Intentional or not, Jim Harbaugh has taken a headfirst dive back into the heated Michigan-Ohio State rivalry.
First, the back story: The high school coach of 2015 OSU signee and former Michigan verbal commitment Mike Weber, Thomas Wilcher, accused the Buckeyes of essentially lying to his former player about the status of running backs coach Stan Drayton, who left for an NFL job the day after National Signing Day. The perceived deception didn’t sit well with the Detroit Cass Tech coach, and it’s something that has apparently caught the attention of UM’s new head coach.
Harbaugh, who played in the same backfield as Wilcher during his playing days at UM, took to Twitter Saturday afternoon to share his thought of the day -- or someone with the keys to his account shared it. Interestingly, said thought involved the concept of, you guessed it, deception.
Thought of the day - What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive! - Sir Walter Scott
— Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) February 7, 2015
While I can’t be certain that Harbaugh was poking at his football program’s rival, I can be certain that this is the first time he’s posted a specific “Thought of the Day” -- he did quote Emerson in mid-January, though -- since the account was created Jan. 2.
As an aside, and as reminded by ElevenWarriors.com, the first edition of The Game featuring Harbaugh and Meyer kicks off in 294 days. Mark your calendars and stock up on popcorn accordingly.