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Jim Harbaugh Gives the Pope a Michigan Helmet and a pair of Air Jordans
I think it's safe to say we have reached peak Jim Harbaugh. The Michigan football coach gave "His Holliness" Pope Francis a full size Michigan football helmet and a classic pair of Maize and Blue Air Jordans at the Vatican with his football team. I'm actually more shocked Harbaugh didn't offer the Pope a warm glass of milk.
You gotta give credit where credit is due: Harbaugh is one of a kind. Despite his winless record vs Ohio State he's getting people to talk about Michigan football around the world. That in itself is a holy miracle considering they got one split national championship in the last 70 years!
Harbaugh doing God's work...
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Jim Harbaugh Picks His Nose and Eats His Boogers on Live TV
Such a savage move by Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh. On ABC's national broadcast game Saturday vs Hawaii Harbaugh went digging for gold. Not content with just finding gold he decided to one up himself and eat the fruit of his labor.
Seems kind of selfish to me. Boogers or not Harbaugh has the Wolverines headed in the right direction as they have covered 40 and 35 point spreads the first two weeks.
And yes being the degenerate gambler I am I have taken notice and will be betting accordingly with Colorado (+20.5) in Ann Arbor for the first time since the famous Kordell Stewart hail mary play 22 years ago...
SportsCrack's 2016 Big Ten Predictions
Projected Finish
East Division
1. Ohio State (11-1) - You can never underestimate an Urban Meyer led football program but I feel a lot of pundits are doing just that. The Buckeyes are 50-4 since Meyer took over. They should again win the conference with playmakers like QB JT Barrett and LB Raekwon McMillan back.
2. Michigan State (10-2) - Sparty should have one of the better defenses in the college game led by DE Malik McDowell. They get Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio State all at home which should help.
3. Michigan (9-3) - Road games at Iowa, Michigan State and Ohio State will torpedo a tremendous first half start by the Wolverines because of the lack of good QB play.
4. Penn State (7-5) - As the norm the Nittany Lions have a tremendous group of linebackers and a great tailback in Saquon Barkley. Problem is the rest of the roster is very young and will be starting a new QB.
5. Indiana (6-6) - The Hoosiers have one of the better offensive lines in the conference and should score a lot of points. If the defense can step up they could make another bowl game.
6. Maryland (6-6) - I might be underestimating the Terps with new coach DJ Durkin. They got talent but they still don't have a QB.
7. Rutgers (4-8) - All I can say is good luck to new coach Chris Ash. He's got a complete rebuild in store for him and the schedule does him no favors.
West Division
1. Iowa (10-2) - Hawkeyes again will benefit from a joke of a schedule with their toughest road game being in Happy Valley. Desmond King is surprisingly back at cornerback and many pundits are high on QB C.J. Beathard.
2. Wisconsin (9-3) - The early season schedule is brutal for the Badgers with LSU in the opener and Michigan State, Michigan, and Ohio State all before mid October. If they can manage to pull off a couple of upsets they should finish strong.
3. Nebraska (8-4) - I feel like the Cornhuskers are a legit QB from wining this division. Tommy Armstrong Jr put up some decent stats last year on paper but if you watched him live you would say why is this guy even playing much less starting for Nebraska.
4. Northwestern (8-4) - Pat Fitzgerald is one of the better coaches in the conference and has a big time LB in Anthony Walker leading the defense. If they can pound the ball with RB Justin Jackson I could see them pulling off some upsets including 1 of the road games vs Iowa, Michigan State and Ohio State.
5. Minnesota (7-5) - Like Iowa the Gophers play a joke of a schedule and they get the three worst teams in the East Division instead of the best.
6. Illinois (4-8) - It's a total rebuild for new coach Lovie Smith who hasn't coached at the collegiate level since 1995. I like who Lovie brought in as assistants but it's going to take some time to get their talent up to winning standards.
7. Purdue (4-8) - Purdue is 1-11, 3-9, and 2-10 the last 3 seasons. Holy shit they are terrible! Congrats Boilermakers you win 4 games this season.
OVERRATED TEAM - Michigan is top 5 in the nation in the preseason polls but I got them finishing third in their division because of their QB play or lack thereof.
UNDERRATED TEAM - Wisconsin is being written off of their schedule but talent and coaching wise they could be the best team in the Big Ten West Division.
BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYMAKER - Ohio State's J.T. Barrett was a top 5 Heisman vote getter his redshirt freshman season. This year he has the starting job and should put up monster numbers.
BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYMAKER - Sparty's Malik McDowell is basically unblockable at times and should rack up double digit sacks.
TOP FRESHMAN - Michigan got the #1 recruit in the nation in DT Rashan Gary who is expected to contribute right away.
COACH OF THE YEAR - Ohio State coach Urban Meyer. He's 50-4 as the Buckeyes coach and has 3 Natty's under his belt.
FINAL PREDICTION - Ohio State (11-1) beats Iowa (10-2) to advance to the College Football Playoffs.
Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh Leaves Press Conference Abruptly When Asked About Suspensions
Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh was not a happy camper and stormed out of a press conference when media members asked about the suspensions of two of his players. Harbaugh who is known, how do I say politely, "odd" at times went into a bit of a silent rage when questioned about the status of Shelton Johnson and Ahmir Mitchell. Both players have been suspended but Harbaugh did not even want to name their names or reasons why they were suspended. You can't fault the Ann Arbor media for doing their job.
Here is video of the incident. You be the judge.
