Coach Hatbaugh SMSB Interview - Football manna in June!

I'm a big fan of Coach Hatbaugh. 

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• 00:00:00 In this section, Jim Harbaugh talks about Michigan's upcoming busy month of camps, workouts, and official visitors. He mentions that the players took a team trip to New York, Washington DC, and Gettysburg before taking some time off to regroup and refresh themselves. Harbaugh is pleased with how Jamarion Walker has been progressing and feels that he is on the right track. He believes that there is even more cultural momentum this year compared to previous ones and talks about the energy he feels from his staff and coaches.
• 00:05:00 In this section, Harbaugh discusses the culture at Michigan, emphasizing the positive energy and enthusiasm among players and coaches. He notes that there is no one who exemplifies the "bad guy" archetype, and that there is a real cultural momentum within the program. Harbaugh also talks about several players, including Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards, and their dedication to training and preparation. He mentions that Corum wanted a full off-season to train and prepare, while Edwards has matured physically and gained weight naturally. Harbaugh also touches on JJ McCarthy's physical development, saying that he has shed his baby fat and looks more mature.
• 00:10:00 In this section, Jim Harbaugh discusses the performance of quarterback JJ McCarthy in the spring, emphasizing his willingness to do anything for his teammates. Harbaugh believes this attribute is key to a quarterback's success and notes that great quarterbacks like Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes possess it. Harbaugh also provides updates on McCarthy's progress and the team's plans for managing the workload of playmakers like Donovan Edwards and Blake Corum. Additionally, Harbaugh addresses the hiring and brief departure of Ron Bellamy and explains his role in the decision-making process.
• 00:15:00 In this section, Harbaugh talks about the importance of creating a positive culture in the Michigan team and the steps they are taking towards achieving this goal. Harbaugh admits that they had to remove certain offensive elements from the team and even hired a company to vet their social media presence. The team also went on a trip to Sacramento, which Harbaugh found impactful for all members, and praises the host, George Jordan, for his incredible insight. Additionally, Harbaugh discusses the importance of getting all their players involved in the game and how they plan on doing so creatively. Finally, Harbaugh expresses his trust in the coaching staff and even makes a bold statement that every one of his assistant coaches will be a head coach.
• 00:20:00 In this section, Michigan Wolverines football coach Jim Harbaugh discusses the staff's confidence in the running backs and how they don't put any limitations on them, especially the good ones like Blake Corum. Harbaugh also talks about the competition amongst the coaching staff, which motivates each of them to be better, and how they plan to have a run-pass balance in their offense. Additionally, Harbaugh speaks about the incoming freshmen and how they could shape up the team, as well as the excitement for the upcoming training camp.

Really interesting interview because it's not all fluff. Some points I found interesting:

1. He confirms the team went to Zekelman's Holocaust museum in mid April (before the team trip).

2. Accepts blame for the Schemy situation and says it does not represent the football program. Says that a third party vetting company gave him the okay (and did not alert Michigan to his Twitter likes). Says they now have a new vetting company because of this incident. "There are no sacred cows here" which is a bit of a controversial statement to me. The rest of his response was good. 

3. Says 4 assistant coaches could be head coaches next year. Claims all assistants will be head coaches at one point in their careers.

At about the 13-minute mark, Jim answers a muffled question about getting Blake and Donovan enough touches.  Then he goes on to talk about being really intentional and tracking game by game all of the touches, targets, and plays (think Orji) of all of the great playmakers we have on offense.  It sounds like in JJ's second year leading the offense, there will be less of a concern about freshman QB mistakes and the plan is to really diversify our offensive attack.

Music to my ears.  Now I'm really getting excited about this upcoming season.

2 months until fall camp.  3 months until the first game.

Let's Freaking Go!!!

(Edited for grammar.  I was super tired when I posted earlier today, running on < 3 hrs of sleep.  When I reread my post one of my sentences was incoherent, and I hadn't even been drinking.)

Oops meant as a reply above...

Batten down the hatches and tighten your loins cloths and squeeze your sphincters and flick your nips and purse your lips and clench your fists and squeeze your glutes and brace your diaphragm!!!!!!!!  Woooooo!!!!!!

Hilarious photo here

https://twitter.com/ByAZuniga/status/1664348802969489408?t=g1MIhg7LfLvDH1uH58kG0g&s=19

What I loved about this informal session with reporters:

 - every question was listened to with intent

 - every answer was a well thought out balance between the story his team, staff, and the public wanted to know. 

- everything he said was rooted in his genuine beliefs about what was real and true 

not Coach speak, not condescension, no false facing the media and, thus, the public. 
I don’t think he could do that in the NFL and that’s part of what keeps him here at Michigan. 
 

He and I are so tight that I call him, "Jimmy Hat."