# @michigandaily on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1AiZht4ok
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20260893-michigandaily-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-11-11T17:00:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Michigan Daily (@michigandaily) — https://gondola.cc/michigandaily

## Caption

Allow me to paint a picture. 

You are a fan of a once proud midwestern college football program. Your team had runs of dominance throughout the latter half of the 20th century and won a few national championships in the process. But in the 2000s, you’ve seen your team slowly decline into irrelevancy, watching programs you once dominated pass you by.

But there is one man who you believe can save the team. A former quarterback enshrined in your team’s history who is now working their way up the coaching ranks. Does that ring a bell? No, not Michigan. Nebraska. 

For all the success the Wolverines have enjoyed under Jim Harbaugh, the Cornhuskers — and the Scott Frost era — epitomize the downside of tabbing the prodigal son as program savior. Nebraska and Michigan mirror each other in a lot of ways. Both won their last national championship in 1997 when they split the title, the Cornhuskers doing so with Frost under center. But both have slowly lost their standing as pillars of the sport.

On Saturday, Michigan will most likely trounce Nebraska, marching to 10-0 and heading toward an undefeated bout with Ohio State, with the Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoff within sight.

Maybe, when Nebraska and Michigan face off again next October, the Cornhuskers will feel a lot differently about their football program. After all, things can turn around in a hurry. Just ask Jim Harbaugh.

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✍️: Josh Taubman
🎨: @annafuderphotography

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| The Michigan Daily | @michigandaily | https://gondola.cc/michigandaily | Newspaper |
| Anna Fuder | @annafuder | https://gondola.cc/annafuder | Photographer |

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