Jim Harbaugh describes what it would mean for Michigan to win Big Ten title

Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines are on to the Big Ten title game, and it’d mean the world if they captured their third straight conference championship.

Returning from his three-game suspension, Harbaugh wanted to lead the Wolverines to victory over Iowa on Saturday. If he’s able to do so, he tried to project how he would feel at that moment, explaining to the media what it’d mean to him.

“It would mean a great deal,” Harbaugh responded, asked to describe what another Big Ten title would mean to him. “As I said, this team. It’s a true team. Selfless, they play for each other. If you wondered what’s in another man’s heart on this team, it’s about each other. So many things. I mean, 12-0, back-to-back seasons. We’d like to make that 13-0. 12-0, it’s the first time in Michigan history, 12-0, back-to-back, first time ever. So many things about this team, and they all talk about it, there’s more to do.

“I know our focus will be on going out and giving it our very best, and taking a shot at that third championship.”

Michigan is a three-touchdown favorite over Iowa entering Saturday. The Wolverines and Jim Harbaugh have battled adversity up until this point, but we’ll see just how much of a fight the Hawkeyes put up in Indianapolis.

Paul Finebaum wants a front row seat to Jim Harbaugh’s return, rest of Michigan’s season

Paul Finebaum has been on top of Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines throughout 2023, but he wants to take it one step further.

Joining The Matt Barrie Show on Sunday, Finebaum of course had to speak his mind on Harbaugh’s return, as Michigan prepares for the Big Ten title game. While the Wolverines may not get humbled this weekend, Finebaum believes they will come College Football Playoff time. 

Evidently, he wants to be there when it happens. So Finebaum is wishing for a front row seat to the rest of Michigan’s season. That’s cold.

“That’s good for television networks. That’s good for talk shows. That’s good for us. What it’s not good for, maybe Michigan. There will be a stench following him everywhere he goes. But it’ll be fascinating to see,” Finebaum delineated. “Not only Jim Harbaugh on the sports stage, where he’s been for so long, but this’ll be the national stage. Things are pretty toxic around the world right now, but everyone is going to be paying attention to this. It’s one of those few sports stories that transcends the sport.

“Count me in for it. I want a front-row seat, because we’ve had some Playoffs where it’s, ‘Okay, five, six years in a row, Dabo [Swinney] versus [Nick] Saban. Now we’ve got Kirby [Smart].’ This is Disney movie written all over it. Good versus evil. I just salivate at the thought of Jim Harbaugh of either Nick Saban, should that train continue, or college football history with Kirby Smart.”

Some may have an issue with Paul Finebaum painting Michigan into the evil corner, especially folks in Ann Arbor. Nevertheless, he’s setting the stage for what’s to be an entertaining ride to the national title game in January, should Michigan handle their business on the field.