Why Jim Harbaugh is worth $40 million to the University of Michigan’s football team

Washington Post ^ | January 02, 2015 | John Feinstein

[iowamark]

Great links at the source.

[iowamark]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/21083689/espn-reaches-12year-deal-to-air-college-football-playoffs

http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/

[InvisibleChurch]

Why? Because a bunch of Michigan Men can’t stand losing to O$U. Simple as that.

[SunkenCiv]

The media spin on this is, Harbaugh’s been a hit-and-run coach, tiring of his current jobs one after the other, but will be happier, possibly, coaching teams where the players are always cycling through in four years. I don’t like him or U of M, but frankly their football team was beginning to embarrass me as a Michigander.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Why? Because a bunch of Michigan Men can’t stand losing to O$U. Simple as that.

Almost as galling as a bunch of Michigan Men losing to Minnesota. Bad;y.

[InvisibleChurch]

Or Appalachian State.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Well, I didn’t go to Appalachian State, but that’s a better example :)

[InvisibleChurch]

The basketball team lost to New Jersey Institute of Technology earlier this season. Talk about a team I’d never heard of. There are O$U alumn who welcome Harbaugh because they want competitive games.

[cripplecreek]

Makes me glad I’m not a football fan. The Tigers give me enough stress as it is.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

A hero returning home has big value especially in Michigan. He made sure he wasnt the highest paid in the big ten. I think it’s a great story.

I’d trade Stoops for him tomorrow and stoops has a bigger contract.

[onona]

Nice work if you can get it :)

I don't begrudge him a single buck.

[goodwithagun]

All paid for by the U.S. taxpayer.

[iowamark]

How is NCAA football revenue “paid for by the US taxpayer”?

[TaxPayer2000]

All paid for by the U.S. taxpayer.

How so?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

All paid for by the U.S. taxpayer.

But all those student loans will be paid back. Every single dime. ;>)

[Nifster]

Well good luck with all of that all you Old Blue.....Harbaugh hasn’t been long term anywhere. He has a short attention span and your rebuild needs more than that. Perhaps you will find that he isn’t the answer

[discostu]

Except of course he didn’t get tired of his SF job, they sabotaged him. 3 trips to the NFC title game in a row and they “leak” that ownership is tired of him during the off season.

[goodwithagun]

Is UM not a public institution? As of 2013, the highest paid public employee on 39 of our states were college head football and/or basketball coaches.

[Perdogg]

ping

[nascarnation]

Losing to Sparty 6 of the last 7 doesn’t build much job security either.