Harbaugh will be on ESPN's Sunday conversation

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And I was watching college football live and Mark May said if Michigan doesn't make the college football playoff, no B1G team will. The other dude picked Iowa.
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maizenbluenc

August 6th, 2016 at 7:35 AM ^

Is Jim Harbaugh stating the objective is the national championship. It seems like it was the summer of 2007 since I've heard actual confident championship objectives.

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1VaBlue1

August 6th, 2016 at 8:43 AM ^

Since I can remember - back to the early 70's, the goal was winning the Big Ten.  That was Woody's goal, also.  I think maybe Tressle changed that for OSU.  Rich Rod thought he changed the goal, but he never said it publicly because he didn't have the standing to do so.  Hoke reverted back to the B1G because he fancied himself a Bo clone.

Personally, I'm glad Harbaugh changed the goal, setting them higher than they've ever been.  He's right - set your goals high enough and you'll achieve something of note.

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M-Dog

August 6th, 2016 at 9:57 AM ^

One thing that has changed for the infinite better is that you can now play for a National Championship.  You can set an NC as a goal, and know exactly what you have to do to get there.

In Bo's day it was only a beauty contest vote.  And Michigan and the other Big Ten teams were not exactly the most glamorous programs at the time.  You could not control who voted for who, and the Big Ten was locked into a Rose Bowl opponent no matter what they did.

The focus on what you could control - the Big Ten Championship - was almost as much of a defensive mechanism against the capricious nature of the polls as anything else. 

But Harbaugh can now set a goal of a National Championship and go do it.

 

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anywaytodelete…

August 6th, 2016 at 10:16 AM ^

I recall Harbaugh jogging off the field at the end of the Citrus bowl in January and saying into a microphone in an almost matter-of-fact tone "next year we go for the big one" (I think those were his exact words).  Can't remember the exact circumstances; guessing he said it as he was peeling away from the on field post-game interview.

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Carcajou

August 6th, 2016 at 9:16 PM ^

Because that is the only thing that is entirely in your hands. And back in Bo's day, you built your team accordingly- to give it the best chance to beat the teams on your schedule. It was a goal you could set that you had pretyy much complete control over. Even now, that is not automatically the case- a lot depends on what other people think and other people do.

So it made perfect sense.

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The Baughz

August 6th, 2016 at 8:14 AM ^

Watched this live yesterday. The other guy is Ed Cunningham. The look on his face when asked about Michigan's chances of making the playoff made it seem like the host was telling a joke. Then he proceeds to claim Iowa has the most talent in the B1G. That's a joke.



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