I’m somewhat annoyed that the perp who orchestrated hiring the PI firm in the first place hasn’t been outed. We all know where it came from, but I want receipts, hard proof….and embarrassment and their faces scarlet from shame. It’s all been blown over and forgotten with the outstanding season, but it should be remembered and the perps should be outed! Zuniga, Bacon, et al-you listening???
I think Lance Leipold would have come. The “let’s retain the culture” thing isn’t working out. I’m hoping Sherrone works out, but this gutting of the program isn’t helping. I gotta think that we are at risk for losing Will Johnson, and maybe some of our defensive line. Not good, this may only be the beginning of significant losses from the program. So far we haven’t lost much in terms of players, but the tide may change.
Remember when there was a lot of grousing about Sherrone Moore being moved from TE coach to offensive line? There were a lot who thought the loss of Warinner was going to be significant, and he was being replaced by some random new guy, ie SM. The result? Two Joe Moore awards, and a third line that probably deserved it. Point is, we don’t know what’s going to happen. Period. We’ll just have to wait until next season.
In regards to Jaybaugh, this has been in the works for a while. My son’s friend works for the Jaybaughs-she was informed 3 weeks ago (yes, before the Chargers hire was announced) that her services were not going to be needed because they were moving to LA. No idea why Jaybaugh hire wasn’t announced earlier.
Exactly. That 2018 loss was heartbreaking. I could take a loss, but getting completely smoked like that was beyond frustrating and humiliating. Crossing patterns still give me the willies.
Some comments have been floating around that OSU had our signals in that game is interesting, but doesn’t obviate the frustration of that loss.
I was at that game. The 2021 game was my all time favorite in person Michigan experience, but this game in 1985 was second. My first year in Ann Arbor, seats were in Row 6, north end zone. I remember that ball arcing through the steel gray November sky, and it felt like it was going to land in my lap. Kolesar outran the safety and caught it in perfect stride, racing into our end zone. Thats 26 year old me in that clip in the green jacket….
You sound like you have inside information:). Where, pray tell, did you get this info? Gotta say, it sounds legit. The Ben Herbert thing is distressing. If that is what he wanted to stay, we should have forked it over. Not a good look for our beloved (s/) AD. Everything should be done to help Moore succeed. By choosing to not pay Herbert, Manuel is actively sabotaging Moore, as Herbert is a cornerstone of the program.
Oh wait-you’re saying if Harbaugh buys a recruit a cheeseburger during the completely fucked up Covid year it’s a violation that requires your head coach to be suspended for several games, but when Ohio State openly purchases Caleb Downs, Judkins, and Justin Sayin with financial inducements it’s just business as usual and perfectly ok? Not to mention hiring a PI firm to investigate your rival being acceptable? Gotcha…
Well stated. Earlier on I felt that someone with head coaching experience would be the best option, but I am very, very good with this announcement, and it may very well be the best option. To quote a famous alum, Let’s Go!!!
You’re absolutely right, not aging well in light of the other threads. What’s weird is that the comments I mentioned came directly from Jaybaugh. My son’s girlfriend’s car was out of commission, so he picked her up and he had a very brief discussion with Jaybaugh. I suspect there’s a bit of disconnect between the actual truth and what’s put out there for public consumption. This discussion took place a week ago. I was reluctant to put it on Mgoblog-looks like my initial instinct was correct, albeit for reasons different than I thought.
I wouldn’t want a repeat of the Carr years, 1997 was great, but it was mostly being above average, but not great. A lot of 8-4, 9-3 years. I’d like that to be the floor, not the typical.
My son’s girlfriend works with the Harbaugh’s in a non football situation. There are NDAs involved, so I can’t share too much, but the whole issue is that Jim Harbaugh wants to win a Super Bowl. Period. Most of the contract nargle with U of M was about if he were to come back because he couldn’t find a NFL situation that was suitable for him; he was not coming back if a good NFL situation came up, regardless of what Michigan offered him. Not a Warde fan, but this really isn’t on him. Can confirm Jaybaugh is going; don’t know about Minter.
1). Lance Leipold. Sure thing in regards to winning. Dude has won absolutely everywhere he’s coached, including the burning couch program that Kansas was.
2). Sherrone Moore. Obvious. Love the guy, but the coordinator to head coach transition is not always a sure thing.
3). I got nothing realistic. DeBoer and Jed would have made this list, but….
As an old guy, those are my feelings too, albeit my feelings are totally irrelevant:) Dude is turning 21 this week! You’d think he’s from the South getting engaged that young.
As an aside, now living in the South I’m astonished at the number of 38 year olds that casually mention they have a 20 year old child-and that they’re still married to their wife or husband. I didn’t know shit at 18, or 21 for that matter.
I’m a bit worried. At some point talent accumulation can work-look at Alabama, albeit the coaching there is better than Ohio State. I’m astonished how little impact winning 3 Big 10 titles has done for our recruiting. We do need at least some elite recruits, no matter how good the coaching is.
I’m glad he didn’t take it back. It’s more poetic with the legend that Sainristal is getting the interception and long run back and another legend, Corum, taking us home for his last TD as a Wolverine. Could not have scripted it better
Urban Meyer likely set up a major league bagmen operation, which is why Ohio State is always on the final list for 5 stars. Why else would OSU be always mentioned, and Michigan almost never mentioned. Winning? Self explanatory. It’s astonishing to me the lack of impact that 3 straight Big 10 titles/CFP appearances has on recruiting. Coaching stability? Michigan has an issue here, but it’s no secret that the natives are getting restless with Day. Weather-no difference. Facilities-no first hand knowledge, but I suspect no difference. Culture? Michigan has this one. It’s got be be money and/or differing academic expectations. A private investigation of Ohio State recruiting practices would probably bear fruit.
I think Stetson Bennett being there for 6 (or is it 7?) years without graduating should be enough to initiate an investigation. There are clauses about satisfactory academic progress in the NCAA. Georgia’s GSR (graduation success rate) is amongst the worst in the country. But we know absolutely nothing will trigger an investigation into Georgia.
Lance Leipold would be my first choice…. DeBoer would be great. Moore is good if we are promoting a coordinator, but the step from coordinator to head coach is as precarious and unpredictable as drafting a QB for the NFL. DeBoer and Leipold are known winners at the head coach position. A 3 game sample isn’t enough to assess head coach capabilities, there was a lot of momentum going that sustained the team through the 3 games. Still love Moore though, a hero to our program, just not sure if he is the best choice for a head coach right now. If he goes off to the MAC or some other league and kicks ass, by all means bring him back.
I’m at peace with what comes the next few years for Michigan football, so long as we don’t revert to the Rich Rod/Hoke years. I can finally watch a Michigan football game in peace:). The last few games were so anxiety producing, I could barely watch, as I knew what the narrative would be if we lost. I was at the Ohio State game-I sat for large portions of it, which is totally pathetic.
Off topic, but is anyone else annoyed that Saban takes all the oxygen out of the room by announcing his retirement 48 hours after Michigan’s victory? I’m suspicious that was on purpose, to take the focus off of our team. If Georgia would have won, I bet he would have waited until Saturday for his announcement. I say let’s raid his team for talent….
I like Sherrone a lot-like, a super lot. If we are going to hire somebody from the coordinator ranks, by all means make it Moore. However, I’d rather have someone with head coaching experience. The jump from coordinator to head coach is often not successful. My favorite would be Leipold, with fellow Dutchman DeBoer also a great choice.
I didn’t mention Minter because if Harbaugh leaves, I can’t imagine he wouldn’t take Minter with him.
I’m a bit mixed about him.. He is definitely the best talent accumulator in college football. His talent advantage was often so overwhelming, however, that it is difficult to accurately assess his coaching abilities. He is certainly very, very good at worst, but best ever-I don’t know. I don’t have a sense that his players love him, nor do I sense they resent him either.
Is his recruiting class still required to stay at Alabama? I thought there was some provision that you are released from your commitment if the coach you commit to leaves. That Sayin kid is a good QB, and it would be nice to have another crack at Domani Jackson.
I gotta say-Harbaugh is widely seen as a polarizing figure. My question is-why? He comes across as genuine, which is more than I can say for many (most?) head coaches at major programs. I think he’s likable. I’d love to have a beer with him…
Is this the last true college football team? With money taking over everything, and the players increasingly following a mercenary approach (ie a loose aggregate of talented players who have no real devotion to the institution that they represent), is this the last team? To whit, Team 144 is the Schembechler speech personified:
. The Team, The Team, The Team, and if we think that way, all of us, everything that you do, you take into consideration what effect does it have on my Team? Because you can go into professional football, you can go anywhere you want to play after you leave here. You will never play for a Team again. You’ll play for a contract. You’ll play for this. You’ll play for that. You’ll play for everything except the team, and think what a great thing it is to be a part of something that is, The Team. We’re gonna win it. We’re gonna win the championship again because we’re gonna play as team, better than anybody else in this conference, we’re gonna play together as a team. We’re gonna believe in each other, we’re not gonna criticize each other, we’re not gonna talk about each other, we’re gonna encourage each other. And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know, it’s gonna be Michigan again, Michigan.”
Unfortunately, thoracic aortic aneurysms, particularly in the absence of coronary artery disease, are often asymptomatic unless they push against something. Dissections can happen in the absence of an aneurysm. The gravest complication of a large aneurysm is rupture-thoracic aneurysm rupture is usually fatal. The aortic root (ie aortic valve and the beginning of the aorta, aka sinuses of Valsalva) is often involved as well. Replacement of the ascending aorta with a graft is relatively straightforward if the aortic arch is ok, which unfortunately is often not the case.
Sorry for the detail. Juwan is lucky. His tall stature may have generated an echo. There are genetic conditions in tall people (Marfan’s, Loeys-Dietz to a lesser extent) in which people are predisposed to aneurysms, and aortic sizes are routinely assessed. I have no idea if he has that or not-FWIW he does not look Marfanoid to me. I am glad he is well! There are good surgeons at U of M:)
I was at that game too. Brady Hoke was coming off an 11-2 season, and there was some hope that he was the “answer”. I knew after that game he wasn’t. Michigan didn’t have the talent, but it was also obvious that Michigan wasn’t well coached.
-If this hiring was done weeks ago, then it is bullshit reporting it now. A clear, undeniable, and irresponsible attempt to derail Michigan.
-Sure, Harbaugh wants to win a Super Bowl, but I have a suspicion that the fact that talent acquisition in the NFL is more fair than college has something to do with it. Saban may or may not be the greatest coach in college, but he is the greatest at talent acquisition. It’s easy to win the 125 cc class championship when year after year you’re able to show up with a 500cc disguised as a 125 (motocross metaphor), and the ruling body (NCAA) does nothing about it. I read somewhere that Alabama has more 5 stars (18) than the entire Big 10 (17).
I gotta say-Fisch has impressed me. AZ was a bottom 10 team for a long time, now they’re beating Oklahoma in a bowl game, with 2 and 3 star guys-impressive.
I’m also a big Leipold fan. Guy wins wherever he goes.
I’m hoping that no one forgets to investigate who hired the private investigation firm in the first place. I want this to be brought out into open sunlight, writ large. We all assume (as do I) that Ryan Day is behind it, but I want that established as fact and splashed all over sports websites. Day will look like a fool. If, instead, someone else is behind it, they should be exposed as well, along with their motivation.
Couldn’t a University if Michigan attorney bring suit against the NCAA for not evenly enforcing their rules? The Houston contact is about as black and white as they come re:re recruit contact during non contact period. The NIL stuff regarding Jeremiah Smith should be investigated too-lots and lots of smoke.
The argument that this is trivial doesn’t really apply. Harbaugh is being “prosecuted” for the exact same thing. Remember, a lot of organized crime guys have been put behind bars because of tax evasion, which is the least of their crimes.. .
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I’m somewhat annoyed that the perp who orchestrated hiring the PI firm in the first place hasn’t been outed. We all know where it came from, but I want receipts, hard proof….and embarrassment and their faces scarlet from shame. It’s all been blown over and forgotten with the outstanding season, but it should be remembered and the perps should be outed! Zuniga, Bacon, et al-you listening???
I think Lance Leipold would have come. The “let’s retain the culture” thing isn’t working out. I’m hoping Sherrone works out, but this gutting of the program isn’t helping. I gotta think that we are at risk for losing Will Johnson, and maybe some of our defensive line. Not good, this may only be the beginning of significant losses from the program. So far we haven’t lost much in terms of players, but the tide may change.
Remember when there was a lot of grousing about Sherrone Moore being moved from TE coach to offensive line? There were a lot who thought the loss of Warinner was going to be significant, and he was being replaced by some random new guy, ie SM. The result? Two Joe Moore awards, and a third line that probably deserved it. Point is, we don’t know what’s going to happen. Period. We’ll just have to wait until next season.
In regards to Jaybaugh, this has been in the works for a while. My son’s friend works for the Jaybaughs-she was informed 3 weeks ago (yes, before the Chargers hire was announced) that her services were not going to be needed because they were moving to LA. No idea why Jaybaugh hire wasn’t announced earlier.
Exactly. That 2018 loss was heartbreaking. I could take a loss, but getting completely smoked like that was beyond frustrating and humiliating. Crossing patterns still give me the willies.
Some comments have been floating around that OSU had our signals in that game is interesting, but doesn’t obviate the frustration of that loss.
In the Dominican Republic they put corn kernels on pizza. Most of you are going to say Wwwaaaht? Trust me, it’s good….
I was at that game. The 2021 game was my all time favorite in person Michigan experience, but this game in 1985 was second. My first year in Ann Arbor, seats were in Row 6, north end zone. I remember that ball arcing through the steel gray November sky, and it felt like it was going to land in my lap. Kolesar outran the safety and caught it in perfect stride, racing into our end zone. Thats 26 year old me in that clip in the green jacket….
You sound like you have inside information:). Where, pray tell, did you get this info? Gotta say, it sounds legit. The Ben Herbert thing is distressing. If that is what he wanted to stay, we should have forked it over. Not a good look for our beloved (s/) AD. Everything should be done to help Moore succeed. By choosing to not pay Herbert, Manuel is actively sabotaging Moore, as Herbert is a cornerstone of the program.
So what-Ohio State blatantly violates NCAA rules.
Oh wait-you’re saying if Harbaugh buys a recruit a cheeseburger during the completely fucked up Covid year it’s a violation that requires your head coach to be suspended for several games, but when Ohio State openly purchases Caleb Downs, Judkins, and Justin Sayin with financial inducements it’s just business as usual and perfectly ok? Not to mention hiring a PI firm to investigate your rival being acceptable? Gotcha…
Well stated. Earlier on I felt that someone with head coaching experience would be the best option, but I am very, very good with this announcement, and it may very well be the best option. To quote a famous alum, Let’s Go!!!
You’re absolutely right, not aging well in light of the other threads. What’s weird is that the comments I mentioned came directly from Jaybaugh. My son’s girlfriend’s car was out of commission, so he picked her up and he had a very brief discussion with Jaybaugh. I suspect there’s a bit of disconnect between the actual truth and what’s put out there for public consumption. This discussion took place a week ago. I was reluctant to put it on Mgoblog-looks like my initial instinct was correct, albeit for reasons different than I thought.
I wouldn’t want a repeat of the Carr years, 1997 was great, but it was mostly being above average, but not great. A lot of 8-4, 9-3 years. I’d like that to be the floor, not the typical.
This feels like Walter Cronkite pulling off his glasses and confirming the time of death…:(
I don’t want to get her in trouble:). Good chance she’s going to be my daughter in law
My son’s girlfriend works with the Harbaugh’s in a non football situation. There are NDAs involved, so I can’t share too much, but the whole issue is that Jim Harbaugh wants to win a Super Bowl. Period. Most of the contract nargle with U of M was about if he were to come back because he couldn’t find a NFL situation that was suitable for him; he was not coming back if a good NFL situation came up, regardless of what Michigan offered him. Not a Warde fan, but this really isn’t on him. Can confirm Jaybaugh is going; don’t know about Minter.
1). Lance Leipold. Sure thing in regards to winning. Dude has won absolutely everywhere he’s coached, including the burning couch program that Kansas was.
2). Sherrone Moore. Obvious. Love the guy, but the coordinator to head coach transition is not always a sure thing.
3). I got nothing realistic. DeBoer and Jed would have made this list, but….
I knew this was coming, but this tweet is like being forced to watch some dude fuck your ex-girlfriend. Mr Brightside indeed…
As an old guy, those are my feelings too, albeit my feelings are totally irrelevant:) Dude is turning 21 this week! You’d think he’s from the South getting engaged that young.
As an aside, now living in the South I’m astonished at the number of 38 year olds that casually mention they have a 20 year old child-and that they’re still married to their wife or husband. I didn’t know shit at 18, or 21 for that matter.
I’m a bit worried. At some point talent accumulation can work-look at Alabama, albeit the coaching there is better than Ohio State. I’m astonished how little impact winning 3 Big 10 titles has done for our recruiting. We do need at least some elite recruits, no matter how good the coaching is.
Somebody is spending serious money in Columbus. Where’s the NCAA and Big 10 when you need them? /sarc. We need someone to hire a PI…
This may not be popular, but if Minter is gone I’d want that Parker dude from Iowa. That defense was legit good, built almost entirely with 3 stars.
Please, somebody make this happen. You know there has to be some illegal sorcery going on to pluck that many 5 stars out of the portal.
I’m glad he didn’t take it back. It’s more poetic with the legend that Sainristal is getting the interception and long run back and another legend, Corum, taking us home for his last TD as a Wolverine. Could not have scripted it better
Urban Meyer likely set up a major league bagmen operation, which is why Ohio State is always on the final list for 5 stars. Why else would OSU be always mentioned, and Michigan almost never mentioned. Winning? Self explanatory. It’s astonishing to me the lack of impact that 3 straight Big 10 titles/CFP appearances has on recruiting. Coaching stability? Michigan has an issue here, but it’s no secret that the natives are getting restless with Day. Weather-no difference. Facilities-no first hand knowledge, but I suspect no difference. Culture? Michigan has this one. It’s got be be money and/or differing academic expectations. A private investigation of Ohio State recruiting practices would probably bear fruit.
People forget what a fabulous college QB Harbaugh was
This^. Let’s not forget finding out exactly who stated this BS. We all think Ryan Day is responsible, but I want receipts, names, sources of finding.
I think Stetson Bennett being there for 6 (or is it 7?) years without graduating should be enough to initiate an investigation. There are clauses about satisfactory academic progress in the NCAA. Georgia’s GSR (graduation success rate) is amongst the worst in the country. But we know absolutely nothing will trigger an investigation into Georgia.
Lance Leipold would be my first choice…. DeBoer would be great. Moore is good if we are promoting a coordinator, but the step from coordinator to head coach is as precarious and unpredictable as drafting a QB for the NFL. DeBoer and Leipold are known winners at the head coach position. A 3 game sample isn’t enough to assess head coach capabilities, there was a lot of momentum going that sustained the team through the 3 games. Still love Moore though, a hero to our program, just not sure if he is the best choice for a head coach right now. If he goes off to the MAC or some other league and kicks ass, by all means bring him back.
I’m at peace with what comes the next few years for Michigan football, so long as we don’t revert to the Rich Rod/Hoke years. I can finally watch a Michigan football game in peace:). The last few games were so anxiety producing, I could barely watch, as I knew what the narrative would be if we lost. I was at the Ohio State game-I sat for large portions of it, which is totally pathetic.
Off topic, but is anyone else annoyed that Saban takes all the oxygen out of the room by announcing his retirement 48 hours after Michigan’s victory? I’m suspicious that was on purpose, to take the focus off of our team. If Georgia would have won, I bet he would have waited until Saturday for his announcement. I say let’s raid his team for talent….
I like Sherrone a lot-like, a super lot. If we are going to hire somebody from the coordinator ranks, by all means make it Moore. However, I’d rather have someone with head coaching experience. The jump from coordinator to head coach is often not successful. My favorite would be Leipold, with fellow Dutchman DeBoer also a great choice.
I didn’t mention Minter because if Harbaugh leaves, I can’t imagine he wouldn’t take Minter with him.
Do you believe in miracles????
As a guy now living in the South (GA), this seems to be the prevailing notion around here. Kirby has matched him with the shady recruiting.
I’m a bit mixed about him.. He is definitely the best talent accumulator in college football. His talent advantage was often so overwhelming, however, that it is difficult to accurately assess his coaching abilities. He is certainly very, very good at worst, but best ever-I don’t know. I don’t have a sense that his players love him, nor do I sense they resent him either.
Is his recruiting class still required to stay at Alabama? I thought there was some provision that you are released from your commitment if the coach you commit to leaves. That Sayin kid is a good QB, and it would be nice to have another crack at Domani Jackson.
That very scenario has been mentioned earlier this season…:)
I gotta say-Harbaugh is widely seen as a polarizing figure. My question is-why? He comes across as genuine, which is more than I can say for many (most?) head coaches at major programs. I think he’s likable. I’d love to have a beer with him…
Class, pure class….
Is this the last true college football team? With money taking over everything, and the players increasingly following a mercenary approach (ie a loose aggregate of talented players who have no real devotion to the institution that they represent), is this the last team? To whit, Team 144 is the Schembechler speech personified:
. The Team, The Team, The Team, and if we think that way, all of us, everything that you do, you take into consideration what effect does it have on my Team? Because you can go into professional football, you can go anywhere you want to play after you leave here. You will never play for a Team again. You’ll play for a contract. You’ll play for this. You’ll play for that. You’ll play for everything except the team, and think what a great thing it is to be a part of something that is, The Team. We’re gonna win it. We’re gonna win the championship again because we’re gonna play as team, better than anybody else in this conference, we’re gonna play together as a team. We’re gonna believe in each other, we’re not gonna criticize each other, we’re not gonna talk about each other, we’re gonna encourage each other. And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know, it’s gonna be Michigan again, Michigan.”
All time great pic!!
As I said in the other Underwood thread-Remember when we used to think that we’d recruit better if we won more…
It’s funny how we used to think that if we just won more we’d recruit better….
At least he has a Master’s degree. Stetson Bennett went to Georgia for 6 years and didn’t even get a bachelors. No skool for that Georgia hero….
PS. I kid you not…he did not graduate
Gotta love a Robert Frost reference. Well done!
Unfortunately, thoracic aortic aneurysms, particularly in the absence of coronary artery disease, are often asymptomatic unless they push against something. Dissections can happen in the absence of an aneurysm. The gravest complication of a large aneurysm is rupture-thoracic aneurysm rupture is usually fatal. The aortic root (ie aortic valve and the beginning of the aorta, aka sinuses of Valsalva) is often involved as well. Replacement of the ascending aorta with a graft is relatively straightforward if the aortic arch is ok, which unfortunately is often not the case.
Sorry for the detail. Juwan is lucky. His tall stature may have generated an echo. There are genetic conditions in tall people (Marfan’s, Loeys-Dietz to a lesser extent) in which people are predisposed to aneurysms, and aortic sizes are routinely assessed. I have no idea if he has that or not-FWIW he does not look Marfanoid to me. I am glad he is well! There are good surgeons at U of M:)
So is Ben Herbert..
I was at that game too. Brady Hoke was coming off an 11-2 season, and there was some hope that he was the “answer”. I knew after that game he wasn’t. Michigan didn’t have the talent, but it was also obvious that Michigan wasn’t well coached.
-If this hiring was done weeks ago, then it is bullshit reporting it now. A clear, undeniable, and irresponsible attempt to derail Michigan.
-Sure, Harbaugh wants to win a Super Bowl, but I have a suspicion that the fact that talent acquisition in the NFL is more fair than college has something to do with it. Saban may or may not be the greatest coach in college, but he is the greatest at talent acquisition. It’s easy to win the 125 cc class championship when year after year you’re able to show up with a 500cc disguised as a 125 (motocross metaphor), and the ruling body (NCAA) does nothing about it. I read somewhere that Alabama has more 5 stars (18) than the entire Big 10 (17).
Aren’t we undefeated in blue pants?
Was just reading at The Athletic. I gotta say I loved how Ohio State fans have fully embraced the “born on third base” meme….
I gotta say-Fisch has impressed me. AZ was a bottom 10 team for a long time, now they’re beating Oklahoma in a bowl game, with 2 and 3 star guys-impressive.
I’m also a big Leipold fan. Guy wins wherever he goes.
I’m hoping that no one forgets to investigate who hired the private investigation firm in the first place. I want this to be brought out into open sunlight, writ large. We all assume (as do I) that Ryan Day is behind it, but I want that established as fact and splashed all over sports websites. Day will look like a fool. If, instead, someone else is behind it, they should be exposed as well, along with their motivation.
Couldn’t a University if Michigan attorney bring suit against the NCAA for not evenly enforcing their rules? The Houston contact is about as black and white as they come re:re recruit contact during non contact period. The NIL stuff regarding Jeremiah Smith should be investigated too-lots and lots of smoke.
The argument that this is trivial doesn’t really apply. Harbaugh is being “prosecuted” for the exact same thing. Remember, a lot of organized crime guys have been put behind bars because of tax evasion, which is the least of their crimes.. .