Tiki Barber and Brandon Tierney: Jim Harbaugh Has Failed at Michigan
Jim Harbaugh is facing a ton of scrutiny this week after his heavily-favored Michigan squad fell at home to rival Michigan State 27-24 on Saturday. Such a disappointing loss would be trouble for any head coach, but Harbaugh makes around $8 million a year and was supposed to return Michigan to national prominence when he arrived in December of 2014. He hasn't come close to accomplishing that task.
Tiki Barber and Brandon Tierney discussed Michigan on Monday's episode of Tiki and Tierney. Both men agreed we can't even rely on Harbaugh to beat the teams he's supposed to beat. They offered a harsh assessment on the situation in Ann Arbor:
"Maybe (Harbaugh's) just going to be an average coach at Michigan. If that's the case, it is what it is. But making $9 million doesn't feel tenable for the long haul"@TikiBarber @BrandonTierney on Jim Harbaugh in Ann Arborhttps://t.co/pV3UCU6Sy1 pic.twitter.com/TPNcg1LgLC
— TikiAndTierney (@TikiAndTierney) November 2, 2020
The full segment is below, it starts around the 18:45 mark:
It's pretty crazy that will all the talent Harbaugh has recruited and all the money he's been given since he's been at Michigan, that he's 0-5 against Ohio State, 2-12 against top 10 teams and he's dropped three home games to Michigan State.
Harbaugh's contract is up after the 2021 season and it's hard to see Michigan extending him for the same amount of money at this rate. We'll see what happens but these two parties could be headed for a divorce.