Exclusive Interview w/Jim Harbaugh Post National Championship
SIAP, but this is too good not to share! If you have 14 minutes, this is a must watch. We may have a coach in the future that is as good as Harbaugh but it is hard for me to believe that we will ever have a coach that will be better than Harbaugh. I know that is a bold statement but seeing where he has taken our program and the passion in which he talks about the University and his team has taken the Michigan Man mantra to a whole new level. Go Blue!
January 9th, 2024 at 3:41 PM ^
Love this.
Also, those ESPN plants are killing me.
January 9th, 2024 at 5:16 PM ^
Did you see any ferns and, if so, were there two of them?
January 9th, 2024 at 3:43 PM ^
Thank you Jim. Go Blue!
January 9th, 2024 at 3:50 PM ^
He spends a lot of time talking about his family, especially his dad. That's truly heartwarming.
This is a bit random, but the one aspect in which I genuinely feel for Ryan Day (and anyone else who had to deal with something so traumatic) is the fact that he lost his father to suicide when he was a young child. He never got to experience the kind of father-son relationship that Harbaugh had with his dad. Rivalry aside, what was probably most painful for Ryan Day about last night was having to watch Harbaugh share that moment with his parents. I enjoy Buckeye tears, but not those tears.
January 9th, 2024 at 3:56 PM ^
I did not know that about Ryan Day. Truly an awful thing for a kid to deal with and the damage lasts a lifetime. I wish the best for Ryan Day as long as we are talking about anything other than Ohio State.
January 9th, 2024 at 4:04 PM ^
Man your words cut deep and are so true. I couldn't help but notice how much Jim talked about family last night. The last 3 years have been amazing but the best part of it all has been the experiences I have been able to build with my son. As a matter of fact, my fandom for Michigan has grown because of the opportunities I have had to experience victories and defeats with him. It is amazing what sports can do to a human being and after watching Michigan win a championship last night my Michigan fandom has reached an all time high! Go Blue!
January 9th, 2024 at 4:15 PM ^
My boys are 23 and 20 and sharing the last 3 seasons with them, culminating last night, was so fulfilling. Wiped away a lot of tough years and difficult losses. Go Blue!!
January 9th, 2024 at 5:02 PM ^
This is what the "I don't get it, it's just a game" people don't understand. My sons and I bond over our shared love of Michigan and the 49ers. My favorite part about going to the Rose Bowl and watching us beat 'Bama was the memories that experience created for my boys. They will remember that trip, the electric atmosphere, and the joy we all felt for the rest of their lives. When I'm gone from this earth and my kids are left with only their memories of me, that incredible experience will be among those memories.
To me, that's what sports fandom is about.
January 9th, 2024 at 4:11 PM ^
Damn it. I never wanted to have a positive human emotion associated with Day. Can't I just pretend that he's pure evil and leave it at that?
January 9th, 2024 at 4:13 PM ^
I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.
My daughter's ex-boyfriend / high school sweetheart lost his father very young - he was a very nice kid that had to deal with that massive hole in heart.
January 9th, 2024 at 4:42 PM ^
IMO, Day needs to leave OSU for his mental health. I mean this earnestly. That fanbase is a pressure cooker of unrealistic expectations and fanaticism.
As someone battling his own mental health issues I fully understand the impact that stress can have. I hope for his sake that he at least has a strong support system to help him.
January 9th, 2024 at 5:08 PM ^
I've always had the sense that Day is not cut out for that job, and I mean that in a complimentary way. His demeanor over the course of his entire tenure has struck me as that of someone who is trying to be something they're not. He thinks he needs to be a no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners tough-guy asshole (a la Woody Hayes) in order to be a successful head coach at Ohio State, and he's just not that guy. That's what was so bizarre about his postgame rant at Notre Dame. It just seemed unnatural.
January 9th, 2024 at 5:04 PM ^
I’m sure Jim would adopt Ryan if he wanted. Might as well be official instead of just showing he is his daddy on the field.
January 9th, 2024 at 5:50 PM ^
I also didn't know this about Ryan Day. I'm guessing Jim didn't either, and he was clearly talking only professionally about being handed the team from Tressel, but the whole idea of "born on third base" probably hurt in a lot of ways Harbaugh didn't intend when he had such a terrible start to life. I feel awful now.
January 9th, 2024 at 3:55 PM ^
OSU getting fat and lethargic from eating hater tots and drinking the hater-ade
anyone else have an OSU friend? There was a huge new wave of hate and conspiracy yesterday and today amongst them.
Please stay Jim..... But I won't be mad if you leave now. You did what you came back to do.
And It was glorious!
January 9th, 2024 at 4:00 PM ^
My heart breaks for Buckeye fans. What a miserable life you must lead. For 20 years the B1G was your personal sandbox. But it isn't a birthright you assholes. Now you've had to spend a couple of years relegated to second chair and its soooo unfair.
Grow the fuck up.
January 9th, 2024 at 3:59 PM ^
"Ever" is a long time and a long yardstick of measure. He's exceptional, and there have been some others in the past, Yost, notably.
I hope he stays, and stays and stays and stays.
January 9th, 2024 at 6:48 PM ^
What's 100 percent clear from this--the takeaway--is that he has not decided to stay in Ann Arbor. He has not made a decision. Totally honest about that. Almost a person incapable of that kind of disonesty.
January 9th, 2024 at 4:04 PM ^
Yep, I watched it all. Thank you. Man, I hope he stays forever.
January 9th, 2024 at 4:06 PM ^
Mom and Dad Harbaugh sure know how to raise kids. Jim may be quirky, but heat a solid, solid human being he is.
January 9th, 2024 at 4:06 PM ^
I have it on good authority that long distance moving of chickens may re-ignite their nervous nature. Their soothing effect may be lost and therefore a chicken farmer should stay where he is!
Right XM?
January 9th, 2024 at 4:11 PM ^
It’s really great to see Jim to be able to open up and be even more authentic.
January 9th, 2024 at 4:30 PM ^
I loved this, every minute of it. The raspiness in his voice spoke volumes of the love and regard he has for this team, for Michigan Football.
The way he expressed the pride in his father's embrace and being able to give this gift to his parents, I loved it.
January 9th, 2024 at 4:55 PM ^
"Don't get bitter, get better."
A JH quote to live by.
January 9th, 2024 at 5:04 PM ^
I wonder where Ted Lasso came from?
January 9th, 2024 at 10:50 PM ^
he came from WICHITA
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January 10th, 2024 at 9:30 AM ^
You deserve more than a +1 for that.
January 9th, 2024 at 7:32 PM ^
I gotta say-Harbaugh is widely seen as a polarizing figure. My question is-why? He comes across as genuine, which is more than I can say for many (most?) head coaches at major programs. I think he’s likable. I’d love to have a beer with him…