Remember when Jim Harbaugh had taken the Cardinal to their zenith? The whole world was adopting high-flying, spread ‘em out, tell your defense to hold on for dear life kinds of offenses that were revolutionizing football. Chip Kelly had built his nest in Eugene and was “revolutionizing” west coast football while RichRod was doing the same for east coast football out of West Virginia. But not Khaki Jim.
Love him or hate him, Harbaugh imparted an imprint on Stanford built on the simple notion of being tougher in the trenches and never, ever getting outphysicaled by an opponent.