![]() ![]() There can only be one Nick Saban-Alabama combo. There are only a handful of Power 5 coaches who consistently win 9 games per season, and Harbaugh is one of them. ![]() 6 Michigan (9-1) remain in the hunt for a Big Ten title entering the final 2 weeks of the regular season. And those who wanted an alternative to Harbaugh, or even entertained the idea, are probably eating their words as they watch No. Who knows how Harbaugh feels about all of this.īut one thing is certain: Michigan pulled the plug a little too early. He just came off a 21-17 victory at Penn State that has many critics rethinking their stance on UM’s 7th-year head honcho. Possibly one of those elusive wins over Ohio State? On the high end, he’ll have UM in the College Football Playoff, as a middle-tiered coach, in terms of pay rate. This year, he’ll likely have another 10-win season - after beating up on Maryland this weekend - and he’ll have his team in a major bowl game. That renegotiation basically said UM was losing faith in Harbaugh, who had three 10-win seasons entering 2020. I want him to move forward and build this and continue to drive us to have success in football.” And so did I put a number to his first year? The answer is no. Nobody wants to win more than Jim in football and me overall. “Given the contract, obviously, I am willing to be patient, but he and I understand that we need to win,” Manuel said in March, via The Detroit Free Press. Was it a short-term fix splashed with a dash of ultimatum?īut Manuel wasn’t viewing it that way when he approved the deal. There was no way Harbaugh was leaving, but he did accept a 4-year extension with a low-ball offer, courtesy of Wolverines AD Warde Manuel, who was probably feeling pressure in regard to the performance of his luxury-priced football coach.įrom roughly $9 million per season, all the way down to a base salary of a shade under $4.5 million - talk about a downgrade, and talk about a slap in the face. In 2015, he assumed control at Michigan, signing a mega-deal that was worth roughly $9 million per season - and then 2020 happened.Īfter finishing 2-4, Harbaugh’s future at Michigan was questioned by people who really didn’t know the score. I got less than six figures at Michigan for the year."ĭickinson, who said he was "relieved" when the process finally ended, also considered Kentucky, Villanova, Maryland and Georgetown.Once upon a time, Jim Harbaugh was one of the highest-paid coaches in college football. "I got, at Michigan, less than six figures. "The people hating on me would leave their job right now for a $10,000 increase," Dickinson said. Dickinson said his final year "sucked because we lost."īut beyond winning, which Dickinson said was a factor in where he ended up, another key piece was potential name, image and likeness deals - which he implied would be significantly more lucrative in Lawrence, Kansas, than the year prior in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines, meanwhile, went 18-16 in Dickinson's final year in the program and missed the NCAA tournament for the second time in 13 seasons. With the addition of Dickinson, widely considered the top player in the transfer portal, the Jayhawks, a 1-seed in last year's NCAA tournament, has vaulted once again into the preseason top 5. Then, there's of course the basketball reasons. "I did have a legacy there and I basically gave that up to try to be selfish and do what's best for me and my career, not what's best for anybody else's career."įROM THE GROUND UP: How Juwan Howard rebuilt Michigan basketball's roster for 2023-24 It took a lot of courage, I don't think people realize how much courage it took for a guy who was there for three years, an All-American for the team. I really didn't want to leave, I didn't, but I just felt like, man, it was the best decision for me. "I won't say anything bad about that program because I still do love Michigan, I do love the program and everything," Dickinson said. The 7-foot-1 center, who averaged 18.5 points and nine rebounds as a junior as he was named to the All-Big Ten first team, said there were a number of factors at play in his choice. Former Michigan basketball All-American Hunter Dickinson explained his decision to leave Ann Arbor.ĭickinson was on Monday's episode of Barstool's Roundball Podcast after he announced his transfer to Kansas last week. ![]()
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