Harbaugh has zero chill, starts Civil War 2.0

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Jim Harbaugh fires shot at Nick Saban and Alabama over recent rant

Jim Harbaugh wasn't going to let Nick Saban's anti-satellite camp rant slide on Tuesday. The Michigan head man fired a shot at Saban and Alabama on Twitter

The satellite camp debate just won't die, and on Tuesday it got heated up again thanks to Alabama coach Nick Saban and Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh.

Saban ranted to reporters at the SEC Spring Meetings on Tuesday about the dangers of satellite camps turning into the "wild, wild West."

Saban has been vocal in speaking out against satellite camps for a long time, but he was clearly upset by the NCAA's decision to continue allowing them by way of not fixing the loophole in the bylaws.

"Anybody can have a camp now and if they have a prospect, they can have a camp," Saban said. "Then you're expected to go to that camp and then they can use you to promote that camp because Ohio State's coming, Alabama's coming, whoever else is coming. Somebody sponsors the camp. They pay them money. What do they do with the money? Then who makes sure the kid paid to go to the camp? I mean, this is the wild, wild West at its best because there's no specific guidelines relative to how we're managing or controlling this stuff."

Saban was asked specifically about whether he'd feel the same way if he coached in the Big Ten like Harbaugh, who has been the most aggressive coach when it comes to using satellite camps to expand his recruiting reach.

"I'm not blaming Jim Harbaugh," Saban said. "I'm not saying anything about it. I'm just saying it's bad for college football. Jim Harbaugh can do whatever he wants to do. I'm not saying anything bad about him if he thinks that's best. There needs to be somebody who looks out for what's best for [college football], not what's best for the Big Ten, not what's best for the SEC, or not what's best for Jim Harbaugh."

Naturally, Saban's comments made their way back to Harbaugh, who responded with a shot at Saban and Alabama on Twitter.

"Amazing to me- Alabama broke NCAA rules & now their HC is lecturing us on the possibility of rules being broken at camps. Truly 'amazing,'" he wrote.

Hoo boy.

Harbaugh is referencing the alleged recruiting violations committed by former defensive line coach Bo Davis, which led to his resignation earlier this offseason. Davis reportedly had improper contact with multiple recruits during periods of the recruiting season when coaches weren't allowed to have any such contact.

The message is simple from Harbaugh: Don't throw stones if you live in a glass house.

Saban may have a point about some potential dangers of satellite camps, but Harbaugh isn't here for Saban's preaching about the potential for violations at camps in a year when a staffer had to resign over allegations recruiting improprieties.




http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ot-at-nick-saban-and-alabama-over-recent-rant

 

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Great, chalk up another Bama championship this year
 

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Jim Harbaugh is a douche of such epic proportions, it almost makes me side with Saban.

Harbaugh has worn out his welcome everywhere he has been. The butthurt apocalypse that cometh when he finally does the same with everyone involved with the Michigan program will be epic. The splintering of the fan base between the fan base that doesn't have to deal with him and the administration and school employees that do have to deal with him will create many lulz. It might take 3 more years, but it will happen. Michigan has a little too much academic credibility to let their Unviersity, unlike some other schools, be defined by their d-bag football coach.
 

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Jim Harbaugh is a douche of such epic proportions, it almost makes me side with Saban.

Harbaugh has worn out his welcome everywhere he has been. The butthurt apocalypse that cometh when he finally does the same with everyone involved with the Michigan program will be epic. The splintering of the fan base between the fan base that doesn't have to deal with him and the administration and school employees that do have to deal with him will create many lulz. It might take 3 more years, but it will happen. Michigan has a little too much academic credibility to let their Unviersity, unlike some other schools, be defined by their d-bag football coach.
Unless he starts beating the öööö out of Ohio State and competing for titles...
 

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Unless he starts beating the öööö out of Ohio State and competing for titles...
He built Stanford from a dog crap program to a top 5 team and they couldn't wait for him to leave. He is an a-hole of the highest order.

Sure the fans might like Harbaugh, but the school and anyone in the athletic department will hate him. Winning can cure some things, but making a mockery out of a reputable school will rub a lot of people the wrong way. Michigan is not a football team with a öööö school built around it like Alabama.

NostraCorndogus has spoken.
 

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He built Stanford from a dog crap program to a top 5 team and they couldn't wait for him to leave. He is an a-hole of the highest order.

Sure the fans might like Harbaugh, but the school and anyone in the athletic department will hate him. Winning can cure some things, but making a mockery out of a reputable school will rub a lot of people the wrong way. Michigan is not a football team with a öööö school built around it like Alabama.

NostraCorndogus has spoken.
So it has been written. So let it be done.
 

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Harbaugh has the right idea, satellite camps are a great way for HS athletes to be seen by programs that they wouldn't have contact with normally. It's a good deal for players and coaches
 

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harbaugh is an attention grabbing whore. At um, he has not yet done it on the field so he is pulling ANYTHING out of his ass to get that attention, while guys like Saban are coaching their ass off.

And if anyone thinks these type camps will not hurt GT, you are in some twilight zone.
 

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harbaugh is an attention grabbing whore. At um, he has not yet done it on the field so he is pulling ANYTHING out of his ass to get that attention, while guys like Saban are coaching their ass off.

And if anyone thinks these type camps will not hurt GT, you are in some twilight zone.
You're kidding, right? Harbaugh finished Top-15 his first season and beat the hell out of Florida in his bowl game. How'd our first season under CPJ end?
 

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Harbaugh has the right idea, satellite camps are a great way for HS athletes to be seen by programs that they wouldn't have contact with normally. It's a good deal for players and coaches
That is dumb. Any decent player is seen now. Every high school coach sends tape. Do you also want to make the stupid argument that players are being denied opportunities when there are a limited number of scholarships?
 

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Kirby and Jim held a camp this morning in Atlanta.

Looks like Kirby not on Saban's side.
 

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Camps are bad for the schools, not the players. Saban is worried that a kid may actually find out that Michigan is >>>> than Alabama academically and bolt to Big Blue.
 

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öööö Harbaugh. He's just like every other pompous, arrogant UM alum that I have ever met. Look at me, I need attention, I'm better than you because I wear maize and blue. Maybe it's from living around them for so long but I hate the öööö out of them all.
 

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That is dumb. Any decent player is seen now. Every high school coach sends tape. Do you also want to make the stupid argument that players are being denied opportunities when there are a limited number of scholarships?
This is dumb. I coached a player that is in the NFL now and his tape didn't get him noticed, his visit to a Louisville camp did. A lot of HS players first get noticed at camps.
 
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