Dennis Dodd at CBS gives Beilein props while tossing some shade on JH.

Not surprised to see this was written by Dodd. He's been a Michigan hater for years.

Hard for me to disagree with the guy. The basketball team is in the Final Four with mostly middling recruits, but coached by a man who is clearly one of the best, most underrated coaches in the game. Michigan Hockey also happens to be in the Frozen Four with a first year head coach after several down years. They're getting results and winning big games. They're beating their rivals. They're each two games away from a national title. 

Harbaugh is not at that level right now. 1-5 against his rivals, and half of the offense (an area he's supposed to be an expert in) is a disaster. Close games don't mean shit. History remembers the final score. Yes there are some extenuating circumstances, but there are no more excuses as of next season. The talent is there, you have arguably the best DC in America, you have a man who's coached offensive lines that bulldozed Alabama en route to a national title, you have two five star QBs in the stable, everything you need to win right now. 

I don't care how hard the schedule is next year. The best teams go on the road and win. They don't shoot themselves in the foot week after week and beat themselves. I know Harbaugh can build a team that wins the big games. He's proven he can do it. But it's failed to come to fruition here so far. 

Here's to him making me look like a fool next Fall. 

Anything from Dennis Dodd should be on the no-fly list. He's a troll and a Michigan hater (specifically a Harbaugh hater).

Who is Danny Dodd?

CBS = SEC when it comes to football. Of course Dodd is going to talk shit about Harbaugh.

"If the school's two flagship coaches were a heartbeat, Beilein would be an even, constant line."

So, asystole?

When you don't have much creativity in your writing, you might as well get eyeballs with shitty takes.

Beilein is great.  So is Harbaugh.  So is Mel, Hutchm, etc.  It is an embarrassment of riches at UM right now.

"Here's a terrible article.  Let's all make sure to give the author pageviews."

Basically this was a article designed to take a cheap shot at Jim Harbaugh...Cant just stick to basketball...HAD to take a shot at Harbaugh so whats his real motivation??   

on UMhoops of Beilein talking to reporters outside the lockerroom after the FSU win in which he discloses a certain nugget about his motivation for coaching and playing down the ultimate goal of reaching the Final Four as a means to a coaching end.

I believe him when he says that he got into college basketball coaching to become a teacher, not win championships. It's a subtle comment he makes at the end of this interview. If others were asked how they feel as this new opportunity for a chance to climb and reach the pinnacle career goal of their sport, I would suspect that most would respond as Beilein does.

But most would not say they got into coaching soley to help others through teaching, which Beilein makes clear at the end of this spontaneous question and answer session. The point is made interestingly in the final question as  he lingers to respond to a question after a spokesman has indicated interview time is up.

If you look at John Beilein's contract and the rewards for winning at each tournament level, you will see the number doesn't go up, it remains constant at $25K, which, to me, only supports the idea that winning while certainly important, isn't the end-all desire for this coach because he never looked to get more for achieving more, even as the expectations and stakes for success rise.

When I look at Jim Harbaugh, I consider him a winner, and certainly cut from a different cloth than Coach Beilein, but no less committed to the same teaching and leadership goals that we know are the foundation of every program at this university. Coach Harbaugh has done everything to improve the future of his program except win at a level we all expect he is driving toward.

Winning big is a major process. Bigger still when you are expected to do it and don't achieve it right away. Coach Beiein has his own style and so does Coach Harbaugh. I feel pretty blessed that we have both right now leading our basketball and football programs.  They are Michigan men first and foremost, committed to doing it the righ way, doing more while saying less about the arduous procees of teaching and learning how to win.