[msqueri]

Just had to state: [Very much enjoying the posts of OutsiderFan & BostonCard]:


Coach JimHarbaugh turned around StanfordFootball on all fronts [W-L, Getting to the Jan1 BCS OrangeBowl, Recruiting, etc], so lets look at a few of his characteristics , and see if any of the coaches being bandied about match those characteristics:

Not that this is the entire story, but:

(1).  Played in the NFL
(2).  Starred at a Major BigTime College Program [Michigan]
(3).  Enthusiasm Unknown to Mankind [EUTM]
(4).  Charismatic
(5).  Stated Slogan/Mission for Stanford Football was something like 'We will reclaim our rightful place atop CollegeFootball & Bow to no other program !'

[All these things make you a magnet for Blue Chip High School Recruits ...and a big part of success at CollegeFootball is Recruiting]

Do any of the names being bandied about, meet these 5 criteria ?

(Yes, I realize some College Football Coaches have had success without the above 5 characteristics, but were they able to take a 2win program to a BCS level; for example CoachShaw won a lot of games, but he didn't have to as a HeadCoach, Turn around a 2 win program into a 10 or 11 win program ...as CoachHarbaugh did).

Ever hear the phrase about catching lightning in a bottle twice? That’s what your approach sounds like. You’re making it seem like a certain resume/template (of which you left off BY FAR the most important part of Harbaugh’s, which was being a proven dominant head coach) can predict quality, rather than the more ineffable greatness that makes Harbaugh Harbaugh. Your post would point Stanford to Trent Dilfer. There are many coaches and many criteria for picking coaches that make a lot more sense than what you’re proposing.

[msqueri]

Just had to state: [Very much enjoying the posts of OutsiderFan & BostonCard]:


Coach JimHarbaugh turned around StanfordFootball on all fronts [W-L, Getting to the Jan1 BCS OrangeBowl, Recruiting, etc], so lets look at a few of his characteristics , and see if any of the coaches being bandied about match those characteristics:

Not that this is the entire story, but:

(1).  Played in the NFL
(2).  Starred at a Major BigTime College Program [Michigan]
(3).  Enthusiasm Unknown to Mankind [EUTM]
(4).  Charismatic
(5).  Stated Slogan/Mission for Stanford Football was something like 'We will reclaim our rightful place atop CollegeFootball & Bow to no other program !'

[All these things make you a magnet for Blue Chip High School Recruits ...and a big part of success at CollegeFootball is Recruiting]

Do any of the names being bandied about, meet these 5 criteria ?

(Yes, I realize some College Football Coaches have had success without the above 5 characteristics, but were they able to take a 2win program to a BCS level; for example CoachShaw won a lot of games, but he didn't have to as a HeadCoach, Turn around a 2 win program into a 10 or 11 win program ...as CoachHarbaugh did).

Ever hear the phrase about catching lightning in a bottle twice? That’s what your approach sounds like. You’re making it seem like a certain resume/template (of which you left off BY FAR the most important part of Harbaugh’s, which was being a proven dominant head coach) can predict quality, rather than the more ineffable greatness that makes Harbaugh Harbaugh. Your post would point Stanford to Trent Dilfer. There are many coaches and many criteria for picking coaches that make a lot more sense than what you’re proposing.