Harbaugh would eventually wind up in the NFL, but if the Canes could get a solid 3-4 years out of a proven winner, it’d keep the program on track for the next guy as Miami would become more than ‘relevant’ in the process. Harbaugh is forty-six years old and interviewed for the New York Jets head coaching position in January 2009 and is said to have NFL aspirations, but with a NFL lockout potentially looming and Rodriguez still at Michigan for the rest of 2010 – and possibly longer – Hocutt should go at Harbaugh with the same vengeance Miami went at Gruden. (It marks the first 11-win season in Stanford’s history.) 2 Southern Cal as a 41-point underdog let people know that Harbaugh was for real.Ī 5-7 run year two and 8-5 campaign year three have been followed up by an 11-1 season year four, with the lone loss coming on the road, to current No. Year one with the Cardinal, a 4-8 run though an upset of No. Harbaugh cut his teeth at the University of San Diego between 20, going 22-2 his final two seasons before Stanford came calling. A Pac-10 program with high academic standards, he’s done the exact opposite as Shannon by getting the most out of lesser players, while improving his win total annually and going next-level year four, instead of backsliding and imploding. What Harbaugh has done at Stanford the past four seasons has been nothing short of amazing. If Gruden was 1A for namesake, reputation, hype and instant credibility, Harbaugh is 1B for much of the same, as well as proven success at the collegiate level. That said, if I’m Hocutt I would’ve booked a flight direct from Tampa to the Bay Area to track down Harbaugh in Palo Alto.
Same with his alma mater if Michigan decides to fire Rich Rodriguez after the bowl game. Jim Harbaugh : Head Coach, Stanford Cardinal : Yes the NFL will most likely come calling next year with Dallas, San Francisco, Carolina, Minnesota and some others looking for replacements. That said, time to explore and here are some thoughts on these potential candidates: No idea who athletic director Kirby Hocutt is or isn’t targeting and clueless as to how these coaches would respond if Miami wanted them on board. Look at Miami’s “Decade of Dominance” where no coach stayed longer than six years. Some of these guys might be long timers, while others would see Miami as a stepping stone to the NFL, which is par for the course. Some are legit candidates, others are pipe dreams and a few are just some standards names that come up during times like these. Win and you’re atop the college football world, with the NFL knocking at your door but it all starts with that first initial step.īelow are some names. It takes a special breed to want to take on the challenge of succeeding at ‘The U’, but make no mistake – do so and you’ll be revered in Coral Gables, which coaching opportunities on every level will be available when you’re ready to move on.īutch Davis may have had a string of nine-win seasons, with a 5-6 pitfall in the midst of probation, but one 11-1 run in year six and the Cleveland Browns came calling with big time money – a few years after fans flew a “From champs to chumps, thanks Butch” banner over the Orange Bowl. So much more going on than that simple mindset that “we are The U” and any coach in any conference at just about any school should want to leave their current position for what Miami fans deem the pinnacle of college football.ĮSPN analyst Mark May was way off when stating that the University of Miami head coaching position is less than desirable and that fans need to kilter expectations regarding their perception of the program.
Does a west coast guy want to come to Miami? Does a coach’s wife want to relocate to South Florida? Are there kids involved? If so, what are the ages as it’s harder to uproot high school aged kids than it is preschool.
Some are quick say a certain coach turned a program down, but was he ever truly in the running and was he ever offered? Always a misconception and something the media (or rival coaches) can spin.Īnother misconception, prestige of one program versus another, without taking intangibles into consideration. Several names have been thrown around, though there’s a big difference between a legit candidate and just another name. With Jon Gruden out of the mix and Randy Shannon in the rearview, the Miami Hurricanes continue their search for a new head coach.
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