Big Ten title postgame presser: Harbaugh, JJ, Corum and Sainristil
I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this. The presser speaks volumes about Harbaugh, the players and the culture at Michigan. They have so much love and respect for each other. You listen to Harbaugh speak so glowingly about his players as if they were his own kids. And vice versa. Who wouldn't want to send theirs to play for Harbaugh and Michigan? We are very fortunate to have him as our coach. Just fucking LOVE Harbaugh.
Hope we extend him a lifelong contract.
December 4th, 2023 at 11:56 PM ^
Seconded and underlined.
December 5th, 2023 at 6:20 AM ^
Thirded and bolded.
December 5th, 2023 at 6:54 AM ^
Fourthed and italicized.
December 5th, 2023 at 7:37 AM ^
Which vote of support results in deletion?
December 5th, 2023 at 7:58 AM ^
Fifthed is CTRL+C, Sixthed is CTRL+V. Not sure beyond that.
December 5th, 2023 at 8:18 AM ^
I might go Superscript with this... because it is super.
December 5th, 2023 at 9:56 AM ^
SEVENTHED IN ALL CAPS
December 5th, 2023 at 12:04 AM ^
“Michigan is America’s Team” JH
Coach is a National Treasure
December 5th, 2023 at 12:31 AM ^
Seems a fair amount of the media would disagree on the national treasure thing. But fuck them.
December 5th, 2023 at 1:38 AM ^
Exactly! But for those who know him, like the team in that video that loves him or the way he was pushing Semaj into that interview or all the other quirky things he does, he is.
December 5th, 2023 at 7:40 AM ^
"He is our coach, and if you don't like that we don't like you."
-- Sherron Moore
You know what the national media did after that 'America's Team' comment? They talked about that comment and Harbaugh, not the team. Coach played the media like a violin...
December 5th, 2023 at 7:47 AM ^
Harbaugh is crazy like a fox..
He takes all the heat… and gives all the credit to others. A great lesson in leadership.
December 5th, 2023 at 11:06 AM ^
He stands tall among pygmies.
December 5th, 2023 at 11:14 AM ^
Jim knows the media is full of jive turkeys.
December 5th, 2023 at 8:42 AM ^
JJ you didn't make a mistake! LOL
December 5th, 2023 at 12:23 AM ^
I’ve never seen a football team use the word Love so much. And I loved it!
the Michigan difference.
he won’t find it and you can’t create that in the nfl.
blue forever
December 5th, 2023 at 4:53 PM ^
Agreed. The culture shines through. They love the game. They love each other and they love their Coach, who in turn, loves them.
I hope we keep Jim. People want o play for this guy, the right people.
December 5th, 2023 at 4:53 PM ^
Agreed. The culture shines through. They love the game. They love each other and they love their Coach, who in turn, loves them.
I hope we keep Jim. People want o play for this guy, the right people.
December 5th, 2023 at 12:37 AM ^
Maybe we should welcome Kyle McCord into the fold and he can give us insight into Day's scheme.
December 5th, 2023 at 1:07 AM ^
OSU fans would be convinced he was paid millions by Michigan to be a plant and he threw the game on a scripted play orchestrated by he and his future teammates.
December 5th, 2023 at 10:40 AM ^
That just makes me want to do it even more.
December 5th, 2023 at 2:43 AM ^
Connor McCord
December 5th, 2023 at 3:29 AM ^
Kyle McStalion
December 5th, 2023 at 7:08 AM ^
There can be only one-Conner Macleod.
December 5th, 2023 at 8:43 AM ^
By the way, has anyone noticed the commonality in the last two Ohio State quarterbacks? Low mobility. OSU has beaten (destroyed) us in the past with QBs who made things happen with their feet. I would expect them to get back to that formula.
December 5th, 2023 at 9:38 AM ^
Stroud’s issue wasn’t a lack of mobility, it was his all-but-complete refusal to run.
Which, after last year’s CFP Semifinal against UGA, seems incredibly odd.
December 5th, 2023 at 10:03 AM ^
He wasn't getting paid enough to put himself at risk trying to be a mobile qb in college.
December 5th, 2023 at 11:17 AM ^
I dont think Day wanted him to run. Stroud had decent legs too.
December 5th, 2023 at 1:32 AM ^
My favorite interview from this season was after the big championship. The fox crew has Semaj and Blake over. Urban asks Blake why is Michigan such a good second half team, what is your secret? Blake’s goes on about how the coaches really coach.
December 5th, 2023 at 2:45 AM ^
Blake should have told him it's because the game plan he gave Day was weak.
December 5th, 2023 at 8:58 AM ^
Maybe, the “double secret” things Herbert does during S&C?
Or, the signs. What signs, you ask? The signs that say…
1. Be better today than you were yesterday, and better tomorrow than you are today.
2. Approach each task with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.
3. What have you done to defeat Ohio State today?
Other schools have signs too. The difference is.. the players in Michigan’s locker room read those signs and actually act upon them.
December 5th, 2023 at 8:27 AM ^
That was a great response from Blake. That was a real question. He could have easily been snarky. He also mentioned about the boards and how they educate - paraphrasing here. I would assume every team would do this. The difference is how fast these players absorb the changes.
December 5th, 2023 at 3:01 AM ^
The contract is going to be signed the week of the Ohio State game!
The contract is going to be signed the week of the Big Ten Championship!
The contract is going to be signed??
December 5th, 2023 at 9:16 AM ^
Obligatory - well we’re waiting gif
December 5th, 2023 at 6:07 AM ^
Pay that man! Get a QB upgrade!
We will be in playoffs everyday.
December 5th, 2023 at 7:05 AM ^
gosh, i bet there is loads of film where nick saban's players say this about nick....loads.
as an aside, a sparty friend of mine who is a great guy was at a sparty hoops practice recently. he said izzo was non-stop screaming, f-bombs, the whole bit, and directed at virtually every single player. i get that you have to break a few eggs to make an omlette, but, ah, you don't have to break every one of them. i wonder how good izzo's recruiting would be if someone (connor stalion?) videoed that verbal flood of joy and posted it for the world to see.
December 5th, 2023 at 7:10 AM ^
Izzo seems so punchable.
December 5th, 2023 at 7:43 AM ^
There’s certainly more than one way to make a point.
As my wife and I raised our children, we always thought about positive reinforcement - academically and athletically. So, one of our questions to them after an athletic event wasn’t “What did you do wrong?” It was “What could you have done better?”
We also asked, “What did you do well?”
The glass can be half empty, or half full… we think in terms of.. half full.
December 5th, 2023 at 8:34 AM ^
My husband was so good at this. He went to almost every baseball and softball game, and would break down the performance, always starting with, "I love the way you......" got your glove under the ball, extended to make that catch, whatever it was, and then the kid could see that everything wasn't awful (one of my kids let a single mistake become the entire narrative of the game). You don't have to coddle them, but positive reinforcement is really important for learning, too, in addition to understanding the mistakes.
December 5th, 2023 at 9:04 AM ^
Wendy, I always began with the positive.. “What did you do well?” And, followed it up with the “What could you have done better?” And, “What did you learn in this games / test?”
The smallest things can make big differences.
December 5th, 2023 at 8:16 AM ^
Totally agree. Coach of the year too.
December 5th, 2023 at 8:20 AM ^
Those who stay......
Including the coach.
So glad he was given the time to turn the ship around.
December 5th, 2023 at 9:03 AM ^
Gawd what a group! Gotta say it's been since the 1997 team that I have seen this cohesion for a three year stretch and a "culture". Harbaugh's steering wisdom is one thing but the team leaders character for these three years has been impressive.
Hutch/Ross and Mike/Blake and Vastardis/Bell in particular. The second level leaders (not voted Captains) are deep and set them up well for each year. If these are the type people emerging as vanguards in life's endeavors then I feel way better about all our futures.
Just don't see much dissension and I am sure the Portal down the road will offer a few cracks in this armor as happened with Cade/Erick. They all have their reasons and life choices to follow so kudos to all of them for being in the arena.
December 5th, 2023 at 9:06 AM ^
Comparing, IMO - isn’t necessarily a fair thing to do. Times, social norms, etc. - change.
This being said - The culture and unit cohesion / Espirit de Corps of this team are truly exceptional from my standpoint.
Go Blue!
December 5th, 2023 at 9:31 AM ^
Yes, different times which is why it impresses me all the more. This is new school impressing old school. I look to Doug Skene for some insight here and he expresses similar sentiment. They are all unique but I haven't gotten this feeling from a Michigan football team in a long time.
December 5th, 2023 at 9:06 AM ^
Yep, I watched this last night. I can't remember a team (any team, in any sport) that has the cohesion and love that this Team has. End of the day, this all reflects back very positively on Harbaugh, and the type of person he recruits. Our culture is fantastic.
It would be nice if they could get his extension finalized.
December 5th, 2023 at 9:21 AM ^
Somewhat tangential question (but I figured asking it here was better than starting a whole new thread about it): It looks to me like JJ hasn't had his trademark smiley face drawn on his hand for a while now. Does anyone know anything about that? Just curious if there is a story there.
December 5th, 2023 at 9:31 AM ^
Incredibly proud of this team and these individuals. They are so easy to root for. I am star-struck!
December 5th, 2023 at 9:43 AM ^
The 2020 season was awful, Harbaugh was overweight a little, walked with a limp, and the team had a bad vibe.
We can say a lot about this group's culture, cohesion, love for one another, and the on-field success.
I am just very, very curious about the backstory about Harbaugh's turnaround and the team turnaround after the covid season...I have this sense that something major with him changed and it subsequently changed everything.