Why he takes M job: Might be his one & only chance

Just my 2 cents, my gut feeling, he comes back to AA because who knows if he would ever get another chance.

Lets play what if, Hacketts' plan B turns out to be a grand slam homerun, this coach stays here until he retires in 2033. This coach wins couple National titles, many B1G titles, hugely successful. (I can dream big, can't I?) JH turns 51 on this Tuesday, 2033 he's 69yrs old. Presuming he's still coaching, would a M & JH marriage finally or ever happen? If plan B coach would be this successful, I'm guessing fans by then might completely forget about Harbaugh.

All the current reports, if true, seem to say JH is torn between staying in the NFL or come to M? If stories are true, wife, family have given him the green light to come to M. Seems its up to Jim to make a decision.

So is JH sitting around thinking the same thing I am. This might be my only chance???

He might be thinking OK I go to M, stay 6-8yrs. I'm still mid/late 50s, there's ALWAYS an NFL job opening every year. Or maybe after 6-8yrs. his goal to win a super bowl isn't there, or isn't as strong, he wants to stay in AA till retirement.

I just believe it goes back to his love for Bo, AA, for Michigan, his 1 & maybe only chance to go home. Is the pressure from all the M greats, Desmond, Woodson, Bo's son, JH feels he has to come home to be the savior. The chance to become an instant hero, a chance someday to have a statue next to Bo. How important is that to Jim?

Thoughts?

I think you make a heckuva good point.

I think he take the Michigan job, Then if in 3 years he hasn't accomplished what he wants or he has. He can go NFL and go where he wants instead of where SF wants him to be..

I would hate to see JH take the job and leave us in 3-4 years. I guess I will worry about that later. I still like to think he will take the job and become the next legend at Michigan. I really think he could be a guy who has a statue and a building named after him. I think in the NFL his legacy would be much less than what it would be at Michigan.

I do agree with OP. It's now or never for JH. The circumstances are perfect-Michigan has a vacancy and JH is not expected to stay in SF. The likelyhood of the two matching up again are slim.