Harbaugh press confrence video

reminds me of something else.

"O.K., from a distance Bo comes on like a yahoo. And that's Bo's public image. He has had horrible problems with the press, which has this nasty habit of wanting to talk to him when he loses, his mother's advice notwithstanding. But even if the media's timing were better, it probably wouldn't make much difference, because Bo hates the press. Not just a little. A lot. The Voice of Michigan Football, Bob Ufer, says he has tried to get Schembechler to be nicer to the media. "But he told me," says Ufer, " 'Bob, if I win, I don't need the press, and if I lose, they can't help me.' " Ufer defends Schembechler, whose record at Michigan over 12 years is 114-21-3; Bo's teams have won the Big Ten title twice and tied for it seven times.

Says Ufer, "Bo has two categories of things in his life: what matters and what doesn't matter. What matters is football. What doesn't matter is everything else. Bo is the kind of guy who is so dedicated that he doesn't realize how he's coming off." So while some coaches like to go out and drink with sportswriters, Bo would prefer to break out in warts.

Until a couple of years ago, he would routinely storm out of press conferences, kick reporters out of the sessions ("Don't be offended," says one of Bo's friends. "He'd kick Millie out, too"), make himself unavailable and order his players not to talk. Talking very softly once at a press conference, he was asked to speak up. "I'm speaking as loudly as I can," said Bo softly and arrogantly. And in a memorable set-to on Oct. 1, 1979, Schembechler gave an absolutely unnecessary push to a publicity-seeking college newspaper reporter.

Yet too much is read into all this. As Don Canham, athletic director at Michigan, says, "Bo is oblivious to life."

From Sports Illustrated, September 14, 1981

Boy, there's a lot of Lloyd Carr in that interview, with even a bit less of a veil on the disdain.

Don't get me wrong' I couldn't care less if a coach doesn't doesnt' give a whit about the media. But Carr sure took a lot heat for the same, and he even smiled when he was treating them that way.

My observation: 11-2 and you can treat the media however you want and fans won't care. 6-7 is a different story.

Edit to add: I'll eat another lemon if someone asks at the next presser who he thinks our starters will be at Utah. I double-dog dare you.

It's so good to see Harbaugh wearing M gear. So happy he's our coach. I think Bo would be proud of him.

There are some awesome gems in that entire press conference (15 min version). When he says they practiced inside I lost it. And he actually says at one point "it's happening!"

There will be people in the press that try to antagonize and those he will identify as legitimate reporters. We will know his opinion of that too, simply by his answers. We cannot see who is asking questions but those who pay attention will recognize the voices of those he tolerates and those he will shun. It will be transparent and I look forward to it.

Love his no nonsense simplistic approach. It's so simple it might work. Loved that line.

He's so fluffy!!!!!!

Smh at some of these questions. Better bring your A game to a JH presser, or he will burn a hole through you with his death stare and speak to you like the cockroach that you are. You've been Harbaugh'd

I found it really interesting when Harbaugh was talking about "guys trying out at certain positions".  The way he made it sound was like they choose to do that themselves.  Which leads me to Brady Pallante choosing to tryout at FB.

Watch at :44.

Harbaugh has the eyes of a bird of prey, like an eagle or a falcon.  They are always darting around, probing, scanning the horizon for something to attack. 

It's so great to see him behind the podium!

I can't wait for some of the post-game pressers