Michigan Football: It’s delusional to think Matt Campbell is a savior

According to social media Matt Campbell is the no brainer solution to all of Michigan football’s problems.

With the non-stop debate ongoing about Jim Harbaugh’s future as Michigan football coach, one name has popped up continuously about potentially replacing him at season’s end.

Iowa State’s Matt Campbell is gaining traction as a fan favorite to succeed Harbaugh as the next great hope to cure what ails the current state of the program.

As the saying goes “everybody has an opinion and thinks they are right no matter what.”

That couldn’t be more true when it comes to those who vehemently back Matt Campbell as the next head coach of Michigan football. They thoroughly believe that he can do no wrong and will take Michigan to the promised land without failure.

That is why things like this on social media are completely over blown and get way out of control to those who claim to have the guaranteed answer. It’s a situation that only causes more problems than anything else. The arguments become embarrassing for all involved and can lead to unwanted chaotic circumstances.

Matt Campbell isn’t a sure thing

As far as Campbell is concerned to be the right man for the gig, that is unknown to anybody’s guess.

He’s had one year in Ames that has to be considered a memorable season when it comes to Iowa State’s standards and that is 2020. Otherwise he’s been above average at best. It took him five years to get to the territory that has never been seen before in Ames.

Overall Campbell is 34-27 as the Cyclones head man, while Harbaugh is 49-22 at Michigan. That’s a substantial difference in roughly the same amount of time.

This is Harbaugh’s first and only year under .500 given the present state of how things have worked out for him. He’s also winless against Ohio State, but no one has been able to stop the Buckeyes since the last century.

Thinking that Campbell will be the next top tier head guy to join the likes of Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Dabo Sweeney and so on is a big presumption until he proves it to be true.

To do so Campbell must upstage these names on the football field if the opportunity arises at Iowa State or elsewhere.

It laughable to suggest he is the savior at Michigan even before he ever steps foot in Ann Arbor. The next hall of fame coach is out there but nobody knows who it is until they earn it on scoreboards.

One thing seems certain though and that is that Campbell has a long, long way to go to become the next all-time head coach than just one year in Ames, Iowa where the expectations are nowhere near those at Michigan.