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Jim Harbaugh from Michigan discusses player compensation.
Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press

CHICAGO – Michigan Football Head Coach Jim Harbagh took his turn at the lectern during the first Big Ten media session Monday in Chicago.

Harbaugh will speak with reporters at a breakout session later. But first, here is what he had to say during his part of the afternoon.

On the question of whether he chose an offensive coordinator of the offensive staff hierarchy: "Excellent collaboration, I think that's what we were looking for with our staff." offensive coaches. "Jim McElwain, Ed Warinner, Sherrone Moore The return of Jay Harbaugh, Pep Hamilton is doing a great job, we believe we have a lot of good footballers … It's a great collaboration, we need to that's the case … when you have so many good coaches, as much as you can. "

On the playoff system: " The more there would be, the better, with the playoffs, you have four now. Let's go to eight and finally to 16. "

What this team needs to do to succeed :" We have to improve, that will lead to success and that will lead to championships, it's As simple as that.

By being 1-5 against Michigan State and Ohio State and finishing off the top of the Big Ten East despite the hype : "The improvement will lead to success, which will lead at championships. "

On s & # 39; s will be at the football game at Michigan Stadium on Saturday: " We would like to see him.Prevoir go to the game … want to go and talk to players and coaches, c & Is always inspiring. "

On what Ed Warinner brought to the program: " Ed did a tremendous job, he really brought a lot of enthusiasm and great knowledge of the situation. "Coach in the Big Ten, he's just a good guy.It's good to work with him, he was just fantastic.

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On your quarterback: "Do not advertise today."

If a playoff series of 8 or 16 teams would dilute the regular season: " The teams of 1-AA have had great success with this model If my maths are good, now if you played through a If the match was composed of 16 teams, it would be 16 games under the current model, which would deprive you probably league game of the league, 16 games and only the two teams. in the national title game would play a lot … Most teams would still play 13. "[19659039] More: ESPN predicts Jim Harbaugh of Michigan football to return to the NFL

On the # 39 DE Chase Winovich's Improvement: "The incredible work ethic that he has, the great effort that he always plays. Many people talk about his engine, it's a very good analogy, he still plays very well, the talent has really grown every year, he really found his defensive position. He was a linebacker, then we saw the speed that he had and we played him at close quarters, then at the defensive end in the Scouts team and he was really hard to block. He could be a formidable outside defender, a 3-4 outside linebacker, or an NFL defensive defenseman (in the NFL). [19659039] Chase Winovich of Michigan Soccer Loves Program Changes, Jim Harbaugh

On the Growth of Shea Patterson : "He spent all the spring practice with our team and worked a lot there Brandon Peters has also been improved this spring, Dylan McCaffrey has undoubtedly made the most improvement in the quarterback of our team Joe Milton (entered early) and did very well, very bright future … I like where we're as a group and I think our starting quarter will be better, play better (than last year). "

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Michigan State is elected second in the Big Ten East poll; Michigan Fourth

On the Halves of Karan Higdon and Michigan : "There has always been a great tradition of halves in the Big Ten … I still think of Karan and Chris Evans as really They both played a leadership role in our team, as it's been developing over the last nine months, it's also a very good thing, they've embraced these roles, that's all. is important to them … You see them working with younger backs, we have more talented backs, Chris Evans in particular, catches the guys and reviews the pass protections with them.Always see Karan (do the same thing "

On the question of whether or not he would be in favor of a report of injury / availability and gambling in general: " Avoid (play) like the plague. who has since died, but he owned silent shops he was talking about & # 3 9, hey Jim, what do you think of this investment? & # 39; and he said, "I would not leave this investment, I would run … On the injury report, I would agree with that. If you want to report an injury, we will report an injury" [19659024] Contact Nick Baumgardner: [email protected] Follow him on Twitter @NickBaumgardner Download our Wolverines Xtra app for free on Apple and Android devices!

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