We can complain and rightfully so but I think it’s worse being a Michigan fan. They have a massive alumni base with huge resources at their disposal and they underwhelm year after year.
They have a weird infatuation with Harbaugh like they’re scared to lose him every year yet most of their fans have already said he’s not the guy.
Jim Harbaugh is the classic case of when hiring a former player/alumni goes wrong.
He’s been god awful against ranked opponents & has only beaten OH St & Mich St a combined 3 times out of 12 games, which means he rarely ever beats Michigans biggest rivals & usually loses whenever they play a ranked team...
But he’s a loud rah rah guy that can recruit pretty well & knows how to tug on the heartstrings of boosters & alumnus.
He’s had winning seasons but it’s mainly been all fools gold because they never beat the teams that matter in the B1G, they just stack up W’s vs teams like Northwestern, Nebraska, Purdue, Indiana etc.
That’s one of the downsides of hiring a beloved former player, he played at Mich back in the 80’s when they were still a viable team, he played under their legend Bo Schembechler & took them to the Rose Bowl in 87, so many of their fans & alumni are just too emotionally attached to him, they know he’s never going to win them the B1G or take them to the playoffs, but they’re too stuck in the 80’s to let him go...
A cautionary tale.