It was a message being sent without paying the ultimate price of losing his job, but it seems as though Harbaugh has taken it to heart, hiring a younger coaching staff and changing how the Wolverine program treats the rivalry game against Ohio State. the Michigan brass significantly restructured the new contract of Harbaugh, significantly downgrading his salary and buyout. However, instead of going in a different direction. Harbaugh has coached the Wolverines to 0-5 against OSU during his tenure, and the lack of success against his rivals led to some loud calls for a change to be made.
It has resulted in the Buckeyes winning 15 of the last 16 matchups and frankly, resetting expectations and a level of tolerance up at Michigan that has really never been seen.Įven though Jim Harbaugh was brought in to swing the pendulum the other way, it hasn’t happened so far. Over the last couple of decades, Jim Tressel, then Urban Meyer, and now Ryan Day, have embraced the rivalry and work on it year-round in some way, shape, or form. That is, of course, nothing new from the OSU sideline. There’s no doubt there is an increased amount of energy and focus placed on one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports.
If you’ve been following anything coming out of Ann Arbor this season, you’ve probably noticed a bit of a change in how the Michigan coaches and players are treating The Game vs.
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