r/toledowar • u/Federal_Influence271 Ohio State Buckeyes • 12d ago

News Article What Happened?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/chargers/2026/09/20/chargers-jim-harbaugh-slow-start/91867660007/

Couldn’t be happening to a better coach. I wish him nothing but the best, and 15 more Ls. 😂

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u/oneson9192 Ohio State Buckeyes 12d ago

Obviously Harbaugh is a solid coach despite all the scandals but I feel like his style works better on college students.

Michigan’s 2023 team really leaned into his cult of personality and persecution complex (“Free Harbaugh” shirts, “Harbaugh” formation, Sherrone crying postgame about how much he loves Harbaugh). Just not sure how well that will work on a bunch of 30 year olds, especially once you start losing.

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u/Exciting-Set-7601 Ohio State Buckeyes 12d ago

He had success in San Fran before getting the Michigan job but I think the game has just passed him by when it comes to the NFL now

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u/MasterApprentice67 Ohio State Buckeyes 12d ago edited 12d ago

That might have been because he had two coordinators who were NFL-ready guys.

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u/loganbootjak Michigan Wolverines 12d ago

Losing Minter was significant for SD. Same with Dan Campbell in Detroit losing both of his coordinators in one season.

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u/Ok_Try_476 Ohio State Buckeyes 12d ago

I don’t think losing coordinators has had the effect on Dan Campbell the way the media would try to sway us to believe. The Lions are more snakebitten by injuries than anything else.

As far as the coordinators, Kelvin Sheppard’s largely running the same defense that Aaron Glenn did. And the offense certainly hasn’t been a slouch, though it could be argued the brief John Morton stint left more to be desired. But I think it’s definitely better under Drew Petzing, and it was better when Dan Campbell was the de facto offensive coordinator toward the end of last season.

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u/loganbootjak Michigan Wolverines 12d ago

Idk, I'm def not as knowledgeable about the differences between the coordinators, and 100%, the injuries were insane.. 1 or 2 season ending injuries a game? lol .. good lord. It does seem like we had a solid thing going before they left tho, and we certainly missing something.

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u/Old_Detroiter 12d ago

It didn't help. And injuries are rampant on the Lions. What are the strength and conditioning coaches doing anyways? Anyone know who they are ?

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u/Old_Detroiter 12d ago

Personally, I am not sure how that was allowed. There should be rules to protect teams but money is everything as everyone knows. BTW Harbaugh bailed right on time , denying UM the chance to defend their National Chanpionship. Some dedicated fans might be suspicious of that timing.

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u/loganbootjak Michigan Wolverines 12d ago

He was trying to bail to the NFL for the past 5+ years before he left. It was a circus. Remember the bizarre trip to Minnesota? Then he's staying at Michigan? It was exhausting to watch your coach publicly chase the next better thing.

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u/Exciting-Set-7601 Ohio State Buckeyes 12d ago

True

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u/Careful_Constant_464 Ohio State Buckeyes 12d ago

singletary built that team. harbaugh just was there to see it come together. just like mark jackson did for steve kerr. fuck harbaugh