Ex-Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh gets shocking praise from The Daily Wire podcast host after Bret Bielema spat

The dust has started to settle between Illinois coach Bret Bielema and Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh. Not everyone has defended Bielema's now-viral remarks toward the former Michigan national championship-winning coach after new information surfaced Tuesday about the sign-stealing scandal that occurred during his tenure. For further context, the recently turned 55-year-old took issue with an old clip from Harbaugh's NFL years, in which he described what he sees as cheating and what doesn't.

"If you cheat to win, then you’ve already lost," Harbaugh said. Bielema, although never having beat Harbaugh head-to-head, spat back with a rather alarming yet understandable statement. "Really.

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Why did you leave? Was looking forward to playing but understand why you ran to the NFL," Bielema wrote. "See you in the future and can't wait." Although many have praised Bielema, prominent podcast host David Cone had the exact inverse and sarcastically tweeted that Bielema's response wasn't warranted.

"Bret Bielema, who never beat Jim Harbaugh, is wondering why Jim left to coach an NFL team where he makes more money," Cohen wrote Wednesday morning. Bielema has taken a break from tweeting for the day. Still, with the off-season in full swing, Bielema will likely rock the proverbial boat shortly, as he has spent time discrediting national media since Illinois won its first bowl game in a decade-plus.

Harbaugh has likely moved past his college years. After all, his return to the NFL was entertaining. He guided the Chargers to a playoff berth before losing their wild-card game against the AFC South champion Houston Texans, 32-12.

As for Illinois, it enters the fifth year of the Bielema era with high expectations. Quarterback Luke Altmyer returns for his third season in Champaign, along with all of the Illini's bowl game starters. Barring anything unusual, Bielema and Harbaugh won't see eye-to-eye on anything regarding this topic, much less if either crosses paths again.

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