Jim Harbaugh Calls Out 'Scribes And Pundits' For 'Jive Turkey' Misunderstanding
By: Evan Jankens
@kingofthekc
I am convinced that Jim Harbaugh is stuck in the 80s -- or maybe even the 1970s? I guess that's when men were men and every meal included a steak and milk.
Earlier this week it was reported Harbaugh was a "very real" possibility to take over for the L.A. Rams.
Tuesday night while speaking at the Michigan Football Bust he said, "I'm not leaving Michigan. Not even considering it." He squashed those rumors fast but he didn't end it there.
He went on to say, " A lot of this talk is coming from our enemies, from coaches, you know the names. You probably know the names of the top three I'm referring to," Harbaugh said. "They like to say that to the media. They like to tell that to the recruits, to their families, try to manipulate them into going to some other school besides Michigan.
"We know them as jive turkeys. Say it like it is. That's the way it is."
Then the talking heads started debating where he got the term "jive turkey" from. He cleared that up for everyone today when he tweeted, "The scribes & pundits drop ball again. Those understanding etymology of jive turkey know it to be coined by Gandolph Finch & Jim Rockford."
I like to consider myself pretty hip when it comes to TV shows but I had to google who exactly these two characters and they are from the show "The Rockford Files."
The show aired from 1974-1980, which was a little bit before my time. From what I have gathered, Harbaugh is a fan of the Gordon Lightfoot song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitgerald," loves Judge Judy and has even compared himself to Uncle Rico from the movie "Napoleon Dynamite."
