Bad takes about how College Football is more difficult than the NFL (No)

Very much looking forward to today's game.  Arsenal haven't played Newcastle or Man City yet, so today will be the first test.  Hopefully Newcastle doesn't shrink from the opportunity...

Turnarounds are certainly easier in the NFL in this age of parity. With salary caps, free agency and the draft, fortunes can be radically changed in a short period of time.

However the biggest negatives for NFL coaches still exist. Owners are impatient and fickle, fans and the media can turn on you and players can still be prima donnas that wield more power than the coach. Not to mention clashes with front office personnel like the GM, as Jim knows all to well.

Things at Michigan may be challenging with the changing landscape of recruiting and UM may be behind the curve but Jim will always wield powerful influence over that system. His players will play for him because of his significant successes at both levels and most will run through walls for him because of it. Jim can be top dog in Ann Arbor.

That kind of culture is difficult to cultivate and maintain in the NFL because big personalities tend to clash and egos tend to grow with team success. In the NFL the coach isn't always the top dog.

Thanks for the share, I'll have to check it out.  I really like both squads - and especially how young Arsenal are.  Well played to both tonight.  Entertaining to watch, even without the goals!

Last season, the Rams went 12-5 in the regular season and won the Super Bowl. It was a successful season.

Michigan just finished a 13-1 season. If Michigan had lost a regular season game (or maybe 2,) they don’t even get into the playoffs.

 The pressure week in and week out in college football is intense. A pro team can lose their penultimate game and still make the playoffs. Teams that have wrapped up playoff appearances may rest their starters this weekend. Michigan HAD to beat OSU, and likely Illinois and Purdue to make the playoffs. 

So I guess I did it wrong.  Like an idiot I made a comment (probably about the 310th or so) in the JUB thread rathering than starting my own thread so all you plebes could see what I think about things.

It's important to start threads so everyone gets to see your very important thoughts on this situation and not just leave a comment in one of the other 10 or so threads on this exact same topic.   Doing it the way I did you run the very real chance of not EVERYONE seeing it and Lord knows your thoughts deserve more attention than that.

1.  read a random, anonymous report regarding harbaugh and the nfl.

2.  panic, run around screaming, create "who should we hire if he leaves" board post.

3.  suggest that harbaugh "release a statement" regarding said random report.

4.  wait four hours.

repeat as necessary.

Well, I know where my money is (on the NFL focusing on the balance sheet in the moment).

Gisele is getting long in the tooth.  If I were Tom, I'd find someone half her age to start an entirely new family with.

Jim Harbaugh has spent 12 years of his life at Michigan (coaching and playing) and 18 years of his life in the NFL (coaching and playing). If he had to answer honestly how he views himself (college or NFL) he'd probably say NFL. 

NFL he has a roster of 53 people and players doing anything to make the team. College, he's having to kiss the asses of 15-year-olds and their parents. I totally understand why people would rather coach in the NFL. A lot of people love the product (I don't).

Too many rules in the pros. I heard that in the NFL, coaches can't even kick players. 

I prefer watching college football over the NFL and college basketball over the NBA.  One of the main reasons has been that college games are more fun and unpredictable.  But lately, although there can be some fun upsets, the college game is much less of an equal playing field.  There are a few teams at the top that always win and that are not going to be toppled easily.  
 

So as a coach, the college game is not a fair playing field at all if you want to win championships.  If you take over a college program vs a pro program, unless you have an unfair advantage (bag men, deep pocketed alumni, a huge AD budget, a conference focused on winning over academics, cheating) you’re going to have a much tougher time developing a winning program.   And even if you do, you have no chance of winning a championship.   

The NFL has structured parity. A great coach can step in and take a team with a 10 year losing record and be in the Superbowl in two years (sound familiar).  That’s impossible in College.  

MgoArchive’s take is Myopic.  He’s focused on Michigan is better off than before. He’s focused on only Michigan.  Yet the structure now is still not set up for Michigan to easily get over the top and it’s going to get more imbalanced (with Michigan falling behind until a new commissioner steps in assuming they do something) in the near future.  Michigan has a lot of riches (budget and rich alumni) but it’s going to take the ethically conservative approach.  
 

But the original discussion was not about Michigan vs the NFL.  It’s about which is fairer and by fair, the rules are set up so that if you step in as the head coach you have a better and more fair chance at winning a championship. There is absolutely no doubt that it’s in the NFL.  
 

It is interesting that we have many successful college coaches that fail in the NFL.  That could be that their schemes don’t translate well or it could be that they can’t win when the playing field is more even.  

I would imagine there are some NFL teams that would be a nightmare to work for, and that would be a function of the owner / general manager.  That makes me wonder what teams are considered "good" in that regard, and which teams are "bad."

You think Jim Harbaugh doesn't know that?  

Which is more likely:

1. Harbaugh is clueless about this process despite being around the game his entire life?

2. There is nothing to say at the moment because you don't have to acknowledge every hack who discusses rumors?

Do you tell your boss, coworkers, HR at your company when you're looking at other jobs?

People seem to want him to make (another) statement. If that statement is "yes, I've changed my mind and have interest in the NFL again"... then the NFL doesn't reciprocate... do we want to be stuck with a coach who has publicly said he doesn't want to be here? How is that going to be for recruiting?

The best thing for him and Michigan is for him to keep his mouth shut. If he's gonna leave, he's gonna leave. If he stays, he can say "I said I was going to stay". If he gets a restructured contract with bigger buyouts on both sides, or turns down an NFL offer, he can put this to rest once and for all.