CC: Per the Podcast....who is your Top 7?

I think it will be Graham. A nice solid upgrade who could really thrive with all our resources. Kind of like an early Carr.

Can someone please explain to me why John Harbaugh would be wise? Is there any evidence that suggests he would be a better coach at the college level than other, more likely candidates?

My list:

1. JIM HARBAUGH

2. Mullen

3. Mark Stoops

4. Tom Herman

5. Patterson

6. Gundy

7. Peterson

John

Les

Mullen

 

Herman/Narduzzi as reaches

 

1. Jim H
2. John H
3. Gary Patterson
4. Dan Mullen
5. Mark Stoops
6. Someone mgobloggers haven't thought of yet. Tho everyone has been mentioned

DITKA!!!!

1. God
2. Darth vader
3 Paul Bunyan
4. Denzel Washington
5. Kate upton
6. Charlie Brown
7. Satan

1. Jim Harbaugh

2. Dan Mullen

3. David Shaw

4. Mark Stoops

5. Jim McElwain

6. Butch Jones

7. Tom Herman

 

HM: Teryl Austin, John Harbaugh, Al Golden

This is fun

1. Jim H
2. Dan Mullen
3. Mark Stoops
4. Tom Herman
5. Butch Jones
6. Greg Schiano
7. Nuss?

I'd be happy with anyone in my top 6. Maybe even Nuss

if they hire Austin, I'm out.

With some reasoning:

1. Jim H - no reasoning needed.

2. Les Miles - we need a big name hire to change the negative dialogue surrounding our program. Nice bonus would be all of the "coming home" stories. Proven winner in the hardest conference, awesome defenses and produced a good coaching tree.

3. John H - I know that some have said that he lacks college HC experience, but how often do you get a chance to take a relatively young, recent Super Bowl winning HC? The guy would have instant credibility with any top recruit.

4. Herman (OSU OC) - has a nice track record, gets rave development reviews from players, great recruiter and would absolutely reinvigorate the best former rivalry I sports (former because it isn't really a rivalry when one team never wins). I like this hire a lot.

5. Mullen - flavor of the season, has done well ina strong conference, but his track record is weak

6. RichRod - I openly pined for his firing since the start of 2010, but I can admit when I am wrong. Has strong michigan ties, having been the head coach here before.

7. Meh - list gets pretty weak after this.

Behind Jim. H, John H and Mullen. I think Les Miles may be our best bet to actually want to coach Michigan now!  Miles will lose another road game or two and finish 2nd or 3rd in the SEC west. I think Miles is sick of how tough of a conference the SEC has become. He's looking at the B1G and saying to himself, easy pickings, easy pickings!!!! I can finish 1st in this poor mans conference!

Eventually, I think Jim H. will be our coach but I think he will try with other teams in the NFL before heading to Michigan. It would work out well. Miles will build up the program, win a 3 or 4 B1G titles and get into the playoffs a few times before he retires at age 66 or 67, then Jim Harbaugh will come in and coach his final 10 to 15 years at Michigan.

Jim, Dan, John, Les, Mark, Gary, Mike.

Jim, Dan, John, Gruden, Jimmy Johns, myself, a tree, a candy buckeye, a tent stake, a blimpy burger, your mom, and Belein.

My order of preference, their attainability is debateable.

1a) Jim H

1b) Dan Mullen-I seriously think he is a near perfect fit 9.9/10 if Harbaugh is a 10

3) John H

4) Bronco Mendenhall

5) Mark Stoops

6) Tom Herman

7) Les Miles

I had forgotten about him as a candidate, but Kyle Whittingham would be a great choice if they can't get anyone named Mullen or Harbaugh.  Utah is a difficult place to recruit, but they still managed to beat UCLA and USC and are sitting at 6-1.

Here are my seven:

Dan Mullen

John H

Jim H

Gary Patterson

Kyle Whittingham

Kevin Sumlin

Todd Graham

Sorry, track record of success as HC required.  

 

Harbaugh or bust.

I want Jim Harbaugh and have a gut feeling he would come if offered the job.

Jamie Morris also mentioned Teryl Austin, but I'm not sure I want another defensive coach especially with the way our offense has sucked.

1. Jim Harbaugh

2. Mullen

3. A Zingerman's sandwich (preferably the Ruben)

4. Drunk btb at 4am (its just not the same sober)

5. Les Miles

6. John Beilein

7. Literally anyone but Hoke

1)  Harbaugh or a Hurricane named Harbaugh

2)  Gary Patterson (The only guy I can come up with who is defensively rigid but offensively flexible, which I believe to be key for a successful hire for us)

3)  Gus Malzahn (Even more of a unicorn than Harbaughs, cultural misfit, seems like a Southern man through and through, maybe an Auburn lifer,  but I DON'T CARE)

4) Dan Mullen (If Florida comes open we are done here)

5) Les.  Would be worth it for the press conferences alone.

6)  Todd Graham (Seems like a douche but he has a good eye for OC/DC talent and I think we need an asshole)

7)  I'll lump all my little school guys and wildcards in here starting with Craig Bohl, Stitt (just because), Doc Holliday (Marshall is ranked!), Bronco Mendenhall, Izzy Mendelbaum, Bull Cyclone, John Wayne, Ditka vs. God the game is golf, a ham sandwich, the kitchen sink, The poster of Humphrey Bogart at Rick's, Lloyd "Bill Snyder" Carr, the lady that used to yell at you at Blimpie Burger, etc.

1a. Jim Harbaugh

1b. John Harbaugh 

2. Les Miles

3. Dan Mullen

4. Scott Frost

5. Tom Herman 

6. Sonny Dykes 

No more! 

Coach B I bet he can coach football

Teryl Austin...period....full stop. He could come here, it is realistic to believe he would and he has deep ties to the university. He's also a great coach and it's realistic to believe we would get him.

1 Harbaugh (either one)

2 Jon Gruden

3 Ditka

4 Bob Stitt

5 Zombie Vince Lombardi

6 That guy who never punts

7  Tressel

8   me

9  Any other member of the Harbaugh family, pets included

10. the head coach of that all-monsters team from the mid 2000's PS2 football video game, I could never beat them.