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Michigan fan wondering why some Head Coaches (e.g. Mike Leach) a very ordinary mind based on some Air Raid easily stopped offense get a pass from fans & media

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First it should have been UGA v Michigan + Washington v Ohio State if they REALLY wanted the 4 best ESPN messed up their own shenanigans; Second, Harbaugh at this point needs Alabama in the semis because you can't be a champ unless you beat a SEC team; Plus it helps his focus he closes the playbook + relaxes against the TCU types but will go all in on Saban; I don't how ANYONE can think Harbaugh, Moore, Minter, Ben Herbert & the entire team (except maybe Roman Wilson?) would fear Alabama; They fear no one! And Michigan has a month to convince Roman how to catch & stand-up in a big game; Go Blue-DetroitRoots
Seriously? "Would not surprise me at all if out of 4-10, no more than 2 end up top 10 at the end of the year.” The rule is if you take 6 teams out you got to put 6 teams in or your writing looks suspect; Also why should any of teams 4-10 be projected to lose more than 2 games? Of course any of the teams can fall apart but all 6? Is not the talent on Texas A&M and Clemson really below the top 3? This article counts on {rightly} no one at the end of the year revisiting this slander;
Mike Leach has the best PR in College Football Coaching History; The "Air Raid" has won nothing playoff-wise in Power 5; He has only won double digit games twice in 21 seasons; He has never won a solo conference championship; If he goes .500 in the SEC this year it will be a miracle; Being a goofball & media friendly covers up for the number players' college careers he has ruined pulling their scholarships; The NFL already was underpaying running backs but his offense makes sure running backs that could be drafted slide to free agent undrafted if they are lucky; Other people's Air Raid quarterbacks do VERY well in the NFL, but his quarterbacks are NFL journeymen; In 2023 he will be in the top 25 again no matter if he is 6-7 in 2022;
I will give Auburn full credit for beating Alabama. But we have to measure: how many times does Bama make the same mistakes they make against Auburn? Kick Six, 100 yard INTs, illegal procedure Never. Alabama no longer has the ability to make the Iron Bowl their Super Bowl where Auburn can circle the 4th week in November every year. Bama gives it "lip service" but the fact they are so sloppy proves they are already looking ahead. If they started playing this game at various times in the season, Alabama would not lose.
Auburn could beat Number 6 at number 6's home field
The article or in the KC Star mentioned if this is even within NCAA rules to pay a player not to play AND pay his mileage to move back to West VA. Les Miles has left a lot of destroyed young lives in his wake, yet he is still a "legend at the bank" with a KU 1,991,062.50 buyout and a LSU buyout of $1.5 million buyout after he had already collected $133,000 per month for about 2 years after he was fired! All contracts for ACTUALLY coaching, side deals, etc. down at the bank he is not "The Hat" he is "The Legend"
I cannot argue with Tide/Saban success. However, the year before Harbaugh came to Michigan they were giving away discount on tickets with Pop {soda for rest of country} purchases. Before the pandemic 2015-2019 Michigan had only lost at home to Spartans and Buckeyes. Before Harbaugh in 2014 they lost at home to the Golden Gophers and Maryland. Harbaugh under achieved on the Ohio State, Clemson and Alabama level, but factor in 3 NFC Championship games and 1 Super Bowl appearance and his Coaching resume is as good as any other Coach. Seriously let's see Debo coach the 49ers for 3 years, could he do that? Let's see if Urban Meyer even lasts 3 full seasons before he quits the Jags.
Harbaugh slander allows Finebaum and Mike Greenberg to feel better about themselves. Maybe SDS is just following the same formula?
You just named B1G West teams who avoid playing Ohio State on the road maybe every 3-4 years? Except in the B1G Championship when they ALWAYS lose, mostly from ahead. As for Indiana, let's see them in a normal year and then let's see them string together at least 3 years of 9 wins.
"Even the 5-star, can’t-miss prospect who began in the SEC didn’t develop into an NFL Draft pick under Harbaugh’s watch" So how many SEC teams were after this "can't miss prospect" at transfer time? That kid never played to his strength-field instincts except one long run against the Badgers and even on that he got caught from behind. But I digress, I am a Harbaugh fan, thought he would do better, surprised he is only 2-3 against the SEC. Questions: 1) Which B1G {or any other non-SEC team besides Clemson} has a better record against Florida, Alabama, South Carolina? 2) Ohio State: which NFL quarterback did they develop? Justin Fields is one, but will Haskins EVER be the second one? 3) Where is Wil Muschamp now? He made his bank account off Michigan turnovers; 4) The Herd is the master of moving on from bad takes by giving even more bad takes; 5) Too bad Harbaugh can't hide in the B1G West like the Badgers, Wildcats & Hawkeyes who are a combined 0-forever in the B1G Championship Game
First: "what could’ve been a unique and intriguing hire (Mike Leach)" Where has Mike Leach EVER sustained a winning program? His version of the air raid has been figured out because he still refuses to run the ball, adjust to the players he has or be accountable. Compare to OU that gets the best running backs, adjusts to it's QB's skill set & is trying to build a defense. Second: We need to get over "making the playoff" to judge what is good for a program. Developing a acceptable number of players for the NFL draws 4-5 stars and the Vols have the money, the facilities, all they need are the Coaches. Get to 8+ wins, get a major bowl, get to the point you can beat Georgia & Florida at home, stay on the field with Alabama, get to the SEC title game at least every 5 years. Let Ohio State, Alabama, Clemson go to playoff. Use that 1 SEC title every 5 years to win and get into the playoff. Vols play Alabama every year, so if they get there it would a second Tide game or a team good enough to beat the Tide. Get Tony Elliott from a winning culture who has developed every QB on his roster, give him 5 years and stay out of the way until Year 4 to either give him an extension for averaging 8+ wins, beating Georgia & Florida once each, NOT losing to Vandy, NOT losing at home to any non-Power 5 team, showing improvement vs. Tide or let him know the 5th year what he has to do to stay.
Harbaugh finally got what every Coach not named Debo and Nick wants: low expectations. 6 ranked B1G teams plus Golden Gophers, Spartans, Rutgers, Purdue & Cornhuskers will be "tough outs". I wonder who will take Harbaugh's place as National overreaction? Georgia? Florida? Texas A&M? Penn St?
"But it seems like someone on the inside was or is out to get Jeremy Pruitt." It would seem to me the program and by relation Pruitt the ACTUAL results of an investigation would be the determining factor, not having the investigation "leaked" early. Maybe Finebaum KNOWS somebody is out to get Pruitt, but he has to protect his sources with "fuzzy" language.
"Quit smoking those untaxed cigarettes and get a job. Really." My biggest laugh of 2021 so far!!!
A player in 2021 like Rocket is going to Alabama even to be 2nd string for 1-2 years cause he knows when they start they will get the deep ball and get to the NFL 1st round. The Irish wideouts lose NFL money because the quarterbacks are overrated with no arm & the Oline doesn't give the QB enough time to throw the long ball anyway. The Irish has a "legacy" OC who was every bit as overrated as a Irish QB just 7 years ago! Alabama rolls out 5 star OC's every year. If they want to be elite go find that Catholic 5 star big arm QB and raid Wisconsin for O linemen! Then the 4.3 wideouts will come!
Kelly Issues: He doesn't even pretend to care about human beings, he is a major college football program bot. At least Debo knows how to look like fun Dad Juice Box Coach; A student died when the video tower blew over and a student committed suicide after getting raped by his player, yet Kelly just kept it moving & none of that never comes up. No he isn't a bad football coach, he is a unfeeling football coach who needs to go to the NFL and get PAID HUGE to win & be a bot. Why stay in South Bend for 1-2 million a year when you already maxed out the talent AND you are ice cold? Go to the NFL where being cut throat is rewarded and getting the Jags to a Super Bowl {win or lose game} earns you another 3 year 27 million dollar contract on top of the 5 year 28 million they already gave you? I would say I don't like the guy but that doesn't matter, fact is he is a football coach not paid to feel, he is paid to win. {and try to keep the students alive for now on}.
"...Coach Mullen. I think you’re a great coach. I love you, but you’re going nowhere with that argument.” The HBC was making the point that Ohio State purposely didn't play Illinois, the Irish & Tigers were given free byes. That is 3 games where they could have come out unfocused, risked injury but they didn't have to worry about it. After Florida, Northwestern and the Irish all win it will good watching the media "love" 3 SEC teams in the playoffs. Add to, what is the Finebaum definition of Love?
Mike Leach as soon as the LSU victory shine wore off started threatening the running off of players. The problem isn't his lack of attention to team communication, the running game, defense or special teams. It is always the players and once he loses the next 26 SEC games maybe then the Bulldogs will make a change.