It's Harbaugh

[Dick Knewheizel]

2.8 mil goes a lot farther in Lowrents.

If that's what it costs to get a coach of Harbaugh's caliber (dude is a total pussy and has won nothing) to Lawrence . . . effing PATHETIC.  LOL at Lew Perkins

[MadCat]

http://ow.ly/L32Y

Kansas:
FootballCoachScoop has BREAKING NEWS and the FIRST TO REPORT that Stanford Head Coach Jim Harbaugh is negotiating a contract with Athletic
Director Lew Perkins to be the new Head Coach of the Kansas Jayhawks.  Our sources tell us that Harabugh will be named the new Head Coach at ku
when the contract details are worked out and finalized this weekend.  According to our source he will be paid between $2.5 Million and 2.75 Million.

[The1BigWillie]

I don't get why he's such a hot name.  1 winning season.  Pac 10 sucks this year.  If he comes to ku he'll suck. Mark my words he won't have a &@#%ing clue.  Mangino would coach rings around him. Gill, Edsall, and Holtz would all be better for hte program.

Welcome Jim!!!

[MadCat]

The money might be better spent hiring Toby Gerhart.

[Ghost of Stan Parrish]

Absolutely baffled as to why Harbaugh would take the ku job.  Stanford has more prestige and a much stronger athletics tradition.  Stanford has enough money to pay him whatever he wants.  (Maybe they don't think he's worth it?)  Stanford is a national brand that can routinely pull in 4-star recruits; ku not so much.  Why on earth would he leave Palo Alto for Lawrence?

I guess maybe the wife has something on him?   

...if this actually happens.

[catdude33]

He's 17-19 overall at Stanford and 13-14 in the Pac 10.  Did I miss something?

[mcmwcat]

Absolutely baffled as to why Harbaugh would take the ku job.  Stanford has more prestige and a much stronger athletics tradition.  Stanford has enough money to pay him whatever he wants.  (Maybe they don't think he's worth it?)  Stanford is a national brand that can routinely pull in 4-star recruits; ku not so much.  Why on earth would he leave Palo Alto for Lawrence?

I guess maybe the wife has something on him?   

...if this actually happens.

i don't think Stanford pays coaches v well.  they get big donations from outside the athletic dept

[wiley03]

The money might be better spent hiring Toby Gerhart.

The QB is pretty good there as well.

This hire will get people donating money.  He'll be the anti Mangino and will have no problem shaking hands and kissing baby's at alumni functions.  Lew will get his grid iron club with this hire.  Just look at the phog/shiver/slant.  They are all moist at the rumor and ready to open there checkbooks before he puts any kind of product on the field.  I'm all for blind faith in football as well, especially since we'll likely go back to sucking when Snyder is gone.

But it will be interesting to see what Harbaugh does with his personnel if he goes to Kansas.  Another reason why he may take the job, look at ku's schedule the next two years in conference.  Relatively easy no tech, ou, texas...perfect to build up the resume for the NFL. (which is where i think he goes even if he is mediocre at ku)
Jim was after the NY Jets job supposedly this past off season

Good Hire for the purpose you are wanting Lew 

[wes mantooth]

LOL at ku ok with paying a coach 2.75 mill/per with a losing record.   

[Ghost of Stan Parrish]

Absolutely baffled as to why Harbaugh would take the ku job.  Stanford has more prestige and a much stronger athletics tradition.  Stanford has enough money to pay him whatever he wants.  (Maybe they don't think he's worth it?)  Stanford is a national brand that can routinely pull in 4-star recruits; ku not so much.  Why on earth would he leave Palo Alto for Lawrence?

I guess maybe the wife has something on him?   

...if this actually happens.

i don't think Stanford pays coaches v well.  they get big donations from outside the athletic dept

They're bathing in money out there.  Stanford has the third largest endowment in the nation:
1. Harvard
2. Yale
3. Stanford
4. Princeton

Even given the distinction between academics and athletics, I'd think Stanford could find the money to match ku's offer -- if they thought Harbaugh was worth it.

And Stanford has 111 national championships, so they care a bit about sports, too.

[Thin Blue Line]

Didn't Tiger "The Cheetah" Woods go to Stanford?

[flaredog]

Absolutely baffled as to why Harbaugh would take the ku job.  Stanford has more prestige and a much stronger athletics tradition.  Stanford has enough money to pay him whatever he wants.  (Maybe they don't think he's worth it?)  Stanford is a national brand that can routinely pull in 4-star recruits; ku not so much.  Why on earth would he leave Palo Alto for Lawrence?

I guess maybe the wife has something on him?   

...if this actually happens.

i don't think Stanford pays coaches v well.  they get big donations from outside the athletic dept

They're bathing in money out there.  Stanford has the third largest endowment in the nation:
1. Harvard
2. Yale
3. Stanford
4. Princeton

Even given the distinction between academics and athletics, I'd think Stanford could find the money to match ku's offer -- if they thought Harbaugh was worth it.

And Stanford has 111 national championships, so they care a bit about sports, too.

Stanford has a lot of national championships, yes, but most are spread across sports other than the big two that you spend money on.

Stanford doesn't like to spend a lot of money athletically, so they wouldn't match ku's offer even if they did feel Harbaugh "was worth it."

[pissclams]

the Harbaugh situation isn't one of whether or not he wants to continue at Stanford.  he needs to be available when the Bears come calling.  if he sign a multiyear at ku then Tubby Smith is gets fired after this year, it will make it hard from Harbaugh to get out of his commitment to ku.  or Smith gets fired after next season, it's still a tough situation to get out of.   on the flip side, he stays in Palo Alto and waits it out, he can leave for Chicago whenever.

 

[wiley03]

Absolutely baffled as to why Harbaugh would take the ku job.  Stanford has more prestige and a much stronger athletics tradition.  Stanford has enough money to pay him whatever he wants.  (Maybe they don't think he's worth it?)  Stanford is a national brand that can routinely pull in 4-star recruits; ku not so much.  Why on earth would he leave Palo Alto for Lawrence?

I guess maybe the wife has something on him?   

...if this actually happens.

i don't think Stanford pays coaches v well.  they get big donations from outside the athletic dept

They're bathing in money out there.  Stanford has the third largest endowment in the nation:
1. Harvard
2. Yale
3. Stanford
4. Princeton

Even given the distinction between academics and athletics, I'd think Stanford could find the money to match ku's offer -- if they thought Harbaugh was worth it.

And Stanford has 111 national championships, so they care a bit about sports, too.

Stanford has a lot of national championships, yes, but most are spread across sports other than the big two that you spend money on.

Stanford doesn't like to spend a lot of money athletically, so they wouldn't match ku's offer even if they did feel Harbaugh "was worth it."

why would Stanford spend the money?  They would just have to up it next year and the following, and the next, and so on.  ku is spending the big bucks to get Harbaugh there for the recognition.

If they were going for proven coach/commodity Tubberville would be sitting on the runway at KCI waiting for an announcement at the airport.  Instead they want a revenue generator that has shown an ability to coach and be a little above mediocre (which is much more than we at Kstate can hope for).  Again, great job on the hire for what you want Lew  

[Legore]

Stanford won't pay they are known for that.  They care almost as much about swimming, golf, gymnastics etc as they do football and bball.  At least they try to pretend that they do for appearance sake.

He would be a good hire but I still think the risk is that he bolts in a short amount of time.  If they do this deal there needs to be a big finanacial block to him leaving within the first two seasons.   People can call me stupid if they want but it is damaging for a program when a guy comes and leaves after a  year or two espcially in football.  If he builds something and then leaves that isn't a big deal but that is going to take at least 3 years.   I get the feeling that if he comes to ku it would be so he could make more money then he would at stanford until he gets the job he really wants.   

[catzacker]

Harbaugh is a great hire.  I'll go ahead and assume that if you're a kid and could go play for young hotness or old balls, you're going to go play for young hotness.  and I'm not talking about just kansas kids.  the kc media is going to fall all over themselves for Jim.

[fatty fat fat]

Harbaugh is a great hire.  I'll go ahead and assume that if you're a kid and could go play for young hotness or old balls, you're going to go play for young hotness.  and I'm not talking about just kansas kids.  the kc media is going to fall all over themselves for Jim.

have you ever heard him talk? he's sczienphrenic. he's really weird. don't be fooled by his looks.

[ksu_FAN]

Not terrible.  Potential be the Gundy of the North.  JMHO.

[catzacker]

Harbaugh is a great hire.  I'll go ahead and assume that if you're a kid and could go play for young hotness or old balls, you're going to go play for young hotness.  and I'm not talking about just kansas kids.  the kc media is going to fall all over themselves for Jim.

have you ever heard him talk? he's sczienphrenic. he's really weird. don't be fooled by his looks.

it's his "passion" shining through.  dude's a monster.  put a visor on him and he's...he's...venzy.  the north should let ku win next year  so he'll have a nice record and then hope RichRod tanks so Michigan will take him away.  

[fatty fat fat]

put a visor on him and he's...he's...venzy.

Listen, sir. Don't you dare compare Venzy to some 13-14 schlub.

Are we clear?

[KSUTOMMY]

I would like to think that OBz record with putting d00ds in the league would compensate for Mr. 13-16. I don’t care if uk gets Harbaugh - I am just glad they didn't get Tubs.

[ksu_FAN]

After he upsets Bill in 11?

 

[wiley03]

Harbaugh is a great hire.  I'll go ahead and assume that if you're a kid and could go play for young hotness or old balls, you're going to go play for young hotness.  and I'm not talking about just kansas kids.  the kc media is going to fall all over themselves for Jim.

JFC...we thought this about Prince/Franklin/Morris

holy cow....recruiting dynamos, they were not

But completely agree it's a good hire.  But if I've got Tommy Tubberville saying he wants the job.  The only other interview i'm doing is Ron Prince, so i get the BCA off my butt.  Basically a National Champion (undefeated in the SEC), knows KS Juco's, recruits Arkansas/GA/FL/Texas/AL/TN, basically has a staff that will follow him where ever he wants them to.  But he's not the charismatic money maker that Jim Harbaugh will be.  Good hire for want Lew needs.

[MENSACat]

Wasn't Harbaugh a #1 pick? He spent enough years in the NFL that I find it hard to believe that $1M vs. $2.5M would be that big of a deal for a job (either ku or Stanford) that you only intend on being at for another year, or two at the most. If he takes the job...it isn't for the money.

[Dick Knewheizel]

the Harbaugh situation isn't one of whether or not he wants to continue at Stanford.  he needs to be available when the Bears come calling.  if he sign a multiyear at ku then Tubby Lovie Smith is gets fired after this year, it will make it hard from Harbaugh to get out of his commitment to ku.  or Smith gets fired after next season, it's still a tough situation to get out of.   on the flip side, he stays in Palo Alto and waits it out, he can leave for Chicago whenever.

 

People in Chicago hate Jim Harbaugh.  Ditka (who = god in ChiTown) ran his cry baby azz out of town 15 years ago.

Disclaimer:  If this was meant to be a joke, it's pretty funny

[catzacker]

Harbaugh is a great hire.  I'll go ahead and assume that if you're a kid and could go play for young hotness or old balls, you're going to go play for young hotness.  and I'm not talking about just kansas kids.  the kc media is going to fall all over themselves for Jim.

JFC...we thought this about Prince/Franklin/Morris

holy cow....recruiting dynamos, they were not

no, we convinced ourselves of this with no proof whatsoever because none of them had ever accomplished anything in their coaching career. I posted this a few days ago, but....

Harbaugh: overall record as a head coach 46-25, beat #24 Washington, #7 oregon, #11 USC, took Stanford which hadn't had a winning season in the 5 years prior to his arrival and has them at 8-4 in 3 years.

No one knew Prince or Raheem or James Franklin (except sucky Josh Freeman).  Everyone knows Harbaugh.  Everyone.

[fatty fat fat]

Harbaugh is a great hire.  I'll go ahead and assume that if you're a kid and could go play for young hotness or old balls, you're going to go play for young hotness.  and I'm not talking about just kansas kids.  the kc media is going to fall all over themselves for Jim.

JFC...we thought this about Prince/Franklin/Morris

holy cow....recruiting dynamos, they were not

no, we convinced ourselves of this with no proof whatsoever because none of them had ever accomplished anything in their coaching career. I posted this a few days ago, but....

Harbaugh: overall record as a head coach 46-25, beat #24 Washington, #7 oregon, #11 USC, took Stanford which hadn't had a winning season in the 5 years prior to his arrival and has them at 8-4 in 3 years.

No one knew Prince or Raheem or James Franklin (except sucky Josh Freeman).  Everyone knows Harbaugh.  Everyone.

he's 13-14. he won at a 1-aa school.

everyne knew about charlie weiss as well.

[JTKSU]

Absolutely baffled as to why Harbaugh would take the ku job.  Stanford has more prestige and a much stronger athletics tradition.  Stanford has enough money to pay him whatever he wants.  (Maybe they don't think he's worth it?)  Stanford is a national brand that can routinely pull in 4-star recruits; ku not so much.  Why on earth would he leave Palo Alto for Lawrence?

I guess maybe the wife has something on him?   

...if this actually happens.

i don't think Stanford pays coaches v well.  they get big donations from outside the athletic dept

That's typically where the majority of a coaches salary comes at every school.  No state is going to pay a coach millions of dollars.  Especially right now.  The vast majority of the money is usually private sources.  Now, with Standford being a private school, maybe they do just pay the guy.  But I seriously doubt it.

[catzacker]

Harbaugh is a great hire.  I'll go ahead and assume that if you're a kid and could go play for young hotness or old balls, you're going to go play for young hotness.  and I'm not talking about just kansas kids.  the kc media is going to fall all over themselves for Jim.

JFC...we thought this about Prince/Franklin/Morris

holy cow....recruiting dynamos, they were not

no, we convinced ourselves of this with no proof whatsoever because none of them had ever accomplished anything in their coaching career. I posted this a few days ago, but....

Harbaugh: overall record as a head coach 46-25, beat #24 Washington, #7 oregon, #11 USC, took Stanford which hadn't had a winning season in the 5 years prior to his arrival and has them at 8-4 in 3 years.

No one knew Prince or Raheem or James Franklin (except sucky Josh Freeman).  Everyone knows Harbaugh.  Everyone.

he's 13-14. he won at a 1-aa school.

everyne knew about charlie weiss as well.

young hotness.  w/ a heisman canidate RB (and Doak Walker award winner).  he's going to get to strut around on ESPN for an hour, then a press conference on monday to announce his hiring.  couldn't have worked out any more perfect for ku.

[WillieWannabe]

Harbaugh is a great hire.  I'll go ahead and assume that if you're a kid and could go play for young hotness or old balls, you're going to go play for young hotness.  and I'm not talking about just kansas kids.  the kc media is going to fall all over themselves for Jim.

JFC...we thought this about Prince/Franklin/Morris

holy cow....recruiting dynamos, they were not

no, we convinced ourselves of this with no proof whatsoever because none of them had ever accomplished anything in their coaching career. I posted this a few days ago, but....

Harbaugh: overall record as a head coach 46-25, beat #24 Washington, #7 oregon, #11 USC, took Stanford which hadn't had a winning season in the 5 years prior to his arrival and has them at 8-4 in 3 years.

No one knew Prince or Raheem or James Franklin (except sucky Josh Freeman).  Everyone knows Harbaugh.  Everyone.

he's 13-14. he won at a 1-aa school.

everyne knew about charlie weiss as well.

young hotness.  w/ a heisman canidate RB (and Doak Walker award winner).  he's going to get to strut around on ESPN for an hour, then a press conference on monday to announce his hiring.  couldn't have worked out any more perfect for ku.

so you're saying it was he RB that carried the team to a 8-4 record, not the coach. OK.

Also, sometime i wonder if you are a sock.