One Frame At A Time: Spring Game
That is a man who realizes he's home, at long last. The score may only be 7-0 in the waning moments of the game, the stadium may only be half-full, this whole thing may only be an exhibition, but it's impossible to repress that smile.
[Hit THE JUMP for the spring game in GIFs, and, yes, more Harbaugh.]
Click the stills to open each GIF in a lightbox, and don't forget to vote for your favorite at the end of the post.
10. Edge Rush
Joe Bolden had such a strong performance he had to be included in here somewhere.
9. Helicopter Coach
He'll probably try to do this in an actual game.
8. Trickery
Third time's the charm.
7. Yes, It's Legal
A wild touchdown appears!
6. This Throw Seems To Work
Part One:
Part Deux:
5. Swing And A Miss
Fine, fine, blown assignments abound here, but Lawrence Marshall is still quite athletic.
4. Somehow, Nobody Chanted "Just Like UConn"
That's an impressive pick by Desmond Morgan, reminiscent of the one he had in a game we shall never speak of again.
3. POWER
It may have been the only big run of the day, but at least it featured impeccable blocking.
2. Harbaugh Out
Really hoping this is how Harbaugh leaves every home game, or at least all the wins.
FRAMES OF THE GAME: FIRST DOWN, BLUE
For starters, this is a very impressive pick by Brandon Watson, and an overlooked play by Jarrod Wilson to lay the hit that jarred the ball loose. Then Shane Morris gets both hands involved signaling for a first down, and this takes top GIF honors.
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I long for the regular season. This off season is going to feel longer simply because of The Jim.
There were some ugly drops, but those Morris to Darboh clips are smoooooooth.
Really love the Harbaugh GIF. I wonder when the last time he actually smiled while working was.
peppers doing pushups would have made it!
I love that GIF. I hope to see more Harbaugh smiles while also seeing the following:
I kind of liked the dance team of Bushell-Beatty and Marshall Jr.
Wish there was a GIF of their little fox-trot shown here:
You're a smile interpreter now? C'mon.
I think its safe to say his "pure bliss" smile is the one displayed when he and his dad were in the judge judy audience
To me, it looks a lot like a Bo smile.
I do recall some Bo smiles like that!
Upon further review I think Watson's interception was not a catch because he lands on a players ass and not the field of play. The play has been overturned. Michigan is not charged with a timeout.
That foot drag though
I was wondering what the heck the rule is there. We know that if you land on top of another player you're not down. But does landing on the in-bounds portion of a player who is half out-of-bounds mean that you're out-of-bounds too? This is a burning question, I tell you.
Sorry Oregon.
DB is battling WR. WR falls and rolls out of bounds, DB leaps and intercepts ball while going out of bounds. DB lands on WR that is laying on the ground, never touches the ground himself, then reaches out and touches one foot on the field before touching the ground out of bounds. Good INT?
I've been saying that since I first saw the replay. At the very least it would be not enough evidence to overturn the call in a real game, but given our luck it would probably be ruled out of bounds.
In fact Marcus Ray implied as much during the game thingy. He didn't say why, but he said the INT likely wouldn't stand, and we can all see why.
where he chucked a blocker (Cole?) and made a really nice tackle right away on a WR screen. Maybe I was just extra impressed because it was Countess.
Michigan football appears to be returning to white socks as standard team apparel again.
and an appropriate shade of GawdDamn Maize pants. That's progress.
Harbaugh did say that earlier in the week I think. But then a few guys were wearing maize shoes in the game...
I'm sure by gameday in September they will be uniformly dressed. Plus, the new equipment and gear comes in over the summer. The helmets were all scratched up still from last season and those don't usually go to be reconditioned until July.
Harbaugh looks like a kid that snuck not just one cookie but two and the best part, mom thinks little brother took them!
Jim's smile is worth a thousand words. He no doubt knows his work is cut out for him, but he is so clearly in a place he loves, working with players he cares about, surrounded by adoration, smiles, hugs, thank yous, and all manner of fan love everywhere he goes -- it just has to feel GREAT to be him. If he feels the pressure, he wears it well. He wears it enthusiastically.
Jim's smile is worth so many words. I can't tell you all with 100% certainty how many words Jim's smile is worth and its overall monetary value. It's certainly worth a lot of words. Maybe a college essay worth of words. I think Emerson would have trouble stringing together all the words. Some of the words don't even exist yet. If we are talking about "worth" specifically and we assing a dollar per word value to each, then I'd say his smile is worth about $4.2 million dollars. I know what your saying. Obviously some words will be worth more than a dollar. I have taken the average worth of a word using the guidelines from the "Comprehensive Guide to Word Valuing and Theoretical Vernacular Modeling: Volume 3" to manufacture what I believe to be the most accurate way to value a word and correlate that to the worth of Jim's smile. Now, I won't get in to the particulars of this model because that is neither here nor there, but I believe it is quite accurrate indeed. Since Jim's words are generally worth slightly more (due to his celebrity) than the words of an average person, I had to factor for this as well and chart this on a supply and demand curve. After looking at diminishing returns . . . Yes, even Jim's words will lose their luster and listeners will grow weary of listening after a few days . . . I have arrived at the $4.2 million dollar mark. I just multipied my factor by the number of words that Jim's smile represented based on the algorithmn and the modular bio-vernacular evaluation performed by a panel of sociologists and linguistic experts. DISCUSS
Wow, Harbaugh looks SO like his dad in that first gif.
I'm just as happy as he is that he's back where he belongs.
Wow. Super mega post, apparently. Disregard.
Wow, Harbaugh looks SO like his dad in that first gif.
I'm just as happy as he is that he's back where he belongs.
Wow, Harbaugh looks SO like his dad in that first gif.
I'm just as happy as he is that he's back where he belongs.
Wow, Harbaugh looks SO like his dad in that first gif.
I'm just as happy as he is that he's back where he belongs.
Wow, Harbaugh looks SO like his dad in that first gif.
I'm just as happy as he is that he's back where he belongs.
Wow, Harbaugh looks SO like his dad in that first gif.
I'm just as happy as he is that he's back where he belongs.
Wow, Harbaugh looks SO like his dad in that first gif.
I'm just as happy as he is that he's back where he belongs.
Wow, Harbaugh looks SO like his dad in that first gif.
I'm just as happy as he is that he's back where he belongs.
Damn. Story of my life.
Sooo... I don't know what's going on with the multi-posts, but I think my computer's drunk and needs to go home.
Wow, Harbaugh looks SO like his dad in that first gif.
I'm just as happy as he is that he's back where he belongs.
Wow, Harbaugh looks SO like his dad in that first gif.
I'm just as happy as he is that he's back where he belongs.
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