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NEW NORMAL GOSSIP MERCH!

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Tom Ley

Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines reacts during warm-ups prior to the 2024 CFP National Championship game against the Washington Huskies at NRG Stadium on January 08, 2024 in Houston, Texas.

2024 CFP National Championship – Michigan v Washington

Jim Harbaugh Faces Most Difficult Task Yet: Making The Chargers Interesting

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Drew Magary

The Michigan Wolverines celebrate after winning the 2024 CFP National Championship game against the Washington Huskies at NRG Stadium on January 08, 2024 in Houston, Texas. The Michigan Wolverines won the game 34-13.

College Football

26 Years Later, Michigan Finally Bests Nebraska

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Patrick Redford

HOUSTON, TX - JANUARY 08: Jack Harbaugh, father of Head Coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines, leads the fans in a chant to celebrate winning the game during the Michigan Wolverines versus the Washington Huskies CFP National Championship game on January 8, 2024, at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX. (Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: JAN 08 CFP National Championship – Michigan vs Washington

The Season Of Harbaugh Ends, Perfectly, With A National Championship

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David Roth

Michael Penix Jr, seen here pointing at The Distraction logo at upper left during Washington's win over Texas in the Sugar Bowl on 1/1/2024.

Allstate Sugar Bowl – Texas v Washington

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Wolfgang Amadeus Penix Jr.

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Ray Ratto

Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines walks on the field after winning the Big Ten Championship against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 02, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

2023 Big Ten Championship – Iowa v Michigan

One Player Still Has The Power To End The Year Of Harbaugh

Michigan players celebrate during a game against Ohio State.

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This Is So Stupid

After Defeating Ohio State, Michigan Faces The Ultimate Test: Iowa

TWO HARBORS, MN - NOVEMBER 9: A bright moon shone over the horizon near the Split Rock Lighthouse on November 10, 2019. It was lit to honor the lives of the 29 men that died aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald 44 years ago. The lighthouse is only lit for approximately two hours and fifteen minutes each year. (Photo by Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via Getty Images)

Split Rock Lighthouse lit in memory of Edmund Fitzgerald

The Edmund Fitzgerald Is Inspiring Jim Harbaugh And Michigan Football To Achieve “Lake Mindset”

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Chris Thompson

Sherrone Moore of Michigan weeps as if Jim Harbaugh died saving orphans from a fire, when in fact Harbaugh was suspended for cheating.

Penn State Failed Us All

College Football: Ohio State Julian Fleming (4) in action, runs with the football vs Michigan at Ohio Stadium. Football analyst Connor Stalions and head coach Jim Harbaugh present in the background. Columbus, Ohio, November 26, 2022. In this photo edit, Stalion has been made black and white.

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The Connor Stalions Affair Now Features A Double Agent

It’s Been Stalions All Along

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Lauren Theisen

Indiana v Michigan

Connor Stalions Implicated In Latest Alleged Scheme Carried Out By Jim Harbaugh

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Israel Daramola

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Death To The NCAA

Jim Harbaugh Is Free!

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines looks on during the third quarter of the College Football Playoff Semifinal Fiesta Bowl football game against the TCU Horned Frogs at State Farm Stadium on December 31, 2022 in Glendale, Arizona. The TCU Horned Frogs won 51-45. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

Vrbo Fiesta Bowl – Michigan v TCU

Bidding Is Now Open On Jim Harbaugh

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Samer Kalaf

Michigan State players fight Michigan cornerback Ja'Den McBurrows in the tunnel after Saturday's game.

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Michigan State Suspends Four Players For Postgame Tunnel Attack

Jim Harbaugh Had Some Dumb Things To Say At An Anti-Abortion Event

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What The Fuck Happened Between The Vikings And Jim Harbaugh?

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Jim Harbaugh’s Time Will Come Eventually

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 27: Head Coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates with fans after defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Stadium on November 27, 2021 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

Ohio State v Michigan

The Last Chapter Is All That Matters

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Maybe Keep This Coaching Tree To Yourself

ANN ARBOR, MI - NOVEMBER 16: Michigan Wolverines head football coach Jim Harbaugh watches the pregame warm ups prior to the start of the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Michigan State v Michigan

Jim Harbaugh: The Problem With Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan Is Jim Harbaugh

Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines looks on in the first half while playing the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Stadium

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Big Ten Coaches, In Power Struggle With School Presidents, Discover Their Own Uselessness

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