By winning the Big 10 championship, Jim Harbaugh and Co. shunned Tony Petitti and the whole conference. And the team made sure to live each hardly-earned moment to the fullest during the post-game ceremony. Tom Brady, too, would be smiling in front of his screen, watching the college team that he rooted for the whole season get into the playoffs.
For all this happiness, the team had to sacrifice a lot, especially the head coach Harbaugh. Right from a three-game suspension to criticism hurled at him from each direction, Harbaugh had gone through it all. Amidst all of this, his team did not leave his side. The team made sure to display their solidarity through the “Bet” movement that overtook the internet. Although JJ McCarthy was the one who brought it to X, Brady was the one who popularised it.
Jim Harbaugh’s “Bet” silences everyone
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Making sure to get back to each critic, Jim Harbaugh, when asked by Fox Sports Joel Klatt, said “Bet” with an accomplished grin. This single-handedly ruled out one of the most iconic moments in the season of the Michigan Wolverines, so much so that it would go down the pages of history with the 2023 season.
Coming December 14th – December 25th MSE will present "The 12 Days of Michigan Football" featuring a 12 part series covering the complete story of the Wolverines under Jim Harbaugh… pic.twitter.com/kqpENEfujV
— Michigan Sports And Entertainment (@michsportsent) December 6, 2023
“Bet” is a slang, used for showing agreement with someone or something. Here, the team made the single-word slang their tagline for a memorable comeback. One which Harbaugh made even more memorable by saying it, almost as a sign of achieving a milestone after winning the Big 10 membership. Taking this all up a notch, the team wanted their accomplishment to go down in history. Resulting in the fans being surprised with a 12-part series based on the team’s roller-coaster season.
The 12 days of Michigan Football: Jim Harbaugh and Co.’s efforts
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The series is a perfect means of narrating the ups and downs of the Wolverines, right from being one of the four undefeated teams across all conferences, to the unfolding of the sign-stealing fiasco, Jim Harbaugh’s suspension, to their colossal comeback, in 12 parts.
The primary focus here would be the team under Jim Harbaugh’s coaching. Harbaugh has been the guiding head coach for the Wolverines since 2015. Since then, the team has made 3 consecutive playoff appearances since 2021, however have not earned their national title yet.
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The last National Championship that the team won was in 1997. This year, history has a chance to be made. All of this, along with the emotional turmoil of the players, is displayed in the series. You can ‘Bet’ would be a thing to watch.
Watch this story: Coach Jim Harbaugh Sets The Record Straight On Michigan’s Sign-Stealing Incident