Veteran college basketball coach Tom Crean showed up to support his brother-in-law Jim Harbaugh as his Michigan Wolverines played in Monday night’s College Football Playoff national championship game.
However, he didn’t look too thrilled to be there.
The ESPN game camera caught a very bored, frowning Crean in the stands watching Jim Harbaugh’s Wolverines play the Washington Huskies.
Crean is married to Joani Harbaugh, who he met at Western Kentucky while he was an assistant basketball coach and Jack Harbaugh, Joani’s father, was WKU’s head football coach.
Now, Crean is waiting for his next hoops opportunity while Jim Harbaugh coaches Michigan in the national title and his brother John Harbaugh preps the Baltimore Ravens for a Super Bowl run.
They say a photo tells a thousand words, and this one sure does.
— No Context College Basketball (@ContextFreeCBB) January 9, 2024
While Crean might just be daydreaming about anything else than the game going on the field, it’s hard not to think he’s got dreams of coaching in a Final Four game sometime soon once he gets back into coaching.
Perhaps the Harbaugh family will turn out in full force for that game. For now, it’ll be Crean in the stands to watch his brother-in-laws succeed.
Naturally, the internet turned this reaction into a meme.
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
When Juwan Howard asks you to coach the Wolverines' next game at Assembly Hall https://t.co/V88DbAxbjZ
— Russell Steinberg (@Russ_Steinberg) January 9, 2024
What is Tom Crean doing in the IMPACT Zone? https://t.co/mRDoZtTQgT
— JP Acosta (@acosta32_jp) January 9, 2024
Haven’t heard from my dad in like three days and out of the blue I get this: https://t.co/sTY9pjryKZ pic.twitter.com/ZgNumFnbZJ
— Michael Tilka WIFR (@TilkaMichael) January 9, 2024
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning, I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own https://t.co/1EHF0OPV0u— Isaiah Walker (@walkeri141) January 9, 2024
Why does Tom Crean look like he got told "No, you cannot have a Sno Cone" https://t.co/ad7yoRpXzN
— Andrew (@NosTheTwit) January 9, 2024
I paused Young Sheldon to be here. https://t.co/npWQeB4HvG
— New Year, Same Me (@nikkiaredhead) January 9, 2024
Warde has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever in order to hold onto Harbaugh. https://t.co/OuY4k9C3Yk
— Breslin Birds (@BreslinBirds) January 9, 2024
Looks like he's at his first ever football game. https://t.co/f38oaWtuJD
— Adam Luckett (@AdamLuckettKSR) January 9, 2024
My mood right now. https://t.co/FCIza61odJ
— GBM Wolverine (@GBM_Wolverine) January 9, 2024
The closest he’ll ever get to a championship. https://t.co/bHuWmDcoie
— John Wilmhoff (@JohnWilmhoff) January 9, 2024
Everyone checking for Vrabel updates https://t.co/GyaxwqVNiH
— Bryant Gregory (@BGregory615) January 9, 2024
Thinkin bout the meximelt https://t.co/6dyBvLKlsl
— Timmy Boy (@tcinternets) January 9, 2024
