{"id":443349,"date":"2024-01-08T05:18:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T05:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=443349"},"modified":"2024-01-08T05:18:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T05:18:41","slug":"jim-harbaugh-speaks-for-paying-players-by-making-the-cuts-required","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/jim-harbaugh-speaks-for-paying-players-by-making-the-cuts-required\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Harbaugh Speaks For Paying Players By Making The Cuts Required"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the College Football Playoff National Championship media day on Saturday, Jim Harbaugh brushed off any inquiries regarding his future and instead used his time to promote revenue sharing for collegiate athletes.<\/p>\n<h2>Jim Harbaugh Speaks For Paying Players By Making The Cuts Required<\/h2>\n<p>The Michigan coach expressed his optimism that the sport&#8217;s quick evolution will enable revenue sharing to eventually become a reality in university athletics, not just football, because he believes that coaches, administrators, and broadcast networks are all &#8220;robbing the same train&#8221; by profiting on underpaid college athletes.<\/p>\n<p>In order to make the proposal materialize, Harbaugh, 60, argued for 5-to 10% reductions in the wages of coaches and administrators as well as broadcast contracts, according to ESPN&#8217;s Pete Thamel.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jim Harbaugh on paying college athletes: \u201cThe billions that are being generated, they\u2019re not getting much of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Suggests everyone profiting off college athletes, himself included, should take a 5-10% pay cut and put it toward the players. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nqtEb8rYiT\">pic.twitter.com\/nqtEb8rYiT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisVannini\/status\/1743661759569739851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere used to be a saying: Old coaches \u2014 my dad\u2019s used it, my brother\u2019s used it \u2014 like, hey, \u2018We\u2019re all robbing the same train here,\u201d Harbaugh said, per ESPN. \u201cLike coaches, administrators, media, television stations, conferences, NCAA. And the ones that are really robbing the train, the ones that could really get hurt are getting a very small piece. So that needs to change, too. That needs to change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one thing for somebody to say, well, they\u2019re getting NIL, but the billions that are being generated, they\u2019re not getting much of, a very small percentage. They\u2019re getting the same amount as I got in the \u201980s. You\u2019re getting a scholarship, room, board, books and tuition. So it\u2019s like, come on, man, let\u2019s do the \u00a0right thing here.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Once again, Jim Harbaugh says that everyone profiting off of college athletes \u2014 himself included \u2014 should take a 5-10% pay cut and split it with players.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#39;s time to share.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pqQm0G086V\">pic.twitter.com\/pqQm0G086V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Front Office Sports (@FOS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOS\/status\/1743683542981148672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He spent the greatest time and thought in his responses, however, discussing the &#8220;ever-growing, ever-increasing revenue that it&#8217;d be right for the student-athletes, not just football, all student-athletes, to share in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Steve Spurrier, the head coach of South Carolina at the time, stated that if players could get a little stipend, coaches would be ready to forfeit a tiny portion of their pay.<\/p>\n<p>Though it never materialized, Harbaugh stated more than ten years later that he believes there is increased optimism as changes are occurring throughout the sport.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jim Harbaugh makes plea for major cuts to pay college players: \u2018Robbing the same train\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bRiPPdlmhT\">https:\/\/t.co\/bRiPPdlmhT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gP9NlaXC2y\">pic.twitter.com\/gP9NlaXC2y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1743731752453996571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Reportedly earning a base salary of $7.63 million, Harbaugh stated in November that he would accept a lower income under his contract if it meant that players would get compensation.<\/p>\n<p>In his remarks on Saturday, Harbaugh mentioned how the Pac-12 conference as a whole effectively entered the transfer portal this year, altering the college football scene.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, that change will place Michigan&#8217;s CFP opponent in the Big Ten the following season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe\u2019re all robbing the same train here.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh believes that everyone profiting off of college athletes should take a 5-10% pay cut and split it with players \u2014 himself included. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#39;s time to share.\u201d \ud83d\udcaf <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ypKoEUEDL0\">pic.twitter.com\/ypKoEUEDL0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL Retweet (@NFLRT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLRT\/status\/1743692883738177611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even while Harbaugh acknowledged that he wasn&#8217;t the one to come up with the idea, he did add that there are capable individuals who could arrange for income sharing.<\/p>\n<h3>Who is the winningest coach at Michigan?<\/h3>\n<div data-hveid=\"CGwQAQ\">\n<div class=\"dnXCYb\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"_qYSbZf35GPCVseMPvfOhmA4_57\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"L3Ezfd\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi98oeohM2DAxXwSmwGHb15COMQuk56BAhsEAI\"><b>Most overall wins<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"_qYSbZf35GPCVseMPvfOhmA4_57\" class=\"bCOlv\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi98oeohM2DAxXwSmwGHb15COMQ7NUEegQIbBAE\">\n<div class=\"IZE3Td\">\n<div class=\"t0bRye r2fjmd\" data-hveid=\"CGwQBQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi98oeohM2DAxXwSmwGHb15COMQu04oAHoECGwQBQ\">\n<div id=\"qYSbZf35GPCVseMPvfOhmA4__192\">\n<div class=\"wDYxhc\" data-md=\"83\">\n<div class=\"di3YZe\">\n<div class=\"RqBzHd\">\n<ul class=\"i8Z77e\">\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Bo Schembechler (194)<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Fielding H. Yost (165)<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Lloyd Carr (122)<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Jim Harbaugh (85)<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Fritz Crisler (71)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jim Harbaugh pleas for major pay cuts to play college players Jim Harbaugh is getting ready for a national title game, but that hasn\u2019t stopped him from giving his thoughts on the overall state of college football. The Michigan coach, while speaking with reporters Saturday be\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7dTPX6qZxZ\">pic.twitter.com\/7dTPX6qZxZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Let&#39;s Talk About Dis Shidd (@MrsBarnesII) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrsBarnesII\/status\/1743736843701522870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Has Jim Harbaugh ever won a Super Bowl?<\/h3>\n<p>Neither a Super Bowl nor a national title have he won to yet. In his four decades as a football player, Harbaugh has coached or participated in countless huge games, but he has never experienced the sweet, sweet pleasure of winning a championship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FSUEsqofSports\/status\/1743702646081359945<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"NFL Playoffs 2024: Date, TV Schedule &amp; Updated AFC &amp; NFC Brackets\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nfl-playoffs-2024-date-tv-schedule-updated-afc-nfc-brackets\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NFL Playoffs 2024: Date, TV Schedule &amp; Updated AFC &amp; NFC Brackets<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the College Football Playoff National Championship media day on Saturday, Jim Harbaugh brushed off any inquiries regarding his future and instead used his time to promote revenue sharing for collegiate athletes. 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