Good news Buckeye fans! Jimmy Mess-eyea has ridden his white horse into the Big House, reached his chivalrous hand down and plucked Ann Arbor out of the gutter the last two Um coaches left her in, and sworn to her his unconditional love for the next five or six years (or until that "too good to pass up" NFL job comes open). And all of this should make Ohio State fans happy!
Look, we all know this will end in less than reached potential, goals, and general disappointment (just being at the University ensures as much, see John Beilein) which will be satisfying enough, but lets look at the short term. Harbaugh coming home will instantly make Um valid in the talent luring game again. If he has success with the bottom of the barrel talent he has been left with and can manage a bowl game in year one the long term recruiting will also benefit.
Recruiting is the most important thing to Big Ten football programs and Harbaugh will help give the league a new respectability to recruits. He helps everybody's recruiting. More talent in the Big the better for OSU. The new college football rankings are geared to reward those who play and win against tough teams. Add Michigan to the list of improving programs like Penn State, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Rutgers. If the added interest that the Harbaugh circus will bring can help these teams get a few kids they may not have before then great! Talent infusion is the first step in raising the Big Ten into a super conference.
Day after day Harbaugh will draw added media attention to the school yes, but also to the conference. His "brand" is popular among any demographic and he is a branded winner. All of which makes The Ohio State domination of the league and "The Game" more impressive.
I have no doubt that Coach Meyer will welcome the competition Harbaugh will bring. I also have no doubt the Buckeyes will continue to dominate the Big Ten. Nothing suggests that Michigan or anyone else for that matter will have the talent that Ohio State continually has or be able to coach it up the way Meyer can. But, it would be nice to have a rival again
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