Hypo: What if Gary Moeller stayed?
Moeller was before my era by a little bit but I am curious what might have happened to Michigan had he never gone to Excalibur that night in Southfield. The guy had a .758 winning percentage and was back to back Big Ten coach of the year.
He might have coached for 15 seasons at that rate (especially given that he had immediate success following Bo).
Do we still win it all in '97 if he is the HC? Do we win more? Interesting to think about.
While unfortunate that Moeller made an ass out of himself while drunk, I believe that one incident and him stepping down as coach was THE WORST thing to ever happen to the program. Had he just profusely apologized and fought for his job, I think the program would have continued on a path of greatness. Not saying Carr was a bad coach. Carr did pilot the team to a NC. But IMO, Moeller would have done more than Carr di
Regardless, we'll never know. I
On the flip side, it could be that there were more "issues" to Moeller than we knew and that it was the best thing for him to step down.
With all that typed, the reality is that we are seeing Harbaugh in a situation where he needs to put together a competent team this year. Should this year end up like last year, NO ONE will be able to access this site due to bandwidth issues.
Remember an undefeated season (1992) under Moeller, when UM had three tied games?
(This was in response to post #23. BTW, that season ended with a Rose Bowl win.)
What if Harbaugh became the HC in 2007 instead of RR?
Gary was a much better X-O coach than Lloyd. He also was not at all risk averse.
Of course I would have phrased it:
What if one of the first petulant, idiotic Michigan fans had shown one ounce of respect and let a man eat a nice dinner with his family instead of trolling?
But I get your point.
Great thing is Moeller and Carr together for 5 or 6 more years would have had both offence and defence performing at a high level and by the time Moeller gets his chance in the NFL, Carr can pick up the torch and the RichRod mistake never happens.
One thing is for sure, it seems the fanbase often does more harm than good.
Gary Moeller earned a legendary reputation as a head coach of a very struggling team of that era which was University of Michigan. Establishing a great winning percentage like .758 is a record of him. Many students can maintain it as I visit studyclerk.com/pay-for-college-papers to pay for college papers that helped me to do so.