Ranking the five best college football coaches after Nick Saban's retirement

2) Jim Harbaugh, Michigan

This list may become obsolete in the coming days if Harbaugh leaves Michigan for the NFL, but for now, he deserves this lofty placement. The milk-drinking, khaki-wearing coach has been a never-ending source of entertainment since taking over his alma mater in 2015, and after beating both the once (Saban) and future (DeBoer) coach of Alabama in the most recent College Football Playoff, he's also now a national champion.

Harbaugh's tenure at Michigan has been a slow and steady rise to the top of the college football world. His early days were marked by an inability to beat hated rival Ohio State, but Michigan has now won three straight against the Buckeyes to become the clear class of the Big Ten.

For as impressive as the Wolverines' 15-0 record this past season was, it might not even be Harbaugh's most awe-inspiring feat. Michigan has always been one of the premier names in college football, but the fact that Harbaugh molded Stanford, of all places, into a national contender is Hall-of-Fame worthy in itself. Under Harbaugh's leadership, the Cardinal went 12-1 in 2010, winning the Orange Bowl and closing the year as the #4-ranked team in the country.

We'll likely know soon if Harbaugh is returning to the NFL, but if he stays in Ann Arbor, his Wolverines could fill the Alabama-sized void as the preeminent program in the nation for the next decade. Who's got it better than us, indeed.