Is Jim Harbaugh Finally Michigan’s Messiah?

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🗓️ 15 December 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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It took SEVEN YEARS into Jim Harbaugh’s tenure for the Michigan Wolverines to finally beat their bitter rival, the Ohio State Buckeyes. And with another win over Iowa, the Wolverines are, at last, Big Ten Champions. But the hard work is just beginning, as college football’s giants, Georgia and Alabama, stand between the Wolverines and a CFB title (sorry, Cincinnati). ESPN’s Tom VanHaaran joins the show to discuss the excruciating build up to this monumental moment for Harbaugh and Michigan, and whether “Michigan’s Messiah” can erase seven years of pain with just two more wins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	That'll do it. Under a minute to play. Ladies and gentlemen, Wolverine Nation, the long
0:11.6	drought is over. Ohio State is vanquished. The Wolverines are going to win this one.
0:18.4	4227 is the score, and the Wolverines are going to go this one. 4227 is the score,
0:24.2	and the Wolverines are going to go to Indianapolis with a chance to win a big 10 title.
0:28.9	If you were to rank the strangest college football coaches in America,
0:33.2	which is an incredibly deep field, I do admit,
0:35.9	Jim Harbaugh would, at the very least least make the four-team playoff.
0:40.8	His slogans, his khakis, his favorite foods, his sleepovers.
0:45.3	It's all unapologetically weird.
0:49.2	But this season, quietly,
0:51.9	Jim Harbaugh has also been changing.
0:55.8	So today, we explain what that win over Ohio State really meant to Michigan and its
1:01.9	coach.
1:03.2	And what happened to his pants?
1:08.3	I'm Pablo Torre.
1:10.1	It's Wednesday, December 15th. This is ESPN Daily.
1:20.0	So Tom Van Herron, I've summoned you here today because you are the authority on the person I think is the most fascinating character in all of college football
1:27.6	right now, let alone the college football playoff. And that person is Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh.
1:32.7	And we are in his seventh season now, Tom, as the head coach at his alma mater, Michigan.
1:39.0	He's finally gotten past Ohio State. He's finally won the Big Ten. He has punched his first ticket to the playoff.
1:45.6	So just how would you describe the mood around Ann Arbor right now?
1:50.4	I think everyone around the Michigan program, and the fans included, coaches, players,
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