Want to know how difficult it is to win a national championship?
Due to the retirement of nick saban and jim harbaughdecision to retire michigan In the case of the Los Angeles Chargers, only three current head coaches have won the championship. georgia's kirby smart and Clemson's dabo swinney 2 each Mack Brown 1 and.
Want to know just how ephemeral the coaching landscape is in college football?
Just over three weeks after the College Football Playoff ended, three of the four coaches from those schools are no longer with us. Saban retired and Harbaugh returned to the NFL on Wednesday. Karen DeBoer took Alabama work and sole survivor texas coach Steve Sarkisian.
The only constant in life and sports, especially college football, is change. And now, Michigan State is experiencing one of the biggest moments in her program's history, which dates back to the late 1800s.
Harbaugh will go down as one of the greats.
He beat Alabama in the Rose Bowl and then showed some healthy banging, giving Ann Arbor a clear national championship. Washington to win the title.
The Michigan native won 77 percent of his games, going 37-3 over the past three seasons, leading the Wolverines to the playoffs twice and earning the biggest payday of his college coaching career. and polished it.
He was a winner wherever he went – 29-6 in San Diego. stanford They were promoted to a powerhouse team and had a 12-1 season in 2010, but never even came close to a losing season in Ann Arbor.Perhaps what matters most to some is that he won. Ohio It drove Buckeyes coaches, players and fans crazy for the third time in a row, so some crazy people called out the coach. Ryan Daywas fired after the November loss.
In four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, Harbaugh led the team to one Super Bowl (losing to his brother John) and two other NFC Championship Games.
The final stage of Harbaugh's coaching career could be spent chasing that elusive Super Bowl ring with the Los Angeles Chargers. They certainly have the skill to be in that conversation without a few more games. If Harbaugh can win a Super Bowl (and maybe even if he doesn't), he will go down as one of the greatest coaches of all time.
There's no question that Harbaugh is one of the best players. But he also left the University of Michigan with a complicated legacy and an uncertain future.
Two things can be true at the same time. The University of Michigan was arguably the best team in college football this season, and the sign-stealing allegations benefited the Wolverines.
At least one new employee was told by Mr. Harbaugh that he had no idea what the former employee was like. conor stallion It was a. We may never know for sure, but the NCAA investigation is ongoing. These discoveries could tarnish Harbaugh's memory in Ann Arbor, but his most loyal fans probably won't care too much unless it's egregious.
There's no need to relive the sign-stealing incident. Everyone except die-hard Michigan fans agree that knowing the opponent's signs and whispering in the ears of coaches on the sideline gave the Stallions an advantage. Since it happened, the NCAA will determine the penalty.
Players and recruits have been touting Sherrone Moore as a potential replacement for Harbaugh, even if she wasn't preordained. During Harbaugh's two three-game suspensions this season, Moore has been phenomenal, helping the Wolverines win some tough games.
But Moore is also only 37 years old, has only limited experience as a coordinator and has never led a program as a head coach. He may now be handed the keys to a Lamborghini.
It is believed in Ann Arbor that Moore will be named the next head coach at the University of Michigan, although other names will probably be mentioned as well.
One of Harbaugh's last memories at the University of Michigan will be holding up the national championship trophy, hugging his parents, hugging his younger brother who surprised him on the sideline, and helping the Wolverines win a title. It was a beautiful end to a phenomenal college coaching career.
But right now, Michigan has more questions than answers. Who will be your next coach? Can Moore maintain this level of winning? And how long before the Wolverines are sentenced to the NCAA guillotine over the sign-stealing mess?
As with everything in college football, things change quickly, from the coaching merry-go-round to the transfer portal to recruiting. It's really fast.