I think Harbaugh should take a pro job. It's ;pretty obvious after 3 full seasons Michigan isn't a national power. It isn't just the fact he loses-it's HOW he loses How many times has Michigan been ahead at halftime and blown the lead and the game in the second half. (ie. last two OSU losses, the two MSU losses, this year's Wisconsin loss). Part of it are mental mistakes the team makes, fumbles, interceptions, part of it are coaching stratregy mistakes, like trying to pass the ball in a heavy rainstorm late in this year's MSU game when the running game is clicking.
Harbaugh also isn't recruiting well to fit his offensive scheme, which I think is also outdated. If you want to play smashmouth football, you have to recruit larger 230 pound running backs and more 300 pound lineman like Wisconsin does. Wisconsin's classes are not highly ranked, but they fit the scheme that team uses.
Urban Meyer came to the Big Ten with a spread offense that emphasizes speed and quickness, and a dual threat quarterback that can run on defenses. They also recruit better athletes than Michigan, and those athletes fit well into the OSU scheme.
I loved Bo Schembechler-he was a great human being, and a good, but not great coach. His problem was he was slow to emphasize the passing game, and it cost him plently of games. The ironic thing about all of this is I had hoped years ago when Urban Meyer was still coachingf at Utah, that Michigan would hire him as the next coach. Michigan has a BIG problem-they are very much into tradition, and not interested in doing things differently to fit today's college game.
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I think Harbaugh should take a pro job. It's ;pretty obvious after 3 full seasons Michigan isn't a national power. It isn't just the fact he loses-it's HOW he loses How many times has Michigan been ahead at halftime and blown the lead and the game in the second half. (ie. last two OSU losses, the two MSU losses, this year's Wisconsin loss). Part of it are mental mistakes the team makes, fumbles, interceptions, part of it are coaching stratregy mistakes, like trying to pass the ball in a heavy rainstorm late in this year's MSU game when the running game is clicking.
Harbaugh also isn't recruiting well to fit his offensive scheme, which I think is also outdated. If you want to play smashmouth football, you have to recruit larger 230 pound running backs and more 300 pound lineman like Wisconsin does. Wisconsin's classes are not highly ranked, but they fit the scheme that team uses.
Urban Meyer came to the Big Ten with a spread offense that emphasizes speed and quickness, and a dual threat quarterback that can run on defenses. They also recruit better athletes than Michigan, and those athletes fit well into the OSU scheme.
I loved Bo Schembechler-he was a great human being, and a good, but not great coach. His problem was he was slow to emphasize the passing game, and it cost him plently of games. The ironic thing about all of this is I had hoped years ago when Urban Meyer was still coachingf at Utah, that Michigan would hire him as the next coach. Michigan has a BIG problem-they are very much into tradition, and not interested in doing things differently to fit today's college game.
DISGUSTED AND FRUSTRATED MICHIGAN