Posted on 12/18/2014 11:40:15 AM PST by C19fan
Offering nearly $50 million for a football coach seems preposterous.
The question Michigan must be asking, though, is this: "What's the cost of not making that kind of offer?"
The reports Wednesday night that Jim Harbaugh's old school is dangling $48 million over six years for Captain Comeback to come back probably wasn't greeted with shock for Maize and Blue fans as much as relief. Harbaugh is the only hire that could immediately unify a fractious fan base and restore faith in a maligned athletic department. Yes, Harbaugh would be paid more than any other coach in college football, but that only reinforces the belief among Michigan fans that the Big House has to be Big again. Backing up the Brinks for Harbaugh is that kind of Big.
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Word was that Texas offered Nick Saban $100 Million. He opted for a mere $55 Million from Bama, but many of their players had to take pay cuts to finance it.
You forget the “THE”. :)
What a life!
Harbaugh can pick and choose his next job after he loses his job with SF.
That’s how it was in engineering in the 60’s.
Poor Michigan, virus going around up there, Nobowla.
GO BUCKS!
Michigan has a football team?
GO HUSKIES
LOL !
I-O!
But there will be hell to pay if one of the kids on the team accepts a free meal.
...of course you’re aware that the coach is an employee of the university, and his compensation is not within the purview of the NCAA...now if you want to make the players employees as well, then, you have an argument...
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