Jim Harbaugh told me that it was 28 years ago that he had an intimate conversation at Bicycle Jim's Restaurant in For Mut 23 Coins a sport as unapologetic and stereotypically Ann Arbor. He was at Michigan and I was reporting on the team and him for The Detroit Free Press and we were both drawn to the awe and admiration of the the then Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler.

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There was no other way to be with Bo. Whatever you did, whether you played for the man or wrote about his Bo's direct, blunt and honest, yet awe-inspiring sincerity took hold. As a player, Harbaugh didn't agree with his teammates. As the writer, I didn't agree with Harbaugh's writing style. But his determination and integrity was indisputable. He inspired you to think. He forced you to take a second look . Sometimes a third.

This is the essence of Jim Harbaugh, the blueprint that he used for fourteen years during his Madden NFL 23 play-time, as well as each of his head coaching jobs at University of San Diego, Stanford and the San Francisco 49ers. Their parents, Jack as well as Jackie, laid that foundation. Schembechler as well as Mike Ditka were coaches who helped cement it.

Harbaugh is back to his roots. He described it as an "homecoming.''

Being the 20th and final head coach for Michigan is something was something he'd always wanted to do. Then, he added that it was the right time to make it happen.

It's a matter of time, in part, because his relationships with 49ers management were so cold and disjointed that a break-up was required. It appears that it was at its peak during negotiations over the contract prior to the season ended, and when the 49ers made him feel relatively worthless. If you create Jim Harbaugh feel unappreciated, undesirable, and unworthy then he's not the kind of person who will stick around. The time is now, in part, because there's a need in Michigan football, and a call to respond. A door that is open, a broad-ranging embrace, gratitude and the feeling of being loved was a blanket laid over the player by Buy Mut 23 Coins Michigan management. Michigan's approach and need for help captivated him.