John Bacon: Michigan leaked the offer

"Clearly", he says on Detroit sports radio as I type this.

Perhaps not completely on purpose, "but to let Michigan fans know we have done our absolute best to make this happen."

"99% confident Harbaugh is not using this offer as leverage"

"No real incentive to leverage the NFL at all. If he wants to leave, he can leave...."

"Jim has said 'it's not about the money'." - direct Bacon quote from source

Bacon puts the odds at JH to UofM at 60%.

Dogging the NFL reporters now because they've been wrong through this whole thing.

put a lot of credence in what Bacon says.

"inside sources aren't saying very much about a Plan B."

There isn't much of a Plan B.

Karsch said the he doesn't think UM leaked the info, he thinks it was leaked by a 3rd party. He also said he thinks it's pretty close to a done deal.

It's weird to me that Karsch has a radio show and comments on this stuff, considering he's employed by the university.

Admin wrote:

"inside sources aren't saying very much about a Plan B."

There isn't much of a Plan B.

Doesn't mean there isn't a plan B. I feel strongly that there is. Hackett's head hunting firm has been on that.

Like I said in another post. I think that Plan B actually consists of several candidates that UM feels would be home run hires during any other search. I just think they are focused like a laser beam on Harbaugh until they get an answer from him.

which is exactly what the fans have been asking for since 2007 and the last two coaching searches. The fans want to know that michigan threw everything thing they have at the best candidate, even if it means they go down swinging.

very true Sandy .... this is the first actual coaching search since 1968

sandyeggo_blue wrote:

Admin wrote:

"inside sources aren't saying very much about a Plan B."

There isn't much of a Plan B.

Doesn't mean there isn't a plan B. I feel strongly that there is. Hackett's head hunting firm has been on that.

Like I said in another post. I think that Plan B actually consists of several candidates that UM feels would be home run hires during any other search. I just think they are focused like a laser beam on Harbaugh until they get an answer from him.

which is exactly what the fans have been asking for since 2007 and the last two coaching searches. The fans want to know that michigan threw everything thing they have at the best candidate, even if it means they go down swinging.

+10 eggo!

Go Blue!!

sandyeggo_blue wrote:

Admin wrote:

"inside sources aren't saying very much about a Plan B."

There isn't much of a Plan B.

Doesn't mean there isn't a plan B. I feel strongly that there is. Hackett's head hunting firm has been on that.

Like I said in another post. I think that Plan B actually consists of several candidates that UM feels would be home run hires during any other search. I just think they are focused like a laser beam on Harbaugh until they get an answer from him.

which is exactly what the fans have been asking for since 2007 and the last two coaching searches. The fans want to know that michigan threw everything thing they have at the best candidate, even if it means they go down swinging.

I should have kept that part in quotes. Though that isn't verbatim, that's what Bacon said on the radio, according to his sources.