Coach Harbaugh Tweets Congratulations to UM Bball
Coach Harbaugh sent out a classy tweet congratulating the Men's basketball team and Coach Beilein. He did this knowing that many bitter and mean-spirited people would respond with cutting remarks on Twitter (which they did in grand fashion). He sent the tweet any way, at substantial personal cost, because he is proud of the team and proud of Coach Beilein. Beilein and Harbaugh have stated in interviews that they communicate in texts. Harbaugh has certainly reached out to Beilein multiple times during this incredible season. However, he made this public statement to show his support for all to see. I have always had great respect for Coach Harbaugh, but this is a whole new level of humility and leadership that increased my affinity for him. We have some incredible coaches at Michigan. In my mind, I hear James Earl Jones saying, "The greatest university in the world.' I am proud of Coach Harbaugh, and of course - proud of Coach Beilein. Go blue!
Congratulations on the big win & trip to the Final Four! Fun to watch our team, expertly coached, extremely talented & great Team chemistry! Familar territory for Michigan teams coached by @johnbeilein. Proud of the way the fans & the team represented our great university.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:20 PM ^
If only Harbaugh could coach the football team as well as coach B coaches the basketball team.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:23 PM ^
You must have been one of those guys the OP mentioned.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:23 PM ^
Your comments are the type of annoying snark that made his tweet so meaningful. Beilein took time to build a juggernaut. Hopefully Coach Harbaugh will do the same! I believe that he will.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:24 PM ^
what a douche comment
March 25th, 2018 at 12:24 PM ^
I don't have Twitter, so I wasn't sure what the OP could've been talking about. but thanks for saving me having to ask for the explanation.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:26 PM ^
Took any less flack his first few years? Some day we will look back and laugh at Coach Harbaugh haters a lot like we do at Coach B haters. Both turned around struggling programs. Both had some stumbles and rough seasons. Let it play out and see what you think after his first decade. 8 years from now we may be wishing the new Bball coach could keep up with Harbaugh. Last year was a stink fest but Coach B has had some stretches like that.
Heck, last season a large number of posters wanted Beilein gone before the late-season turnaround.
You don't even have to go back they far.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:26 PM ^
i can absolutely guarantee that harbaugh is better at coaching football than you have ever been or will ever be at anything in your entire miserable life. fuck off
March 25th, 2018 at 12:27 PM ^
Not long ago, we made fun of San Francisco for getting sick of having Jim Harbaugh as their coach.
You don't want to go the full Jed York.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:55 PM ^
Never go full Jed York.
Mean-spirited behavior - never good.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:50 PM ^
That comment makes me wonder if Bigly Yuge went to the Trent Baalke School Of Personnel Engagement. Besides, it's far too early on a Sunday to be an enormous douche, so tone it down if you would.
Keep that up and we won't have to worry about you starting any threads.
We are suppose to all be fans of Michigan .... that is just a poor statement.
JH wants to win and is a winner (no losing records here) and Coach B has had his ups and downs as well but is putting it together this year. No one is perfect ..... it was a nice tweet by JH. Your comment is just not worth making. Just terrible.
Yeah if only Harbaugh could have went 46-53 his first 3 years at Michigan! Everyone would love him like we love Belein I just know it. You can eat a bag of dicks
I will say that Harbaugh congratulating the bball team and Belein is not really brave or even thread worthy. If he didnt tweet that, then we might have something to talk about.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:21 PM ^
Love me some Harbaugh. Also I'm hungover.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:26 PM ^
Man... I celebrated a little too much last night...
Go Blue!
maaaaan..... I got more 2nd half drunker than I thought. great game though!
March 25th, 2018 at 12:24 PM ^
glad harbaugh congratulated beilein and the bball team, but in what world does snark on twitter amount to ‘substantial personal cost’?
March 25th, 2018 at 12:29 PM ^
However, he made this public statement to show his support for all to see. I have always had great respect for Coach Harbaugh, but this is a whole new level of humility and leadership that increased my affinity for him.
I love Harbaugh and absolutely believe he will win a national champioship in the next few years, but yeah, he tweeted congratulations. Why would we be surprised? The op is acting like he saved a kid from a burning building.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:31 PM ^
I think it would be pretty painful to send a very kind-hearted tweet glorifying the head coach of the team that is stealing your thunder and causing many people to say, 'Michigan is a basketball school'. He has been getting heat from the media and the fanbase relentlessly. Most people would have trouble putting themself into this vulnerable position welcoming further insult and scrutiny on twitter. Maybe you don't consider that substantial, and I respect your opion. But I personally would consider that to be a painful burden to take for tweeting, and I think many other would as well. Just b/c he makes > $7 million and is famous does not mean that he does not have feelings.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:36 PM ^
I'm sorry but that's ridiculous. Harbaugh supports everything Michigan and isn't afraid to say it. (or tweet it) It would be hard for someone with an inferiority complex but that aint Harbaugh.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:39 PM ^
Jim doesn't have to look at the responses, right?
Pretty simple way to avoid the bAcKlAsH aNd MoCkErY from opposing fans
Trying to decipher the code. Any clues?
I think he just admitted to murdering his wife.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:52 PM ^
I don't think most people think Beilein is "stealing Harbaugh's thunder." We just want Michigan to do well, in all sports.
go around! Great coaches and teams create their own thunder.
I agree, there is plenty of thunder to go around. Harbaugh did the right thing - build momentum for our great university. Many cowards would not do the same given the circumstances.
My sense of Harbaugh is that he’s not some insecure little milquetoast who would take umbrage at some media member calling Michigan a “basketball school.” He knows he has to improve the team’s performance. You must think he’s so insecure that tweeting out congratulations to a colleague is some sort of huge burden on hiim. From all that we’ve seen and heard and read about Harbaugh, I think it’s part of his DNA to be supportive of fellow Michigan coaches. I’d be more surprised if he didn’t congratulate Beilein publicly.
Maybe I did not give him enough credit in that regard. He handled this situation beautifully - giving specific praise to Beilein in a way that no one is giving Harbaugh right now. That is first class humility and leadership in my book. It is good to see that most people agree. Michigan has a great culture and mostly great fans. It is just a few outspoken bitter people who give us a black eye (not unlike the board here).
You, sir, must have a very sore vagina.
feelingz man, feelingz.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:27 PM ^
Sometimes you get the feeling that coaches in that situation are just giving lip service. “Expertly” and “familiar territory” are statements made by someone who is not insecure about his fan base favoring another coach/sport.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:34 PM ^
I agree, plus, what coach wouldn't want other sports in the university to do well? That's the school brand, in everyone's faces. We're showing that we can be elite in all sports.
Come to Michigan. Leaders and the best.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:28 PM ^
Harbaugh always wants the basketball team to do well, just as long as they aren’t playing a team coached by Tom Crean.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:31 PM ^
strongest combination of head coaches for football and men's basketball I think we have ever had.
Add in Mel for hockey and things look very sunny in Ann Arbor.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:34 PM ^
Who else would you have as our head coach seeing how thoroughly the Hoke/Brandon alliance cratered the program?
March 25th, 2018 at 12:35 PM ^
people with snarky comments were also in the 'fire Beilein' camp. They can't help themselves.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:38 PM ^
It's a tweet. Harbaugh does not sit on Twitter all day measuring himself by the retweets and likes he gets. He's supporting his school and a fellow coach. He'll do the same if hockey wins today.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:39 PM ^
Becoming the subject of Twitter snark by random nobodies is hardly "substantial personal cost."
March 25th, 2018 at 12:43 PM ^
We want more!!!
March 25th, 2018 at 12:43 PM ^
Please Jim please take notes. Theres nothing more i would love than to watch you and coach Beilein kick MSU and OSU ass and bring home championships.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:45 PM ^
Why would we be surprised that our Football coach congratulated our basketball team? Why would he worry about snark? Why would there be any personal cost? Why does this post seem so much more dramatic than it needs to be? I have so many questions. Harbaugh congratulated the team just like Beilein would have done for our football team if we were going to the playoffs. It is a nice thing for him to do, but far from some huge statement.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:53 PM ^
At the end of the day when it comes to football I’m not sure who else we go get. Harbaugh has proven himself a good coach at other places and did have great success here his first two years. The current trajectory is not great but let’s see what happens over the next two years. If we go 8-5 or something similar over the next two years then Harbaugh probably deserves whatever criticism he gets. At the end of the day our coaches’ success or failures is not something we can control. If people want to voice their displeasure it’s a free country but not sure what good it does.
I hope Harbaugh gets us to where we want to go just like I wish success for all our leaders.
Back when Beilein was hired ppl wanted Pitino here. Yet Beilein is still coaching and Pitino has had scandal after scandal at Louisville that led to his ousting. Moral of the story...the popular obvious pick sometimes may not be the correct one. I think Harbaugh can and will win here, but if he doesn’t our Beilein in football may be out there waiting for that call.
March 25th, 2018 at 12:56 PM ^
You must take Twitter and people’s responses to your tweets really seriously. I mean, what else is Harbaugh going to do? Harbaugh has always shown support for other Michigan coaches and sports. Weren’t there sightings of him just showing up at random practices and greeting other players in the past? He’s just being gracious and supporting a fellow U of M coach. That’s what he’s supposed to do. In fact, I’d be more disappointed if he didn’t publicly tweet something in support.
Jeez, ease up on the hyperbole. I would definitely have no problem tweeting about a school I love even it meant braving the "harsh" comments of internet randos. And I don't have the years of experience Harbaugh has and the millions of dollars to keep me warm at night (proof that I actually know what I'm doing).
"CONGRATULATIONS JOHN BEILEIN AND MICHIGAN ON REACHING FINAL FOUR. SISTER JEAN PREDICTION IS SOME BULL CRAP. GO BLUE."