Lakeyale13

January 1st, 2018 at 10:57 PM ^

I would say that the statement "Harbaugh is what's best for Michigan" is yet to be determined.  His past body of work (before Michigan) would suggest he has what it takes to turn Michigan around, but his objective results thus far would suggest the jury is out.  Next year will define what kind of coach he is at Michigan and if he is what is best for the program.

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old98blue

January 1st, 2018 at 6:44 PM ^

Are you saying we should have ran a spread or read option with QBs like Speight and Peters WTF! Harbaugh made some mistakes but he didnt drop a punt or field a punt on the 7 and run backwards or let several punts drop or fumble inside the 5 or throw a pick in the endzone or slide a yard short of the first down or drop passes or get a late hit penalty. No team wins with 5 turnovers  but you can win with a pro style offense 

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BostonWolverine

January 1st, 2018 at 6:02 PM ^

If your question is about them winning meaningful games, I'll refer you to their 11-2 season. 

If it's about their offensive style, it's a hybrid that combines zone read elements with a traditional West Coast offense. Still a lot of pro elements. 

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PapabearBlue

January 1st, 2018 at 6:04 PM ^

Alabama is the only team on that list to win anything. Penn state got lucky last year, notre dames been to 1 ncg and they got whipped, wisconsin won a couple b1g's when the b1g was the worst it's ever been, and georgia has never been great until this year and they are down 21/7 atm.

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FGB

January 1st, 2018 at 6:13 PM ^

Well, they kinda win EVERYTHING* so that's pretty good argument that a pro style can work.  But honestly, it's not that you can only win, or can never win with this or that offense.  You just need to be fucking creative, not run the same obvious concepts all the time.  And then pull out the double-secret concept you've been waiting all season for -- the Tight End handoff!!

*no, obviously Bama doesn't literally win everything.  They just win more than everyone else's offense.

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Hard-Baughlls

January 1st, 2018 at 9:15 PM ^

So people assume he can run.  It's that old football prejudice of white statue pocket passing QB (Tom Brady / Dan Marino, etc) vs. the fleet footed running QB (Randall Cunningham / Michael Vick, etc).

Things have changed a lot in the past 20 years, and there are plenty of QB's that debunk this argument (Steve Young was a great runner / Dante Culpepper was a slow pocket passing gunslinger), but some people still hold to the running athletic black qb stereotype.

That said, I hope Joe Milton is a better runner than Wilton Speight, John O'korn and Brandon Peters.

 

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