Monday, December 29, 2014

Jim Harbaugh

Harbaugh to Michigan has been a rumor for awhile. Being that it makes a ton of sense it should happen and may even be announced by tomorrow. As a fan of college football I am very happy to have a renowned football coach leave the NFL to return to the college ranks even though it comes with a ridiculous amount of money. Michigan desperately needs this to happen as they are clearly behind their two biggest rivals, OSU and MSU, in the current pecking order. As I have said before, Michigan thinks it is more important than it really is as a football program. That said, this move should elevate them back to challenging for conference titles and possibly inclusion in the national title race. The main potential problem is Harbaugh's reputation as a, well, jerk. That no longer flies in college football as it may have once--and Stanford is not a good example as they were turned around from 1-11 and were willing to put up with their coach. The type of recruit Michigan wants to get will not tolerate too much in your face coaching and Harbaugh has to balance his personality the way that Saban and Meyer do. It had better work for Michigan. They have a lot riding on this hire.

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