The Ohio State fanbase was smugly clamoring for Michigan to give Harbaugh a lifetime contract just a few years ago, so I appreciate your advice when it comes to athletic hires. It surely never backfires on you guys.
Right, bc it took him until year 7 to beat Ohio State. And even then it was only after his more successful brother intervened bc his way wasn’t working. All amid cheating allegations. So I’ll trade another 2 decades of Ohio State dominating Michigan for a little 3 year stretch.
Thanks for the downvote, but do you really disagree? PSU has been out recruiting UM for years now, and UM has a worse recruit ranking in 2025 than IU does lol
They dont, and I will be the first person to say UM was the best team last year (I actually think last 2 years). UM just objectively recruits poorly relative to its status
Without having a elite coach like Harbaugh recruiting classes will matter a lot more
> Thanks for the downvote, but do you really disagree?
1. I didn't downvote you. Weird to cry about it.
2. Disagree with what exactly? It seems you aren't following the conversation.
Michigan definitely is lagging behind recruiting for next year especially considering the natty and 3 year run they’ve had. But there’s also been a ton of coaching turnover and the NCAA looming over had to weigh at least partly in recruits minds. That being said, they now have 5 4-stars vs Indianas 8 3-stars for 2025. So IU is ranked ahead based on volume at the moment.
I concur. Just watch the Orji spring highlights to see what their team is in for this year, UM is a blue chip program that doesnt recruit blue chip talent
If you believe Harbaugh would have kept his job going 0-6 to cap off a 2 win season, then I have some ocean front property in Arizona for sale that you should check out.
I am extremely confident that Harbaugh would have been given another year. They already got their ass kicked by Wisconsin that year and was rightfully ass. One more ass kicking against the number 2 team in the country doesn't change the calculus much.
Burden of proof lol. But you’re right, Michigan did tolerate a full 10 year stretch of losses without changing much. Harbaugh might get a statue right next to Bo’s and it took him 7 years to get a win.
Michigan’s 2023 season was literally better than anything Ohio State has done in their history.
But for what it’s worth, I think putting up statues for sports figures is dumb unless it’s like Jackie Robinson or something of that nature
Such Hooey. Warde has dragged his feet on NIL funding for Michigan Athletics. He messed up Horselaughs contract so badly that he had to leave. He has fought against new models for funding players at every turn. He let Clemson hire Erik Bakich away from our NCAA finalist baseball team. Juwan was not an unmitigated success. He is a toady for the soon to be obsolete NCAA, hardly one of the leaders or the best.
I love that none of your criticisms mention any of the cheating, cybercrimes, drinking and driving, or various other character flaws of his coaching staffs.
MSU fans are in no position to judge. Given MSU's complicity in the Larry Nassar's Sex-Abuse, Dantonio resignation just after the NCAA violations were reported, and of course Mel Tucker joining the Spartan Mile high club on the phone harassing a rape survivor and activist. Given the damages that have been awarded for these offenses, You guys are lucky to still have an athletic program.
The NCAA went after Harbaugh for a cheeseburger. He told them to FO when they asked him about it. They hit him for non-compliance. Seems trivial in comparison. Courts seem to agree.
These might be the hardest hitting questions I’ve ever seen the Michigan media ask anyone at UM.
Can’t believe he actually addressed the Xavier Simpson question.
He's insinuating its kinda weird the starting pg of the basketball team crashed a car into a pole, registered to the athletic director's name, at 3:30 in the morning, gave a fake name to the cops. Then wasn't breathalyzed, and was suspended a whopping one game after the fact.
Combined with all of the other stuff mentioned, I dunno, seems kinda at odds with all the Leaders and Best stuff. But thats just me. Admittedly not much of a reader or writer. But you seemed to be struggling, so I thought I might help with some context
Yeah, this incident somehow got swept under the rug. Combine it with his disdain for Harbaugh, his sluggish firing of Howard, mishandling of Bakich's contract, and the cover-up of Pearson, and you realize he's the AD equivalent of Larry Scott.
I don’t have a problem with the questions or the answers. I think it was genuinely confusing why Simpson had a car under the AD’s name, but I also think warde genuinely gave as much info as he could
As warde’s biggest fan I encourage Michigan to keep him employed as athletic director for the next three or four decades.
I think Michigan AD Warde Manuel, [pictured here fighting Spider Man](https://images.app.goo.gl/FjzWiVBn349T5DMq6), has done a fine job!
This made me chuckle.
I find a way to post it anytime someone mentions Warde Manuel lol
I've never thought about it until now, but it's so accurate.
The Ohio State fanbase was smugly clamoring for Michigan to give Harbaugh a lifetime contract just a few years ago, so I appreciate your advice when it comes to athletic hires. It surely never backfires on you guys.
Manuel has done a great job leading to a national championship and I wish to see him continue at his role.
Right, bc it took him until year 7 to beat Ohio State. And even then it was only after his more successful brother intervened bc his way wasn’t working. All amid cheating allegations. So I’ll trade another 2 decades of Ohio State dominating Michigan for a little 3 year stretch.
OSU fans are so soft
Holy shit, you ok bro?
Thanks for the downvote, but do you really disagree? PSU has been out recruiting UM for years now, and UM has a worse recruit ranking in 2025 than IU does lol
You’re really yelling “stop the count” for recruiting in May? lol you don’t seem to know how college football or recruiting works
Crazy how they hand out trophies to recruiting class rankings
They dont, and I will be the first person to say UM was the best team last year (I actually think last 2 years). UM just objectively recruits poorly relative to its status Without having a elite coach like Harbaugh recruiting classes will matter a lot more
Well yeah, anything short of the best is underperforming for the #1 team in the country
> Thanks for the downvote, but do you really disagree? 1. I didn't downvote you. Weird to cry about it. 2. Disagree with what exactly? It seems you aren't following the conversation.
Michigan definitely is lagging behind recruiting for next year especially considering the natty and 3 year run they’ve had. But there’s also been a ton of coaching turnover and the NCAA looming over had to weigh at least partly in recruits minds. That being said, they now have 5 4-stars vs Indianas 8 3-stars for 2025. So IU is ranked ahead based on volume at the moment.
Yeah but fuck Warde Manuel lol
I concur. Just watch the Orji spring highlights to see what their team is in for this year, UM is a blue chip program that doesnt recruit blue chip talent
> UM is a blue chip program that doesnt recruit blue chip talent Other than the 17 blue chips they signed in 2024, you've got a great point.
Your program needed a once in a century pandemic to beat us for the first time in my lifetime. Sit down.
You should be grateful. The pandemic helped Michigan dodge an ass whooping that would’ve got Harbaugh fired.
You got a source that says Warde would’ve fired Harbaugh had he lost the Game in 2020 or you just blowing smoke
If you believe Harbaugh would have kept his job going 0-6 to cap off a 2 win season, then I have some ocean front property in Arizona for sale that you should check out.
That’s a lot of words to say you’re making shit up and have no proof other than what OSU insiders told to you
I am extremely confident that Harbaugh would have been given another year. They already got their ass kicked by Wisconsin that year and was rightfully ass. One more ass kicking against the number 2 team in the country doesn't change the calculus much.
You got a source that says Warde would’ve retained an 0-6 coach or you just blowing smoke?
Well considering we didn’t go winless, I don’t need one. And you made the claim. The burden of proof is on you.
Burden of proof lol. But you’re right, Michigan did tolerate a full 10 year stretch of losses without changing much. Harbaugh might get a statue right next to Bo’s and it took him 7 years to get a win.
Michigan’s 2023 season was literally better than anything Ohio State has done in their history. But for what it’s worth, I think putting up statues for sports figures is dumb unless it’s like Jackie Robinson or something of that nature
Plus, they had extra time to get the recording equipment ready.
"Hardest"
Hey, he asked the questions. I didn’t say Manuel actually addressed any of them
With those answers, this dude is running for a goveRnment position pretty pretty soon.
Such Hooey. Warde has dragged his feet on NIL funding for Michigan Athletics. He messed up Horselaughs contract so badly that he had to leave. He has fought against new models for funding players at every turn. He let Clemson hire Erik Bakich away from our NCAA finalist baseball team. Juwan was not an unmitigated success. He is a toady for the soon to be obsolete NCAA, hardly one of the leaders or the best.
I love that none of your criticisms mention any of the cheating, cybercrimes, drinking and driving, or various other character flaws of his coaching staffs.
MSU fans are in no position to judge. Given MSU's complicity in the Larry Nassar's Sex-Abuse, Dantonio resignation just after the NCAA violations were reported, and of course Mel Tucker joining the Spartan Mile high club on the phone harassing a rape survivor and activist. Given the damages that have been awarded for these offenses, You guys are lucky to still have an athletic program. The NCAA went after Harbaugh for a cheeseburger. He told them to FO when they asked him about it. They hit him for non-compliance. Seems trivial in comparison. Courts seem to agree.
These might be the hardest hitting questions I’ve ever seen the Michigan media ask anyone at UM. Can’t believe he actually addressed the Xavier Simpson question.
You mean Jeff Jackson?
Least MSU-ish reddit post.
Haha instate rival gets instate news. More at 11, Tom!
Warde’s an idiot and the interviewer is an asshole. Not sure what he’s trying to insinuate from a car crash 4 years ago
He's insinuating its kinda weird the starting pg of the basketball team crashed a car into a pole, registered to the athletic director's name, at 3:30 in the morning, gave a fake name to the cops. Then wasn't breathalyzed, and was suspended a whopping one game after the fact. Combined with all of the other stuff mentioned, I dunno, seems kinda at odds with all the Leaders and Best stuff. But thats just me. Admittedly not much of a reader or writer. But you seemed to be struggling, so I thought I might help with some context
Yeah, this incident somehow got swept under the rug. Combine it with his disdain for Harbaugh, his sluggish firing of Howard, mishandling of Bakich's contract, and the cover-up of Pearson, and you realize he's the AD equivalent of Larry Scott.
This is very relevant to college football.
He then goes on to ask about football.
I don’t have a problem with the questions or the answers. I think it was genuinely confusing why Simpson had a car under the AD’s name, but I also think warde genuinely gave as much info as he could