More controversy for Harbaugh

[Mr. Scot]

This story's a little odd.

Michigan player claims Harbaugh tried to get him to quit

 

Via Joe Schad of ESPN.com, Michigan defensive lineman Ondre Pipkins claims that Harbaugh and multiple members of his staff asked Pipkins roughly 10 times during two months to retire from college football due to a knee injury. While that would keep Pipkins on scholarship, it would open up one of the 85 total football scholarships for use on another player.

I feel I’m healthy and ready to play,” Pipkins said. “I don’t want to sign the form. I wanted to play for my seniors and for the team. Coach Harbaugh said, ‘I recommend you take the medical.'”

 

Big deal or non-issue?

[DaveThePanther2008]

Well it is up to the head coach if he plays or not.  So the guy doesn't take the medical doesn't mean Harbaugh has to play him.  Unless this guy thinks he has a shot at the NFL I would understand the request from the coaching staff.   Look the kid wants to play football but Michigan could use every player healthy.

 

I don't think it is a big deal as some are going to make it.

[Jangler]

Harbuagh and Hitler both start with H

conscience?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

probably.

[Montsta]

Non-issue to me. 

Harbaugh was brought in to be the HC of a major football program and was paid big bucks to turn it around. He only has so many scholarships. If he thinks a guy can't play and that will hurt his program, I can see why he'd try to convince him to opt out. 

Hell, the kid still gets to go to college for free. It's not like they are booting him out completely. Not that bad of a tragedy. 

[RelaxImaPro]

Harbuagh and Hitler both start with H

conscience?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

probably.

Neither have a conscience?

 

Probably not.

[MHS831]

This story's a little odd.

Michigan player claims Harbaugh tried to get him to quit

 

 

Big deal or non-issue?

Harbaugh is such a prick.  First off, having played college football during the Paleomythic Age, I can tell you that players are more protected today than in the past--say when Harbaugh played.  The way I understand from a conversation with a local college football coach, you have to defer all medical decisions to medical personnel.  I am pretty sure that is to protect the player from suffering a more severe injury, not guaranteeing that he won't, however, as is the case here.  However, if you do this and it leaks out to the public, good luck on the recruiting trail.

[Jangler]

Neither have a conscience?

 

Probably not.

coincidence

 

damn you auto correct, I don't bleed your help looking stupid.

[Reynman]

If the guy can ball, he would not be asked to step aside.  Due to the injury, the guy has lost a step...time to wipe the tears, get your degree, and move on.

[Chimera]

Both Harbaugh and autocorrect are pieces of shot.

[RelaxImaPro]

Harbaugh and autocorrect can go suck a duck

[Mr. Scot]

Speaking of Harbaugh, there was also this.

Jay Cutler would like to play for Jim Harbaugh

Current Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh "gets it" when it comes to helping young players tune in. It's why he brought back former NFL quarterbacks to help him at a high-school camp he was holding in Ann Arbor.

The primary NFL-related result was is a potential ratings bonanza of a quarterback-coach combo, with notoriously sullen Bears quarterback Jay Cutler saying he'd love to play for Harbs.

“I like him,” Cutler said. “First time I've been around him. [He has] a lot of energy. He's out there. He's got his cleats on out there. He's a guy that I would like to play for."

Picture Cutler throwing a horrible interception and sulking towards the sideline where an apopletic Harbaugh is completely melting down. It's why GIFs were created.

I'd pay to see that.

 

[UpstatePanther]

I wish I could have played football and got hurt so my education could be fully paid for me.

I get it. This kid might have a chance to make it big in the NFL. But he has already been blessed more than the vast majority of his peers and it seems to me that he's making a big deal of something he shouldn't. 

[Mr. Scot]

Let's be clear.  We're not talking about just sitting out a year.  What Harbaugh is asking the kid to do means he'd never play college football - or in all likelihood, any other football - ever again.

Honestly, if I'm gonna make a judgment on who's right here, I'd really wanna know what the medical staff said.

If they legitimately said this kid is endangering his health, then I'd support Harbaugh.  But if they just said he's injured and he'll need some rehab before playing again, then Harbaugh is asking the kid to give up on his dreams for his own selfish reasons.

If, as speculated, the kid goes somewhere else and is able to play out his college career, it'll cast some major doubt on the veracity of Harbaugh's claims.

[teeray]

Once they become university employees like people want they could just fire the player