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Speaker 1: is official. They worked late last night and early this morning.

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Speaker 1: Agents involved hurdles finally crossed and eclipsed. Jim Harbaugh is

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Speaker 1: the coach of the LA Chargers. It is easily the

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Speaker 1: best current job available in the NFL because you have

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Speaker 1: Justin Herbert. Now. I talked about this recently. Next year,

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Speaker 1: Josh Allen, Aaron Rodgers, Trevor Lawrence, Dak Jalen Hurts, Caleb Williams,

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Speaker 1: seven eight openings. One elite quarterback, Justin Herbert, who again

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Speaker 1: as a rookie with the thirty six thirty second ranked

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Speaker 1: all the touchdown records for a quarterback. So since then

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Speaker 1: he has been under coached and undersupported. I was told

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Speaker 1: last night a lot of people when I go out

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Speaker 1: was a few hours after. But I haven't confirmed now

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Speaker 1: three sources outside outside of the Chargers operation, and it's hardball.

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Speaker 1: You know. It's interesting with the Chargers. They have fifty

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Speaker 1: one thousand season tickets. There's no question they don't want

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Speaker 1: they can move those prices up based on how hot

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Speaker 1: So they'll never completely sell out the stadium, but they'll

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Speaker 1: go to fifty five thousand season tickets. Harbaugh will sell

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Speaker 1: And so the Chargers are a very healthy business. Sofar

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Speaker 1: I'll get to Michigan in a second. But this was

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Speaker 1: This is a sure thing Harbaugh has worked everywhere and immediately,

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Speaker 1: Wishes he wouldn't have missed on J. C. Jackson, But

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Speaker 1: He is uber to taxis in football. He has changed

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Speaker 1: usually where Jim goes, they don't have the quarterback right.

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Speaker 1: Nick Saban. They don't exist. And also you're seeing this,

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Speaker 1: have coached, still great energy. I'm out, Let's go do television.

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Speaker 1: Some need a culture changer. Washington Commanders need a culture

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Speaker 1: You got to win, and so I think Harbaugh is

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Speaker 1: So it's exciting. Harbaugh is such a unique I was

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Speaker 1: I think, watches the show and sometimes Jim will say, hey,

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Speaker 1: He's intense. I think he's gonna fit. It's an exciting day.

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Speaker 1: a movie script. Welcome again to the West Coast. Jim

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