Sunday, January 20, 2013

Are you ready for some.....HarBowl!!!?

Harbaugh brothers Jim and John will square off in New Orleans at Super Bowl XLVII

When Jim and John Harbaugh coached against each other last season, it was the first time in NFL history that two brothers faced off as head coaches. And a lot of media attention was given to that storyline.
Jim and John Harbaugh will coach against each other in the Super Bowl after San Francisco beat Atlanta and Baltimore beat New England in the NFL conference championship games. And if you thought the Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh story was given a lot of ink for a regular season game last season, just wait for this two-week lead up to the Super Bowl.
Baltimore, led by John Harbaugh, beat New England 28-13 in the AFC Championship Game. Jim Harbaugh led the 49ers to a 28-24 win over Atlanta in the NFC title game earlier in the day.
While that angle will get a ton of a attention, it's deserved. It is a pretty amazing story that not only did two of the 32 people in the world who coach NFL teams grow up in the same household, they're now both at the top of their profession and will lead their teams into the season's ultimate game.
CBS showed John Harbaugh telling the cameras a congratulatory message for his brother Jim after the 49ers beat the Falcons, as John was on the field for warmups before the AFC game.
The first Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh meeting was a 16-6 Ravens win for John. It was at Baltimore on a short week before the Thursday game, so perhaps not too much can be taken from that first matchup between the brothers.
The game will probably be especially tough on Harbaugh's parents, who should be celebrating their sons making their first Super Bowl appearance as head coach, but realize that obviously one of their sons is going to lose the championship game. Jack Harbaugh, a longtime coach himself, told the San Jose Mercury News that he and his wife would watch the game at their home in Mequon, Wis. and he wouldn't worry about the possible Super Bowl matchup between his sons.
"I'm going to paraphrase my wife: 'We're going to take it one week at a time, one game at a time,'" Jack Harbaugh told the Mercury News.
It will be an unusual couple weeks for the entire Harbaugh family leading up to the Super Bowl. It's fair to say that we may never see two brothers coach opposing teams in the Super Bowl again - unless the Harbaughs bring their teams back and have HarBowl II someday.

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