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Harbaugh knows he must be patient, and so must fans

SALT LAKE CITY — Like just about everyone else, Sarah Harbaugh has felt the vibe. Her husband’s return to Michigan, it seems, has been taken to mean something far more than just the arrival of a new football coach. Jim Harbaugh has galvanized a fan base.

"It’s amazing," she said, "because they’re just so hopeful.”

But the coach’s wife knows what comes with it. Crazy-high expectations, and “tremendous pressure.” Maybe Jim doesn’t feel it. Most likely, she thinks, he does. As she stood near the Michigan locker room entrance a couple of hours before kickoff Thursday, she admitted to being nervous and said her husband clearly was, too.