OTish: Ted Lasso based on Harbaugh
October 4th, 2021 at 12:50 PM ^
Um. They are both white? Other than that, I don't know.
October 4th, 2021 at 3:04 PM ^
If that's a joke, I love it. If not, I cannot wait to unpack that with you.
October 4th, 2021 at 7:56 PM ^
It is a joke. But it’s also true. They are both white and I don’t see any real similarities between Lasso and Harbaugh. So this is one of those “it’s funny because it’s true” things.
October 4th, 2021 at 9:55 PM ^
It's one of the better Ted Lasso quotables.
October 4th, 2021 at 12:57 PM ^
That was total broadcaster filler. Don’t believe a word of it.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:10 PM ^
Actually, it's true. May only be the wardrobe, though.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:24 PM ^
Harbaugh says it's the best show on tv and he'd put it right up there with... the Rockford Files. I don't know why that line made me laugh so much but its so very Harbaugh.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:38 PM ^
Judge Judy gonna be pissed!
October 4th, 2021 at 1:59 PM ^
Rockford Files was great TV.
Ted Lasso I've never heard of. But given I recently re-watched the Rockford Files rather than watch the drivel that's on current TV, that shouldn't surprise.
October 4th, 2021 at 2:27 PM ^
Rockford Files!!!!
October 4th, 2021 at 4:21 PM ^
No offense but you sound pretty old.
October 4th, 2021 at 4:24 PM ^
This person may not be aware that there is a television golden age happening on streaming platforms.
October 4th, 2021 at 6:39 PM ^
Oh, I hear about this golden age thing all the time, and then I watch one of these shows and I realize several things. One, actors are really good compared to back in the day in aggregate. Two, they've fired every competent writer in Hollywood. Three, there are no great actors or actresses to compensate for number 2.
The writing is horrible, awful, terrible. I cannot possibly express how bad it is. Community is probably the last TV show I can remember I truly enjoyed.
October 4th, 2021 at 11:33 PM ^
This man said he requires good writing then tosses out community as an example
October 5th, 2021 at 4:37 AM ^
Eh. Maybe for a season or 2. I find a lot of these shows get popular and go waaaay longer than they should. I end up quitting.
October 5th, 2021 at 1:01 PM ^
No offense but you sound simple.
October 4th, 2021 at 12:57 PM ^
They said partially based… it seemed like a pretty weak connection. And I personally don’t see any similarities between the two.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:12 PM ^
WW would know... Lasso coached the Shockers when they won their National Title.
In other news, Nebraska doesn't suck.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:00 PM ^
A marker of how out of the game Wisconsin was.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:06 PM ^
^^Boom goes the dynamite.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:00 PM ^
I read an article on Ted Lasso and Sudekis, and he was talking about Harbaugh and his fashion sense, and wanted Ted to have a distinct look that was similar to Harbaugh. He discussed talking to Jim a couple of times, and that Harbaugh was a fan of the show.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:09 PM ^
Yeah, this is the correct answer. The only thing about Ted Lasso that was based on Harbaugh was his clothing choices. The report during the game left out this (fairly significant) piece of context.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:41 PM ^
Yeah this info has been out there for a while. Not much personality overlap between them, that's for sure.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:01 PM ^
The sideline reporter said she texted a friend who knows Jason.... ok sure.
the show is overrated too.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:18 PM ^
You shut your whore mouth!
October 4th, 2021 at 1:28 PM ^
You deserve every single one of those negs and dozens more!
October 4th, 2021 at 3:59 PM ^
Agree. It’s hard to watch.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:01 PM ^
Ted Lasso is one of my favorite shows of the last several years. In the show Lasso is extremely quirky, makes very obscure and specific references, and is almost unbearably positive (which is contrasted by some internal struggles he faces which adds to the plot and his character arc).
Definitely see how some of his quirks in show could be modeled off Harbaugh (who is famously weird, in a good way)
October 4th, 2021 at 1:22 PM ^
Except Lasso cares more about having fun with winning being secondary whereas Harbaugh would probably get into a physical altercation if he heard one of his coaches say that in his locker room. Other than some quirks and clothing, they couldn’t be more different as coaches.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:02 PM ^
I don't see it at all. Lasso is almost Ned Flanders-like glass is more than half full and is always looking at what is in the best personal interests of his players and work colleagues.
He handed a big part of the coaching to an equipment manager/ball boy. I've not seen Harbs turn over control in anything like that manner.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:07 PM ^
So you're saying that "Harbs" (hate this lame ass nickname) is a pessimist who doesn't have the best interests of anybody besides himself... and that he's a control freak.
Concern troll gonna concern troll.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:54 PM ^
Not a troll. Only "know" what I see and read. Not having a wide receiver coach for the year/s when our outstanding prospects needed one and playing favorites are just two examples of not exactly putting the players interest first.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:20 PM ^
The absolute first thing i thought of when i started Ted Lasso was "is this guy a live action Ned Flanders?"
October 4th, 2021 at 5:25 PM ^
I agree, Lasso is more Ned Flanders than Harbaugh other than wardrobe choice. If Harbaugh really was like Lasso the program would be having huge problems and Lasso knows absolutely nothing about his sport, although as time goes on he is starting to catch on.
I like the show but there are a few parts that are absolutely horrid, like pretty much anything with Nate the ballboy. He was unbearable before but now he has gone over the edge being stuck on himself. What the show needs is MORE Roy Kent!
October 4th, 2021 at 1:04 PM ^
Ted Lasso is a great program that goes into many ideas about being a coach, loyalty to your team, and the concept of belief.
Not to get too OTish - but Lasso flees Witchita State to address problems he's had with his marriage caused from issues with his father's suicide. He knows nothing about the sport he coaches. Lasso is funny in a pertinent coach way.
Harbaugh is nothing like Lasso in any of the above. He loves Michigan, he came to fix problems we are all too aware of, knows Football better than most other coaches in the world, has none of the Dad/Marriage issues Lasso does, and most of all Harbaugh is funny in his own very Michigan, very football way.
Harbaugh is also Beardless and not as quick as Lasso.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:21 PM ^
Yeah so maybe mark this as a spoiler at the top of your post and space it out some? You just laid out some pretty big plot points for the show...
October 4th, 2021 at 9:16 PM ^
Lasso is also beardless, so I guess that's something in the "they are similar" column? (Kidding of course--I assume you meant "mustache" but wrote "beard.")
October 4th, 2021 at 1:08 PM ^
One drinks milk, the other drinks beer. One is guarded with the media to say the least and the other is an open book. I love Michigan. I love the show. I don't see the comparison though
October 4th, 2021 at 1:10 PM ^
The wardrobe is based on Harbaugh: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jason-sudeikis-ted-lasso-inspiration
October 4th, 2021 at 1:13 PM ^
Some people don't know that the Ted Lasso character started a few years ago on a short promo video by NBC to promote their coverage of the Premier League. It's hilarious, though I understand the current version of Ted Lasso is a bit of a different guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KeG_i8CWE8
October 4th, 2021 at 2:58 PM ^
The locker room dancing was based on the dance the red track-suited Sudeikis perfected in the "What Up With That?" skits on SNL with Kenan Thompson. This one might be my fave... Sudeikis at about 1:50, 4:00, 5:00... it's impossible to take your eyes off his running man.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:17 PM ^
They are both a little quirky. That is about it. As someone else mentioned, Lasso is more Ned Flanders than Jim Harbaugh.
October 4th, 2021 at 1:37 PM ^
Even when listening to the sideline reporter I thought, "hmm, that's a pretty weak connection." Essentially her report boiled down to "we reached out to Jason Sudeikis, and he said, 'Ted Lasso cares about his team, Harbaugh cares about his team.'"
It's a good way of allowing the reporter to make the connection so that as many people watch the show as possible, but ... come on. That's weak.
October 4th, 2021 at 2:06 PM ^
I don't know, made it about three episodes in before I concluded it was less funny Major League set in England and moved on.
October 4th, 2021 at 2:15 PM ^
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October 4th, 2021 at 2:40 PM ^
Does Michigan have their version of Nate? If so, watch out.
October 4th, 2021 at 2:49 PM ^
I am most happy that Jim Harbaugh circa 2021 appears not to be based on Jim Harbaugh circa 2020.
What a great ride so far this season!!!
October 4th, 2021 at 5:29 PM ^
Literally lol’d at the thread title.
Ted Lasso is based on Jason Sudeikis’ former coach Donnie Campbell.
October 5th, 2021 at 10:50 AM ^
Don't overthink it. Both are eccentric, oddball personalities that routinely say interesting, baffling, cerebral or funny things in public and have offbeat but often effective approaches to player motivation.