For example, when the Michigan job was open many in the press who were just "throwing out names" said Bronco should be a candidate. But when it actually came time to make a list and reach out to candidates, UM made Harbaugh option 1, 2, and 3. But when a real reporter with connections Joe Schad was asked who their backup plan was, he said Mullen or Whittingham.

Bronco may have a bigger name but Kyle is a better coach to those who know. What is the best evidence of this? Over Christmas when KW was fighting with Hill and their were rumors of him going to BYU, a large percentage of cougar fans on this board wanted Kyle. I don't know if it was quite 50%, but some chunk of BYU fans were willing to take on their rival's hated coach who gets trashed here all the time. Taking Kyle out of it, cougar board is split 50/50 on if they even think Bronco is a good coach who deserves to stay.

Imagine the tables were reversed, and Bronco were thinking about bolting for Utah. Do you think 50% of Utah fans would be excited for that development? Honestly it would be less than 1%, because Bronco is a mediocre coach who can win the easy ones but is challenged against equal competition and never pulls an upset against superior competition, always falling flat in big games.
This shows who the better coach is; one fan base loves their own coach while the other tolerates theirs.