If 2021 is another "Pandemic Year" as it very well could be, with coaches "coaching remotely," pervasive testing, a reduced schedule, etc. then I am okay giving Harbaugh a pass on that one too.
Harbaugh apologist...
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Get StartedIf 2021 is another "Pandemic Year" as it very well could be, with coaches "coaching remotely," pervasive testing, a reduced schedule, etc. then I am okay giving Harbaugh a pass on that one too.
If his name wasn't Harbaugh the entire universe would agree.
If his name wasn't Harbaugh the entire universe would agree.
Spartan perusing this thread, could not agree more. Some fans seemingly keep moving the goalposts here. If you were to tell a UM fan in 2014 that in 6 years of having Harbaugh as coach, you?d have no playoff appearances, no B1G titles, no B1G East titles, likely soon to be 0-6 against OSU, 3-3 against an MSU program that has nosedived, you?d say this has been a complete disappointment and he should be gone.
When you put it that way...but there are other considerations as well. I think that the point is moot. Barring some major controversy, Harbaugh will coach out the season and step down.
Spartan perusing this thread, could not agree more. Some fans seemingly keep moving the goalposts here. If you were to tell a UM fan in 2014 that in 6 years of having Harbaugh as coach, you?d have no playoff appearances, no B1G titles, no B1G East titles, likely soon to be 0-6 against OSU, 3-3 against an MSU program that has nosedived, you?d say this has been a complete disappointment and he should be gone.
When you put it that way...but there are other considerations as well. I think that the point is moot. Barring some major controversy, Harbaugh will coach out the season and step down.
It's a shit situation right now. If Harbaugh steps down, you better hope that he does so before the end of the year. If he waits to secure an NFL gig then it will likely be mid-January before Michigan starts the search for his replacement and the best options for replacement will already be scooped up and the recruiting class will be screwed. He's not getting fired, both because he's Jim Harbaugh and because the athletic department is losing tens of millions this year so they won't pay him $8MM to not coach. We could also be facing a lame duck season which would be recruiting suicide.
Hopefully Harbaugh steps down after the 9th game and Warde can get started looking for his replacement. If they are able to get a replacement in before the end of the year and give that person time to work on the recruiting class maybe they can keep the program from being set back another 5 years.
Actually, hopefully they run the table this year and he comes back and wins a national championship next year. That's highly unlikely.
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