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That may be a fair assessment of Shaw.

What we know about Harbaugh is that he is a turnaround artist; the sample is large enough.  There is reason to wait before deciding he is significantly more than that.  And I say significantly; he clearly can coach, but I wouldn't be among those who say there are only two better coaches in college football.

Who else other then Saban and Meyer would you put above Harbaugh? He took one of the worst fbs teams and turned it into one of the best, and woke up a sleeping giant in Michigan. He recruits well, has interesting schematic wrinkles, and is a great talent evaluator (for coaches I mean, for recruits he seems to offer everyone good and see who sticks). The only thing he has yet to show is that he can sustain success over an extended period of time.

The only other coaches j could think to put ahead of him would be D'antonio, Sweeney, or Shaw, but any of those would be a tough sell.

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That may be a fair assessment of Shaw.

What we know about Harbaugh is that he is a turnaround artist; the sample is large enough.  There is reason to wait before deciding he is significantly more than that.  And I say significantly; he clearly can coach, but I wouldn't be among those who say there are only two better coaches in college football.

Who else other then Saban and Meyer would you put above Harbaugh? He took one of the worst fbs teams and turned it into one of the best, and woke up a sleeping giant in Michigan. He recruits well, has interesting schematic wrinkles, and is a great talent evaluator (for coaches I mean, for recruits he seems to offer everyone good and see who sticks). The only thing he has yet to show is that he can sustain success over an extended period of time.

The only other coaches j could think to put ahead of him would be D'antonio, Sweeney, or Shaw, but any of those would be a tough sell.