Today’s harbaugh reading
Neg if you want. My insider friends thought contract would be done by now but it appears Jim is serious about nfl. Biggest caveat is complete control including $$$ on players. Only one likely to give that is Las Vegas. Bisaccia interview is crucial- hope he crushes it.
He loves Michigan but believes only Nd has potentially harder issues w recruiting given school, academia, administration and AND fanbase expectations.
January 20th, 2022 at 10:22 AM ^
"He is saying what I want so I agree with him."
And this is exactly how "doing your own research" on the internet works. Fun times.
January 20th, 2022 at 11:26 AM ^
“He is saying what I want so I agree with him.” The only comment about the Harbaugh situation posted in which we can have 100% confidence in its accuracy.
January 20th, 2022 at 11:42 AM ^
This is a bit off topic but some friends of mine saw Harbaugh and a couple of assistants in a Hurricane (restaurant) outside of Jacksonville on Tuesday. They were all wearing Michigan gear. Apparently he was down there on a recruiting trip.
So, at least we know he's still attacking each day for Michigan at this point. We also know that they're not blowing the athletic budget at high end restaurants because Hurricane is more of a chicken wings kind of place.
January 20th, 2022 at 1:03 PM ^
He was at a basketball game in Boynton Bch last night, looking at a 10th grader.
January 20th, 2022 at 11:47 AM ^
I like this update from HateSparty too. The problem I see is that “good speculation” from insidery types is massively upvoted here, while “bad speculation” gets massive downvotes. I’m sure it’s true that no one really knows. I think you can really make a case either way just on reading the situation.
January 20th, 2022 at 1:27 PM ^
TK (and others), i sympathize with the 'bad' speculation getting downvoted, its the nature of the mgobeast. but again to hatesparty's credit he acknowledged his own homerism in his post, and we all should, too. we are all colored by our emotions in an emotional question like this. we aren't talking about what choosey mothers choose in peanut butter, we're talking about the coach of the university of michigan football team! all that said, the listed points about schlissel and anderson and the timing of each do appeal to logic to a significant degree. are they determinative? we'll find out....
January 20th, 2022 at 6:18 PM ^
Thank you for sharing this most rational take. You are also saying what I want so I agree with you too.
January 20th, 2022 at 9:25 AM ^
My insider sources tell me that we have a ton of talent on the team and staff and if Jim returns that's great. If he doesnt', we will find a great replacement because its Michigan fergodsakes.
January 20th, 2022 at 9:30 AM ^
So your source is Brady Hoke.
January 20th, 2022 at 9:47 AM ^
No, Ms. Rita's bean dip spoke to me.
January 20th, 2022 at 9:57 AM ^
If he doesnt', we will find a great replacement because its Michigan fergodsakes.
Hiring this late in the year is not a recipe for success. Or at least not in the immediate term. There are 2 options with significant draw backs.
1 - Hire internally. Most likely Gattis. That probably holds the staff together for the most part and keeps most, if not all, of the current players from transferring. Problem is we don't know if Gattis will be a good HC or not. Short term that might work out ok from a roster and staff perspective. But no idea if it would result in a good on-field team.
2 - Hire from outside the program. That probably means losing almost all of the current coaching staff save a few positional coaches (Hart, maybe Moore or Bellamy). Would also lead to some transfers that always come with coaching changes. That could be ok in the long run IF the hire was a homerun. But, who is that homerun? Campbell had the most experienced and talented team he's ever had in a bad conference and faceplanted this year. Fickell won't take the job. So you're going to end up with a B type hire and sacrifice the current staff and potential transfers. Not feeling great about that.
January 20th, 2022 at 10:11 AM ^
Those who forget recent history are doomed to repeat it.
January 20th, 2022 at 9:29 AM ^
Not gonna neg here but you have brought absolutely nothing new to the table and really only reaffirmed what everyone knows. The only thing new that nobody knew is that you have insider friends and we still don't really know this.
You seem like a good guy though.
January 20th, 2022 at 9:30 AM ^
No NFL team offers complete control. That’s why they have GMs. And when the players make more money than you and have bigger egos, they’re not going to submit to complete control by the head coach. Part of why Urban failed.
January 20th, 2022 at 9:34 AM ^
Exactly why only Vegas is a threat. But Davis is crazy and close to harbaugh.
For those saying this is not new. Ok but I never heard from them it was this serious and down to a specific wish list. The thought before was feelers and mild interest. Hopefully my last comments today.
January 20th, 2022 at 9:35 AM ^
Bill Belichick says hi.
January 20th, 2022 at 10:20 AM ^
Well if they offer Harbaugh the head coach and GM position then that’s different. But so far we haven’t heard that.
January 20th, 2022 at 10:39 AM ^
No shade meant, the way I read the post is that was the situation (HC/GM) that Coach Harbaugh was looking for.
New England actually doesn’t have a GM in title. BB is Vice President of the company in charge of football operations he coaches and hired a director of player personnel to iron out contracts/scouting and such but Bb has final say over all football related decisions.
January 20th, 2022 at 10:18 AM ^
Bill O’Brien of all people also had this.
January 20th, 2022 at 10:51 AM ^
Wouldn’t be surprised if that’s the back up plan in Wardes mind.
January 20th, 2022 at 9:32 AM ^
i wasn't inclined to believe anything you said. but then you said academia and TOTALLY REDEEMED YOURSELF!
Just to be clear, to summarize, we know nothing still?
January 20th, 2022 at 9:36 AM ^
I have a ton of family in Vegas. There's literally no reason anyone would ever willingly choose to live there. None.
OTOH Harbaugh has several young children in school, living on the street he grew up on. He just pulled a position coach away from a very good job. I'll believe he'd leave when I see it.
January 20th, 2022 at 9:47 AM ^
I have a ton of family in Vegas. There's literally no reason anyone would ever willingly choose to live there. None.
As someone who finds population growth and stuff like that interesting, Vegas is one of the fastest growing metro areas in the entire country. So apparently lots of people want to willingly live there. I'm guessing it's part of the net migration to the Southwest as well as coastal folks moving eastward for cheaper real estate. I agree that Ann Arbor sounds better in comparison, but I wouldn't discount the allure of living in a booming city with the money they have
January 20th, 2022 at 9:54 AM ^
Most people moving to Vegas are strippers, which is why Vegas has one of the largest Stripper-American communities in the country.
January 20th, 2022 at 10:50 AM ^
Yes. And it’s marginalized community that needs to be protected
January 20th, 2022 at 9:55 AM ^
Maybe Harbaugh just wants a front row seat when the water wars start
January 20th, 2022 at 10:24 AM ^
Is the rapid growth a result of people moving there? Or from a condom shortage?
January 20th, 2022 at 10:26 AM ^
Vegas is one of the fastest growing metro areas in the entire country.
Along with every other boomtown in the Southwest, Vegas was built with readily available water from the Colorado River watershed, but because of drought conditions that are unprecedented since the Southwest was settled by pioneers from the eastern US in the 1800s, the situation has changed drastically over the last decade or so.
The Colorado has shrunk to half its capacity since 2000. It feeds into Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the US and the source of 90% of the drinking water for Las Vegas. The lake is at its lowest level since it was filled in 1937.
Las Vegas has been dealing with this situation for several years, instituting a variety of measures to reduce municipal water usage. It's going to be a real challenge to sustain the rapid growth with sharply curtailed water availability.
(I'm not saying that any of this has the slightest impact on Jim Harbaugh's decision re Las Vegas.)
January 20th, 2022 at 11:05 AM ^
This is all true, the southwest states have a large water reckoning coming in the next few decades (if it even takes that long). Both Nevada and Arizona especially have to figure something out. Arizona seems to be relying on drilling into underground aquafers while Nevada is drastically cutting back on total water usage and looking into more sustainable water practices. It's gonna be fascinating to see if they can figure out a permanent solution or if that area eventually craps out in a few decades as a victim of unchecked climate change
January 20th, 2022 at 11:22 AM ^
Agriculture is what really sucks up the water. Crops shouldn't be grown in the Arizona desert, quite simply.
California could also do them a favor by building more desalination plants to reduce its Colorado River usage.
January 20th, 2022 at 2:54 PM ^
This is quite true. I've heard that you can build a subdivision of new homes on an old farm and the water usage actually decreases overall. But Arizona grows a significant amount of the vegetables that we eat, so if you still want your salads we have to find new areas to grow stuff.
January 20th, 2022 at 12:00 PM ^
So what you are saying is
dirty strippers?
January 20th, 2022 at 1:16 PM ^
They need to revise the definition of "beneficial use" within the prior appropriation doctrine (first in time with a beneficial use gets priority). While there are certain carve-outs to allocate water use without older/junior designations, that's pretty limited. Narrowing that definition to avoid inefficient use might give them a chance.
Eventually, there will be water litigation between these SW states. Florida v. Georgia and Texas v. New Mexico are two similar cases.
January 20th, 2022 at 10:32 AM ^
What happens in Vegas, …
January 20th, 2022 at 11:34 AM ^
Living in a desert city in a time when the climate is warming seems like a bad idea.
January 20th, 2022 at 10:01 AM ^
Hopefully the fact that Oakland isn't in play anymore matters.
January 20th, 2022 at 10:18 AM ^
You can enjoy living almost anywhere when you're rich af!
January 20th, 2022 at 10:52 AM ^
Eh, I had family in Vegas too (seeing as how you are also a River Rat, maybe we are the same person talking to each other?!??) and while I kinda hated the city too (the novelty of the Strip wears off after your first 2-3 times seeing it), droves of people are willingly moving there, and not just for the casinos. Definitely not my cup of tea but there's clearly been enough growth there over the last decade to show that pink adobe strip malls appeal to some people.
January 20th, 2022 at 10:55 AM ^
Dear Brutus,
May I call you A-2?
Your ton of family probably outweighs my pounds of friends in Vegas.
However, I get the impression from them that, outside the Strip (where most of the people who do the non-star work of the strip live), LV is cosy and family friendly.
January 20th, 2022 at 11:12 AM ^
My brother lives in Summerlin, a very tony Vegas suburb, and there are several others that are also nice. Vegas is a very nice place to live, once you get away from the Strip, providing you can tolerate the summers.
January 20th, 2022 at 12:31 PM ^
Big qualifier there at the end. 115? No thanks. Give me a polar vortex every few years.
January 20th, 2022 at 11:27 AM ^
That's fairly correct. At the risk of valuable mgopoints, the analogy I would offer is that offstrip casinos are to Maize and Blue Deli what the Strip is to Zingerman's, in that the former are for locals and the latter are for tourists
January 20th, 2022 at 12:02 PM ^
Nick Cage moved there on purpose.
To kill himself.
January 20th, 2022 at 12:56 PM ^
"I have a ton of family in Vegas. There's literally no reason anyone would ever willingly choose to live there. None."
This is such a dumb thing to say. There's plenty of reasons one would want to live in Las Vegas... just no reasons that you'd agree with. There's tons of entertainment options, obviously (always stuff to do). Death Valley NP, which is very beautiful, is about an hour away. For people that like beautiful desert regions (like me), Las Vegas is centered in the middle of one. Different people like different things... you obviously hate Las Vegas and the surrounding area... while other people may like it.
January 20th, 2022 at 1:53 PM ^
Two things about Vegas that always seem underrated:
- Food (more high-end options than people realize)
- Outdoors (NPs, state parks, lots of hiking, etc.)
January 20th, 2022 at 9:37 AM ^
Water is wet. Winter is cold. Grass is green......Yawn
January 20th, 2022 at 9:50 AM ^
"Water is wet. Winter is cold."
Doesn't that make the water hard?!
January 20th, 2022 at 9:58 AM ^
That’s what she said??
January 20th, 2022 at 9:56 AM ^
My grass is currently brown.
January 20th, 2022 at 10:55 AM ^
I don't have any grass...per my wife's preference.