Will Michigan Head coach Jim Harbaugh leave for the NFL if he loses to Ohio State again on Saturday?
I seriously believe Coach Harbaugh is committed to coaching Michigan football for a long time.It might be different if he had never coached in the NFL before…but he did, and succeeded.Most of us with college and pro experience, ultimately, prefer college ball over the pros. The only difference maker for the NFL is money…but Jim H. does not have a need for huge money…I don't believe.
Should Jim Harbaugh choose to coach the Dallas Cowboys?
As a languishing Dallas Cowboy fan I would love to have Jim Harbaugh as their coach. Assuming he'll get a big contract, he should only choose to coach there under certain conditions:He should get to choose who to draft and trade for. It may not ever happen because Jerry Jones thinks he's smarter than he really is.Jim Harbaugh should ask Jerry to replace himself with an experienced NFL GM. Again, this may not happen because Jerry Jones thinks he's a great GM regardless of what others think. Jim Harbaugh should insist on hiring his own coaching staff instead of Jerry Jones always hiring them himself. That never made any sense.Jerry Jones likes to hire coaches that will listen to his suggestions. If there wasn't an NFL rule against it he would probably coach the team himself. His ego is bigger than Texas. Jim Harbaugh should choose Dallas only if he gets everything he wants in writing with many witnesses. Although I don't think Jerry Jones will give up much. That's why they'll probably go eight and eight the fourth year in a row.
Why did the 49ers force out Jim Harbaugh?
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."Jim Harbaugh left the 49ers because he was at odds with the owners and GM. And neither side was willing to budge. This dysfunction led to Harbaugh becoming a lame-duck coach. After that, it was over. Following a 7-4 start, the Niners finished 1-4. The offense lost huge leads, and the team fell apart against some questionable squads.The Seahawks also started 7-4. They finished 6-0. The difference? The Hawks played together. As a cohesive team. Carroll's position is strong. Wilson was in control. Kaepernick was not. Problems with Harbaugh led to problems for his players, including the mercurial quarterback. Clearly an incredibly physically talented player, Kaep lost confidence. His mental game was not there.With the coach in question, the offense lost its rhythm. Ultimately, it's nearly impossible to run a successful organization, especially in the NFL, without stable and clear leadership. Scott Ostler at the SF Gate reported that when wedges were driven between York and Harbaugh it was often the coach who seized control. This surely didn't please the young York who "fights an ongoing battle to be taken seriously as the main man" of the 49ers.From all accounts, Harbaugh is difficult to work with. He can be rude. He can be disrespectful. According to Ostler, "the embarrassment and resentment” York felt continued to "fester with every succeeding Harbaugh high jink, like when he pulled the team off the Levi’s field at a public practice, essentially mocking York’s dream stadium."At the Levi Stadium’s ribbon cutting, Harbaugh showed up in his traditional khaki pants. Everyone else was in suits and ties. He also did not speak at the event, which many viewed as a sign of his relationship with the front office.The owners weren't willing to cede control of their team to someone they didn't like and who didn't appear to like or respect them. As Matt Wasserman writes, the separation appears mutual. After all, as Ostler concludes, "the chances that Harbaugh recognized York’s awkward position at any point and at least tried to soften the rift and make the owner feel better? Zero." And this raises the question, was Harbaugh forced out? Or did he just quit?As a 49ers fan, I hope York et al. finds someone he and the rest of the still very talented team can work with. Let's go Niners!
Where will Jim Harbaugh's family live and where will his kids go to school now that he's moving to Michigan?
Harbaugh fondly remembers his early years in Ann Arbor when his father was an assistant coach at Michigan. One of the reasons he chose to go back there is that he wanted that kind of experience for his kids. From Sports Illustrated, about when Jack Harbaugh realized that his son might really choose the Michigan job:Jim started talking about all the places he went as a kid, when his father was an assistant coach at Michigan -- about St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Tappan Middle School and Pioneer High School. He talked about his time spent in Bo Schembechler’s office and his memories of growing up in Ann Arbor. He imagined what that would be like for his own children, walking the same streets and eating in the same ice cream parlors.“Then I kind of sensed this was something realistic,” Jack said, “something he really, truly wanted to do.”You hear so many coaches talk about doing what’s best for their families when they are really trying to fulfill their football dreams. Harbaugh found a way to do both. His young children can have the Ann Arbor childhood he had, and he can shoot for Michigan’s second national championship since 1948, which would mean as much to him as a Super Bowl.Jim Harbaugh explains his decision to return to MichiganI expect them to live in Ann Arbor - in addition to the fond memories, he wouldn't want to have to drive too far to get to work.His kids are little. Since he has fond memories of St. Francis, maybe he'll want them to attend St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School.Updated, September 2015: he did indeed enroll the kids at St Francis. And he bought a house just down the street from where his old coach Bo Schembechler used to live.
Is Stanford's Jim Harbaugh a punk?
He said during the press conference when being asked if he would stay at Stanford "Give me a break. This night is about the kids' performance. Let's talk about them." What a punk. He's scared to say the truth. If I was up there I'd say "Yeah this is definitely it. It's a great school but I think I'll either go the 49ers or interview with Michigan." Man, if he gave me that kinda attitude I would have approached him and said "I think you better change that tone you're getting with me" That kinda attitude gets people knocked out
Is Dallas Cowboys the most popular team in America? Steelers, Packers and Raiders, i need your honest opinion?
There really is NO "most popular team". The Packers, from the beginning of the league, lead in franchise merchandise, but that has precious little to do with overall popularity. The Packers have 12 championships, more than anyone in the League. But that isn't really a factor, either. Incidentally, the Cowboys were in the league before there was a "Super Bowl", but never won any championship of ANY kind in the much more intense period of the 60's. But the Cowboys have a huge "bandwagon effect" and a huge group of true dullards who simply refuse to notice when the team stinks. Which doesn't mean diddly. They never were "America's Team"...that term comes from NFL films, and is meaningless and empty. If there WERE an "America's Team", a real one, it would have to be a team with which ALL Americans can feel reasonably comfortable, and for which they can root without having to feel criminal or depraved or bizarre just because they were identified with the franchise. And that would probably have to be a small or medium market team. But the whole concept is basically just stupid.
Why did Kyle Shanahan take the 49ers head coaching job?
Just out of curiosity, how often do you think NFL head coaching jobs come up with teams that are headed to the playoffs soon?Answer: not very often! And it’s obvious why. A successful head coach is going to get a renewed contract! It’s usually when a team has been bad that the owners make a coaching change.There are exceptions. The Denver Broncos, for instance, went 9–7 in 2016, though they missed the playoffs, and then-Head Coach Gary Kubiak had to retire from coaching for health reasons. But it’s generally a rarity for Head Coach jobs to open up for a team with a good record!So Kyle Shanahan had a choice after the Falcons lost the Super Bowl to the Patriots. He could take the 49ers job, where owner Jed York finally seemed ready to stop the coaching carousel in Santa Clara and invest in a long-term rebuild. (Witness the 6-year contracts he gave to new GM John Lynch and Shanahan for evidence of that…) Or he could stay with the Falcons and hope that something better would come up.He bet on himself, and took the chance to rebuild a storied franchise from the ground up. He’s got a (finally!) cooperative owner and a GM that’s making all of the right moves so far. Sure, it’s a rebuild, and I don’t think most people expect the 49ers to win more than 4–5 games this season.But Shanahan’s in it for the long haul. He wants to rebuild the franchise and to do it his way. And there really aren’t too many opportunities to do that in the NFL, either.
Seems every1 hates the Patriots. As a 49er fan, I want to know: did everyone hate the 49ers in the 80s?
They were respected among my friends, family and I in Massachusetts. We liked those teams for the same reason we like the Patriots now, a great bunch of teammates who respected each other like family and played very well together. I don't doubt that Belichick was wrong for taping signals, but in the grand scheme of things, it's small beans. What people seem to hate most about the Patriots is that when the chips are down, they know how to respond on the field and as men. What Wilfork did last Saturday night is deplorable, but you can bet that he's already had an earful from his teammates and from his coaching staff--and will probably be fined in a kangaroo court as well as from the league, as he should be... But to be sure, yes, as a non-49ers fan, I enjoyed watching them play when they were great. It was good for the league and for the fans. But they weren't perfect either. Montana was a good whiner in the early years, but overall that was small beans too. Good luck next year. I hope the 'Niners return to greatness. Hey Tiger, don't forget it was Drew Bledsoe who built Gillette Stadium. Do you remember anything about the 1990's (since you seem to be sharp with the '80's and '00's)?