Harbaugh vs. Rolovich in QB Challenge: Who Ya Got?!

Submitted by Steves_Wolverines on

http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sports-breaking/harbaugh-says-hes-open-to-coach-on-coach-shootout-with-rolovich/

UH Head Coach Nick Rolovich took to twitter to challenge Harbaugh to a friendly QB competition before the game on Saturday. Harbaugh's response?  

“Yeah, I’d be open to it,” Harbaugh said in response to a question this morning on the Big Ten Conference media conference call. 

“Quarterback shootout? Interesting. I’ll see what he has in mind. Yeah, I’d be glad to talk to Nick about that. Sounds like a challenge, huh?”

Harbaugh then said, “I think I know what competition he is talking about. So, that would be interesting. Yeah, I’d be open to it.”

Of course Harbaugh would never reject a challenge. He's the most competitive guy I've ever seen. My prediction? Harbaugh wins this QB shootout in blowout fashion, as a prelude to what's going to happen on the field.

Edit: For reference, Rolovich was QB at UH in 2001, then had a journeyman career, bouncing from the Denver Broncos, to NFL Europe, AFL, and the German Football League.

(I'm still taking Harbaugh)

 

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kevin holt

August 30th, 2016 at 6:36 PM ^

I wonder what they're referring to. So like before the game? It conflicts his main two characteristics with each other: competitiveness vs. laser focus on the task of winning the next game

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UPMichigan

August 30th, 2016 at 7:18 PM ^

You know Harbaugh went to the nearest car garage, got a used tire, hung it from a tree in his backyard, and is slinging footballs through it right now as we speak.

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Bluebells and maize

August 30th, 2016 at 7:36 PM ^

To make it interesting do Wormley and Gary get to rush the QBs as part of the challenge?  On the one hand, I think they'd be inclined not to go after Harbaugh full speed, but on the other hand, he'd probably get mad at them if they gave anything less than full effort.

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maizenblue87

August 30th, 2016 at 7:56 PM ^

Brings to mind the story of Harbaugh, head coach of San Francisco, suiting up to practice at QB when one of the QBs was injured. The players were stunned to see this old guy dressed, wearing beat-up high top cleats.



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reshp1

August 30th, 2016 at 10:53 PM ^

Harbaugh once stood up a recruit on a visit because he was playing 1 on 1 basketball to the death against DJ Durkin. The story goes the recruit eventually found Harbaugh and Durkin on the court amd waited and watched both men getting progressively more bloody and bruised until he finally gave up and left. Harbaugh is a special kind of crazy.

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1VaBlue1

August 31st, 2016 at 8:09 AM ^

This screams 'TRAP' to me...  Rolovich had all summer to practice whatever it is he has in mind.  He probably came up with this hair-brained idea at the camp on Oahu.  He can use it as a way to inject some light-hearted fun into an obvious beatdown trip, which could turn it into some kind of motivational ploy.  Not the kind where UH has a shot - they know they don't every bit as much as we know they don't.  But the kind that gives the team a good time on the trip regardless of the woodshed.

If this is true - good on him!  If it's not, if he's going into a competition against Jim MF Harbaugh blindly and spur of the moment, well...  Good luck, young man, you're going to need it...

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