. >> what harbaugh dade in four years, three championships, one super bowl loss, that's awesome. >> reporter: the season started off promising at the new stadium in santa clara. >> the stadium is beautiful. it's gorgeous. it's better than any stadium i've been in and i've been to jerry jones stadium too. and it's not as good as this one. >> reporter: then there were the side switches, traffic headaches, personal issues with players off the field and the team's losses added up. >> the team has been upstaged by this incredible stadium behind it. >> reporter: the season ended without a hail mary shot at making it into the play offs. by die-hard fans like steve boles sees the potential. >> the team is a championship level. team. i think we'll be there again next year. >> i'm sad to see him go. but if that happens, i wish him well. and the team. >> he brought energy back to our fan base. and for that. i love him. >> reporter: regardless of who replaces harbaugh, fans already have their sights set on next year. especially since the stadium will host super bowl l. how exciting that would be, fans s