Jim Harbaugh finalist for Bobby Dodd COY Award
Finalists are Jim Harbaugh (Michigan), Dave Aranda (Baylor), Dave Clawson (Wake Forest), Luke Fickell (Cincinnati) and Pat Narduzzi (Pitt).
December 22nd, 2021 at 7:03 AM ^
Feliz Bobby Dodd!
December 22nd, 2021 at 9:38 AM ^
Truly witty!
December 22nd, 2021 at 8:25 AM ^
No Tucker? ?
December 22nd, 2021 at 8:29 AM ^
He will have to arrange a transfer to this list.
December 22nd, 2021 at 9:19 AM ^
Way to go B1G, your COY wins the AP COY and is a finalist for Bobby Dodd COY! Oh wait . . .
December 22nd, 2021 at 11:39 AM ^
Indeed—Harbaugh is the only AP national coach of the year not to win in his own conference (although the AP award only started in 1998).
December 22nd, 2021 at 11:56 AM ^
According to 247 RCMB every other voter for these COY awards has it wrong. The B10 coaches have it right - Tucker should be in. The ‘blue wall’ creates these illusions. Aliens are Re-programming voters. It’s everyone against Sta-eee. ???
December 23rd, 2021 at 6:53 PM ^
You honestly have to ask what the award in conference even means? Tucker recruited a great player from the portal, beat his rival (albeit fluky), got absolutely stomped by Ohio State after losing to Purdue and fields the worst pass defense in FBS en route to finishing third in his division. What about that is award worthy as a coach? If anything based on history, the conference has an anti-Michigan bias based on awards (and officiating) when compared to the national level and metrics.
December 22nd, 2021 at 8:41 AM ^
JH..... starts the season with reduced pay and the whole country talking about him being on the hot seat..... To filling the trophy case and heading to the NCAA semi finals after bullying the rival and curb stomping Iowa.
GO BLUE!
Who's got it better than us?
Onward!
December 22nd, 2021 at 8:54 AM ^
Obviously id love for Harbaugh to win but I wouldn’t be too upset if Clawson or Aranda won. Cincinnati was good last year so not sure Fickell deserves it. Fuck Narduzzi
December 22nd, 2021 at 10:24 AM ^
I would not be upset if Fickell won it. Taking a 12-0 Cincinnati team to the CFP is impressive. And Cincinnati probably needed to be good last year in order to get into the playoff. Fickell should not be penalized for having consecutive good teams (but yes I understand that's often how this works).
December 22nd, 2021 at 9:01 AM ^
I don't understand why this would even be a question! Considering not only what Michigan did last year (2-4, non-competitive and looked like microwaved dog shit), but where the program was. The end of 2018 was a big letdown, and 2019 was mostly non-competitive against better competition (ie: Wisconsin, PSU, OSU, Bowl opponent). Couple those with 2020 and its very clear the program was on a 3-yr trend in the wrong direction. The pay cut was a last resort, because he was shopped to the uninterested NFL. The renewed contract was, essentially, a parting gift for being a loyal alumni that we all still adored for his brash playing days.
That is the program that he completely and utterly rebuilt from nothing. It wasn't just 2-4 last year, it was so much worse than that.
This should be a unanimous decision that makes the B1G media and coaches look like the incompetent, petulant idiots they proved to be.
December 22nd, 2021 at 10:20 AM ^
It is absurd to consider 2020 as anything other than a season that should never have been played. My guess is that Harbaugh was more interested in his players health and safety than in anything else, and that is how it should be (not to mention the fact that having a team with zero experience and neither spring ball nor summer practice caused considerable trouble). Regardless of 2020, my guess is that Harbaugh had the support of the vast majority of the alums, at least those of us who value a coach highly concerned about the players lives after graduation and how they behave as representatives of the school, as well as winning football games. In his first 5 season - i.e. prior to 2020 - he had won 72% of his games as Michigan's head coach, including bowl games, and 77% of his regular season games. The 72% is very close to Michigan's historic winning percentage. And he was bringing the program back from the scrap heap. Dabo Swinney won 65% of his games his first 5 seasons at Clemson. It takes time to build things up.
December 22nd, 2021 at 11:58 AM ^
I agree with everything you wrote, except the part about "2020 as anything other than a season that should never have been played." While this may very well be true (and I wish it hadn't been), it was played - and it was played by the vast majority of teams (incl all of Michigan's peer programs). And so the results of 2020 must be considered along with results from the rest of college football. We cannot isolate Michigan just because we didn't like the results.
If you're going to erase 2020, then stop considering Harbaugh for any CoY awards - going from 2019 --> 2021 seasons isn't anything to be considered CoY for...
December 22nd, 2021 at 9:28 AM ^
There are some good candidates under consideration, but I would vote for Jim Harbaugh.
December 22nd, 2021 at 9:50 AM ^
I think deciding the winners of these awards before the season is entirely over is stupid.
December 22nd, 2021 at 9:57 AM ^
"What kind of fish do you think these are? Come on, don't be COY."
December 22nd, 2021 at 10:24 AM ^
Koi: great fish, terrible spellers
December 22nd, 2021 at 10:30 AM ^
Clawson's season was surreal. Prior to this season he'd never finished better than 8-5 or posted a winning ACC record at Wake Forest. Then he lost Kenneth Walker III to the transfer portal. His team then won 10 games and a division title.
December 22nd, 2021 at 11:17 AM ^
haha... stupid B1G... Frankly I was surprised Tucker won over Harbaugh.
Love to see that the National people don't see Tucker as coach of the year material.
I am sure the disrespect level is burning RCMB right now
December 22nd, 2021 at 1:33 PM ^
I have nothing but respect and admiration for Sparty coach, Mr. Personality, Melvin Mothertucker.
December 22nd, 2021 at 12:54 PM ^
Good for Harbaugh. Good for Blue.