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Harbaugh did an amazing coaching job this year. Yes, he had several things go his way, but as tonight makes clear, he really didn't have the horses. The fact he won the B1G this year was a tribute to his courage and his decision making. It also says a lot about his leadership that his guys didn't bail on him after a horrendous 2020 year.
Next year is going to be a real challenge for Michigan. Expectations are now raised all out of proportion to what they actually have. They lose a ton of talent on defense. Offense wasn't all that great as it was. JH has his work cut out. Fun to watch what happens. Anything, great or horrible, is possible IMHO.

Finally got a conference title and beat tOSU, so after a few days they will realize that's not all that bad.  A good season, but not a great season.

I understand your point but IMHO it was a great season given the year before and the talent they had. On paper, they were probably the fourth best team in the B1G East, (and that is giving Michigan the benefit of the doubt as I have noted before). To do what they did and accomplish what they accomplished under those circumstances was amazing.

Michigan should now be able to get more recruits from the Great Lakes region, but the Michigan weather will remain a big negative for those from the SEC footprint (now including Texas). 

Harbaugh still only has one CFP/NY6 bowl win (with Luck) and is only 2-6 in bowl games.    That bowl record is a bit troubling for a guy that hopes to remain the coach of the winningest program in college football.

It also doesn't help that he gets lots of guys who are highly rated but just don't deliver on their ratings (sounding like another program we know perhaps?). JH has been trying to get faster for years and it just hasn't worked. This year he was able to fall back on being a more physical team than his opponents, but in most years against tOSU that won't work, as JH is well aware. So next year does he go back to plan A of "speed in space" or does he stay with being more physical? If he goes more physical, can his defense stand up well enough to make it work? Fun to watch.

[Goose]

Harbaugh did an amazing coaching job this year. Yes, he had several things go his way, but as tonight makes clear, he really didn't have the horses. The fact he won the B1G this year was a tribute to his courage and his decision making. It also says a lot about his leadership that his guys didn't bail on him after a horrendous 2020 year.
Next year is going to be a real challenge for Michigan. Expectations are now raised all out of proportion to what they actually have. They lose a ton of talent on defense. Offense wasn't all that great as it was. JH has his work cut out. Fun to watch what happens. Anything, great or horrible, is possible IMHO.

Finally got a conference title and beat tOSU, so after a few days they will realize that's not all that bad.  A good season, but not a great season.

I understand your point but IMHO it was a great season given the year before and the talent they had. On paper, they were probably the fourth best team in the B1G East, (and that is giving Michigan the benefit of the doubt as I have noted before). To do what they did and accomplish what they accomplished under those circumstances was amazing.

Michigan should now be able to get more recruits from the Great Lakes region, but the Michigan weather will remain a big negative for those from the SEC footprint (now including Texas). 

Harbaugh still only has one CFP/NY6 bowl win (with Luck) and is only 2-6 in bowl games.    That bowl record is a bit troubling for a guy that hopes to remain the coach of the winningest program in college football.

It also doesn't help that he gets lots of guys who are highly rated but just don't deliver on their ratings (sounding like another program we know perhaps?). JH has been trying to get faster for years and it just hasn't worked. This year he was able to fall back on being a more physical team than his opponents, but in most years against tOSU that won't work, as JH is well aware. So next year does he go back to plan A of "speed in space" or does he stay with being more physical? If he goes more physical, can his defense stand up well enough to make it work? Fun to watch.