JMFH is Back
I was so tired of the Jim Harbaugh can't win the big one narrative...largely based on a small sample size and 2 respectively absurd and unfair events - The punt 6 (MSU 2015) and the robbery in the Shoe (OSU 2016)
Harbaugh should be at worst 3-1 against MSU, and 1-2 vs. OSU at this point...and this doesn't even account for last year's 5 turnover monsoon game against MSU and not having a healthy QB against OSU the past 2 years.
Last year, we saw a more subdued Harbaugh - either because he had a younger team, or was just trying to be a less controversial figure on the sidelines. FUCK THAT!
I love having JMFH back. This team has attitude, they talk it, and most importantly walk it. Coach isn't taking shit from other programs, the media, the refs, or playing the PC bullshit anymore.
This is the JMFH we wanted, that took shitty San Diego State, Stanford, and The 49ers to new heights, and did it his own quirky, tough, in your face way. It's great having you back coach, and great to see it reflected in your players who won't take shit from anyone.
October 21st, 2018 at 5:33 PM ^
When Harbaugh knew the team sucked, he kept himself subdued.
October 21st, 2018 at 5:37 PM ^
What's the point of getting mad at JOK? If he's the best you got, then you do your best but eat the results as poor as they may be.
October 21st, 2018 at 8:03 PM ^
And when you think the JOK days are over because the frosh (Peters) is now starting, only for him to get hurt so you have to bust out JOK again - for the biggest game of the season...
Jim still put together a hell of a gameplan for OSU last year. It sucks that it wasn't rewarded with a win.
October 21st, 2018 at 6:16 PM ^
That’s a brilliant theory and I haven’t heard of it before.
October 21st, 2018 at 10:04 PM ^
agree.
i've been saying this well over a year - the media narrative was that he was, yes, "subdued," and had "learned his lessons," or some other nonsense.
i think he knew that his team had limitations that would keep them from making a legit title run and was using the season as a way to prepare for this year. some guys are hardasses that can get a great team over the line, some guys are builders (or rebuilders, if you like) that can get a team ready to do it in the future...our guy can do both.
October 21st, 2018 at 5:36 PM ^
Wow. Had no idea he coached at SDSU! Was it before or after Brady Hoke?
Asking for a friend.
October 21st, 2018 at 5:40 PM ^
It was University of San Diego, not SDSU.
October 21st, 2018 at 6:09 PM ^
Imagine 'woosh!' Symbol here...
October 21st, 2018 at 5:37 PM ^
Si, he’s back. Maybe it was being on camera for All In, who knows? But he’s back, fuck all challengers, bring it.
October 21st, 2018 at 5:48 PM ^
I wonder - he had a newborn baby during last season. Having recently exited that phase myself, it's pretty damn exhausting. (Of course, my 2yo is a feral animal, so things remain exhausting here.) Just an idea.
October 21st, 2018 at 6:03 PM ^
I had a similar thought.
October 21st, 2018 at 6:29 PM ^
Coach has 7 children. If having babies affected his coaching I think the issue would have come up a few times before now.
October 21st, 2018 at 6:56 PM ^
Yeah but baby jack was in NICU for quite awhile. I don't think his first year was like those of his other kids.
October 21st, 2018 at 7:54 PM ^
I’ve brought this up a couple times. A couple years ago I had twins in the nicu for over month and it’s taxing and draining and I was only 33. I can’t imagine it for someone 50+ who also has to deal with the pressure and non-stop job of being a coach at his level
October 21st, 2018 at 8:29 PM ^
I was just going to add the guy is doing it north of 50. He has a ton of energy but he still human
October 21st, 2018 at 9:12 PM ^
Another NICU parent here. My daughter was seven weeks early and only in NICU for 9 days. Those units work miracles. But it was the longest nine days of my life, and I pretty much cocooned until she came home. Can't imagine what Harbaugh was going through -- his "mild phase" was probably a combination of a lot of things. But welcome back, Coach!
October 21st, 2018 at 7:55 PM ^
As a father of a NICU baby I will tell you it was draining.
While other new parents got to take their newborn home, we lived at the hospital watching our daughter through a box. And we were lucky. She was only there 13 days. There were a lot of unknowns at the time. My daughter is 3 now and you wouldn’t know she was premature.
October 21st, 2018 at 5:37 PM ^
Jim Harbaugh, San Diego State Head Coaching record: [file not found]
October 21st, 2018 at 7:06 PM ^
He never lost a game with The Aztecs
October 21st, 2018 at 5:38 PM ^
As happy as the all success and vindication makes me, it pisses me off that all the doubters and chicken littles are gonna pretend like they weren't seriously doubting his ability for a solid 1.75 years (and as early as fucking YESTERDAY) and celebrate with the rest of us. A solid percentage of this fanbase is really ignorant and toxic and does not deserve him or the success that he will bring.
October 21st, 2018 at 5:51 PM ^
Yes, doubters back on the band wagon are annoying. Go look at my history...I defended him as the best we can possibly have at all times.
October 21st, 2018 at 6:10 PM ^
People on this blog were posting that Harbaugh should be fired during the game yesterday. There will always be haters/doubters unless you win every game every year. I don’t even understand it. Who would you hire? Short of Belicheck or Saban (and given their age, not sure i would want them - ignoring the fact they would be impossible to hire) is there anyone that you would rather have? 10-3, 10-3, 8-5, 7-1 seems awesome to me given he took over a 5-7 team
October 21st, 2018 at 6:16 PM ^
On the flip side I've seen many MSU fans on my social media chirping for 3 years how overrated Jim is and how they hoped UofM would give him a lifetime contract. They are silent today.
October 21st, 2018 at 7:01 PM ^
Not totally silent... they're whining about UM arrogance, making poor sportsmanship accusations, disrespect, and "third stringers." Oh, and it's all their OC's fault.
October 21st, 2018 at 7:17 PM ^
I am hopeful Jim decides to finish his career here. Be nice to have a 15ish year run of very good teams.
October 22nd, 2018 at 11:41 AM ^
Harbaugh is only 54, so I expect at least another 50 years out of him.
October 21st, 2018 at 6:13 PM ^
I have been telling the fair weather bitches that want to talk to me about the team to gtfo, the bandwagon is full. Only so many times I can say there is no one better we can get, they can share their fake fandom elsewhere.
October 21st, 2018 at 6:30 PM ^
I have been solidly behind this team all this year, even to the point of blazing the Nay-Sayers over and over again. That said, I really think that Warriner and Don Brown will be the reason we don’t want Harbaugh’s head on a plate. Harbaugh has hired pretty well, but I am certainly not convinced he does this without Brown and Warriner. He is not the coach Saban or Meyer is at this point.
October 21st, 2018 at 7:26 PM ^
Without Warinner, tOsu's online has been getting worse and worse. Man are we trending in a linear fashion in all facets. God bless us college football gods, God bless us. Even in the mSu game you could see the turning of the guard in the big picture. Our Qb depth is taken care of for the distant future. I've said it once, and I'll say it again I love being a tur...Michigan Wolverine!
October 21st, 2018 at 7:30 PM ^
I still think play calling is a major issue. Our defense is nasty so it is not costing us games at this moment, but that second quarter yesterday...... oof. Instead of playcalling “by committee,” I still think he should consider playcalling “by one really talented playcaller.”
October 21st, 2018 at 7:35 PM ^
A huge part of being a great HC is hiring good assistants though. You don’t think Kirby Smart, who has proven to be a great coach, helped Saban build his dynasty?
October 21st, 2018 at 9:01 PM ^
It goes for any manager. Attract and retain top talent. Always hire people smarter than you. Coach is great at this. He has started a pretty decent coaching tree, and other than Durkin, hes done well to develop talent and get peoples careers launched. Hes also done a great job hiring when spots open.
October 21st, 2018 at 8:02 PM ^
Yes but great coaches want to be on JH's staff. As they do with Saban. So there's that.
October 21st, 2018 at 8:07 PM ^
I am certainly not convinced he does this without Brown and Warriner.
Harbaugh did it just fine at San Diego, Stanford and the 49ers without those two.
October 21st, 2018 at 10:26 PM ^
If you're saying Harbaugh hasn't yet won a NC like Saban or Meyer, then I can't disagree with that. If you're saying that Harbaugh's success to date is merely a product of his assistants' talents (and Saban's and Meyer's is less so) then I invite you to look at each of their coaching trees:
Saban: Dantonio, Muschamp, Jimbo Fischer, Kirby Smart, Jeremy Pruitt, Derek Dooley, McElwain, Lane Kiffin, Jason Garrett, Dan Enos.
Meyer: Tom Herman, Dan Mullen, Charlie Strong, DJ Durkin, Steve Addazio, Kyle Whittingham, Doc Holliday, Gary Anderson (and Warinner).
Yeah, I'm sure none of these guys had anything to do with Saban and Meyer's success over the years.
October 21st, 2018 at 6:30 PM ^
blurg
October 21st, 2018 at 6:48 PM ^
Everybody complains about something. Some people complain about on field results, some people complain about blog posts, and some people complain about other fans.
October 21st, 2018 at 7:10 PM ^
A lot of good, long time fans have doubted him in big games. It doesnt make anyone “toxic”. It’s called high expectations. Does it have to be rainbows and unicorns when we lose to OSU year after year? A lot of fans, like me, don’t like losing. Yesterday was a huge step in the right direction. Momentum is on our side, and I don’t see any reason to lose another game this year.
October 21st, 2018 at 7:53 PM ^
It’s called high expectations.
It's cool to talk about "high expectations" and all but the team we had a year ago was not set up to win big things, even if Speight had stayed healthy. Harbaugh had to make do with two consecutive small, low-rated classes (2014 and '15) which put him behind the eight ball last year.
As for losing to OSU, is he to really to blame for the 2016 game, or the '17 game for that matter?
October 21st, 2018 at 7:59 PM ^
Coldwater, let's be honest - you've spewed a whole lot of scorching hot takes during the Harbaugh era.
Jim cobbled together 28 wins in his first three years with an Iowa castoff (Rudock), a low-rated Hoke guy (Speight) and John O'Korn at QB. I don't know how many coaches could have done that. But you were swimming in the BPONE the whole time. Enjoy the journey before it's over dude.
October 21st, 2018 at 7:19 PM ^
Preach my boy, Preach!!
October 21st, 2018 at 5:39 PM ^
Good post
October 21st, 2018 at 6:22 PM ^
OP's username checks out
October 21st, 2018 at 5:39 PM ^
He seems reenergized I love it!!
October 21st, 2018 at 5:41 PM ^
Early evening and drunk...right on.
October 21st, 2018 at 5:46 PM ^
On a Sunday no less! Well done!
October 21st, 2018 at 5:45 PM ^
He had good reason to be quiet last year. But now that the Michigan Death Star is finally coming online, there is no longer a reason to keep our heads down and hope for the best.
After yesterday we will be favored to win the rest of our games up to and including the Big 10 championship.
This season is about to get fun.
October 21st, 2018 at 5:48 PM ^
I’m going to make a statement with absolutely no evidence to back it up, except experiences in my life and knowing others with similar experiences: I’m wondering if having a baby that had some health issues didn’t contribute to his seeming lack of energy last year. Just one thing I don’t see brought up in these threads.
October 21st, 2018 at 5:58 PM ^
I did not hear that his newborn had health issues (aside from being a newborn) but that sucks if it is true and could have had a lot to do with his demeanor.