Then the oldest NFL Insider there is, drops this tweet:
Gil Brandt @Gil_Brandt · 10 hours ago
Let's break down why this is probably a 100% wrong:
- Gil is not a Michigan insider and has no idea if an offer was extended.
- Gil is like 100 years old
- Gil probably doesn't understand how a search firm works that contacts a ton of candidates to gage interest.
- Gil tweeted recently about Greg Schiano which most believe came from the Schiano camp
- Michigan insiders have already said that he wasn't offered
- David has done a fine job a Duke but is 60 years old
- Gil and David must be friends and looking to get his friend a raise.
- What could be accurate is David told the search firm, he is not interested in leaving Duke.
Another reason this probably has zero truth. It was reported that Les was contacted last night as well. So the search firm is doing it's job. Gil stay off twitter. Now sports radio can go with David turned down Michigan all day.
The Detroit Sports Rag Blog ran with this story yesterday:
From what I have been told, U of M has lined up everything that Harbaugh’s people have requested to date including:
1) The money.
2) A say in the hiring of the permanent Athletic Director once Jim Hackett steps aside.
3) Administrative control.
4) Complete autonomy regarding disciplinary actions of players.
This blog/site was one of the first to have the Brandon info, so he does have some legit sources.
This also seems to match what other insiders are saying. Which is Michigan has a very nice offer out to Jimmy which he is contemplating. Hackett is doing what he should be doing by contacting a number of coaches, gauging interest and having a firm Plan B in place.
There was some buzz that Brandon and Jimmy had a hand shake agreement last time and Jimmy backed out and went to the 49'ers at the last minute. With Brandon's track record, I'm not sure I believe that. This story at least is making folks in the athletic department nervous. Which they should be as they fish for this huge catch.
- I thought the Sean Payton stuff was way far fetched. Then Peter King in his MMQB extra video wondered out loud if Sean's time was done in New Orleans. He has been there 9 years and might be wondering if the players have tuned him out. His mentor Bill Parcells also left jobs before he wore out his welcome. If this is accurate, it could also be accurate that his agent is kicking tires on other jobs.
- Bo Pelini is expected to take the Youngstown State job.
- Devin Funchess declared for the NFL draft. This is not a surprise and I expect him to go late round 1 or early round 2. The concerns would be top end speed and too many drops.
3 comments:
Cutclife or Les Miles? Now their hiring a PR firm?
This stuff is getting too serious, Michigan is a great school with great traditions. Winning football games is not the where all or be all of this institutions. Bring back Brady give him a raise and give him more authority. Bo Shembechler was very angry wiu U of Illinois when they let Gary Moeller go, he said a coach needs at least 5 years to make it his team. After the football bust I am now convinced we had the right man and let him go. We ever Brady coaches I'll be a fan.
Not shocking that Duke just issued a statement saying they were not contacted and neither was David Cutcliffe, regarding the Michigan coaching search.
The rumor mill crap is going to be over the top, until the new coach is named.
Bo Pelini also issued a statement saying that the reports of him about to accept an offer from Youngstown State are completely fabricated also.
At lease it isn't just reports about Michigan that are off base.
http://thebiglead.com/2014/12/10/michigan-coaching-search-cutcliffe-harbaugh-miles/
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