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Harbaugh wasn't a Super Bowl calibre coach. He had EUTM. Players bought in and played their asses off. Add a few great assistant coaches and it worked amazingly well. Harbaugh was not afraid to surround himself with coaches better than he was, and change out those who weren't. . . .

I must be mistaken, I thought Harbaugh went to Super Bowl XLVII and coached against Ravens and his brother.

He became the first NFL coach to go to the NFC championship game in each of his first three seasons, then was fired after he went 49-22 in the NFL regular season, then 5-3 post-season. 

That's the kind of coach Stanford football needs to turn it around.

I didn't make my point well enough. Harbaugh certainly wasn't a Super Bowl calibre coach in 2007. That said, he was exactly the right guy at the right time for Stanford, and later again for the 49ers. Harbaugh didn't scheme his way to success, he surrounded himself with those who could and gave them the support and enthusiasm to implement it. He set the tone and culture. He's a great CEO of a football team. . . .

And yes, we need someone like him again, someone with passion and enthusiasm to set a tone and culture for success.

[cardcrimson]

Harbaugh wasn't a Super Bowl calibre coach. He had EUTM. Players bought in and played their asses off. Add a few great assistant coaches and it worked amazingly well. Harbaugh was not afraid to surround himself with coaches better than he was, and change out those who weren't. . . .

I must be mistaken, I thought Harbaugh went to Super Bowl XLVII and coached against Ravens and his brother.

He became the first NFL coach to go to the NFC championship game in each of his first three seasons, then was fired after he went 49-22 in the NFL regular season, then 5-3 post-season. 

That's the kind of coach Stanford football needs to turn it around.

I didn't make my point well enough. Harbaugh certainly wasn't a Super Bowl calibre coach in 2007. That said, he was exactly the right guy at the right time for Stanford, and later again for the 49ers. Harbaugh didn't scheme his way to success, he surrounded himself with those who could and gave them the support and enthusiasm to implement it. He set the tone and culture. He's a great CEO of a football team. . . .

And yes, we need someone like him again, someone with passion and enthusiasm to set a tone and culture for success.