What are your real expectations if we got Harbaugh

That he'll be run out of town in 4 years.

I would expect an initial boom of production, a 9 win season. Then a fall off for the next 3 years averaging 7-8 wins a season. It wouldn't be till his 5th season that things really start coming together

I'm curious as to the rationale behind that statement. It's not like an incoming Jim Harbaugh would be faced with a complete talent void (barring massive player attrition). The one thing most of us can agree upon with regards to things Hoke has done well is that he's replenished the roster and restored depth to most of the position groups and that these recruits for the most part come pretty highly regarded. So either Hoke and company have done a subpar job of developing the players they've recruited or they've whiffed on a bunch of 4 and 5 stars. The latter seems less likely. So Harbaugh inherits a cupboard that appears pretty full, but we still have to wait 5 years before we're really competitive again? In this conference? I'm sorry, but I don't buy that we're THAT broken. I don't expect a Jim Harbaugh to come in next season to take us to 12-0 right off the bat, but he's not also walking into the same situation he was at Stanford either. I expect a 9 win season next year and it would be nice to have that include a win over a rival. I expect 10 wins or more the following year and that we're in competition for a trip to Indy and maybe even in the playoff discussion. This is where we thought Hoke would have us with these players back when we first signed them.

He has an immediate impact and wins a minimum of 9 games next year.

Expectations I would have to disagree with the decline record with Mr Khakis. History and his stops in college ball shows he kept winning. I know he had Luck but unlike Coach hoke he showed decline. Jimmy is a winner.

I truly don't have enough information. If he were to pick a really good staff the sky's the limit. He would bing an attitude that losing is not ok and that is something I think is lacking. When you say something like wins are just a statistic you are getting that from somewhere and I do believe this coaching staff is laid back. No, I don't have access to practice but we do see what happens in games.

This staff is ethical as far as I can tell which is good but that is a necessary not sufficient condition of being the coaches here. You've got to win or at least show the promise for future seasons. Another major benefit of Harbaugh would be he would instantly reenergize this fan base and get recruits excited about Michigan again.

Multiple candidates exist but none are uniquely positioned like Harbaugh to get this program first regionally and then nationally respectable. I don't care if he only stays five years as long as he leaves the program in a good place and in capable hands.

What if Harbaugh reads this site everyday and decided to take the Florida job just to troll us?

Jim isn't perfect, injuries happen, and luck/breaks play into any particular game or season.  So I wouldn't expect him to win a National Championship EVERY year, would be happy with 2 out of every 3 for the next 15 years.  

I think we would be relevant again with him as the coach.  We would contend with some regularity for Big Ten titles, and at least be in contention for the playoff 1 out of 4-5 years.  I know we would look like a real football team again, and player development and talent maximization would be drastically better.  (By "Real" football team, I mean one that is physical, competitive, and tough-minded, not referring to any particular scheme or style.)

Not bad football. That's my expectation. I can handle 8/9 win seasons if we are s good team just getting beat by better ones. I can't stand watching garbage football. A good example is lloyds 7-5 season. It was bad, but the team was competitive. Nothing in comparison to rich Rods 7-5 year or either of the past 2 under Hoke.

8-9 wins next year with one or both of osu and msu a win. then solidly 9 wins each year, 10 wins more often than not. osu game should be for division most, if not every, year

 

• Have 11 players on the field for every play
• Wear a headset 
• Be fully aware all the time
• Speak about performance on the field in games rather than great practices
• Incremental improvements in the team week-to-week
• Hold the players accountable. Seniors don't play because they are seniors and "deserve" to play.  The best players for the team on the field at all times.

Bonus

• Beat Sparty next year and not apologize like McFly
• Make the OSU game competitive every year unless Michigan is blowing Them out

We would win ten games and possibly beat MSU and OSU. State especially if cook leaves, and he'd be crazy not to. The set up next year would be a nice one and I think he would take advantage of it.

As stated on the last 18 threads identical to this in the past month, Super Bowl or bust with Harbaugh - in year 1.

Win most of the "toss-ups".

Win a lot of the games we "shouldn't" win. Although in theory there shouldn't be many games we "shouldn't" win.

End cancer in year 4.

There is no magic, just hard work and talent. With JH there is no reason to believe we will not be a top contender every year. JH knows what it takes to win and be successful.

Again, assuming our last three recruiting classs aren't total busts, there should be a very solid roster in there for the right coach to mold into a winner. 

Harbaugh has won everywhere he's went. He's as proven a coach as you can find. I think even if we had mediocre QB play, there is a run game in there (unlike last year, the running game actually seems to be improving, though we'll find out for sure against OSU) and our defense should finally take a real step toward being elite. 

Our Big Ten schedules sees our two most difficult games at home. I think 9-3 with a split between Sparty/OSU is the floor for next year assuming Harbaugh comes and is able to bring a staff of his choosing.

If Hoke is retained, probably 6-6.

After 7 years of floundering, I'm not going to place much level of expectation on the next coach...I just want the team to compete and to not wilt under pressure. I want the coach to really light a fire under the teams butts, because they need a jolt. Wake them up. I'm not sure what that means in terms of wins...but no more blowouts to rivals, no more disappointing home losses.

Above all else, I want to actually ENJOY watching them play. And there's been exactly one game this year where that was true...the App State game. That's just sad.

takes on the personality of its head coach

We will be fine going forward, as from now on well have qualified coaches.

MSU and osu. I expect that he'd never apologize to any rival, and I expect (hope?) that he'd get under the skin of dantonio and eyer. I hope he would have a similar relationship with those two like the one he had with Pete Carroll.

Bring us back to where we used to be.  B1G championship contender if not winner each year.  Non-crap bowl games, beating rivals, and so on.

 

I would expect 8 wins his first season and at least 8 wins every year thereafter. Obviously he gets some time to really develop a dominant team, but by year 4 we should at least be competing at an elite level.

Full team of All Americans and a Heisman winner every year.  Plus the top rated recruiting class and 100% graduation.  My expectations are not very high.

We are probably not going to be very good next year regardless of who the coach is.

After that, I'm not sure anything else has anywhere to go but up.

11 players on the field would be a nice change as well.

Harbaugh is 43-15 in his 4th year at San Fran. and has made the playoffs in each of the previous three seasons. He's a good NFL coach and I think has proven he can get it done at that level. If the 49ers get rid of him, they're dumb. If he wants to leave, he'll have his choice of any NFL vacancy. I think the Harbaugh to Michigan move would be epic and the best college hire in the past 10 years or more??? IDK, I just think it's going to be hard to pull him from the NFL.