Monday, Bloody Monday (U2 have been fired)

[Derwood]

Raw, while I know this doesn't absolve your point or anything, good for Culley at least.

Somebody else wrote he signed a 5 year contract with only 2 years guaranteed and it was assumed by many it would be one and done.

 

And he was something like their 6th or 7th choice for the job

[WrigleyField 22]

Raiders have fired Bisaccia yet, but apparently seeing what's out there.

 

[UMFan83]

Raiders have fired Bisaccia yet, but apparently seeing what's out there.

 

 

That dude deserves a medal for keeping the Raiders afloat this year, much less the full time HC position.

[UMFan83]

[jersey cubs fan]

[Derwood]

 

There are two people named Wink Martindale? What a world

[jersey cubs fan]

 

There are two people named Wink Martindale? What a world

[NOLA]

 

Still think this is a Rooney rule move and Dennis Allen will be the next coach, but I wouldn't hate this.

[UMFan83]

All I have to say is that Ryan Poles better be awesome because the Bears hiring him started a chain reaction that looks as if its going to end up with Harbaugh leaving Michigan. These are the tea leaves that I've read from various rumors.

 

1. Harbaugh was going to sniff around the NFL before taking a contract extension that he had tentatively agreed to. Mostly because the extension would have a huge buyout designed to prevent Harbaugh from easily going to the NFL. Given his age, the deal in front of him and coming off his best year at Michigan, this may have been his last good opportunity to explore NFL jobs.

2. Poles was the Vikings choice at GM. If he doesn't take the Bears offer he's going there. Instead the Vikings offer an analytics-minded GM who has history with Harbaugh in SF and Michigan's current QBs coach.

3. NFL jobs start to drift away from Harbaugh, whose outsized personality, insistence on significant control over personnel decisions and contract demands turn off many teams. From what I'm reading it would take a godfather offer for Harbaugh to bolt.

4. All signs late last week were indicating Harbaugh was staying at UM. Then suddenly over the weekend the Vikings reach out with heavy interest. Turns out that Adofo-Mensah is a big Harbaugh fan and is convinced he is the coach that can turn things around quickly. (interesting to note that others in the Vikings org are still not sold on Harbaugh).

5. Now Harbaugh is flying to Minneapolis for an interview, and Michigan insiders report that if offered the job in Minnesota, he'll take it. Still not a given that he's offered due to ownership reluctance but Adofo-Mensah is heavily pushing for it.

[Derwood]

All I have to say is that Ryan Poles better be awesome because the Bears hiring him started a chain reaction that looks as if its going to end up with Harbaugh leaving Michigan. These are the tea leaves that I've read from various rumors.

 

1. Harbaugh was going to sniff around the NFL before taking a contract extension that he had tentatively agreed to. Mostly because the extension would have a huge buyout designed to prevent Harbaugh from easily going to the NFL. Given his age, the deal in front of him and coming off his best year at Michigan, this may have been his last good opportunity to explore NFL jobs.

2. Poles was the Vikings choice at GM. If he doesn't take the Bears offer he's going there. Instead the Vikings offer an analytics-minded GM who has history with Harbaugh in SF and Michigan's current QBs coach.

3. NFL jobs start to drift away from Harbaugh, whose outsized personality, insistence on significant control over personnel decisions and contract demands turn off many teams. From what I'm reading it would take a godfather offer for Harbaugh to bolt.

4. All signs late last week were indicating Harbaugh was staying at UM. Then suddenly over the weekend the Vikings reach out with heavy interest. Turns out that Adofo-Mensah is a big Harbaugh fan and is convinced he is the coach that can turn things around quickly. (interesting to note that others in the Vikings org are still not sold on Harbaugh).

5. Now Harbaugh is flying to Minneapolis for an interview, and Michigan insiders report that if offered the job in Minnesota, he'll take it. Still not a given that he's offered due to ownership reluctance but Adofo-Mensah is heavily pushing for it.

 

Local radio guys played a "What if...?" game the other day around Harbaugh. Apparently Mike Singletary (while coaching the Niners in 2009) vetoed a trade that would have sent Roethlisberger to San Francisco. They played that idea out, asking does Singletary then NOT get fired? Does Harbaugh stay at Stanford? Does Harbaugh go to Michigan INSTEAD of Brady Hoke? Etc, etc, etc.