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Granted Harbaugh to Michigan seems like a done deal, can somebody else who remembers his time in Chicago shed some light on something for me.

I've also heard a lot of "Harbaugh to the Bears" suggestions over the past week, but didn't he leave the organization on VERY bad terms as a player? This is just a case of people being like "Uh, he played for them once OH MY GOD HE SHOULD COACH THERE!" right? Am I misremembering his exit? Wasn't the sentiment that Ditka really jerked him around to the extent that it totally fucked up his development and that the Bears were all too eager to toss him onto the trash heap when Erik Kramer became available?

Rex getting fired makes this guy sad........

Lament wrote:Granted Harbaugh to Michigan seems like a done deal, can somebody else who remembers his time in Chicago shed some light on something for me.

I've also heard a lot of "Harbaugh to the Bears" suggestions over the past week, but didn't he leave the organization on VERY bad terms as a player? This is just a case of people being like "Uh, he played for them once OH MY GOD HE SHOULD COACH THERE!" right? Am I misremembering his exit? Wasn't the sentiment that Ditka really jerked him around to the extent that it totally fucked up his development and that the Bears were all too eager to toss him onto the trash heap when Erik Kramer became available?

i do not recall, that was like fifty bears quarterbacks ago.

BigRedLedbetter wrote:Rex getting fired makes this guy sad........

I have to think he'll be joining Rex in the unemployment line soon.

Why would Harbaugh go to the Bears when he can coach a third-tier program in a dying conference?

Green Habit wrote:

BigRedLedbetter wrote:Rex getting fired makes this guy sad........

I have to think he'll be joining Rex in the unemployment line soon.

Rex and Rob to the Bears makes sense. Rex is a decent coach. The GM in NY was awful.

Green Habit wrote:

BigRedLedbetter wrote:Rex getting fired makes this guy sad........

I have to think he'll be joining Rex in the unemployment line soon.

he didnt really have anything to work with.

turned2black wrote:Why would Harbaugh go to the Bears when he can coach a third-tier program in a dying conference?

Leaving the NFL to coach at big name schools that were once powerhouses but have fallen on incredibly rough times never works out well.

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Lament wrote:

turned2black wrote:Why would Harbaugh go to the Bears when he can coach a third-tier program in a dying conference?

Leaving the NFL to coach at big name schools that were once powerhouses but have fallen on incredibly rough times never works out well.

Spoiler: show

then there's this route:

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Also, the Big 10 will continue to struggle to get recruits. Other than Ohio State, no Big 10 school was in the top 20 last year.

I dunno, I think Harbaugh is going to flourish at Michigan. There's not a single head coach in the NCAA who has the resume of NFL coaching success that he has. Kids are going to want to play for him for that reason alone. I would expect them to become one of the top destinations for elite talent over the next few seasons.

Lament wrote:Granted Harbaugh to Michigan seems like a done deal, can somebody else who remembers his time in Chicago shed some light on something for me.

I've also heard a lot of "Harbaugh to the Bears" suggestions over the past week, but didn't he leave the organization on VERY bad terms as a player? This is just a case of people being like "Uh, he played for them once OH MY GOD HE SHOULD COACH THERE!" right? Am I misremembering his exit? Wasn't the sentiment that Ditka really jerked him around to the extent that it totally fucked up his development and that the Bears were all too eager to toss him onto the trash heap when Erik Kramer became available?

From what I remember he didn't leave the team on bad terms, just Ditka. They had a pretty volatile relationship. Ditka never wanted the Bears to draft him, but they did anyway. He was almost always behind Mike Tomczak (who he also didn't get along with) on the depth chart, though they did bounce back and forth a little. He was pretty well liked because he was a very gritty player.

I think Bears fans recognize he's a very good coach, and are a bit nostalgic (20 plus years ago ) about the last era where the Bears were really the dominant team in that division. Thus, the hopeful rumors.

EJ wrote:I think Bears fans recognize he's a very good coach, and are a bit nostalgic (20 plus years ago ) about the last era where the Bears were really the dominant team in that division. Thus, the hopeful rumors.

Do you think Peter Tom Willis would take the job?

Lament wrote:

EJ wrote:I think Bears fans recognize he's a very good coach, and are a bit nostalgic (20 plus years ago ) about the last era where the Bears were really the dominant team in that division. Thus, the hopeful rumors.

Do you think Peter Tom Willis would take the job?

How could a guy with 3 first names not take the job? If he doesn't Will "Der" Furrer might though.

You know that new Burger King commercial where they have the store all decorated like it's the 70s and stuff?



I think the best option for the Bears at this point is to de-renovate Soldier Field to how it looked in 1985, populate it with extras dressed in 80s attire, and let fans just sit around talking about 1985 for three hours every Sunday while the current Bears get pummeled.

Lament wrote:I dunno, I think Harbaugh is going to flourish at Michigan. There's not a single head coach in the NCAA who has the resume of NFL coaching success that he has. Kids are going to want to play for him for that reason alone. I would expect them to become one of the top destinations for elite talent over the next few seasons.

I agree with this. Teams like Wisconsin and Minnesota could make some noise, but it's very easy to see the Big Ten revert to what it was like when Bo and Woody were sparring.

Good idea. That or just get some fog machines and smother the place like when they beat the Eagles in the 1988 fogbowl playoff game.

Michigan only has 12 open spots for recruitment this off-season. Going to be hard for him to make an impact the first year or so.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Michigan only has 12 open spots for recruitment this off-season. Going to be hard for him to make an impact the first year or so.

i didn't know you followed college football closely, but then i remembered you're a buccaneers fan.