[Kathy]

The real lure for Harbaugh and his wife (Missouri Grad) for the KU job was their mutual love of the midwest.

NO self-respecting Mizzou grad would ever include Kansas in any professed "love of the Midwest."

[Kathy]

The real lure for Harbaugh and his wife (Missouri Grad) for the KU job was their mutual love of the midwest.

NO self-respecting Mizzou grad would ever include Kansas in any professed "love of the Midwest."

[Mick]

Not sure I understand the reference to "morally absent".  Could you elaborate a bit?

Probably a reference to the handling of off the field issues for the 49er players.

I think it may be a bit broader than that.  There is more than a little bit of evidence that 49ers management submarines its head coaches to the press and ot her commentators (see comments from Neon Deion Sanders and Trent Dilfer).  More than a few local media have speculated that 49er insiders have commented negatively to the press and "let it out there" that Harbaugh has "lost the confidence in the locker room" when that may not necessarily have been the case.  Supposedly they did that with both Nolan and Singletary.  If I were a head coach, I may be irritated that management forced me to comment on player misbehavior, but it would really chap my hide if they hung me out to dry in the press personally.  Note the multiple comments that Harbaugh has made against backbiting, excuse me, unsourced comments.

[Mick]

Not sure I understand the reference to "morally absent".  Could you elaborate a bit?

Probably a reference to the handling of off the field issues for the 49er players.

I think it may be a bit broader than that.  There is more than a little bit of evidence that 49ers management submarines its head coaches to the press and ot her commentators (see comments from Neon Deion Sanders and Trent Dilfer).  More than a few local media have speculated that 49er insiders have commented negatively to the press and "let it out there" that Harbaugh has "lost the confidence in the locker room" when that may not necessarily have been the case.  Supposedly they did that with both Nolan and Singletary.  If I were a head coach, I may be irritated that management forced me to comment on player misbehavior, but it would really chap my hide if they hung me out to dry in the press personally.  Note the multiple comments that Harbaugh has made against backbiting, excuse me, unsourced comments.

[washingtonismoney]

Perhaps an insight as to why Harbs is so off-putting:

There's a late-night bar story told in NFL circles about Peyton Manning's free-agent visit to San Francisco in 2012. Harbaugh and Manning were throwing the ball, so it goes, when the coach couldn't help but remark that his passes had more mustard on them than the still-rehabbing future Hall of Famer's did. You can guess how that went over.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/116250...difficulty

[washingtonismoney]

Perhaps an insight as to why Harbs is so off-putting:

There's a late-night bar story told in NFL circles about Peyton Manning's free-agent visit to San Francisco in 2012. Harbaugh and Manning were throwing the ball, so it goes, when the coach couldn't help but remark that his passes had more mustard on them than the still-rehabbing future Hall of Famer's did. You can guess how that went over.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/116250...difficulty

[yvonne]

Given all the players we've lost this cycle, I'm not sure that's a bad thing.

[yvonne]

Given all the players we've lost this cycle, I'm not sure that's a bad thing.

[washingtonismoney]

Was Harbaugh wrong to? I'm guessing he won at least some of those battles. And Stanford has not exactly seen a rash of academically ill-qualified students (or, for that matter, criminals/assorted embarrassments.) I realize this is the sort of argument that leads to a slippery slope, but it seems to me Harbaugh had a point.

[washingtonismoney]

Was Harbaugh wrong to? I'm guessing he won at least some of those battles. And Stanford has not exactly seen a rash of academically ill-qualified students (or, for that matter, criminals/assorted embarrassments.) I realize this is the sort of argument that leads to a slippery slope, but it seems to me Harbaugh had a point.

[needle]

Great point, Garvin.

[needle]

Great point, Garvin.

[TRD]

Ann Arbor Wal-Marts already stocking up on pleaded khakis.

There is no Walmart in Ann Arbor.  Closest one would be in Saline or Ypsilanti.

Most of the people who shop at Meijer and Walmart are fans of Sparty.

[TRD]

Ann Arbor Wal-Marts already stocking up on pleaded khakis.

There is no Walmart in Ann Arbor.  Closest one would be in Saline or Ypsilanti.

Most of the people who shop at Meijer and Walmart are fans of Sparty.

[TRD]

Funny thing about Ann Arbor is that they don't like chains. Starbucks needed special approval to open a location on Main street. And even then it looks like Main street USA circa 1950.

BTW - Harbaugh at UMich would be funny. He went to high school across the street from Michigan stadium.

[TRD]

Funny thing about Ann Arbor is that they don't like chains. Starbucks needed special approval to open a location on Main street. And even then it looks like Main street USA circa 1950.

BTW - Harbaugh at UMich would be funny. He went to high school across the street from Michigan stadium.

[ChicagoCard]

I thought he went to HS across the street from Stanford Stadium.

Edit: Jack Harbaugh became DC of Stanford for the '80 through '81 seasons. Before that was an assistant at Mich. So apparently Jim Harbaugh split his HS years between Ann Arbor and Palo Alto.

[ChicagoCard]

I thought he went to HS across the street from Stanford Stadium.

Edit: Jack Harbaugh became DC of Stanford for the '80 through '81 seasons. Before that was an assistant at Mich. So apparently Jim Harbaugh split his HS years between Ann Arbor and Palo Alto.

[TRD]

I thought he went to HS across the street from Stanford Stadium.

Edit: Jack Harbaugh became DC of Stanford for the '80 through '81 seasons. Before that was an assistant at Mich. So apparently Jim Harbaugh split his HS years between Ann Arbor and Palo Alto.

Pioneer HS (used to be called Ann Arbor HS). Try this list of alumni:

Ken Burns (the filmmaker)
Bob Seger
Jim Harbaugh
Iggy Pop

#interestingguestsfordinner

[TRD]

I thought he went to HS across the street from Stanford Stadium.

Edit: Jack Harbaugh became DC of Stanford for the '80 through '81 seasons. Before that was an assistant at Mich. So apparently Jim Harbaugh split his HS years between Ann Arbor and Palo Alto.

Pioneer HS (used to be called Ann Arbor HS). Try this list of alumni:

Ken Burns (the filmmaker)
Bob Seger
Jim Harbaugh
Iggy Pop

#interestingguestsfordinner

[Leftcoast]

You're both right.  Jim started high school in Ann Arbor but finished (and graduated) from Palo Alto high.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Harbaugh

[Leftcoast]

You're both right.  Jim started high school in Ann Arbor but finished (and graduated) from Palo Alto high.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Harbaugh

[yvonne]

Reports are that Harbaugh won't return:

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/jim-h...oom-100514

[yvonne]

Reports are that Harbaugh won't return:

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/jim-h...oom-100514

[dabigv13]

Bring him back. I know it's not the popular sentiment, or even probably the rational one, but goddamn I loved having him as our coach.

[dabigv13]

Bring him back. I know it's not the popular sentiment, or even probably the rational one, but goddamn I loved having him as our coach.

[Mick]

"Ladies and gentlemen, your new Raiders coach for 2015, Super Bowl Champion James Harbaugh."

[Mick]

"Ladies and gentlemen, your new Raiders coach for 2015, Super Bowl Champion James Harbaugh."

[CowboyIndian]

Bring him back. I know it's not the popular sentiment, or even probably the rational one, but goddamn I loved having him as our coach.

Apparently, you didn't play for him.

[CowboyIndian]

Bring him back. I know it's not the popular sentiment, or even probably the rational one, but goddamn I loved having him as our coach.

Apparently, you didn't play for him.