Jim Harbaugh just agreed to a 5-year deal worth $5 million a season, according to ESPN.
I think this is a great move for Harbaugh. His stock is sky-high after recently embarrassing Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl, and it won't get any higher. Stanford isn't Alabama or Florida. Orange Bowls aren't happening every few seasons. With the strict admission standards in Palo Alto, sustaining a top-10 program is nearly impossible. If the NFL comes calling, you have to go. Harbaugh is no dummy, and he'll have one of the 32 dream jobs for football coaches.
Not only that, but the NFC West is the worst division in football. If he can win 9 games next year he might just get a statue. The track record for college coaches making the leap to the NFL isn't great, however. Maybe he'll be more like Bill Walsh and less like Steve Spurrier.
Now all he needs is a Quarterback.
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