[Leftcoast]

The rumors were strong enough that Mark Purdy from the Merc covered them in today's paper - and dismissed them.  It is noteworthy that Harbaugh did not sign an offered extension.  I also liked the ship analogy.

There's also Harbaugh's history at every stop of his career. He is so competitive and driven that he tends to wear out everyone around him, including his bosses. I gained a real grasp of this two years ago when I interviewed Ky Snyder, who was Harbaugh's athletic director at the University of San Diego.

The USD program was Harbaugh's before he was named head coach at Stanford. And it was a typical Harbaugh tenure. He won 29 of the 35 games he coached at USD and claimed two Pioneer League championships. Before he arrived, the Toreros had posted losing records in six of the previous nine seasons.

"He leaves a large wake," Snyder said, descriptively. "But it's great being on the ship."

I knew exactly what he meant. Harbaugh can be relentless in pursuit of something he believes will help his team win, to the point of driving his bosses loopy.

[Leftcoast]

The rumors were strong enough that Mark Purdy from the Merc covered them in today's paper - and dismissed them.  It is noteworthy that Harbaugh did not sign an offered extension.  I also liked the ship analogy.

There's also Harbaugh's history at every stop of his career. He is so competitive and driven that he tends to wear out everyone around him, including his bosses. I gained a real grasp of this two years ago when I interviewed Ky Snyder, who was Harbaugh's athletic director at the University of San Diego.

The USD program was Harbaugh's before he was named head coach at Stanford. And it was a typical Harbaugh tenure. He won 29 of the 35 games he coached at USD and claimed two Pioneer League championships. Before he arrived, the Toreros had posted losing records in six of the previous nine seasons.

"He leaves a large wake," Snyder said, descriptively. "But it's great being on the ship."

I knew exactly what he meant. Harbaugh can be relentless in pursuit of something he believes will help his team win, to the point of driving his bosses loopy.