Warde interview discussing Jim Harbaugh
SIAP. Words from WM on Jim Harbaugh. I do believe most people are very critical of him and his lack of support for Jim. Doesn’t seem like that is the case.
January 2nd, 2024 at 7:44 AM ^
I don't think he hates Jim.
I just think he's part of the old guard who would rather be loyal to the NCAA's arcane policies than to his coach who turned this program around and wants his AD to have his back.
Just try telling your spouse that you'll "wait and see" whether you're going to support them, and see how that goes. That's pretty much Warde
January 2nd, 2024 at 11:43 AM ^
Man you guys sure seem to be expert psychologists. Rare for message board posters.
January 2nd, 2024 at 7:48 AM ^
What fans don't or won't understand is that signing a contract is a two way street. Signing a contract extension is on Jim at this point. He obviously hasn't ruled out a NFL return and his current status gives him the power and flexibility to ultimately do what he wants.
January 2nd, 2024 at 7:56 AM ^
Should be incredibly obvious to everyone that Jim is reason 1-100 that no contract has been signed yet. It is what it is. He wants to keep his options open at least for now.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:17 AM ^
Harbaugh has retained Don Yee as his agent so it seems pretty clear that he’s going to consider his options going back to the NFL.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:58 AM ^
Would you sign a deal that is not favorable to you? Look beyond the money because the money isn't the issue. Michigan, rightfully so wants to protect themselves in any contract and Harbaugh wants to do the same. Why is that so hard for people to understand?
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:31 AM ^
And why would he sign it before winning a natty?? Would be extremely stupid.
January 2nd, 2024 at 2:48 PM ^
Bingo. As much as Harbaugh doesn’t care about the money, he would have an insane amount of leverage following a national title to get whatever it is he wants. Be in assistant salary pool, NIL backing, or whatever.
And as I’ve pointed out in the past, he IS under contract through 2026. With the current deal, he’s set to make $7.2 million in base pay this season. He made an extra $1.5 million for making and winning the Big Ten title ($8.7m). Another $500k for making the CFP ($9.2m). While a win on Monday nets him an additional $1m and a team APR grade of 960+ gives him an additional $150k (they do every year). So he’s already locked in for ~$9.4 million and he’s coaching for another million on Monday.
So the rush to sign a new contract isn’t really there on his end. He is well compensated and he’s under contract for multiple years. The contract doesn’t do a whole lot except put the minds of the fans (briefly) at ease. You can argue it’s necessary for recruiting if you want, but that’s not how it’s worked out in the past. It hasn’t stopped the NFL rumors and hasn’t stopped him from entertaining NFL teams. If the contract extension is necessary for recruiting, we’d need him to sign a new one every year.
January 2nd, 2024 at 7:59 AM ^
I saw the post game hug and chat. I gotta say it looked like Jim fake smiled because as soon as warde walked by his face dropped. Reading into it maybe but... Still looked like fake love
January 2nd, 2024 at 10:09 AM ^
Than that's a Jim problem, not a warde problem..
January 2nd, 2024 at 8:03 AM ^
warde pretending his bball hire isn't an epic failure.
January 2nd, 2024 at 8:18 AM ^
Hindsight is 20/20. I don’t think anyone can fault him for that hire. It was definitely worth the risk.
January 2nd, 2024 at 8:21 AM ^
Winning the Big Ten in 2021 and getting a 1 seed, plus getting to the Sweet 16 a year later is not an epic failure, regardless of what happened after.
Also it's extremely weird to be focused on basketball 12 hours after the biggest win in football program history.
January 2nd, 2024 at 8:42 AM ^
Trolls gonna troll...
And what poster FranzWagner does as well as anyone is troll.
January 2nd, 2024 at 8:28 AM ^
It made complete sense at the time.
January 2nd, 2024 at 8:54 AM ^
Actions (or inactions) speak louder than Wardes.
January 2nd, 2024 at 8:55 AM ^
And it's not like the contract situation is the only data point here.
January 2nd, 2024 at 12:32 PM ^
Great pun!
January 2nd, 2024 at 3:38 PM ^
Roll back to 2020...Warde could have listened to a lot of the pitch fork carrying fans and alum and canned Harbaugh...thank goodness he had the wisdom to push back and kept Jim around.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:06 AM ^
He says what he says but very clearly, there isn’t a lot of warm and fuzzy ‘tween the two.
January 2nd, 2024 at 1:33 PM ^
How do you KNOW that? So it's very clear?
The man is a former UM football player and has had, to date, a successful career as an athletic director.
Of course, that is not enough for some on this board to question his abilities and love for Michigan athletics.
Now, armchair psychologists question his relationships without knowing the man or his associates.
I'm not saying he is perfect and that his actions as an AD cannot be questioned, but I seriously doubt that anyone on this board or site know or care more about Michigan athletics than he does.
January 2nd, 2024 at 9:30 AM ^
Hopefully this thread does numbers like the threads where the, "We hate Warde for hating Harbaugh" idiots thrive. Wish you goofies would finally stfu disrespecting a real Michigan man. One that actually went and played here. Just stfu. Go Blue
January 2nd, 2024 at 10:41 AM ^
People have manufactured that antagonism from air. From thinnest air.
January 2nd, 2024 at 11:05 AM ^
If Manuel doesnt sign Harbaugh and he leaves then Warde Underwheling Manuel needs to GO!
January 2nd, 2024 at 11:26 AM ^
The ball is on Harbaugh's court. He would be the highest paid coach in the country. He just need to sign it. If he leaves, it's because he wants to get back to the NFL.
January 2nd, 2024 at 12:13 PM ^
Please explain what else WM can do for you realize that this decision is completely on Harbaugh. Everyone stated Warde didn’t do anything supporting Jim during signgate, and then he released a scathing letter to the B10. He has now stated that fans wanted him to fire Jim and he didn’t. We are all reaping the benefits of an AD that does not make decisions based on emotion. He just stated his admiration for JH. They have offered to make him the highest paid coach in college. Please tell me what else he needs to do?