Visible changes abound in year one of Jim Harbaugh’s tenure in Ann Arbor, but there are also some not-so-obvious differences that could have a profound impact. One definite example is the players increased willingness to hold one another accountable.
Jim Harbaugh’s way of doing things hit his new team squarely on the chin when it took the practice field for the first time last spring and didn’t leave it for four hours. It was a marathon session by most standards, considering most coaches choose to spend anywhere from a third to a half of the allotted practice time in the classroom.