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.
Coach Harbaugh.
It will only help our football team buckle down and reach our goals in that sport too.
Go Blue.
In hindsight, I may have overstated the personal cost, but I am not going to change it now. I read the responses to his tweet, and it was just brutally inappropriate given his words. I am not on twitter, although I do read sports tweets periodically. I know some people are bitter, jealous, etc, but I guess I was surprised that the majority of the responses to his tweet were mean-spiritied.
A few things to consider:
- It took Beilein 5 years to be Big 10 regular season champions
- It took Beilein 6 years to make the NCAA Sweet 16, Elite Eight and Final Four
- It took Beilin 10 years to be Big 10 tournament champions
Beilein is a great coach, but he did not rebuild our program overnight. It took time and patience.