[2006alum]

I'm not sure I think coaching at Michigan and coaching at Alabama, FSU, or Clemson are the same thing - Michigan has a 20% out-of-state acceptance rate; Alabama has a 54% acceptance rate, Florida State has a 49% acceptance rate, and Clemson has a 47% acceptance rate - all with what I'm sure are far, far less competitive applicant pools. Michigan is a top 25 undergrad and has similar (though not as extreme) recruiting hurdles as Berkeley in terms of getting players admitted. Harbaugh may not be recruiting with one hand tied behind his back the way Shaw is, but he's at least missing a finger or two. That might not justify pay equal to Meyer, Swinney, or Fisher, but Harbaugh has a tougher job than any of those three, IMHO, because he has to recruit among a smaller pool and then do more to ensure his players maintain academic eligibility once they're in.

[2006alum]

I'm not sure I think coaching at Michigan and coaching at Alabama, FSU, or Clemson are the same thing - Michigan has a 20% out-of-state acceptance rate; Alabama has a 54% acceptance rate, Florida State has a 49% acceptance rate, and Clemson has a 47% acceptance rate - all with what I'm sure are far, far less competitive applicant pools. Michigan is a top 25 undergrad and has similar (though not as extreme) recruiting hurdles as Berkeley in terms of getting players admitted. Harbaugh may not be recruiting with one hand tied behind his back the way Shaw is, but he's at least missing a finger or two. That might not justify pay equal to Meyer, Swinney, or Fisher, but Harbaugh has a tougher job than any of those three, IMHO, because he has to recruit among a smaller pool and then do more to ensure his players maintain academic eligibility once they're in.