Ann Arbor — Right on cue, as the regular season ends and the recruiting season ramps up, the silly season begins. Rumors start floating about Jim Harbaugh going to the NFL and Harbaugh swats them away, as convincingly as possible.
It’s predictable and mildly amusing, although Harbaugh certainly doesn’t find it funny. He lives an unlikely football duality — simultaneously criticized by some and coveted by many. For a guy who hasn’t won the big game yet at Michigan, or The Game, he sure is popular on coaching candidate lists, from Green Bay to Cleveland to whichever job opens next.