Harbaugh’s winning percentage at UM

He is doing just fine and is doing quite predictable IMO.  He is making progress and things are looking good.  But, a win against OSU is needed regardless to keep the fanbase happy.

I'm on board. 

But we as a fan base are always one rival loss from committing ritual fan seppuku and looking for the next best thing. 

I know I sound like a dead horse, but we went 8-4 a couple times when I was there, and while it wasn't ideal we were okay. I think the internet has made things that much worse. And I have relatives who are casual fans who subscribe to the latest hawt take who like to chime in from time to time. 

I had to talk one down over the summer because of the international trips. 'It's taking away from football....'

The other thing I love about this year is many Ohio State fans are talking negative about him again.  I can't tell you how many of their fans told me that he wasn't the right fit for us.  When opposing fans begin to hate your coach, it means he is doing something right.  Will report back to MGoBlog after this weekend to let you know if they are still in that same mind frame.

Go Blue!

He doesn't really have a long way to catch up. If Harbaugh finishes this year 2-1, then goes 5-0 against Middle Tennessee, Army, Wisconsin, Rutgers and Iowa he's ahead of Bo. 

And I may be in the minority, but can we not call Ohio State something lame like "Evil Empire Down South"? It's Ohio State hate week, we don't need something to combat TTUN, let's just call em like it is.

Harbaugh is also playing a harder schedule given the B1G East and 9 conference games. 

As much as the world was screaming about 8-5 last year, it's hilarious to contrast that with the total lack of national reaction to MSU going 6-5 two years after 3-9. Nobody cares.

Good to post stuff like this since fans (or, a vocal minority of fans?) are kind of crazy. Just watch as Coach H goes 11-2 or similar the next so many years and people start complaining...

We haven’t had three 10 win seasons in a four year stretch since 97-99. And that’s with two of those years being 12 game seasons. We’ve had a rough couple decades compared to a lot of other blue blood programs. People whining about JH last year needed some perspective (28 wins in 3 year stretch hadn’t happened since 02-04 for instance) . And even if we lose on Saturday, doesn’t mean we are not in a good spot overall. 

I approve of the way Harbaugh is running the team.  And I'll go on to say that, IMO, his best single game coaching feat was the NY6 game against FSU.  He lost a Heisman finalist at game time (replaced by a true freshman in his first extended PT), and the Mackey Award winner relatively early in the game.  The first quarter was a bomb shell that destroyed everything.  Nonetheless, that team battled its way back and actually had the lead with barely more than a minute left.

One missed KO return tackle at the ten...  That was a helluva coaching job, that game.

So, it’s happening?

Three ten win seasons in four years. Took over a beaten down program that was probably at it's worst point in the history of the school. Or top two at least. This train is just getting started and if they make the playoff, this recruiting class will more than likely be awesome. It's already pretty damn good. A win this saturday and this train is building a ton of steam. No slowing it down.

This has been a great year for sure. I think almost all of us here would have GLADLY taken the one loss with one to game to go back in August. As long as that one loss hadn’t been to MSU. 8~)

Congrats to Harbaugh for getting it done. A true Michigan man. Go Blue!

I shake my head every time I read someone call for Harbaugh to be fired (although I haven’t read it in a while, obviously).

Stanford’s record the year before Harbaugh was hired: 1-11;

Stanford’s record four years later: 12-1.

49ers record in the eight seasons immediately preceding the hiring of Jim Harbaugh (7 losing seasons and one .500 year): 46-82, with zero playoff appearances.

49ers record in the four seasons Harbaugh was the head coach: 44-19-1, with three consecutive NFC Championship Game appearances and one trip to the Super Bowl.

49ers record in the four seasons since Harbaugh was fired: 15-43, with zero playoff appearances.

Michigan’s record in the seven seasons immediately preceding Harbaugh’s hiring: 46-46. 

Michigan’s record in the four seasons since Harbaugh was hired: 38-12.

Winning definitely changes the narrative.   

beating MSU this year changes it from 1-2  to 2-2 with "the punt" as one of MSU's wins and John O'Korn as the other.  

beating OSU this year changes it from 0-3 to 1-3, but "the spot" is one of OSU's wins and John O'Korn is the other.   It will take another year or two, but the narrative will flip soon enough. 

Saturday is a must win.  

I have 100% knocked him for not winning the big games but if/ when they beat OSU and NW I’ll eat crow and be totally on the JH train. 

All Harbaugh needs to do to catch Bo (0.796) is win his next 4 games and go 5-0 to start next season, which would put him at 0.797.

This of course implies doing a certain thing that Bo never did, as well as another thing that no coach in any conference has ever done, and that's go 10-0 in conference play in a single season.

On a related note, since Harbaugh came to UM, Dantonio has a 62% winning percentage at MSU. B10 winning percentage-Dantonio at an amazing 56% while Harbaugh is at a horrible 76%