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Face it, Michigan: You're no longer a blue blood after this demoralizing defeat to Wisconsin

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SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports' Paul Myerberg provides his opinion of the top three programs in the history of college football. USA TODAY

MADISON, Wisc. — Jim Harbaugh suffered his worst loss as Michigan’s football coach Saturday afternoon against Wisconsin.

But it’s not the loss that will linger. It’s the unsettling realization that this program isn’t close to where you hoped it would be by now in year five of Harbaugh’s tenure.

That stings. Mostly because it begs a fundamental question:

If Harbaugh isn’t the man, who is?