Question: Where has Harbaugh brought Michigan?
Answer: When he arrived is was a disaster (ranked 60th Sagarin in 2014).
Today Michigan is a program in the top ten or on the cusp of top ten.
Its pretty remarkable really. From this point forward growth is much more challenging.
Sagarin Rank
Where Michigan finished the season on the Sagarin Ranking
2014 - 60th (Pre-Harbaugh)
2015 - 9th
2016 - 3rd
2017 - 26th (The O'Korn Year)
2018 - 6th
2019 - 9th
Computers - Today 2019
· Football outsiders – S&P+: 14th
· Massey Peabody: 11th
· ESPN FPI: 12th
· Sagarin: 9th
· Sagarin Strength of Schedule : 12th
Humans - Today 2019
· AP Poll: 17th
· Coaches Poll: 17th
· Playoff Ranking: 14th
Recruiting (Rivals class rank)
· 2020 – 8th (24 recruits and counting)
· 2019 – 10th (26 recruits)
· 2018 – 24th (19 recruits – small class)
· 2017 – 4th (30 recruits)
Conclusions
We all want more.
The program is healthy
Climbing these ranking even one of two spots higher is really tough because we are really close to the elite programs who recruit much better.
Recommendations
1 Make the OOC schedule easier
2 Recruit better on OL and DL
If we pull off the upset of Bama it is a major step forward.
Answer: When he arrived is was a disaster (ranked 60th Sagarin in 2014).
Today Michigan is a program in the top ten or on the cusp of top ten.
Its pretty remarkable really. From this point forward growth is much more challenging.
Sagarin Rank
Where Michigan finished the season on the Sagarin Ranking
2014 - 60th (Pre-Harbaugh)
2015 - 9th
2016 - 3rd
2017 - 26th (The O'Korn Year)
2018 - 6th
2019 - 9th
Computers - Today 2019
· Football outsiders – S&P+: 14th
· Massey Peabody: 11th
· ESPN FPI: 12th
· Sagarin: 9th
· Sagarin Strength of Schedule : 12th
Humans - Today 2019
· AP Poll: 17th
· Coaches Poll: 17th
· Playoff Ranking: 14th
Recruiting (Rivals class rank)
· 2020 – 8th (24 recruits and counting)
· 2019 – 10th (26 recruits)
· 2018 – 24th (19 recruits – small class)
· 2017 – 4th (30 recruits)
Conclusions
We all want more.
The program is healthy
Climbing these ranking even one of two spots higher is really tough because we are really close to the elite programs who recruit much better.
Recommendations
1 Make the OOC schedule easier
2 Recruit better on OL and DL
If we pull off the upset of Bama it is a major step forward.
