Florida sportswriter on Harbaugh: 'All sizzle, no steak'
Matt Baker of the Tampa Bay Times dismisses Harbaugh for Gator fans:
"Whether it's because of the spike in enthusiasm or the antics themselves, Harbaugh has boosted Michigan's recruiting. From 2006-15, Michigan signed only two classes ranked in the top eight; Harbaugh has done that in back-to-back years — which, of course, he celebrated with celebrity-studded Signing of the Stars extravaganzas.
And that leads to the problem with Harbaugh. He's been almost all sizzle and no steak, unless you count the viral image of him with a hunk of red meat and a glass of milk."
Also, UF's Jim McElwain is just as good:
"Harbaugh is 20-6. McElwain is 19-8 and would have a 20th win, if UF didn't have to cancel the Presbyterian cupcake because of the Hurricane Matthew fallout. Although Harbaugh has the head-to-head victory (a 41-7 demolition in the Citrus Bowl), McElwain has two division titles; Harbaugh has only finished third in the top-heavy Big Ten East."
Also, these roster hijinks are outrageous.
If you need a reason to shake your fist at your screen this morning, read the full column here.
August 25th, 2017 at 9:44 AM ^
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SEC beat writer = Stockholm Syndrome.
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August 25th, 2017 at 11:15 AM ^
Winning the SEC East feels a lot like the BIG West. You have a perennial favorite (Florida/Wisconsin) fighting with a traditional ok to good power (Georgia/Tennessee/Nebraska/Iowa) and a slew of also rans every year. Not winning the SEC East every year should be what Florida does. Sure a Minnesota/South Carolina can come out of nowhere to take a game from them every year but c'mon man.
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August 25th, 2017 at 9:55 AM ^
Florida has already served you up enough disrespect to warrant the ohio capitalization treatment?
August 25th, 2017 at 10:56 AM ^
I'm fine with it.
August 25th, 2017 at 11:49 AM ^
Beat Florida. Again.
August 25th, 2017 at 11:51 AM ^
Please don't do that again all year.
August 25th, 2017 at 12:37 PM ^
Beat florida.
August 25th, 2017 at 9:46 AM ^
This is delicious. Makes me wish the game was sooner.
August 25th, 2017 at 10:18 AM ^
I'm trying to figure out how much I need to drink tonight so I just wake up from my alcohol poisoning coma next Saturday morning.
August 25th, 2017 at 11:13 AM ^
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August 25th, 2017 at 9:46 AM ^
so he's got that going for him...which is nice
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August 25th, 2017 at 9:47 AM ^
They played head-to-head, and Florida essentially had a home game. Harbaugh slaughtered Shark Humper. End of story.
August 25th, 2017 at 10:03 AM ^
The counter arguement to that would be "But Mac just got there from CSU a year ago! It wasn't his team! The playmakers from that team had all checked out before the game because they were going pro!"
Beat them soundly this time and that goes away (only to be replaced by "It was in Texas and our team doesn't care about exhibition games! We still rule the SEC East!"
August 25th, 2017 at 10:25 AM ^
Oops, I'z dum
August 25th, 2017 at 9:48 AM ^
The sooner people realize this is all bait the sooner these articles stop. Any douche canoe simply writes Harbaugh sucks, 3rd in division, no championships and the entire fan base flocks to that sire/article/comment section. Thats what they want.
We know what we have. No one would trade it. To hell with them...and ND.
August 25th, 2017 at 10:01 AM ^
I agree with you, but you're pissing into the wind. Fanbases will always bite on this type of clickbait dis stuff, especially 8 days before the season starts.
August 25th, 2017 at 10:20 AM ^
I understand that. However, this article was partly written so Matt Baker can get a better job than the Tampa Bay Times.
August 25th, 2017 at 9:49 AM ^
These people are idiots. I don't think they realize how bad the state of the UM football program was when Jim was hired. What Jim has done after RR and Hoke decimated the program is nothing short of amazing. The man has had two fucking seasons. OMG HE HASN'T WON EVEN THE DIVISION YET OMG HE SUCKS AT COACHING AND IS OVERRATED! Give the guy some time. He has made the program ten times what RR and Hoke were able to do. The guy will win some championships, whether they be conference or national.
August 25th, 2017 at 10:13 AM ^
Exactly what I told him — it's completely fair to say Michigan fans aren't going to be happy forever with 10-3, losses to Ohio and Citrus Bowl wins (even though I don't hear any complaints right now).
But dismissing Michigan's first back-to-back 10-win seasons since 2002-03 as merely sizzle is a shameful misread of where the program was before he arrived.
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None of these redneck Florida writers can understand or acknowledge that their team completely quit on the program and their coach in that game - which is disgraceful. No Harbaugh team has quit in a loss.
August 25th, 2017 at 9:53 AM ^
Since Meyer left Florida, wouldn't all sizzle, no steak describe their program? I realize they have won some conference championships on the weakest side of the SEC, but they are probably one of the most underachieving teams with all the freaking talent coming out of Florida HS. Just keep feeding the beast that is known as Jim Harbaugh. GO BLUE!
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August 25th, 2017 at 9:58 AM ^
Well if he's used to these kinda steaks, he's not wrong....
August 25th, 2017 at 12:35 PM ^
McElwain is all shark hump and no foreplay.
August 25th, 2017 at 1:32 PM ^
...he humped a shark. How beastly is that? What coach out there is brave enough to nail a shark? Saban? Meyer? Harbaugh? No. McElwain did it and then denied it either because he is modest or a gentleman.
I am terrified of this Florida matchup and McElwain himself. I hope the game is cancelled due to damage from the hurricane that is threatening Texas.
August 25th, 2017 at 1:32 PM ^
...he humped a shark. How beastly is that? What coach out there is brave enough to nail a shark? Saban? Meyer? Harbaugh? No. McElwain did it and then denied it either because he is modest or a gentleman.
I am terrified of this Florida matchup and McElwain himself. I hope the game is cancelled due to damage from the hurricane that is threatening Texas.
August 25th, 2017 at 9:59 AM ^
August 25th, 2017 at 10:31 AM ^
Harbaugh articles get clicks, the metrics he quotes in the article demonstrate as much. Coach draws a lot of water nationally and he's got a local-ish game as an excuse to garner attention to the failing Tampa Bay Times. Sad.
August 25th, 2017 at 9:59 AM ^
32-7 in his last three seasons as a college coach and the 5th best winning percentage all-time as an NFL headcoach, but yea, all sizzle dude because JT was given an inch.
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August 25th, 2017 at 10:35 AM ^
That's what's cool. When Michigan wins a NC the hate for Michigan and Jim Harbaugh will go through the roof and I for one will be loving it. Go Blue!!!.