[2006alum]

I think there's some truth to this, but I also think it's hard to maintain EUTM on a sustained basis. Harbaugh has notably failed to clock more than half a decade at any of the places he's coached. And I also think EUTM can be GOO (grating on others), and over time, more and more grating. It's easy to ride a momentum wave of hunger and desire to prove oneself, and infinitely harder to maintain that hunger after seasons of continued success. That doesn't speak to Shaw's personality, which I agree is more mercurial and subdued, but I also think he probably is much, much easier to deal with for the administrators, the University higher ups, and the fans. Harbaugh is great at coming in a shaking things up, but every place he's been, he's either moved (SDSU and LSJU) on or shaken things until they got sick of the quakes (49ers). I'll be very curious to see if he stays at UM past 2020.

[2006alum]

I think there's some truth to this, but I also think it's hard to maintain EUTM on a sustained basis. Harbaugh has notably failed to clock more than half a decade at any of the places he's coached. And I also think EUTM can be GOO (grating on others), and over time, more and more grating. It's easy to ride a momentum wave of hunger and desire to prove oneself, and infinitely harder to maintain that hunger after seasons of continued success. That doesn't speak to Shaw's personality, which I agree is more mercurial and subdued, but I also think he probably is much, much easier to deal with for the administrators, the University higher ups, and the fans. Harbaugh is great at coming in a shaking things up, but every place he's been, he's either moved (SDSU and LSJU) on or shaken things until they got sick of the quakes (49ers). I'll be very curious to see if he stays at UM past 2020.