Harbaugh to Michigan - expected announcement on Tuesday

[MJMGator]

Too many of you are just stargazers. You see the popular name and think we should pay them $10 zillion and we automatically rule the universe. It's about timing, fit and sound financial decisions. I think JM meets those criteria as well as anyone out there.

 

[ufgator812]

If Harbaugh gets UM consistently in the playoffs would paying him $8MM be considered a good financial decision? I have never heard one Bamma fan complain about how much Saban is making. I dont see any UM fan complaining about Harbaugh's salary. They are ecstatic to have him. In the real world, top performers are given top dollars. Sometimes top performers are busts, but most of the time they arent.

What does this have to do with us? What UF alum with a solid coaching resume was out there for us to hire?

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Shopping at Big Lots looking for bargains.

 

[GatorJ]

Either the best or worst hire in the schools history. What if his stop at San Fran proved he couldn't handle high pressure jobs? Nobody expected anything from Stanford, but they will at Michigan. If the earlier numbers are true and he fails miserably, can you imagine them having to pay $30 or so for his buyout? I too will believe it when I see it, but that would be the most brilliant train wreck.

I don't think the pressure of Meatchicken is even close to the pressure of the 49ers job.

 

[GatorJ]

That would be pretty crazy and I'd give Meyer major credit if that happens.....won't happen though. I expect a blowout. Think 2009 SEC title game....except Bama is more loaded now than back in 09 and Meyer has traded his loaded roster full of Florida kids for a inferior roster of Ohio kids.

Has a Meyer team ever been blown out? I think Bama wins because Meyer lost his QB for the year. But I don't see a blowout.

 

[GatorJ]

I'd take Harbaugh for three times the money over Miles.

This is a big deal, very Sabanesque. It also, I think, shows something about our program's inability to bring a big name while others can.

This is a huge coup for Meatchicken. We would've dropped 8 mil for Harbaugh if we could. Worth every penny. They'll be on top of the Big 10 in a year.

 

[ufgator812]

I wasnt talking specifically about getting Harbaugh. But if there was a Harbaugh-like Gator alumn, we still would not pay him. That was more my point. 812, what is the most that we have paid a HC coach at Florida? 3.5MM? Is that what the market salary is for a top coach nowadays?

YOU keep bringing up Stoops, Harbaugh, Kelly, et al. These guys are non issues. There has to be interest on both parts. As far as the money goes, we paid as much for McElwain as needed. Where was the swing and miss? With Freeze, it never came down to $$.

 

[t-gator]

This does kinda make Foley look bad. Michigan is willing to break the bank to get back to the top. We should have been more aggressive with freeze imo.

 

[ufgator812]

McElwain>Freeze

 

[ufgator812]

This does kinda make Foley look bad. Michigan is willing to break the bank to get back to the top. We should have been more aggressive with freeze imo.

Freeze is certainly not in the class of coach as Harbaugh and is also not a UF alum.

 

[soflagator]

YOU keep bringing up Stoops, Harbaugh, Kelly, et al. These guys are non issues. There has to be interest on both parts. As far as the money goes, we paid as much for McElwain as needed. Where was the swing and miss? With Freeze, it never came down to $$.

Multiple reports throughout the season, as OM began their run, stated that Freeze loved his set up in Mississippi and had no desire to leave. As a native of the state, it was his dream job. Agree or not, that carries a lot of weight.

I do know that Stoops had some interest in us, but who knows what type of price tag he'd attached to himself. Not to mention he's had numerous chances to get back to elite status in recent years and has failed to do it. I don't think throwing a blank check to Stoops--at this point in his career--is the same play as Mich throwing 8 mill at one of their own, who just a few years ago was killing at Stanford.

As much as I would've loved seeing Stoops at UF, I'm also willing to admit that he could very well have similar, bridesmaid results here, and have us all complaining again in a few years about how he's lost his edge. There's nothing about him that is devoid of risk. JM could just as easily prove to be a better overall move.

 

[t-gator]

Freeze is certainly not in the class of coach as Harbaugh and is also not a UF alum.

freeze has a simular record at ole miss as harbaugh did at Stanford except he was in a tougher conference. it would have been a quick turn around with freeze .

 

[ufgator812]

This is not what I hear about the Freeze situation. Our fundamental problem with Florida football is our unwillingness to pay a premium for success. Michigan is paying a premium. Our program is one of the highest grossing programs. Why cant we break the bank? It is because of Foley's value shopping philosophy. Ox posted pictures of our HC office vs OK's. Its embarassing. We can afford better.

You've heard wrong. Again, Michigan hired an alumnus. We did not have the same opportunity. Would it have made you feel better if we had paid 6 to 8 million for McElwain? Who is/was better than McElwain that we could have hired?