Detroit Buckeye

July 30th, 2015 at 5:19 PM ^

Screw it up.He is a great coach.   The question is, will you guys ever be happy with how much he wins.  The bar has been set so high by urban that no matter how successful Harbaugh is, it may not be enough for some.

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jblaze

July 30th, 2015 at 5:23 PM ^

I think your question applied after Lloyd retired. If we got a consistent 9+ win team that won our fair share against OSU (and had close losses) and beat Dantonio's MSU 60% of the time and the next HC of MSU 70%+, everybody will be super happy, even without Urban like success. 

We have suffered long enough.

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Richard75

July 30th, 2015 at 6:29 PM ^

Depends. The younger crowd may indeed be super happy with a consistent 9+ win team, since that's U-M's apparent ceiling to them, but I'd bet the older crowd would feel differently. It's hard to fathom now, but U-M used to lose once or twice a year, and those one or two games were death. When QBs graduated, people were never like, well, hopefully we can make a nice bowl; the expectation remained the same. After the '89 season, U-M lost its coach, starting QB and top tailback, and had to play at #1 Notre Dame to *start* the next year...and still people were despondent that they didn't find a way to win that game. That is what U-M was. OSU has returned to that level and there really is no reason U-M can't, now that they're truly trying again. With a top staff and (eventually) top talent, it would be disappointing if U-M didn't become what it used to be.

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JFW

July 30th, 2015 at 11:51 PM ^

That would be awesome.

But I'm not as optimistic. He has a month to come up with a starting QB and make the O line and RB corps resemble something competent. If we show improvement all year long and win a bowl game with a finely tuned team executing well I'm happy.

Looking forward to enjoying the ride.



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Frank Chuck

July 30th, 2015 at 5:35 PM ^

WE COMIN'!

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I strongly recommend people go back and brush up on Michigan during the Harbaugh years (83-86).

After Michigan went 6-6 in 1984 (which was Schembechler's worst season at Michigan), the program responded by going 10-1-1 in 1985 and 11-2 in 1986. The Michigan players from the 84 team were mortified and the humiliation of that season pushed them to new heights. There was a maniacal desire to improve.

2015 is going to be a convergence of 1969 and 1985/86 in my hopeful (and optimistic) opinion.

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True Blue Grit

July 30th, 2015 at 6:21 PM ^

was Harbaugh's arm getting broken and Michigan not having a good backup.  They were 3-1 before the MSU game when the injury happened.  They had talent at many other positions, but not enough to overcome the Harbaugh injury.  Maybe that experience is what sowed the seeds of Harbaugh's loading up on QB's today.  Hard to say.   

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LSAClassOf2000

July 30th, 2015 at 6:14 PM ^

"I'm excited to start training camp. That the time when the team's really forged, and we can be with our players and our staff and our coaches. All those feelings and emotions (are happening)." 

I am really excited about this myself, mainly because he's right and this is when the team is forged so it will be interesting to see what Harbaugh's first team as the head coach here will look like. 

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Michigan FTW Again

July 30th, 2015 at 6:16 PM ^

If Michigan has anything, it's tradition. We have suffered the worst period in our storied history, and have just made the best moves possible to get back on track. Our coaching hire was the best-case scenario. It's a great time to be a Wolverine!

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Danwillhor

July 30th, 2015 at 6:45 PM ^

when we hoped he was the hire and outright said it when he was hired: "He can't fail. He can't. I know anyone can fail but for Michigan Football this is it. If he fails, the "Bo lineage/personality cult has to die". We have to completely start over and I don't think most fellow UM fans truly get this fact. We got OUR GUY, THE GUY. It's truly Jim or bust." I still believe this. He can't fail. We can't afford it as a program, IMO.

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M-Dog

July 30th, 2015 at 11:12 PM ^

"I have to do a good job, this is personal, it's more than personal," Harbaugh says. "I grew up there, went to school there in college and I'm back coaching.

"I can't screw it up. I have to do good.

I love this.  Hoke comes in with a MAC and Mid-major background and becomes complacent.  There was never any urgency.

Harbaugh comes in with a top NFL and D1 background and he acts like he is the one with the MAC and Mid-major backgound.  There is no complacency with Jim Harbaugh.  He assumes nothing.  His sense of urgency is compelling.

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