299 shares By: Kyle Koster | 5 hours ago Follow @KyleKoster Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith commented on Michigan holding spring practice in Florida while answering questions at a soccer press conference. “Is it creative?” he said. “Does it help from a recruiting and marketing point of view? I get that,” Smith said. “If we were jumpstarting our program I’d probably try and do that, too. But we’re not jumpstarting our program. We’re in a different place.” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, who has a Donald Trump-like ability to insert himself into the news, took the second part of the quote and used it to escalate things into one of his sick Twitter burns. Good to see Director Smith being relevant again after the tattoo fiasco. Welcome back! — Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) March 23, 2016 The “tattoo fiasco” references the 2011 NCAA sanctions handed down to Ohio State after players received special benefits (including tattoos) because they were on the football team. Much like Trump, Harbaugh is going to punch back if he’s punched. We know that. …
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