Jim Harbaugh has convo with David Tepper

[trueblade]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

One ring and we'll be happy from now on?

Not sure I agree.

We used to make fun of Buc fans still talking about winning the Super Bowl five to ten years down the road.

Now we want to be like them?;

Gotta get one before you can worry about any of that. We have zero. Do whatever it takes to get the first one and then figure it out.

[mav1234]

16 minutes ago, UNCrules2187 said:

Not at all lmao. "No one knows the future"? "I expect..."? 

He could have clearly and unequivocally stated he was returning next season for Michigan, but he left the door pretty open IMO

Lol this is a statement that leaves the door wide fuging open for him to go. He's just covering his ass so people don't decommit yet in case he doesn't get the job.

[The Lobo]

Now Ben Albright is saying he doesn’t buy the statement. Ya never know…

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, trueblade said:

Gotta get one before you can worry about any of that. We have zero. Do whatever it takes to get the first one and then figure it out.

I hear this a lot. People want to go all in for a single season, max out free agency, trade away a load of draft picks, etc.

When I ask "even if that means sucking for a decade after that, the answer is invariably "yes".

Me? I'd rather be great for the long term.

[GOAT]

2 minutes ago, mav1234 said:

Lol this is a statement that leaves the door wide fuging open for him to go. He's just covering his ass so people don't decommit yet in case he doesn't get the job.

[trueblade]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

I hear this a lot. People want to go all in for a single season, max out free agency, trade away a load of draft picks, etc.

When I ask "even if that means sucking for a decade after that, the answer is invariably "yes".

Me? I'd rather be great for the long term.

That's not what I'm saying at all. Everyone wants sustained success. 

Here's my premise you're debating: If the next coach gets us one ring, it was a successful hire. You're saying you don't agree with that?

[Mr. Scot]

36 minutes ago, GOAT said:

 

/thread

Meanwhile...

 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, trueblade said:

That's not what I'm saying at all. Everyone wants sustained success. 

Here's my premise you're debating: If the next coach gets us one ring, it was a successful hire. You're saying you don't agree with that?

I'm saying I'd like to aim for higher than just that.

[The Lobo]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Meanwhile...

 

So does this mean he’s more likely to bail? 

[trueblade]

4 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'm saying I'd like to aim for higher than just that.

So your position is one ring does not make a successful coach?

[Mr. Scot]

28 minutes ago, trueblade said:

So your position is one ring does not make a successful coach?

Is Gruden a successful coach?

Would you want him here?

[Mr. Scot]

31 minutes ago, The Lobo said:

So does this mean he’s more likely to bail? 

I'd think the opposite, honestly.

If I recall correctly, there was a similar circumstance when Pete Carroll left Southern California.

[mav1234]

19 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Is Gruden a successful coach?

Would you want him here?

He was for TB, don't you think?

And no, but that's because I don't believe "once a SB winner, always a SB winner."

[OldhamA]

1 hour ago, UNCrules2187 said:

Not at all lmao. "No one knows the future"? "I expect..."? 

He could have clearly and unequivocally stated he was returning next season for Michigan, but he left the door pretty open IMO

He's clearly angling for better terms and conditions with that statement.

I assume he's had a conversation with us, the Colts and the Broncos already and he's asking for things they're not willing to give at the moment.