C'mon dad: Harbaugh can't escape high expectations

Michigan Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh addresses the media during Big Ten Media Days in downtown Chicago on Monday.(Photo: David Banks, David Banks-USA TODAY Sports) CHICAGO – In just his second season of leading an overhaul at his alma mater, Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh has grown accustomed to high expectations – from fans, the betting public (which has made U-M the favorite in Las Vegas to win a national championship) and even his own family. One day removed from playing in a three-day celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, Harbaugh was the center of attention as Big Ten Media Days kicked off Monday in Chicago. Talking about his golf game proved even more painful than facing a room full of reporters. Mainly because of the pressure he felt from those nearest and dearest to him. “I wouldn’t call it fun,” he said about finishing as a distant also-ran on the links. “My wife and my kids expected me to win the tournament. I told them that I wasn’t. I told them if you don’t practice something, you don’t have a chance to win. But they’re like, ‘C’mon dad, you’re going to win. You’re just saying that. You’re going to win.’ So I had to come back after…

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