearance. But, I also love my UofM Saturday’s. I watch, but I don’t let it take over my life. My family used to tailgate with Bob Chappius’ family and will continue to do so when this stupid virus passes. This is a shit year, I’ll give a pass on this one. But the next few will tell a lot. The buy out is very small. He better produce. I think Harbaugh knows that too.
January 9th, 2021 at 9:11 AM ^
You know what would be cool? Winning football games again. Let’s hope.
January 9th, 2021 at 12:29 AM ^
Well said. I echo the sentiments 10 fold.
January 9th, 2021 at 12:30 AM ^
Thanks Sarah, stand by your man!
January 9th, 2021 at 12:31 AM ^
I agree with you. I would have not been upset with a change but that time has passed. I learned a long time ago that I don't care for a quarter to a third of the people that I meet. And just because we root for the same team does not change that. Some people are trolls that suck. It's now time to cheer for our players and move on.
January 9th, 2021 at 12:31 AM ^
What a losers mentality
January 9th, 2021 at 12:48 AM ^
Hey, you got shot and killed, that's loser, too.
January 9th, 2021 at 9:17 AM ^
Sneaky politics!
January 9th, 2021 at 12:19 PM ^
Umm I think that was Bambi’s mom.
January 9th, 2021 at 4:47 PM ^
Touche'
But doesn't that make it worse?
January 9th, 2021 at 12:32 AM ^
Actually, at first I was offended. Then I was impressed. Then I felt bad. Thanks.
January 9th, 2021 at 12:36 AM ^
Harbaugh sucks. That is all
January 9th, 2021 at 12:40 AM ^
Preach Mike Preach!
January 9th, 2021 at 12:45 AM ^
This OP Preacher is a creature.
But in all fairness - Harbaugh, his coaches and his recruited players have all done what most have considered a very poor job of winning titles lately. As with everything, the late condemnation needs to be taken with a grain of salt for the hostility and then a shot of whiskey for the truth.
January 9th, 2021 at 12:45 AM ^
Im going to give you an upvote because i day drank and decided posting a thread was a good idea. I may not agree but its all good because we are all maize and blue!