Would you trade Petersen for Harbaugh?

AtomicPiss

GrundleStiltzkin

No

Good question.

I think Petersen has more staying power. Harbaugh would be winning big faster.

Swaye

No

I think they are both proven winners, but I think should they win big here Peterman would have more staying power. So I went with him. If he only wins 6 games this year, fuck him and I change my vote.

Swaye

No

What Grundle said.

Dennis_DeYoung

Yes

Harbaugh is football the right way. Smash mouth, fuck 'em.

I love him deeply.

Pete is in the same tier though.

FremontTroll

Yes

In my version of the hypothetical I assumed that the reason Harbaugh was even at UW was because for some reason he wanted to coach here for a long time. That is the only way he could have ended up back in college ball after being inexplicably pushed out at SF.

Michigan is very lucky they stumbled into him after royally fucking up their program over the last 15 years.

HuskyJW

Yes

Harbaugh beats Stanford, ASU and Okie State.....that's all I have to say about that.

RaceBannon

Yes

Ravenna needs to see a championship

BallSacked

Yes

Harbaugh would probably turn the team and administration around quicker. But I think he's also looking to get back to the NFL ASAP. I don't think Peterson will leave UW unless he gets fired.

Gladstone

Yes

Abso fucking lutely.

And I am a huge CCP fan.

digits

Yes

Harbaugh has proven he can rebuild a program for sustained success, turn a program into a winner and compete for championships within a three year period. Until Petersen proves that, which he obviously has had only had one season to do, Harbaugh gets my vote.

Gladstone

Yes

The 2006 Stanford team was far below our owen12 team talent wise. Turning the extreme bad news bears into the toughest, dirtiest team in the land in 4 years is one of modern CFBs biggest achievements.

HFNY

No

I hear you and my hope is that Strausser's preference for bigger OL (vs what Tuff Guy Coz liked) will bring more smash. Same with multiple TEs since UW has Perkins, Daniels, and Ajamu to use.

Harbaugh brings the energy, sizzle, and name to a program now but Petersen is a better fit culturally and in terms of staying power. The last time UW had a coach longer than 6 seasons was Don James and I could see Harbaugh jumping ship to the NFL after 3 or 4 seasons while I see Petersen retiring from UW in 10-15 years.

Dennis_DeYoung said:

Harbaugh is football the right way. Smash mouth, fuck 'em.

I love him deeply.

Pete is in the same tier though.

RaccoonHarry

Yes

For the entertainment value alone. Plus, he'd go out of his way to piss off the Cuogs and Ducks. And eventually beat Oregon more than once every 11 years.

RavennaDawg

No

No.

TierbsHsotBoobs

Yes

RavennaDawg said:

No.

No?

GrundleStiltzkin

No

RaccoonHarry said:

For the entertainment value alone. Plus, he'd go out of his way to piss off the Cuogs and Ducks. And eventually beat Oregon more than once every 11 years.

And the 12s. Which would be awesome.

CokeGreaterThanPepsi

I'll take both.... ABUNDANCE!

I love Comrade Petersen, so it is hard for me to say this, but I would probably trade him for Harbaugh (assuming Harbaugh stays as long as I think Petersen would, which is a long time).

I can see both sides of the argument, I actually think Petersen will prove in year 3 that he can turn around a program but I KNOW Harbaugh can do that right now.

Either way, both are one of the very few elite coaches out there.

Now I changed my mind, I like Petersen a lot and I don't have to worry about him getting fired for beating a player and causing mass lawsuits.

FremontTroll

Yes

HFNY said:

I hear you and my hope is that Strausser's preference for bigger OL (vs what Tuff Guy Coz liked) will bring more smash. Same with multiple TEs since UW has Perkins, Daniels, and Ajamu to use.

Harbaugh brings the energy, sizzle, and name to a program now but Petersen is a better fit culturally and in terms of staying power. The last time UW had a coach longer than 6 seasons was Don James and I could see Harbaugh jumping ship to the NFL after 3 or 4 seasons while I see Petersen retiring from UW in 10-15 years.

Dennis_DeYoung said:

Harbaugh is football the right way. Smash mouth, fuck 'em.

I love him deeply.

Pete is in the same tier though.

Harbaugh is idolized in Ann Arbor. Why on earth would he want to go back to the NFL where he got run out of town after making the NFC Championship 3 times in 4 years?

It is obvious he is having the time of his life right now. Look at the pictures of him competing shirtless at that satellite camp. You think this guy is itching to leave that?

Harbaugh is the next Saban.

RavennaDawg

No

TierbsHsotBoobs said:

RavennaDawg said:

No.

No?

Yes.

FreeChavez

No

I think Jimmy will go back to NFL in the next 5 years. I think CP stays here for 10+ if he's winning and doesn't get run.

Also, as a niner fan, I couldn't stomach anymore of that douche running a football team I love.