Say what you want about Jim Harbaugh, but he certainly makes college football a more interesting sport. And, arguably more importantly, he keeps his Michigan football program front and center in the 24/7/365 news cycle that the game has become.
Case in point? Spring practice.
During National Signing Day last week, UM revealed that they intended to spend a portion of spring practice this year parked at a locale in Florida. Specifically, Harbaugh would haul his Wolverines to the Sunshine State during the school’s spring break to conduct a handful of practices in the heart of SEC country.
Suffice to say, that’s not sitting well with the SEC as the conference has asked the NCAA to block teams from holding spring practices over that school’s spring break. The league’s commissioner wants to “draw a line and say ‘that’s not appropriate.’” The media in that part country has followed suit.
Harbaugh’s reaction?
Question of the day: Does anyone find whining to be attractive? Just curious.
— Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) February 10, 2016
Harbaugh has proven in his one year in Ann Arbor that, if there is a line, he’s going to push it. And if there are buttons to be pushed in the southern part of the country? He’ll gladly take care of that as well.