January 1st, 2020 at 5:24 PM ^
Pass
January 1st, 2020 at 5:24 PM ^
Michigan should hire me to be its head coach
January 1st, 2020 at 5:28 PM ^
I can honestly see Harbs retiring after his contract is up.
He looks like he wants to but can’t because he believes he’ll be letting all his old football buddies down.
January 1st, 2020 at 5:29 PM ^
Well there’s a lot of people that except this mediocre product buying tickets and excepting Jim so nothing would surprise me.
January 1st, 2020 at 5:47 PM ^
I for one have never excepted him.
January 1st, 2020 at 6:02 PM ^
I thought he was the acception to the rule
January 1st, 2020 at 8:27 PM ^
Lol everybody
January 1st, 2020 at 5:30 PM ^
Lmao
January 1st, 2020 at 5:30 PM ^
Lmao
January 1st, 2020 at 5:30 PM ^
Lmao
January 1st, 2020 at 5:30 PM ^
Lmao
January 1st, 2020 at 5:30 PM ^
Lmao
January 1st, 2020 at 5:37 PM ^
The best part is that you're serious
January 1st, 2020 at 5:38 PM ^
IBD....Fuck no
January 1st, 2020 at 5:39 PM ^
Well, now the season is over. All the evidence is in. Long term projection? Doesn’t appear to be trending up in any significant way. Overall recruiting isn’t very good with major holes on the defensive side of the ball.
The offense looked no more competent in the final game of the season than it did at the beginning of the season. We now have four bowl losses in a row and four late season collapses in a row, and consistently fall apart in the second half of games against quality opponents. We also still don’t have a QB that could be reasonably rated at much of anything more than slightly above average. These are all issues that have persisted for the entire tenure of Harbaugh, and they don’t appear to be getting better.
At this point, I just don’t see what anyone could reasonably be expecting out of years 6, 7, or 8 other than a continuation of the same. This program has absolutely no momentum going for it right now as we end the season on another set of losses. Short term outlook isn’t looking terribly bright at the moment.
January 1st, 2020 at 5:42 PM ^
Perfect summary.
January 1st, 2020 at 5:51 PM ^
And yet a sizeable portion of the fanbase somehow thinks that this is our peak and there's not a single other coach who could do better. Not only that, but firing Harbaugh guarantees that we go 6-6 for the rest of eternity.
January 1st, 2020 at 5:40 PM ^
In all seriousness, and trying to be all hot take — we can find a coach who can get us to 9-3 without getting a raise.
January 1st, 2020 at 5:41 PM ^
How about ... NO
January 1st, 2020 at 5:44 PM ^
He needs to be asked if he thinks he should get a raise.
January 1st, 2020 at 5:44 PM ^
He’s not getting a raise. Extension? Maybe.
January 1st, 2020 at 5:48 PM ^
Its already an embarrassment that we have paid national championship+ $ for a half a decade. What does a couple extra million matter?
January 1st, 2020 at 5:46 PM ^
How about ... NO
January 1st, 2020 at 5:46 PM ^
Extend but cut pay
January 1st, 2020 at 5:46 PM ^
Pay Matt Campbell to leave Ames and come to AA.
January 1st, 2020 at 5:52 PM ^
Campbell’s record at Iowa State: 3-9, 8-5, 8-5, and 7-6. Harbaugh needs to do better but in what world is that proving Campbell can win big at Michigan?
Tom Herman comes to mind as the next shiny thing who has yet to do much.
Harbaugh has won big everywhere he has been (San Diego, Stanford, San Francisco). Hiring Gattis was a big step in the right direction. Id rather work out the kinks than start over hoping someone else can be as good as Harbaugh has already proven to be.
January 1st, 2020 at 5:57 PM ^
What sort of recruits did coach Campbell have at Iowa state? I assume identical to the recruits Harbaugh has.
January 1st, 2020 at 7:05 PM ^
At IOWA STATE! He's revived one of the shittiest programs in the country and made them a tough opponent for everyone. He's competitive in every game other than the poor bowl showing this season. I get Harbaugh's history but the future is also of importance and it's clear Harbaugh is not keeping things fresh. In all actuality I'm not truly saying I want Harbaugh gone but man things just don't seem to be trending great for this program. I think he's a good coach. I do wonder how much he's into it anymore. And so down the road, I want Campbell looked at closely for the next coach, which I do think occurs in the next 4-5 years.
(also, Campbell came from Toledo. He knows the region and recruiting.)
January 1st, 2020 at 6:05 PM ^
Hell no, pay him 3 mill per year with a bonus of $200k per win and a $5 mill bonus if he beats Ohio state. Plain and simple. Sick of the malarkey
January 1st, 2020 at 6:34 PM ^
Well, UM won't have to worry about the $5 million bonus part. Sad.
January 1st, 2020 at 6:28 PM ^
Needs to be extended. It will impact recruiting if not.
January 1st, 2020 at 7:14 PM ^
Agree that you have to double-down on Jim or move on now. Only two years left. No legit recruits/parents (sans total UM homers) are gonna commit to a dead-man-walking.
Surprised if this isn’t topic #1 on this site ‘til the AD makes a call. If UM moronically kicks the can on this, wow, forget it. I’ll focus on the Lions.
January 1st, 2020 at 7:17 PM ^
Double-down double post.
January 1st, 2020 at 7:22 PM ^
To the OPs question: Fuck No. He needs to improve on his failures in the next year before any talk of raises or extensions. No one is scooping him up, he wont leave and no o e will convince him to leave.
He must improve the defense (not getting blownout) and being competitive against OSU and in bowls without its or buts.