Michigan Head Coach Jim Harbaugh
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is quite the character. Whether he’s talking about his love of milk, or how he thinks you shouldn’t eat chicken because it’s a nervous bird, you never know what is going to come out of his mouth.
He’s quite the football coach, too. After being on the brink of getting fired after a 3-win season in 2020, he’s turned it around in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines went 12-2 last year en route to beating Ohio State, winning the Big Ten, and making the CFP. They’ve been even better this year. They’re 13-0 for the first time in history and will be the #2 seed in the College Football Playoff. Michigan. will take on TCU On New Year’s Eve in the Fiesta Bowl.
Harbaugh spoke to the media on Sunday regarding their selection to the College Football Playoff. He talked about what it means for the program, the opponent TCU, and traveling to Arizona. But, in typical Harbaugh fashion, he also had to make a noteworthy comment.
Jim Harbaugh went after the media at his press conference.
Everyone knows social media can be an absolute cesspool of negativity. And, the coach warned the media against buying into the negativity.
"I encourage you to not pander to the Twittersphere and really the haters that like to drink their Haterade and eat their Hater-tots."
– Jim Harbaugh
— Trevor Woods (@WoodsFootball) December 5, 2022
I have never heard the phrase hater-tots in my life, but I love it. Classic Harbaugh. In fact, I bet that’s what he calls them at the dinner table while he eats steak and drinks his milk.
He said one other notable thing at the press conference as well.
"I encourage you to not pander to the Twittersphere and really the haters that like to drink their Haterade and eat their Hater-tots."
– Jim Harbaugh
— Trevor Woods (@WoodsFootball) December 5, 2022
I buried the lede there, didn’t I?