SEC Network analyst and ESPN radio host Paul Finebaum is no stranger to criticizing the University of Michigan and head coach Jim Harbaugh in particular.
And following Saturday’s nail-biter win over Army, Finebaum was back at it again. He was asked which Big Ten team was more alarming – Scott Frost’s Nebraska losing to Colorado or Harbaugh’s Michigan nearly blowing it against Army.
“Surprisingly, I think it was Scott Frost because I was flipping around, that game was won, and all of a sudden, it wasn’t. And I think it’s time to give Army some credit. This reminded me so much of what happened last September when they nearly pulled it off in Norman and I know that Harbaugh acolytes will argue that it didn’t derail Oklahoma,” Finebaum said.
He then pivoted into another criticism of Harbaugh and the Wolverines.
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“My issue with Michigan is just, do they have an offensive coordinator? Yes, I know the answer, and I know where he came from last year, and I know he’s got a good reputation, but it just never looks different up there. It always looks sloppy and methodical and looks like we’re watching a game in black and white in 1950.”
“So I’m not hitting the panic button; if they lost, of course I would have, and the whole country with it,” Finebaum continued. “You know, they have so many big games left and I think right now, just chalk that one up as survival.”
Is Michigan’s next opponent (Wisconsin) after this weekend’s bye a better team?
“Yeah, they really are,” Finebaum said.
