01-24-2019, 02:02 PM
(01-24-2019, 11:32 AM)murky Wrote: It often feels that critics fail to acknowledge that, by definition, a head coach can't focus on everything. He also isn't going to be great at everything.
I don't think Harbaugh could get the results he does without the crazy. It seems that the same single-minded fanaticism that drives him to succeed, also makes him a bit of a sociopath. When he's our guy, I don't see the value in picking at his warts. It's not going to make him better. He is who he is.
We can wish for somebody else, but when you exchange the bad, you also exchange the good.
Speaking of Harbaugh, Athlon has 2019's Michigan team at a pre-season #8 ranking, didn't rank Stanford but both Washington schools, Oregon and Utah made their Top 25:
https://athlonsports.com/college-footbal...kings-2019
Sporting news has Stanford at #21 and Michigan at #10:
http://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-foot...q91g458llh
SBNation has Michigan at #6, adds USC to Wash schools, Oregon and Utah, no Stanford in their Top 25:
https://www.sbnation.com/college-footbal...early-2019
NCAA.com has Stanford at #20, Michigan at #7:
https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/artic...season-top
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