Originally posted by Rubberneck36:
Originally posted by SunDevilNiner79:
They have a good team this year, but brutal conference schedule. @ Mich State, @ Iowa, @ Ohio State.
If Harbaugh can get the team to 10 wins, will be a big turning point for the program. Will be the first time since 97-98 that Michigan had back-to-back 10 win seasons.
If he stumbles, his tenure may simply resemble Brady Hoke's tenure (who also had a great 1st season and some great recruits).
lol overreact much? He gets a chance to recruit across a few years, right? I mean he won without his own players last year.
huh? What am I over reacting about?
Brady Hoke had a great first season, and then won 8 games the next season and things went south from there.
Its not uncommon for a new coach to take over a team in CFB and in their 1st year have success with the other past coache's players. And then as they recruit their teams actually do worse. Its a myth that coaches need "their own players" to really succeed.
Urban Meyer took over a team he didn't recruit at Ohio State and kicked ass from the get-go.
I'm a supporter of Harbaugh, but I'm also not stupid. One year success isn't impressive. Its consistent success that matters. If he stumbles in year 2, his program will lose momentum, he will lose out on some big recruits and it will impact the program. Back-to-back 10 year seasons on the other hand rises the program to becoming a perennial contender.
Harbaugh inherited a team that was pretty talented but under performed big time, Hoke had some great recruiting classes. Its not like Harbs took over Eastern Michigan or something.
[ Edited by SunDevilNiner79 on Aug 18, 2016 at 11:07 AM ]