Less than one hour passed before Jim Harbaugh was questioned regarding his future.
In the midst of the exultation surrounding a much-anticipated national championship victory, with cigar smoke and confetti still filling NRG Stadium and wafting out of the locker room, Michigan’s prodigal son was asked to move on to the next goal on his coaching bucket list and abandon the moment he had been dreaming of for his entire career.
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In the midst of the exultation surrounding a much-anticipated national championship victory, with cigar smoke and confetti still filling NRG Stadium and wafting out of the locker room, Michigan’s prodigal son was asked to move on to the next goal on his coaching bucket list and abandon the moment he had been dreaming of for his entire career.
Harbaugh said, “I just want to enjoy this, I just want to enjoy this.” “I’m hoping you grant me that.” Can a man possess that? Does the focus always have to be on the future and what’s next?
Put otherwise, did you feel that a national championship was insufficient?
Given that Harbaugh’s own actions have created a mystery, it is reasonable to wonder what will happen next. There’s a lot to think through with two ongoing NCAA investigations, frequent NFL dalliances, and the anticipated departure of 20 or more players to the NFL.
However, not just yet. Those are issues for another time.
Since the present is all that matters at this moment. This is the moment that generations of hurt Michigan fans have longed for year after year—a moment that Harbaugh and his athletes have been dreaming about for their whole lives. Michigan is the undisputed champion in college football for the first time since 1997.
That accomplishment merits a little moment of celebration.
The future of the program, and consequently, of Harbaugh, is uncertain. There are many reasons to be concerned, and one thing is for sure: Michigan football will not look the same in the future. However, these Wolverines succeeded in achieving the sport’s main objective.
They have no time to consider what will happen next; that is the responsibility of the 129 programs that did not make it to the championship game. It’s time to celebrate a coronation for the kings. Harbaugh and his team have become the dominant force in college football nine years after he took over as head coach of his former school. It’s time to celebrate.
That’s what the Wolverines are due. That’s what their fans are due.
The pain that Michigan fans inflict on themselves is self-inflicted because to their fixation on perfection. Even though it was the most successful college football program, the first to 1,000 victories, and a consistent competitor, it endured a string of “almosts” year after year. For 25 years, the agony of never having won a national championship lingered. It ate at both the players and the supporters, so close but so far. There were more embraces and kisses in Houston following Monday’s victory than at a New Year’s celebration, which is why the supporters were moved to tears.
A few years ago, nobody would have predicted Michigan would be at the pinnacle of the sport, but here it is. The pain? That is now in the past. The future doesn’t matter for a time.
With Monday’s victory, Harbaugh’s time with the Wolverines may have come to an end, and in that case, he will have completed the task he began. However, there may be more to come in Ann Arbor. It may also be a comma.
Athletic Director Warde Manuel stated on Monday, “I understand why people in the pros would want to hire Jim Harbaugh and talk to him about being a coach.” “.. But I want to keep him, and I’m not in the professionals. And I have to carry that cross. However, I’m glad Jim is our coach. Everything that has happened in the past is irrelevant, and what occurs in the future is also not very important.
What that future will look like is unknown to us. Perhaps Harbaugh remains. Perhaps he pursues his Super Bowl aspirations. He doesn’t usually back down from a decision, especially not before he has had a satisfying victory.
According to Harbaugh on Tuesday, “people either want to look at the past or look at the future.” “.. This is one of those occasions when the feeling you had last night was just as wonderful as it was this morning. There was no dream here. That was authentic. We won the country. We also anticipate enjoying the parade and the joyful journey back to Ann Arbor today.
But first, a few more queries. Will Johnson and Blake Corum were questioned by their coach less than 12 hours after making their names in college football history.
Johnson remarked, “I trust that whatever choice he makes is best for the team and for him.” And I’m just making an effort to savor the moment we have together and worry about anything similar later.
That is an other issue altogether.
Let Michigan have its moment right now.
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