When Jim Harbaugh was announced as the next head football coach at the University of Michigan (or the next J. Ira And Nicki Harris Family Head Football Coach, if you’re not into the whole brevity thing), there was a prominent Messiah complex among the fan base surrounding his arrival.
This is the guy; this is our guy; as Brady Hoke’s tenure came to a close, the announcement of Harbaugh was viewed as Hank Aaron’s record-breaking 715th home run of home run hires. Hope had been restored to a program with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.