[JohnR34231]

i was genuinely surprised at how much his players dislike him.
was he like this at Stanford?

"he sticks to his (power-run) philosophy and it doesn't work here. he's just too stubborn."

I do not recall Harbaugh being well loved by his guys either.

Ditto Mike Montgomery. And, by contrast, the apparently lovable Paul Wiggin...

Montgomery was noted for his prickly personality, which probably carried over to his coaching. Never met Wiggin, but I always saw him described as the consummate gentleman, which led me to suspect that perhaps his problem was that he was too nice a guy and not demanding enough of his assistant coaches and players.

[JohnR34231]

i was genuinely surprised at how much his players dislike him.
was he like this at Stanford?

"he sticks to his (power-run) philosophy and it doesn't work here. he's just too stubborn."

I do not recall Harbaugh being well loved by his guys either.

Ditto Mike Montgomery. And, by contrast, the apparently lovable Paul Wiggin...

Montgomery was noted for his prickly personality, which probably carried over to his coaching. Never met Wiggin, but I always saw him described as the consummate gentleman, which led me to suspect that perhaps his problem was that he was too nice a guy and not demanding enough of his assistant coaches and players.