Ignoring his sideline behavior from the other thread, I truly don't understand the love for the guy as a coach. He had ONE good year as a FBS head coach at Stanford and that was with Andrew Luck as his quarterback. Here is his career stats vs. some other notable coaches in the B1G.
Jim Harbaugh
FBS record as head coach: 30-22
54% winning percentage
1-1 in bowl games (1 win was a BCS game)
0 conference championships
Mike Riley
FBS record as head coach: 94-81
52% winning percentage
6-2 in bowl games (No BCS bowls)
0 conference championships
Jerry Kill
FBS record as head coach: 49-43
53% winning percentage
0-5 in bowl games
0 conference championships
Pat Fitzgerald
FBS record as a head coach: 62-53
54% winning percentage
1-4 in bowl games (No BCS bowls)
0 conference championships
Here is my favorite comparison to Jim Harbaugh:
Brady Hoke
FBS record as a head coach: 78-70
53% winning percentage
2-3 in bowl games (1 win was a BCS game)
1 conference championship
Can people please stop acting like Harbaugh is the second coming of Bear Bryant. It's not that I don't think Harbaugh can be successful, I am just really tired of people acting like his success at Michigan is a foregone conclusion. I think Riley, Kill, and Fitzgerald can be successful too under the right circumstances and none of them are viewed with the universal praise that has followed Harbaugh to Ann Arbor. I just don't get it.
Jim Harbaugh
FBS record as head coach: 30-22
54% winning percentage
1-1 in bowl games (1 win was a BCS game)
0 conference championships
Mike Riley
FBS record as head coach: 94-81
52% winning percentage
6-2 in bowl games (No BCS bowls)
0 conference championships
Jerry Kill
FBS record as head coach: 49-43
53% winning percentage
0-5 in bowl games
0 conference championships
Pat Fitzgerald
FBS record as a head coach: 62-53
54% winning percentage
1-4 in bowl games (No BCS bowls)
0 conference championships
Here is my favorite comparison to Jim Harbaugh:
Brady Hoke
FBS record as a head coach: 78-70
53% winning percentage
2-3 in bowl games (1 win was a BCS game)
1 conference championship
Can people please stop acting like Harbaugh is the second coming of Bear Bryant. It's not that I don't think Harbaugh can be successful, I am just really tired of people acting like his success at Michigan is a foregone conclusion. I think Riley, Kill, and Fitzgerald can be successful too under the right circumstances and none of them are viewed with the universal praise that has followed Harbaugh to Ann Arbor. I just don't get it.