Michigan Coaching Search Day 3: What the Hell is Going On Out There?

That is my emotion right now.  First, David Brandon fired Michigan's high profile coach with out having another head coach signed up.  Then he cancels the official recruiting weekend that was due to kick off today.  Now he is starting a coaching search in early January when Michigan's head coach should be finishing up his recruiting class, not filling out his W4 form.

Here is the latest:

Jim Harbaugh

Reports was he was expected to sign a contract with the Dolphins and now that isn't happening.   Reports now are saying that he is expected to either stay with Stanford or go to the 49ers. 

What the hell is happening here?  He turned down $7M-plus to coach the Dolphins?  Now he may get over $5M from Stanford?  He doesn't want to coach in the NFL now?  This is crazy stuff.  There is a book that could be written on the happenings with Jim between Monday and Friday of this week.


Pat Fitzgerald 

Seemed to been a candidate, but now he isn't.  Wants to stay in his home town and coach his college football team the Northwestern Wildcats.  Ok, I get that but it's too bad.


Brady Hoke

Hoke isust wanting for the call to jump on a plane. 


Bo Pelini

Pelini likes to tie his name to every major opening so he can get a raise from Nebraska. 


Les Miles 

Miles probably won't know if Michigan contacted him or not.  He is also preparing to play in the Cotton Bowl (when do they play that game?  Sometime in February? It's actually tonight).


Gary Patterson

No News


Kirk Ferentz 

Please! his entire team was just busted for selling pot.  I have heard that most of the team was involved in the "ring."

David Brandon basically has this weekend to name a new head coach.  If it goes beyond this weekend,  Michigan is in huge trouble with this recruiting class.  Hell, if gets past this weekend you might has well just hire Gary Moeller for a year (that is a joke).

This search right now looks like a huge "cluster."  I might not even order Domino's Pizza this weekend!

The Army All-American Bowl which was set up to be a big recruiting day for Michigan, now is highly in doubt.   Here are a list of guys that had some Michigan interest at some point in their recruitment:  Blake Countess, Dee Hart, Kris Frost, Sammy Watkins, Avery Walls, Wayne Lyons, Ray Drew, DeAnthony Arnett and Lamar Dawson.