Michigan Football: Jim Harbaugh needs to add to trophy case
Jim Harbaugh has done a lot already as Michigan football head coach, but when will he starting bringing home some legit hardware?
Jim Harbaugh has brought a level of excitement to Michigan football that hasn’t been seen in years. He is also winning a lot of games and making the university, a lot of money.
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Harbaugh knows what it takes to build a powerhouse. He did it at Stanford and in just two short years, he has reinvigorated Michigan football into one.
But one big question that looms, is how long will 10-win seasons continue to be enough?
Certainly, one can’t complain about back-to-back 10-3 campaigns. Michigan football was far below that level of expectation when Harbaugh arrived and the fact that the Wolverines seriously contended for the Big Ten title the past two seasons and for a time, the national title in 2016, speaks volumes.
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The Wolverines were always consistent winners in the days of Bo. And that continued under the steady leadership of Lloyd Carr. There was the one national championship, as well as a bunch of Big-Ten titles, but beyond that, Michigan was no juggernaut, not like it could be under Harbaugh.
The problem is, you wonder if Michigan will ever get there? Will it ever surpass Ohio State or at this point, even Penn State?
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I would like to say yes. CBS Sports even listed him as next head coach most likely to be the next to win it all.
Harbaugh certainly believes it will happen and if he keeps recruiting the way he has the past three years, he probably will.
But will he stay long enough to make it so? Sure he built Stanford into a power, but what did he really win there besides massive amounts of respect and an Orange Bowl?
Harbaugh also took the 49ers to the Super Bowl, but again, he fell short of winning it all. He has won a lot of games and done many things, but in terms of championships, his resume is lacking.
In college football, the Harbaugh hype machine is on full bore, but to keep it there, doesn’t he need to win something eventually?
That may sound harsh, but look at his contemporaries. Urban Meyer brought a national title back to Columbus, along with a Big Ten championship. Tony Franklin also has a BIG title and a Rose Bowl trophy to his credit already, not to mention what guys like Nick Saban and Dabo Sweeney have done.
Harbaugh, who’s biggest win at UM came in the Citrus Bowl, has some catching up to do.
It’s hard to question Harbaugh’s greatness, but at some point, the man needs to match the myth and to do that, some more significant trophies need to be won.
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Harbaugh is an elite coach no doubt. But if he wants his resume to reflect that, he must remove the Citrus Bowl as his biggest win as Michigan football’s head coach.