There was no other way to be with Bo. If you were a player for him or wrote about him the direct, blunt open and honest sincerity took hold. As a player, Harbaugh didn't agree with Madden 23 coins his opponent. As a writer, I disagreed with Harbaugh's writing style. But his integrity and perseverance could not be denied. He inspired you to think. He got you to think. He look . And sometimes a third.

This is the essence of Jim Harbaugh, the blueprint that he used for over 14 seasons of Madden NFL 23 playing career and each of his head coaching positions in the University of San Diego, Stanford and the San Francisco 49ers. His parents, Jack and Jackie, established the foundation. Schembechler along with Mike Ditka were coaches who assisted in cementing it.

Harbaugh is back to his roots. Harbaugh called it an "homecoming. Harbaugh said it was a "homecoming."

Becoming the 20th head coach at Michigan is something he said that he dreamed of. And now, he told me, it is time to live it.

It's a matter of time to go, partly because his relationships with 49ers management became so cold and fractured that a break was required. It was apparent that things hit a peak in contract talks prior to last season, at a time when the 49ers made him feel inadequate. If you make Jim Harbaugh feel unappreciated, unwanted, not worth it and unworthy, he's not the kind of player who will stick around. It is time, in part, due to the fact that there's a demand at Michigan football and a call to respond. A welcoming door, wide-open embrace, appreciation and that feeling of being valued was a blanket laid over him by Michigan the leadership. Michigan's needs and its approach fascinated him.

"This is a decision I made out of my heart,"'' Harbaugh said.

Several pundits insisted that he would never leave buy MUT 23 ltds coins being a head coach. They could not comprehend the unrelenting pull of Bo Harbaugh's affection and loyalty to Michigan. His desire to feel appreciated. Appreciated. Comfortable. The need for his body to be touched while his heart is loved.