Biggest Takeaways from Jim Harbaugh's Introductory Press Conference at Michigan

The University of Michigan made one of the biggest hirings in school history official on Tuesday as it was announced at a press conference that Jim Harbaugh is the Wolverines' new head football coach.   

Michigan interim athletic director Jim Hackett was the one who made the announcement, per Michigan Football on Twitter:

Prior to the presser, it was revealed by New York Times bestselling author John U. Bacon that Harbaugh had inked a seven-year, $35 million deal to coach in Ann Arbor, Michigan:

While Harbaugh undoubtedly could have gotten more, he declined in favor of getting better pay for his assistants, per Bacon:

Harbaugh revealed he felt as though going to Michigan was the best move for himself and his family regardless of compensation, according to Mike Garafolo of Fox Sports 1:

Hackett acknowledged that Harbaugh could have easily chosen to coach any NFL team with a vacancy after leaving the San Francisco 49ers, but he was thrilled to announce that the Wolverines got their top choice:

After carving out an excellent career as a quarterback at the University of Michigan, Harbaugh went on to have success in the NFL as a player as well.

Despite his coaching career initially taking him to Western Kentucky University, the Oakland Raiders, the University of San Diego, Stanford and the 49ers, Harbaugh admitted that Michigan has always been his dream job, according to NFL on ESPN:

In many ways, Harbaugh is synonymous with Michigan, and he obviously takes that quite seriously, per SportsCenter:

Harbaugh's record at Stanford and with the 49ers speaks for itself, but the fiery, 51-year-old coach vowed that excellence is the goal at Michigan as well:

He acknowledged his history of building teams into winners, and made it clear that he intends to do the same at Michigan on a more permanent basis, per Sam Webb of WTKA:

At the same time, Harbaugh plans to draw on Michigan's championship legacy rather than making sweeping changes:

There is no question that Harbaugh has his work cut out for him as the Wolverines are coming off a 5-7 season. In fact, Michigan has won more than eight games just once over the past seven campaigns.

Harbaugh is used to vying for championships, and while that may not be realistic in his first or even second year at Michigan, his resume suggests that the Wolverines football program is bound to return to elite status in the very near future.

Perhaps the biggest theme throughout Harbaugh's press conference was his positive attitude and confidence that brighter days are ahead for the program.

It shouldn't take much to get players to buy into that as well, which means a golden age of Wolverines football could be on the horizon.

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