My Top 5 Candidates to lead Michigan back to football glory. By Jon Jahr #1, Jim Harbaugh Head Coach San Francisco 49ers, While Harbaugh has not coached at the collegiate level since 2010 he has shown a huge drive and ability to win at both the collegiate level and professional level. While coaching at Stanford University he accumulated an 87-33 record at the college level having won the 2011 Orange bowl before going to the 49ers. During his 4 seasons with the 49ers he has garnered a 43-16 record including Superbowl appearance. #2, Les Miles Head Coach Louisiana State University Tigers, Despite the fact that Coach Miles win-loss record started at a sluggish 28-21 at Oklahoma State, He led the Cowboys to 3 straight bowl games. In 2005 he took over an LSU program after Coach Nick Saban left for a brief stint with the NFLs Miami Dolphins. winning the 2005 Peach bowl against the Miami Hurricanes. In 2007 he led the Tigers to the top of the college football mountain by defeating Michigans arch-rivals The Ohio State University Buckeyes 38-24 for Bowl Championship Series National Championship. Coach Miles has shown the ability to keep his teams at or near the top 25 % of college teams even returning to the National Title Game in 2011. A protege of the late legend Bo Schembechler and Michigan Graduate Coach Miles has a thorough knowledge of B1GTEN country and what it takes to succeed there and exemplifies what a Michigan man is Honest, Hardworking and of Strong Moral Character, Though it may take some convincing for Lloyd Carr to let him back on campus Lol. #3, Nick Saban Head Coach Alabama Crimson Tide, Coach Sabans career as a Head Coach took off in East Lansing with in state rival Michigan State University where he slowly rebuilt a fledgling Spartan squad still recovering from NCAA sanctions. His reign over College ball began slowly with records of 6-5,6-6,7-5, and 6-6 in each of his first four seasons, However in 1999 he left East Lansing for Baton Rouge after guiding MSU to 9-2 record and a birth in the Citrus Bowl which they won. In 2003 his LSU Tigers reached the top of the College Football mountain with a 21-14 win over Bob Stoopss Oklahoma Sooners in the Sugar Bowl for a National title, A feat he would achieve 3 more times with Alabama. Inbetween 04 and 07 Saban would take a short break from College to coach the NFLs Miami Dolphins during which time he led the Dolphins to a rare playoff appearance, #4, Gary Patterson, Head Coach Texas Christian University Horned Frogs, A Coach such as this comes along maybe once in a lifetime. Since 2000 Coach Patterson has led the Horned Frogs and always amazed the College football world. Despite have 2 losing records after moving up from the Mountain West Conference to The BIG 12 Coach Patterson has kept his men eating with the Big Dawgs so to speak even becoming the first non automatic BCS qualifying team to win the Rose bowl against B1GTEN rival the Wisconsin Badgers. Patterson has also learned recruiting tactics from best friend and Minnesota Head Coach Jerry Kill who befriended him during their time as assistants under Dennis Franchione. #5, John Harbaugh, Head Coach Baltimore Ravens, While he has no College Coaching experience to call his own Coach Harbaugh whos previously mentioned brother Jim played at Michigan and dad coached there under Bo Schembechler has a real working knowledge of the game and a record to prove it. As a Coach he has never had a losing season as well as having beaten his little bro in the Superbowl. Having served as an assistant at Western Michigan University and Indiana University he has some knowledge of B1GTEN Country.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 06:46:31 +0000
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