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Jim Harbaugh is two months into his tenure as the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. And the former Michigan coach is continuing to use his “third base” analogy.
In November 2021, Harbaugh remarked that some people are “standing on third base, think they hit a triple,” a comment he later confirmed as a “counter punch” to Ohio State coach Ryan Day’s reported comment that Ohio State would “hang 100” on the Wolverines in 2020.
On Monday, the “third base” comment was used to describe the state of the Chargers when Harbaugh first arrived.
“Every person in that building from equipment to training staff, to the social media staff, the analytics staff, there’s so much respect to what everybody does,” Harbaugh told reporters. “Everybody in that building, everybody in that organization, nobody was born on third base. They had to work their way to first, to second, to third. And the players, same thing.
Feb 1, 2024; Inglewood, CA, USA; Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh speaks at an introductory press conference at YouTube Theater at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
“I want celebrate and congratulate them for being at the highest level in football and celebrate their story and how they got there. Now we’re all here together, we’re all on third base, poised to bring this home together.”
In November, Harbaugh deflected an answer to a question about his level of respect for Day and Ohio State.
“It’s all about our preparation for Ohio,” Harbaugh said. “The days, the minutes, the hours, everything leading up to this game, that’s where our focus is: preparing ourselves and planning. We’re going to practice then execute. Anything else is irrelevant when it comes to this big game week.”
A day later, Day responded similarly when asked about his respect for Harbaugh and Michigan.
“With everything going on and…
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Author : The Columbus Dispatch
Publish date : 2024-03-25 18:31:50
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