49ers' Jim Harbaugh: I want to stay

— -- SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Amid separate reports that Texas has interest in Jim Harbaugh as a successor to Mack Brown and that friction exists between Harbaugh and general manager Trent Baalke, the  San Francisco 49ers coach said Thursday he's still happy in the Bay Area.

"Absolutely," he said when asked whether he'd like to stay with the 49ers long-term. "Absolutely."

Baalke also refuted the report that there was friction between himself and the head coach.

"That's all overblown. It's no different than it's been since Day 1," Baalke said Friday on 95.7 The Game. "I think every relationship changes to a certain degree. But it's very professional.

"He's got a job to do. I've got a job to do. We try to do that together and we do it well together.

"It's not just the two of us. There's so many people that are involved in decisions and everything else that goes on here. So many people that have been involved in the success of this organization over time. So I think people like to focus on (potential tension with Harbaugh), but in my opinion it's way overblown."