Time to head back to the NFL, Jimbo. Your schtick isn't working at Michigan.
I see a mutual parting of the ways at the end of the season. The only thing that might save him is a win over the Buckeyes, and that is unlikely. By the football program standards I'm sure Michigan desires, Harbaugh has failed. There will be several NFL jobs open in early January and I would expect Harbaugh to take one with Michigan's full blessing...as they kick him out the door.
Who's next in Ann Arbor? No, not Urban. I see the following possibilities (in no particular order):
Matt Campbell, Iowa State
Luke Fickell, Cincinnati
Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
PJ Fleck, Minnesota
David Shaw, Stanford
Bob Stoops will be mentioned. I would try Chris Peterson if I were Michigan.
Others who could be mentioned include Jim McElwain (Central Michigan), Mike Stoops (Kentucky), Greg Schiano (Rutgers)
If it were me I would go with Fickell. Not flashy, wins, great recruiter, knows the B1G and understands the rivalry.
I see a mutual parting of the ways at the end of the season. The only thing that might save him is a win over the Buckeyes, and that is unlikely. By the football program standards I'm sure Michigan desires, Harbaugh has failed. There will be several NFL jobs open in early January and I would expect Harbaugh to take one with Michigan's full blessing...as they kick him out the door.
Who's next in Ann Arbor? No, not Urban. I see the following possibilities (in no particular order):
Matt Campbell, Iowa State
Luke Fickell, Cincinnati
Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
PJ Fleck, Minnesota
David Shaw, Stanford
Bob Stoops will be mentioned. I would try Chris Peterson if I were Michigan.
Others who could be mentioned include Jim McElwain (Central Michigan), Mike Stoops (Kentucky), Greg Schiano (Rutgers)
If it were me I would go with Fickell. Not flashy, wins, great recruiter, knows the B1G and understands the rivalry.
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