HaydenHawk56
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Report: Jim Harbaugh will jump to the NFL, if he gets an offer
A year ago, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh was ready to become the head coach of the Vikings.

Maybe more Michigan players could be headed our way.
He literally just did this I thought... I can't see going to this well every year but hey who knows.. It doesn't damage him to have his name in the rumor mill. Michigan isn't firing him and he knows that. Maybe it's literally just a way of saying to the NFL if I get the absolute perfect situation that he'd like to have he'd do it. But what are the odds of that? What is his perfect situation? Or is he just tired of college football and all that goes with it? He's an interesting guy nothing would surprise me too much if he were to make a decision like thisHarbaugh will return to Michigan. This is simply being used as leverage by him to get a better, more secure contract with the school, which is notorious for not doing so.
Not sure things have to be all that perfect for him to jump. He was ready to take the Vikings job last year. Being a college coach presents different challenges. The pressure to win is the same, but adding in gladhanding donors, fundraising, and kissing 18 year old kids and their families asses year round is not for everyone. For all his faults, Jim is a very good coach, and going back to the NFL may present the chance to just coach again. He certainly would be leaving Michigan in a much better place than he found it, so I think he could leave with a clear conscience.
It used to be he only had to kiss the asses of 17 and 18 year olds. Now it is a 5 year process because it's open season on everyone all the time. I can't see him wanting to do that for another decade.Not sure things have to be all that perfect for him to jump. He was ready to take the Vikings job last year. Being a college coach presents different challenges. The pressure to win is the same, but adding in gladhanding donors, fundraising, and kissing 18 year old kids and their families asses year round is not for everyone. For all his faults, Jim is a very good coach, and going back to the NFL may present the chance to just coach again. He certainly would be leaving Michigan in a much better place than he found it, so I think he could leave with a clear conscience.
It used to be he only had to kiss the asses of 17 and 18 year olds. Now it is a 5 year process because it's open season on everyone all the time. I can't see him wanting to do that for another decade.
Yup.... I'm worried that part is what's gonna bite Iowa too. Feels like Jacobs slipped through that crack. What if we'd been proactive in trying to see if he was happy and what'd it'd take to get him to stay? Could that have made a difference? So I dunno. But you're right every kid is pretty much in non stop recruitment mode now.Agree, it's not just staying over at a recruits house just to get him to sign to get them on campus. Now it is having to constantly re-recruit your scholly players to keep them each year.
Pete Carrol has forgotten more about football than most coaches know. He let Wilson go. He looks pretty smart right now.Denver is gonna be bad for a few years. They sold the farm for an aging QB that's not taking them anywhere. Harbaugh (or any other coach) would have to get a long term guarantee to take that job.
Which, if you think about it, wouldn't be a bad retirement plan.
Pretty good comparision actually.Jim Harbaugh feels a lot like Larry Brown to me. A little eccentric and every 5-7 years he needs a change of scenery.
A guy who can fluctuate between college and pro and can have a high level of success no matter where he goes.
Pretty good comparision actually.
BTW, Larry Brown is the only coach to win both an NCAA title and an NBA title as a coach.
There are 3 football coaches who've done it. Can you name them?