Harbaugh going to Michigan?
 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12...sportscenterFB

Multiple NFL and Michigan sources had said for weeks that 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh was not expected to wind up at Michigan, but in recent days at least one person familiar with his thinking said he was at least "considering it."

According to multiple reports, Michigan has made a six-year, $49 million offer to Harbaugh. The offer was earlier reported by CBS5 in Arizona.

The annual average pay of $8.17 million would make Harbaugh the highest-paid college football coach, surpassing Alabama's Nick Saban by more than $1.21 million.

Another person close to the process said that while it was possible Harbaugh could wind up at Michigan, "it was not likely."

Asked why he was considering it now, but hadn't been previously, one person said now that the 49ers are out of the playoffs, it was possible for Harbaugh to at least consider the offer.

I wouldn't let my kids bet money on it.

No. He'll stay in the NFL. But I hope I'm wrong. B1G needs him.

I think that is more than any coach in the NFL is currently making.
What I can find shows Sean Payton is the highest paid HC in the league at $7.6M per year with Reid and Belichick tied for 2cd at $7.5M per year.

Not when the Raiders phins and jets are prepared to give him the key's to the kingdom.

Jesus.


****ing.


Christ.


That's a lot of money.

:thumb:

Yeah I think it is odd to even be entertaining a contract offer during the season. This very well could be used as leverage for those teams.

Harbaugh's always been a bit of a weirdo so you'll never know what he'll do, but this deal is too rich for anyone to pass up, (especially considering the circumstances).

He might wait for Al Davis' mongoloid son to up the ante.
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Now it's 49 mil I guess. Another thread on here said it was 48 mil.

Wow I didn't see it posted anywhere on the front page because it is not titled very good.

Al Davis look like that kid from problem child.

No, they don't. We already have Urban Meyer to deal with.

Then Ferentz wont have to worry about being the highest paid coach in the big 10 and not winning.

He would be beyond batshit crazy not to take this deal.

Not just for the money. For the situation. If he doesn't take this job, it's clear he's not wearing the pants in the relationship.

Yet Nebraska gets Mike ****ing Riley

Does he like pussies and ****s?

Does this commonly occur where college teams can openly court a professional coach before his season is done?

If the NFL can court college coaches who shouldn't be coaching football... period. Then I think college should be allowed to court an NFL coach.

A bs rumor to up the price to the raiders.

That is because of that main word Nebraska.

Maybe, I would rather him go back to the NCAA instead of the Raiders.

I doubt it.

Colleges can and do pay a shitload more for good coaches. If Michigan pays that much for Harbaugh, they are getting an absolute bargain when you think about how much money Harbaugh would bring into the program.

Again... if Harbaugh doesn't take the deal, it's because of his family. He would be batshit crazy not to go to Michigan.

Huh the highest paid NCAA coach is still a million behind the highest NFL coach.

I think Michigan sources have confirmed it, so while it may drive up the NFL bidding, they apparently actually made the offer.

If you assume that the only money the college gets paid is what you read in the contract

He's going to Kansas!!!!11

Are there not rules in place that keep or try to keep the alumni from giving the coaches incentives?

There's no salary cap on how much colleges can pay NCAA coaches. So why would it matter if it comes from a booster vs. the university? If anything, the college would probably underpay because that salary is public. I'm sure the perks and incentives for college coaches is through the roof.

The B1G needs him like they need a cockmeat enema. He'll kick ass.

Now Gruden has signed a contract with ESPN through 2021 I believe, and the Raiders allegedly offered him much more than 8 mil a year. It also sounds like Harbaugh is really not keen about moving to a different state.

I would think it would be hard to get anyone to leave the west coast for Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Talk about culture shock. Always warm to mostly cold.

I really doubt that they offered him that much.

Between salary + incentives + boosters... Michigan by a mile
Best chance to win a championship... Michigan by a mile
Ability to recruit top notch talent... Michigan by a mile
Long-term stability... Michigan by a mile

The only reason Harbaugh would accept the Raiders' offer is if his family was deadset on staying in California. There is no good reason otherwise.

I doubt it would be a culture shock for a person who grew up and spent pretty much his entire career in the upper midwest.

This is the least shocking news ever. Not sure he'll take it. Mitch Holthus was openly talking on the radio about him to the Raiders a couple weeks ago. Said his wife wanted to stay in the Bay Area.

Well if he likes the cold, snowy shit that is Michigan good for him I guess. Most people would stay on the west coast for less money.

Or they might go somewhere where they have a better chance of winning, making more money, have more autonomy in decision-making, and have a shitload better job security

Did Michigan offer him 15 mil?

How can you possibly know what Oakland offered him when it would be tampering for any leak of the offer to be reported?

Nobody turn their nose up at 50 million because of weather.

I'm referring to the supposed figure Oakland proposed to Gruden, not Harbaugh.

I'm sure that between the contract + incentives + perks, money is not going be the reason Harbaugh turns Michigan down.

He is not going to get $50M more there than Cali.

It would take you $50M ABOVE another contract to convince you to move to the midwest?

$50M is a bunch of money. In addition to walking into what most would view as a dream job. Even if the Raiders matched, it's a tough offer to beat.

I didn't say that. Like I said I believe most HC would take a little less money and be able to stay in California and in the NFL.
The only reason that coaches go back to college if they can't hack it in the NFL. NFL is the pinnacle of the sport of football. I wouldn't want to be on the 2cd tier of the sport that I loved if I didn't have to.

It's still a 50 million dollar offer to consider. Weather is something a fool would use as a deciding factor.

If you can get $49M in Cali or $50M in Michigan what you going to choose? Where did I say he shouldn't consider it? If that is all he can get or that is the best offer by a wide margin that changes things.

It isn't just about the money, it's also bout the working atmosphere. If my choices are confined to Oakland or Michigan, weather is about #99 on a list of 100 things I'm going to think about. Did I like coaching NCAA better? Oakland isn't a stable place to be, and the team isn't stacked like the 49ers were. So no, I don't think almighty Cali would be of the importance you think it is.

At Michigan, he has the opportunity to work for one of college football's most storied programs. He would have ridiculous recruiting clout. He would probably have endless job security whereas NFL coaches flounder after a few years. And oh by the way, Michigan is his alma matter and is a stone's throw away from his hometown in Toledo. And oh by the way, as of right now until proven otherwise, Oakland's management is completely dysfunctional.

His wife loves Cali and wouldn't want to leave? Harbaugh's from Toledo. She's from Missouri.

Harbaugh can go to the NFL anytime he wants. Just like Saban can. Very possible he won't have a shot at Michigan anytime soon if he doesn't take the job.

Yes they do.

Factor in at what rate he'd have to pay taxes and Michigan is a no brainer.

Ahh, it wouldn't be late in the NFL season if Raider fan, hot off the heels of another disastrous season, wasn't fantasizing about some top tier coach bypassing all reason to coach their shitty team.

In a few weeks they'll be talking about the hottest young coordinator.

By the time the playoffs are halfway done they'll hire some asshole who nobody gives a shit about because everyone else was like "**** that!". ;)

12.3 vs 4.25

So basically an extra 400k per year or 2.4 mil total (if my math works out) if he goes to Michigan. (and of course this is based on having an offer of $8.17 mil per year in Cali... which he does not. I think Reid and Belichick have the highest at $7.5 mil/year))

I'm not sure money will be much of an issue in this. If it is than Michigan should win.

This place is becoming such a disappointment.

This would be great for him, Michigan and the NFC west - no draft picks for S.F.

He's playing the Raiders for a sweeter deal../Mike Florio

He'll get the raiders job and he will pound us in the ass. :(

The weather argument in this thread is just hilariously good.

Thanks for that OP.

My reading of the piece is that it is still a long shot that he winds up at Michigan.

If they did, then disregard this...but today on Colin he said that when SF was courting him as their new head football coach, Jim HIMSELF floated rumors about SF offering him over 7 to other teams interested in him (the Dolphins being 1 team) to drive the price up and the rumors got so out of hand that random people were being asked about the situation by journalists under the assumption that they were Jim's agent when they had nothing to do with it whatsoever.

He ended up taking just over 5 per to coach SF.

I'd personally be surprised if the rumors are true...

I'm not reading it that way. I'm reading it as... Jim harbaugh is still coaching the 49ers. As long as he is coaching them, it's bad form to say he's looking for other jobs while the season is going on. I think he's playing the game of letting people know he's in the market even though he can't actually say he's on the market.

It's possible but I don't think he'd just randomly throw out specific numbers if there wasn't an actual deal on the table. It would be too easy for the University to deny.

I do think he'd be perfectly willing to use Michigan's offer as leverage in NFL negotiations and even suggested that in my thread last night, however.

The weather isn't the only thing. Michigan is like the colon of mid-America with Detroit being the sphincter. I hate that state is just sucks all the way around.

Have you ever actually been to Ann Arbor? Ann Arbor is a REALLY nice city.

I agree that the weather sucks in the winter (which lasts 6 months).

For only 1 week. I spent months working around Detroit.

I went to U-M so I am biased but Ann Arbor is nice although small. And remember, he is from TOLEDO so anyplace is a massive upgrade.

:LOL: :thumb:

I still think his wife wanting to stay in nocal is a factor. We'll see.

Although frankly I wouldn't take the Raiders job under any circumstances.

Why is no one talking about Miami? If anybody is going to go nuts and offer him crazy money it will be Ross (U-M grad). If he stays in the NFl and leaves SanFran then my bet is on the Fins.

If I'm making 50 million and I live in Michigan I'm going to have a driver...so who cares about weather.

You're being ridiculous. I spent a couple of weeks in Long Beach last year. California must be a complete shithole.

Is this actually true? I hear this story a lot but how true is it actually?

She's from Missouri. If I'm not mistaken, she would have gladly let Harbaugh accept a job with the Chiefs several years ago.

It is one of the dirtiest states in the nation. Detroit is so bad that the city cut services to a big area.

Ann Arbor is not the same as Detroit. It is a really nice campus.

It's coming from enough disconnected places that it rings as credible to me.

But she may also like 8 million a year more than nocal. Who knows...

I'm a bitter midwesterner. Let me just get that out of the way. But the media hates the Big 10. They despise the midwest. Andy Reid was a favorite to go to the Cardinals... until he didn't. The media got completely blindsighted by LeBron going to Cali. Suh is supposedly in love with New York, and Peyton Manning was in love with SF.

I mean, doesn't it seem like the same people who insist that Harbaugh would never ever ever leave California seem convinced that the only other place he'd consider is Miami? The media can't seem to imagine why anybody would choose the midwest.

By the way... I do agree. I think his wife has sway and would want to stay in Cali. I also think Michigan is different because it's close to Harbaugh's family. For as much as people say his wife didn't want to leave Cali, there seem to be credible stories that she also would have considered going to Kansas City because that's close to her family.

http://www.wnem.com/story/27671141/r...me-to-michigan

I have no idea how reputable this is...

http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/inde...family_en.html

So much for the idea that his wife is stuck on Norcal. Looks like his wife is good to go. And we already knew his family would love it.