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Stanford's continued success post Harbaugh- does it mitigate what he did there?

Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:52 pm
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
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Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:52 pm
Does Stanford's ability to maintain quality, winning play post 2010/2011 undermine the notion that harbaugh was the key to turning around the program?

One could argue that he came in right when the program for some reason was going to take off and become good. In other words, he was just along for the ride, a ride that hasn't stopped yet

Or does their success since he left make his work there look even better? He so thoroughly changed the culture there that it survived and thrived after him.

I don't know the answer
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
115958 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:53 pm to
Did LSU's continued "success" under Miles mitigate what Saban did there?

No.

Harbaugh built that program back up.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
110887 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:56 pm to
Not sure of the answer to the OP, but Harbaugh is certainly overrated, if that helps.
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:56 pm to
Stanford's 5 years before Harbaugh got there:

2-9
4-7
4-7
5-6
1-11


Hell no it doesn't "mitigate" what he did there.
Posted by lsu711
Member since Sep 2003
13049 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:58 pm to
Harbaugh is a great example of why Dabo should stay at Clemson.
Posted by boston vol
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Member since Sep 2015
5580 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:58 pm to
quote:

I don't know the answer


The answer is easy, no.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
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Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:58 pm to
if anything it strengthens his legacy b/c he established an identity/philosophy that they continue to use

invest in the lines (Which is difficult for Stanford, esp on the DL)

pro style offense. disciplined D that sets the edge

try to get 1 gadget player

use the shite out of the TE
Posted by TigerNlc
Chocolate City
Member since Jun 2006
32495 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:59 pm to
Does the 49ers suckage pre and post Harbaugh validate him to be a good coach?
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
110887 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:07 pm to
quote:

Does the 49ers suckage pre and post Harbaugh validate him to be a good coach?

Yea, that's kinda my issue with the thinking either way.

You can't really say a team going to shite after one leaves is proof that he's good AND also say a team remaining at the same level after a coach leaves as also proof that he's a good coach.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35532 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:10 pm to
quote:

undermine the notion that harbaugh was the key to turning around the program?


Uhhh...then who was the key to turning around that program? If not the HC at the time? From 1-10 to 12-1?

Some mystical rock they found under Leland's grave?
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31143 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:11 pm to
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HailHailtoMichigan!


What are your thoughts on him at Michigan right now? All the other UM grads in the group I spend time with still love him and his antics, love his recruiting, and credit him with turning the program around after some poor hires. There is acknowledgment though, that he needs to start beating his rivals.

quote:

"Well aware of what the record is,” Harbaugh said Monday. “Against Michigan State and Ohio State we’re 1-4. The record against all other opponents is 23-3.”


That record is very likely to be 1-5 at the end of this season.
This post was edited on 10/16/17 at 3:12 pm
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
115958 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:15 pm to
quote:

You can't really say a team going to shite after one leaves is proof that he's good AND also say a team remaining at the same level after a coach leaves as also proof that he's a good coach.




Of course you can, because every situation is different.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
110887 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:18 pm to
quote:

Of course you can, because every situation is different.

Then people will just use the "evidence" to fit whatever narrative they already have about that coach.

That's pretty lame.
Posted by rocket31
Member since Jan 2008
41819 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:18 pm to
quote:

invest in the lines (Which is difficult for Stanford, esp on the DL)

pro style offense. disciplined D that sets the edge

try to get 1 gadget player

use the shite out of the TE

so...those are the reasons Stanford's was successful and not Andrew Luck?

Too funny.

Put Luck on Michigan this year and they are competing for titles. Without a Luck, they are set to finish 3rd in the BigTen East once again

Michigan has good lines, good TEs, more than one gadget player, but they dont have a QB.
This post was edited on 10/16/17 at 3:20 pm
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
39584 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:23 pm to
quote:

Harbaugh is a great example of why Dabo should stay at Clemson.


Being a play away from being a Super Bowl Champion?
Posted by RLDSC FAN
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Member since Nov 2008
51630 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:25 pm to
Are you starting to melt dude?
quote:

One could argue that he came in right when the program for some reason was going to take off and become good. In other words, he was just along for the ride, a ride that hasn't stopped yet


Wait what??
Posted by rocket31
Member since Jan 2008
41819 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:29 pm to
quote:

That record is very likely to be 1-5 at the end of this season.


David Shaw also did better than Harbaugh at Stanford.

Without Luck, Harbaugh was 9-16
With Luck, 20-6

Shaw also actually won a conference championship. Harbaugh, nope.

Harbaughs entire college legacy is fake news and there are several data points proving as much.

He only had ONE good year at Stanford where he won more than 8 games but we have dopes in here saying he changed the identity of the program. Just lol

4-8
5-7
8-5
12-1

then he bolts as soon as Luck is drafted. Def a program changer
This post was edited on 10/16/17 at 3:37 pm
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
110887 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:30 pm to
quote:

Wait what??

In fairness, that statement isn't THAT crazy. He had 2 losing seasons, then 2 winning seasons that coincided with having Luck at QB.

Now of course, he should get credit for getting Luck, but he was still pretty fortunate in that regard IMO.

Not sure I'd 100% agree with him just being along for the ride, but I think he also had a good amount of luck too...pun intended.
Posted by rocket31
Member since Jan 2008
41819 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:38 pm to
quote:

Now of course, he should get credit for getting Luck, but he was still pretty fortunate in that regard IMO.


people love to underestimate the difference-making abiity of the QB in college football

Luck was the consensus #1 pick two years in a row but Stanfords success was because of a good TE and a gadget player. Not sure if serious
This post was edited on 10/16/17 at 3:38 pm
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
57490 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 3:40 pm to
ITs easier to keep a successful program successful than turn a horrible program into a successful one. Think about it from a recruiting standpoint, recruits want to play for winners
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