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Harbaugh...this can't be good for recruiting, think he's looking to get back to the NFL?

Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:38 pm
Posted by nicholastiger
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:38 pm
Jim Harbaugh confirmed Monday he still hasn’t signed a contract extension, meaning he will enter this season as the only Power Five coach with fewer than two years remaining on his deal. Harbaugh said in the summer that a new agreement was being negotiated earlier this year, but that those discussions had been tabled since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Harbaugh explained in July the contract wasn’t high on the priority list. And on Monday he maintained that was still the case.

“Just other fish, bigger fish to fry,” he said.
This post was edited on 10/20/20 at 1:26 pm
Posted by RLDSC FAN
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:40 pm to
I've always felt that he'd eventually head back to the nfl
Posted by RemouladeSawce
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:44 pm to
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NFL?
For all the successes he had before, by Year 4 everyone in the entire organization (players, front office, ownership) was over him. He lost that team in record time.

He's already at his tailor-made job where he can do his weird rah-rah thing and it's not working out.

Let's also not forget that in SF he was handed a loaded roster that had no business underachieving to the extent that they did. Any team willing to make him an NFL offer is likely in far worse shape than the 2011 Niners.

Oh and there's also the thing about not being a particularly useful offensive mind. He was fortunate to catch lightning in a bottle for a little while with 2012/13 Kaepernick and Greg Roman. So between mediocre coaching and a history of alienating everyone around him, to be honest I'm not sure what he offers any NFL franchise.

I have nothing against the guy and am tremendously grateful for his service with the red and gold but I don't think he would have a prayer of successfully leading a team through an actual rebuild.
This post was edited on 10/20/20 at 1:00 pm
Posted by The Boat
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:45 pm to
It's time to take Michigan football out back and put a bullet between its eyes
Posted by Maximus
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:52 pm to
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Let's also not forget that in SF he was handed a loaded roster that had no business underachieving to the extent that they did. Any team willing to make him an NFL offer is likely in far worse shape than the 2011 Niners.


Adam Gase and every other retread was immediately rehired in the NFL. I think he'll find a willing team.
Posted by VADawg
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:54 pm to
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For all the successes he had before, by Year 4 everyone in the entire organization (players, front office, ownership) was over him. He lost that team in record time.


The 49ers fricked up by choosing Trent Baalke/Jim Tomsula over him.
This post was edited on 10/20/20 at 12:55 pm
Posted by RedRifle
Austin/NO
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:56 pm to
He’s the most overrated coach of the 2000s.
Posted by List Eater
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:57 pm to
Harbaugh to Texans confirmed
Posted by Bench McElroy
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:57 pm to
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Adam Gase and every other retread was immediately rehired in the NFL. I think he'll find a willing team.



Speaking of Gase and the Jets, I think the Jets would be a job Harbaugh would be very interested in if they get Trevor Lawrence.
Posted by RemouladeSawce
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 12:58 pm to
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The 49ers fricked up by choosing Trent Baalke/Jim Tomsula over him.
They fricked up the succession plan (and have repeatedly made poor FO/HC decisions), but they did not frick up the decision to move on from him.
Posted by Bench McElroy
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 1:03 pm to
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The 49ers fricked up by choosing Trent Baalke/Jim Tomsula over him.



The 49ers didn't choose Harbaugh over Baalke and Tomsula. They let him go because Harbaugh blatantly disrespected the Jed York, the owner by telling him a team meeting was for "men only" in front of all the players and coaching staff. No boss would put up with that type of insubordination from their employee.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 1:05 pm to
I don't know why he can do what he did at San Diego and Stanford but is fricking up at Michigan.

Maybe he's just old now and the NFL broke him a little bit.

He came into Stanford a complete arse...talking shite and made the biggest turnaround in CFB history.
This post was edited on 10/20/20 at 1:06 pm
Posted by ClampClampington
Nebraska
Member since Jun 2017
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 1:05 pm to
Have they been in contract talks? I was under the impression hasn’t offered past this season.

Michigan’s best offensive player opted out of the season a few days ago. This year is gonna be rough on Michigan with what they lost last year
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 1:09 pm to
Yeah, I think the best D back and best receiver opted out. And no one really knows if Milton legitimately beat out McCaffrey or McCaffrey left for other reasons. There should be enough talent to go 6-2, but I also wouldn't be surprised to see them open with losses to Minny and MSU, and now you're looking at 3-5.
Posted by RemouladeSawce
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 1:13 pm to
There's really no denying he's had an incredible career for someone on the spectrum.
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Even Harbaugh, who doesn’t like to talk about himself, has a fascinating Jim Harbaugh story to tell.

The lantern-jawed coach was sitting at a table in a conference room at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago on a midsummer afternoon. He leaned forward on the edge of his chair, his eyes wide, as he recalled a moment from his days at Stanford.

As he explained it, he was on his way to the office when he noticed a traffic light wasn’t working; a cop was standing in the middle of a busy intersection, directing cars this way and that way. The female officer displayed such command of the intersection that Harbaugh pulled over to the side of the road, mesmerized.

For half an hour, Harbaugh sat in his car and studied the scene. He was nearly late for practice because he was so enthralled with the skill and the savvy of the traffic cop. “I like to watch people doing their job at the highest level,” he said. “I really do.”
This post was edited on 10/20/20 at 1:14 pm
Posted by GentleJackJones
Member since Mar 2019
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 1:17 pm to
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He’s the most overrated coach of the 2000s.
Herman
Posted by GentleJackJones
Member since Mar 2019
4184 posts
Posted on 10/20/20 at 1:18 pm to
This is actually good news if you’re a Michigan fan. They should make a push for Fickell or Matt Campbell.
This post was edited on 10/20/20 at 1:20 pm
Posted by VADawg
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 1:19 pm to
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I don't know why he can do what he did at San Diego and Stanford but is fricking up at Michigan.


Michigan's QB play being so shitty after Harbaugh spent years proving that he knew what he was doing with QBs at USD, Stanford, and San Francisco is staggering. I really didn't expect this at all.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37153 posts
Posted on 10/20/20 at 1:21 pm to
He's not a good college coach.

Someone will give him an NFL job.
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 10/20/20 at 1:54 pm to
2003-2010:
SF did not have winning season in the 8 years prior to Harbaugh.

2011-2014:
Harbaugh spent 4 years in SF. They had 3 winning seasons, two division titles, a SB appearance, and his worst season was 8-8.
Harbaugh won 70% of his games.

2015-2018:
SF had 4 consecutive losing seasons, and won a total of 17 games.

It’s hard to completing ignore Harbaugh’s accomplishments with the 49ers. He might not be a long term solution, but he has proven he can turn around a suffering franchise with a terrible front office.

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