Jim Harbaugh Had Fans Sounding Off on His Comparison of Michigan Football to Field Corn

MIchigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh has produced his share of great sound bites over the years. In his weekly Monday press conference, he may have added another all-timer to the collection.

Harbaugh used a wild analogy, comparing his undefeated Wolverines team to field corn rather than a house plant to illustrate his team’s resiliency this season.

Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh looks on during the second quarter against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Huntington Bank Stadium.

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“Nothing against house plants. They have their function,” Harbaugh said. “They can be beautiful in the home. They can bring great beauty and value to a home. But the field corn: Just drop a seed in a crack of a sidewalk and it'll burrow down and come up with any energy that it can find and then rise up in a stalk-like fashion and just start producing. I would say that’s what our team is more like.”

Never change, Jim.

Watching Harbaugh piece together the comparison as reporters attempt to ask questions is hilarious though, and fans made their share of jokes about the Wolverines head coach’s comments.