Netflix and Chill: Jim Harbaugh Edition
SEC Country – Jim Harbaugh is either trying to revolutionize the “in-home visit” in college football recruiting, or he’s just not a big fan of Marriott Rewards points.
Harbaugh is planning to sleep over at a recruit’s house for the second time, according to Brice Marich of The Michigan Insider. This time it is Connor Murphy, a 6-foot-7, 250-pound defensive end from Brophy College Prep in Phoenix, Ariz.
Murphy is the No. 16 weakside defensive end in the nation, and the No. 5 player in the state of Arizona. He’s also an Alabama target who named the Crimson Tide among his five finalists eight days ago.
This won’t be Harbaugh’s first sleepover during this recruiting cycle. He spent the night with Quinn Nordin, the nation’s No. 1 kicker and a Penn State commit on Jan. 14.
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Question: at what point does it get weird that Jim Harbaugh keeps sleeping with 17 year old high school kids?
Answer: never. It’s Jim Harbaugh. Society’s rules don’t apply to him. And he’s not doing it to be a creep, or to prey on young kids obviously, so what’s the problem? Just like Michael Jackson only wanted some friendship and camaraderie with kids because the abuse from his father left him in a stunted emotional childhood state, there’s a perfectly good reason for Harbaugh too: he wants to win football games. That’s it. That’s what he lives and breathes for. It’s what he wakes up in the morning thinking about and what he goes to bed at night on the floor of a high school kid’s living room thinking about.
That’s what these clownshoes KFC and Feitelberg don’t get. He’s not out here to be zany and whacky and get a bunch of retweets. This is the recruiting world of 2016. High school kids don’t want cars and houses and duffle bags full of cash anymore. They want to have a slumber party with their coach. Ricky Roe’s dad doesn’t want a new tractor for the farm, Neon doesn’t want a Lexus. They want to get in their pajamas and build a pillow fort and have mom pop a bag of Orville Redenbachers while they fire up a scary movie on Netflix. If building a championship contender like that is wrong, Harbaugh don’t wanna be right.
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Can’t believe Harbaugh went after a Saban recruit like this. I mean I can believe it, but still, the balls on this guy. Imagine Coach Saban recruiting like this? Probably take over the master bedroom, have it renovated from top to bottom to his exact preferences and stick the whole family in the basement for the night. That’s why he wins National Championships.