Alabama Fans Think Harbaugh Insulted Their QB
This is the biggest stretch ever. Imagine a compliment being twisted into something negative.
https://www.outkick.com/jim-harbaugh-jalen-milroe-alex-orji-comparison/
December 28th, 2023 at 6:13 PM ^
From what I've heard and read - Orji is "pound for pound" the most amazing player on Michigan's roster - strong, agile, fast, quick - and "eye opening" in what he has done at practices.
Bama trying to make a mountain out of a nothing burger.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:18 PM ^
Orji is amazing. We need to get him and Edwards the ball in space.
When Alex O sees the ball in the Rose Bowl, they will get the compliment.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:46 PM ^
Would love to see an Orji in the Rose Bowl end zone!
December 28th, 2023 at 10:34 PM ^
One of my lifelong dreams is having an Orji in the Rose Bowl endzone.
December 28th, 2023 at 7:40 PM ^
I was thinking maybe Harbaugh was doing some low key foreshadowing.
December 28th, 2023 at 8:50 PM ^
Oh FFS, if that is what gets people outraged then I don't know what to tell them, maybe get over it.
They'll meet on the field on Monday and we'll see what happens. I said it in another thread last week, everyone thinking we haven't seen anyone like Milroe just didn't do their homework. Alex Orji is a freak athlete himself and the only reason he doesn't have the stats is because we have a guy named JJ McCarthy as our QB.
Gee, I wonder whom Saban would have started if he had both JJ and Milroe, so give me a fucking break. I'd love to see us do to Bama what Texas did, dominate their OLine and get in Milroe's face often and rattle him.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:23 PM ^
"From what I've heard and read - Orji is "pound for pound" the most amazing player on Michigan's roster - strong, agile, fast, quick - and "eye opening" in what he has done at practices."
LOL Sounds like spring training hype about somebody who ends up buried on the depth chart when the season starts.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:30 PM ^
Except for the fact that Orji has gotten playing time recently...in big games.
December 28th, 2023 at 8:18 PM ^
Orji has had 11 carries for 69 yards and has yet to throw a pass in a game. He's not going to make anybody forget Milroe.
December 28th, 2023 at 8:26 PM ^
So he was only used as a rusher this year and had more yards per carry than any other person on the team including Blake Corum. Got it.
December 28th, 2023 at 10:13 PM ^
Yards per carry is the critical stat for quarterbacks? Awesome.
December 29th, 2023 at 8:54 AM ^
No, but yards are needed to get 1st downs and touchdowns
December 29th, 2023 at 11:01 AM ^
he beats the free safety and we’re still talking about about a 57 yd TD run against the Buckeyes. I’d think if he gets more opportunities to make plays then he makes plays. When he comes in against Bama they cheat up thinking run all the way then he throws deep to Roman for 6
December 28th, 2023 at 11:51 PM ^
We’re really gonna look at yards per carry for someone with 11 carries… come on now.
December 30th, 2023 at 1:27 PM ^
He's our secret weapon...
... for practice.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:31 PM ^
December 28th, 2023 at 6:46 PM ^
I'll add to this that anyone skeptical about why Harbaugh holds him in the high regard that he does: He's just simply put a one-of-a-kind freak athlete.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jI-UMYgUXLE
December 28th, 2023 at 6:47 PM ^
Looks like he was made in a lab. Somehow, someway, we have to get him involved.
December 28th, 2023 at 7:19 PM ^
I have a similar physique. Can confirm…would have been an elite QB if coach would have just put me in the game.
December 29th, 2023 at 6:59 AM ^
Username doesn’t check out, Uncle Rico
December 29th, 2023 at 10:11 AM ^
Pictures or it didn’t happen.
December 29th, 2023 at 8:11 AM ^
OMG Shirtless, is that you?
December 28th, 2023 at 8:24 PM ^
That’s spot on. Now Michigan has bulletin board material. They don’t think Orgi is some kind of special athlete. Bout time we show them.
December 28th, 2023 at 9:04 PM ^
Are we sure Alabama didn’t hire Dantonio as well considering this level of disrespekt?
December 29th, 2023 at 9:05 AM ^
Bama trying to make a mountain out of a nothing burger.
It's like 3 people on twitter and a shitty fan site. Why are we giving this bullshit clicks and pretending this is an actual thing? A small minority of twitter fans overreacted to Harbaugh, and now we're overreacting to their overreacting and drumming up fake controversy.
Shitty journalism, stupid post, very dumb overall.
December 29th, 2023 at 10:03 AM ^
Jim Harbaugh has never insulted anyone. He's a robot programmed to speak the truth with folksy charm. Case in point, while some may consider it an insult to tell a man who is firmly and visibly standing on 3rd base, that he is standing there, it is not an insult. It is a direct arithmetic truth. Jim Harbaugh rebuilt from ashes U. San Diego, Stanford, 49ers, UM. Ryan Day built nothing and had he not stumbled into Justin Fields and a generationally shallow B1G, he would have been fired by now.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:13 PM ^
Harbaugh should have just said Milroe is better than Mahomes. I am sure Bama fans will find something to complain about.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:15 PM ^
^^^^^ This.. Or, perhaps - that Harbaugh would think Milroe could win more rings than Brady. But, Harbaugh wouldn't say that unless he believed it.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:23 PM ^
He should've; take a page from Saban's playbook. Your team is garbage and your opponent is otherworldly.
December 28th, 2023 at 9:05 PM ^
Yup.
Giving Alabama anything, no matter how small, they can potentially turn into disrespect fuel is a horrible idea.
December 29th, 2023 at 10:04 AM ^
Excuse me but that is Lou Holtz's patented playbook. He just never knew how ND could possibly compete with anyone.
Now get off my lawn.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:17 PM ^
PAWWWLLL HE JUST SAAYYD OUR GHAH WAS LIKE THE GHAH WHO FUMBLED AND THREWWW A PEEICK 6 AGAIIINST THUH RAIDAZ
December 28th, 2023 at 6:13 PM ^
Clearly they don't understand how good an Orji can be
December 28th, 2023 at 6:14 PM ^
One thing that Alabama fans have in common with Orgi is that that is how they spell orgi when listing their family reunions on Facebook.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:15 PM ^
I wish my game was likened to a polished orgi.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:15 PM ^
All Harbaugh had to say was Milroe is an impressive player, and that would have been the end of it
lulz I hate this world. Harbaugh never says anything (well, very rarely). And he still really doesn't say anything but does compare a blossoming SEC QB to a guy on his own roster he's seen grow over the past Fall...and some nitwit on the internet thinks that's some faux pas and BULLETIN BOARD MATERIAL.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:52 PM ^
You’re exactly right! I Scrolled down to see if anyone else posted this take.
We all know Harbaugh and know this was a compliment to both QB’s.
If I was a QB in the transfer portal, I would read this as Jim saying “Orji is our starter in waiting”
December 28th, 2023 at 8:42 PM ^
There are some folks down there who get really bent out of shape about any and every little thing. If you get em drunk enough they’ll tell you THE WAR AINT OVER
maybe that has something to do with the deep seated insecurity?
December 28th, 2023 at 6:17 PM ^
I'm just going to assume any site clay travis is involved with has idiotic takes.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:21 PM ^
Outkick? Really?
December 28th, 2023 at 11:41 PM ^
Seems like a hack website and the author is some chump from Wisconsin. That site is going on my "do not fly" list.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:23 PM ^
They need to take whatever Harbaugh says about Orji with a grain of salt. He has always viewed Orji with his eyes wide shut.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:37 PM ^
Baby did a bad bad thing.
December 28th, 2023 at 11:29 PM ^
Michigan's defense is going to put Milroe in a...full metal jacket.
December 29th, 2023 at 11:32 AM ^
Harbaugh does have some strange love for Orji.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:29 PM ^
It's utterly idiotic. But whatever. If they need that to motivate, they'll lose
December 28th, 2023 at 6:44 PM ^
Almost as stupid as the group iPad film review. Do these people have a brain?
December 28th, 2023 at 7:23 PM ^
They aren’t paid to think. Paid to win Saban championships and then move on to the NFL.
December 28th, 2023 at 6:40 PM ^
outkick is pure shite. 100%.