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Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh ripped into Michigan State and Mark Dantonio during his week-end news conference on Monday in Ann Arbor.
Nick Baumgardner, Freep
Jim Harbaugh is not apologizing. He's not backing away.
He's doubling down.
On Monday, Michigan's football coach once again called Michigan State's "bush league" for a pregame scuffleMSU team and a handful of Michigan players – and went as far as accusing the Spartans, led by coach Mark Dantonio, of deliberately baiting Michigan into the situation.
"When you host a team, both teams, you share the field with each other. attempt of going through or over our guys in a physical manner.
"To call that unsportsmanlike or to call that bush league is putting it mildly," said Harbaugh. "That could've been a real unfortunate incident, and I said it was the opposite of BS Coach (Dantonio) said that it was BS.But that's not what I think it's going to be. get together and talk about.
"I'll go one step further and use Coach Dantonio's words from a few years back." It's a product of the team but their program. proud of our guys for keeping their cool. "
Michigan players, including Devin Bush (in yellow), refused to move MSU went through its pregame walk, and a confrontation ensued, Oct. 20, 2018.
Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press
Prior to kickoff Saturday, Michigan State entered Spartan Stadium for its traditional pregame after a few Michigan players had already taken the field to warm up.
These said, the Spartans said they would make their pregame walk so that they could make sure they were not on the field for it.
From there, he said things continued to change.
"We were aware they did not know anything about us, they did not know us, we did not know them. They said, 'What are you guys doing your walk, we do not want to put your hands on your hands,' 'Harbaugh explained. "They gave us a time." It'll be at 9:45 am (am). Said OK, great. ' Then, 'well, it might be 9:55, now it's going to be 9:55 a day later.' That walk happened another 10 minutes after that, it could not be any more, 'hey, could you guys please leave the field.' "
On Sunday, speaking with reporters, Dantonio described the situation as "juvenile."
"As far as everything goes to the game, you know, I'm not gonna comment on it now," Dantonio said. "And things are going to be in my life, but I'm going out of it by what I said (Saturday)."
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After the game Saturday, Dantonio was asked for his answer to Harbaugh Calling MSU "bush league" while accusing Dantonio of being on the field behind his team "smiling." His response: "That's B.S.," Dantonio said. "That's B.S. You guys get your cameras out." It's on Fox.
Dantonio was on the field with his team, MSU's pregame walk.
Asked whether he had any issues with Devin Bush's reaction to the Spartan logo at midfield, Harbaugh said he did not. And once again Michigan State of the United States.
"I do not blame Devin. I like the way our guys handled it. That's like going back and saying, 'Oh look at Devin Bush! Look at him out there! He's out at midfield scraping up the logo! ' After what just took place, that's straight out of the (old Bad Boy) Pistons playbook, "Harbaugh said." Do something to them, say something to them, elbow them, and then when somebody else does something back, then flop. That's how I think about that as well. Again, it's unsportsmanlike, it's so easy and it's putting it very mildly. "
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