The Jim Harbaugh-Pete Carroll beef spans the Pac-10, NFC West, and parking lots

Jim Harbaugh and Pete Carroll have squared off when one was a player and the other a coach, when both were Pac-10 coaches, and when both were taking NFC West teams to the Super Bowl. This is the sports beef version of Batman and the Joker. Or Batman and Batman. Or Joker and Joker? You get the idea.
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[@lsesternester3231]

Reporter: “Why did you go for two at the end of the game”? Harbaugh: “They wouldn’t let me go for three”.

[@hunterfeinman8828]

The greatest coaching beef is Hue Jackson and winning.

[@roguishpaladin]

Hey, 8-8 in Oakland with Jason Campbell and the grumpy mid-career version of Caron Palmer ain't bad, and Cleveland...well, when Bill Belichick has trouble breaking .500 when coaching for them, then I'm going to give Jackson a little slack there.

[@Xhoven]

That 2011 season seems like an eternity ago, and Jackson has lost 15 of 16 home games in Cleveland. Staggering.

[@andrewomahony9260]

@@roguishpaladin Wow, we found a Hue burner account on youtube.

[@simplified4035]

Man come on, your comment made us fire him lol

[@tylito4764]

@@roguishpaladin you really just defended that bum. That makes you a bum

[@overthetoppranks]

Nobody can disagree that for a few years there we saw some AMAZING matches between Seattle and San Fran

[@Gungho73]

No matter what the score was, they were prime time television. They were the next true feud, two great teams in the same division no less much like the Steelers and Ravens, and similarly bloody. Its so rare nowadays to get 2 teams that actually legitimately seemed to hate one another. The downside to the rivalry? It ended so soon.

[@overthetoppranks]

Gungho73 I COMPLETELY agree, this matchup was very similar to the Pittsburgh Baltimore rivalry, both were very fun to watch, they played with so much energy

[@coleslaw3365]

Yeah but both teams suck big dicks though

[@tripleoo0]

Uh, check your fire. Seattle was a playoff team this year when all the experts thought they were going to be competing for Nick Bosa, and the Niners were throttled by the football gods this year, having lost their two biggest offensive weapons for the year before week 5.

[@alanmazzucchelli9013]

With Seattle going 7-2In those matches despite the Niners having absolutely no weaknesses talent wiseExcept for possibly Harbaugh and Kaepernick.

[@DSProductions002]

those niner-seahawks games were crazy back in the day...

[@mcluvin28x]

considering how different both rosters are now, it definitely feels like a long time ago

[@trevorharmon1]

Not to mention rule changes

[@colby7703]

Prob not a competition in the 80s and 90s

[@kaiden.a4155]

Evan Kopshever the Monday night game Sea abs San Fran best game of the season

[@skeezix8156]

Pete walking around like Ric Flair during a win against the 49ers 😂

[@REALTRUEJOURNEY]

Now Richard Sherman is a 49er the feud lives on

[@martytu20]

Any team that slights the man is on his shitlist.

[@sk33t_38]

not really. without Harbaugh there the fire doesnt burn as much when we play them. We are now worse than them so I dont see the rivalry getting crazy. We're probably gonna get last or 3rd this season in the west. Unless they surprise everyone this season and do well. Thats the only way I see it becoming something close to this level. Im excited to see the young guys become starters this year. Same thing happened in 2011 and the next year they developed into stars.

[@crustymango7030]

True Journey But are they good? Nope

[@kalikidgamer2935]

yea but who passed instead of ruining in the super bowl

[@n_o1166]

@@crustymango7030 we beat the hawks with a practice squad QB tell me

[@AutocorrectDidThis789]

This is poetry. Their first coaching duel was 17-23 in the final minutes and Richard Sherman made the big play. In 2014, the score was 23-17 and once again Sherman made the big play.

[@puppethound]

Pete was the DB coach in Minnesota when Harbaugh was the QB with the Bears. Caroll went up for the job at Stanford but lost it to Dennis Green. Pete would be up for the head coaching job at Minnesota in the early 90s but again lost it to Dennis Green, NOW Harbaugh MIGHT be the Vikings New head coach in 2022.

[@eviltwinnumber2]

Man that 2014 nfc championship battle between these 2 teams was the best rivalry nfl game in my few years of watching football

[@mto354]

If only the NFL didn’t get so bias with their calls and help Seattle so much for TV ratings - otherwise, a great game.

[@forest1144]

@@mto354 lmfao 15-4 in wilson era stay mad

[@miltoncabrera4073]

whats your deal man?

[@drewagoosa68]

if he woulda called him "pal" there woulda been a punch thrown

[@miltoncabrera4073]

"bucko" is even worse in my opinion.

[@Dude2618]

Milton Cabrera if he would’ve said “get a load of this guy” there would been punches thrown.

[@shaadhardwick7385]

I'm great what's your deal?

[@johnnymccollum5935]

This comment and the replies are making it hard for me to breath 😂😂😂

[@JustcallmeGnarly22]

Pete Carroll takes a coaching job in the Big10. Lol. That would be hilarious.

[@attmlb]

Gnarly G except it seems like John follows Pete. I wouldn't be shocked if he tried to get the Arizona job

[@gginthechat7559]

He might look into Ohio state if meyer is gone🧐

[@padraicfanning7055]

Pete Carroll Hired by Ohio State Buckeyes While Urban Meyer Heads to Lawrence this headline was brought to you by Fake News™

[@sikid4000]

@@padraicfanning7055 As a michigan fan I want that.

[@mrprimor227]

Pete Carroll vs Jim harbough I mean Ohio State vs Michigan

[@adams5558]

The best beef is SB Nation videos appearances vs Jon Bois

[@frogmafiaofficial]

Chart Party vs. Dorktown

[@fegismcclaren1632]

Casey Gabalis LMAO

[@gr8sword97]

if it's not jon bois, it's lame and gay

[@isaiah6730]

Casey Gabalis chart party>dorktown

[@Pants.69]

Adam S yes True Very true So true Want Jon Bois Ples

[@a1gamer561]

I hope the Seahawks-49ers rivalry gets revived this season

[@NewGoldie]

Adam E Me too. Great short-lived rivalary.

[@randyxnimely6632]

Nope Seahawks will be garbage this year

[@jaccpot]

Deadpool Seahawks wont be garbage vuz they were a missed FG away from makin the playoffs while half the defense was injured last season

[@randyxnimely6632]

DeSean Jackson #Jaccpot #0ne0fone #1hunna but they lost Michael Bennet and Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas will most likely be traded, and they're in the same conference as the rams, eagles, 49ers, Vikings, packers, lions, bears, Falcons, saints, and giants. It's gonna be real hard for them to have a .500 season

[@nathancarroll7347]

I'm more excited for the Seahawks-Rams rivalry. During the early-mid 2000's that was the hottest rivalry for the Seahawks.

[@MrAndrewaziz]

Pete Carroll should have run the damn ball

[@nolanvoid25]

like, himself? lol

[@chuck430]

Harbaugh should have too at the end of the SB, sad memories

[@yomaulstartickler5926]

Andrew Aziz, im still salty we didn't run the ball but in the end we still got our first Superbowl the year before so it's not all bad

[@sk33t_38]

it was our coordinator, not pete

[@adnanelalaoui1096]

Agreed

[@notorious_majora]

These two made the Seahawks / 49ers rivalry amazing to watch

[@Frybynight7]

I like that Alex, a Niners fan, presented this episode

[@dombriant4678]

Jim Harbaugh has to be my favorite coach. Lmao his angry moments are downright hilarious and overall I think he's a great coach, he's like a drill sergeant getting the dog mentality out of a player

[@uchiharza8060]

FLintxor Harbaugh is overrated...

[@jimmy5634]

He’s my favorite too. Whenever I need a good laugh, I watch the Ohio State highlights of Missed-again getting trounced. His slack-jawed look on the sideline can’t be beat for fun and frolic.

[@GVoodoo]

@@uchiharza8060 not really. Michigan actually plays competitive teams every year. Alot of these high rank teams keep putting on more and more cupcake teams.

[@lukewenberg4271]

As a Seahawks fan. I LOVED this rivalry!

[@AlexanderHenzel]

Same as a 49ers fan, during those years you could really feel the hate for each other and the two fan bases like I have never felt, especially when everyone knew the 49ers and seahawks were on a crash course to face each other in that 2014 nfc championship and everyone considered it the "real" super bowl.

[@LEBUMCHOKEDIN6FINALS]

I loved it to until the 2013 NFC championship game, then I realized the NFL is rigged

[@WestCoasting206]

Alex Henzel I was working at Costco the day of that 2013 NFC Championship game and they had the game on all of the TV’s so a large crowd formed. A Niners fan and a Hawks fan started yelling each other and the Niners fan connected a punch. The cops had to come but right before they put the handcuffs of him, he did the Kaep bicep kiss and yelled F the Seahawks to the entire group of people. So yeah, the hate was real.

[@mto354]

@@LEBUMCHOKEDIN6FINALS NFL rigging games for TV ratings or storylines they want to push in tandem with the media is exhausting. Niners have gotten the short end of the rigging sadly - NFC championship vs Seattle while Seahawks and Wilson were the media’s darlings, then Super Bowl with Chiefs while the Chiefs and Mahomes (and Kelce and Hill) are the media’s darlings. Bad luck on timing with media darlings for Niners fans - instead they put Niners players like Jimmy G in the media enemy list… just like they did with Harbaugh back then.

[@Knabtube626]

Do a beef history between Matt LaFluer and the NFC Championship

[@ruckus9469]

With Pete stepping down, Jim has the opportunity to do the pettiest thing ever

[@goldenstatewarriors9418]

Who’s here after Harbaugh finally won a National Championship.

[@BrokeredHeart]

This beef made both of those teams better. They weren't just playing for self identity, they made their opponent the villain, and it extended from coaches, to players, to fans. Quite frankly, without it, Seattle's defense lost a bit of its ferocity without Harbaugh on the opposite sideline. They needed that catalyst to keep their edge, and sadly, there was no other man that could have driven that defense to be the best of the decade. Carroll knows how to coach hotheads, and he channelled that rage effectively, but they didn't have that juice that really knocked them into top gear.

[@null3248]

thanks and sub ii

[@onionhombre]

Favorite series on this channel keep these coming!!!

[@thekeegster6278]

As a Seahawks fan, I crave for this rivalry to come back! Both teams were at the apex of the NFL and to see players like Wilson, Kaepernick, Sherman, Crabtree duke it out… holy cow that was so much fun!

[@PappPolo773]

Definitely one of the best beef videos I’ve seen. This was awesome lol

[@BoxOfOranges84]

This beef, the Sherman-Harbaugh beef, and the 9ers collapse are all in the same cinematic universe

[@jydaflyest]

This Stanford game-winning drive needs its own "Rewinder" episode.

[@jordanistimex1996]

I was at that game Dec 23, 2012. That hit Kam put on Crabtree shook the place! A play i'll never forget

[@lamontragland7141]

I'm a simple man I see SB Nation video I click and like.

[@tlreclipse1126]

From a Cardinals Fan, I enjoyed every second of the Seahawks vs 49'rs Rivalry while it lasted.

[@kikoalonso6]

Man that seahawks 49ers rivalry was fun for those 3 years. Too bad the 49ers were too whiny to keep Harbaugh

[@chipskylark5500]

Sherman speaking on Crabtree LMAO

[@KofieWhy]

WE LIKE SPORTS AND WE DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS

[@marcusosborne6123]

Carroll has a ring though. Harbaugh doesn’t.

[@APsupportsTerrorism]

Carroll is also in the NFL after killing it in College. Harbaugh whiffed and now struggles to finish 3rd in his own Division.

[@imkool51391]

@@APsupportsTerrorism Harbaugh went to the division title game 3 times in 4 years with a 74% winning percentage. I'd hardly call that whiffing

[@hiphoprbloverjon9180]

and a national championship.

[@APsupportsTerrorism]

King in the North He's never been to a championship game in College. He never won a power 5 conference in College. And he never will at Michigan. Even with Andrew Luck, he couldn't get a single banner in college. He inherited a decent roster at SanFran and had a good 3 year run... but he's so toxic they told him to pack his bags despite that. His record at Michigan now is on par with Brady Hoke -- and his recruiting is markedly worse than Hoke. He can't coach up diamond-in-the-rough 3stars like Dantonio, Ferentz, and Chryst. And he can't recruit the 5stars like Urban and Franklin. I'd rate him as the 8th best coach in the B1G. Urban, Dantonio, Franklin, Chryst, Ferentz*, Fitzgerald**, and I'll slide in Scott Frost for now too... even that MNC ring is more than Harbaugh has - or will - ever see. *Can actually beat Ohio State. **Success at Northwestern, limited as it is, can't be underestimated. Fitz is pretty solid at developing a good team every 3-4 years at the Academic Powerhouse that Michigan likes to pretend they are.

[@zackfuerth9730]

WhalesTasteGreat Michigan statistically is an academic powerhouse.. clearly an academic powerhouse that you greatly need dumbass . Let the season play out before you open your mouth bum. Michigan had a top 10 class two years ago and now has another top 10 recruiting class for this coming year and had a top 20 class last year . Get educated before you comment .

[@donaldhutchison4652]

6:27 I know that hurt

[@timtai7414]

01:53 Wow I didn't know that. Sherman was huge in these rivalry games.

[@NEONOIRERA]

Love this era as a 49er fan

[@countingcards1208]

Mourinho Vs Guardiola

[@fighterck6241]

Yes!

[@erosgonzalez532]

Arsene Wenger Vs Sir Alex Ferguson or Roy Keane Vs Patrick Viera

[@julian2870]

Eros Gonzalez fuck yessss wenger vs ferguson plsss

[@jakeralph2011]

Was literally about to write this comment before seeing that someone else already had. Arsene Wenger Vs Jose Morenho would be another good one

[@ethanknifsend9775]

I love Jim Harbaugh. What a stud.

[@GEEZYEA777]

Craig Colby L

[@SmoothCriminal12]

Are they gonna do Rondo vs Allen yet?

[@jaccpot]

You mean KG and Allen

[@roguishpaladin]

Really, Everyone vs. Allen. He burned some ol' bridges. :-/

[@sevenofcrows7]

Just going to like this comment because the green and purple bucks logo. Larry Sanders vs anxiety and marijuana. I miss that guy, he was such a chill dude with fans.

[@drewharrison8151]

49ers Seahawks was lit for a few years

[@Amnistar]

since urban meyer retired from osu time for pete caroll to come coach the buckeyes

[@Blackout.1644]

doing fine with Ryan Day

[@cheekypasta55]

Ugh Im a 49ers fan. The rivalry from 2012-2014 still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. Im lowkey still salty. Im still unsure how I feel about Sherman being on the team. Im hoping my Niners can be a lot better this season and get back to challenging the Seahawks (or anyone for that matter...) for playoff contention.It obviously wouldnt include Harbaugh, but Sherman in red and gold going up against Caroll? That's great entertainment right there. Really hoping Jimmy G and the new-look defense can be a lot better. First matchup is a Sunday night primetime game in December. I want both teams 100% healthy when that game comes. Should be a really fun matchup to watch!

[@cdc8699]

Jansen Ravioli after jimmy G loses his first game he’s going to be bad

[@ethanknifsend9775]

I don't know what pained me more when Jed forced Harbaugh out, watching the 49ers became one of the worst teams in the NFL or not being able to see them meet twice a year.

[@mto354]

Couldn’t agree more

[@jugfgihcdhbvbjkncc7945]

This is great

[@literally_not_kevin]

Are you all brothers at SB Nation? I swear you all look related to each other

[@roguishpaladin]

The Jon Bois cloning experiment has run into some snags, but they're doing the best they can.

[@keith5801]

roguishpaladin 😂😂😂

[@agaetisbyrjun]

Should have definitely mentioned how the rivalry ended -- Harbaugh's final season had the Thanksgiving game in San Francisco, which the Seahawks won handily. Afterwards, Russell Wilson and Richard Sherman ate turkey on the Niners logo. That's how that rivalry really ended, the next offseason the 49ers blew up including Harbaugh leaving, and now as they are coming up the Seahawks are done for.

[@RockinRobb01]

The 49ers were already blown up, nobody wanted Jim as the head coach anymore.... they even tried to trade him.

[@AgressivePickle]

Seahawks are done for? Lmao

[@thebossmana]

@@RockinRobb01 lol no the manager was just an absolute bufoon

[@RockinRobb01]

@@thebossmana The GM was even worse, but nobody in the 49ers front office wanted Jim, and it all came crashing down.

[@ianderson914]

I’d say Pete Carroll won this beef

[@JDiego1222]

He didn’t win cause he didn’t run the ball

[@banana1231234]

Why he's a shit coach

[@PirateOfPlayTime]

Harbaugh won more battles but Carroll got the last laugh

[@befjelgum]

Shaunathan Johnathan um how? Lol you know nothing about football

[@jmfd6860]

John Diego it wasn’t really his despising tbh also he won a Super Bowl one of the biggest blowout super bowls harbaugh didn’t win any

[@spuwho]

Just 2 very competitive guys. Even Jim's brother, John says that Jim has been this way since they were kids. Also Jim knows where respect is due. His words about Mike Ditka as his coach stand out years later. Pete tends to be a little more utilitarian and flinty.

[@dragonmaster7841]

Harbaugh = zero titles at any level. No deal bro. No deal.

[@mirage5566]

Still a very good coach, which he has proved with multiple teams now. His worst year in the NFL was 8-8, and the last time he had a losing record anywhere was in 2008.

[@Football__Junkie]

Thank you for pointing out that 49ers management and their uppity egotistical narcissistic views of themselves didn’t like Harbaugh running the show and not listening to them. Jim isn’t an easy guy to get along with, but you didn’t hire him to be your friend. You hired him to coach football. He knows more about football than anyone in that building at that time. The 49ers should’ve just gotten out of the way.

[@number3stunner118]

I wondered if any of the management is able to see that they made a mistake. They've been awful ever since.

[@spacemanx9394]

Pete's a champion. Harbaugh will never know what its like to win a title.

[@highvoltagemedia7150]

SPACEMANX or to lose a title at the one yard line

[@Y2KPlatinum]

Craig Colby *Deals in. Dont put disrespect on my boy Obi-wan's name.

[@dealyboyz]

Steven Cravens dude we did lose a title at the like 4 yard line tho lol

[@big0514]

Harbaugh is overly competitive, I heard a story from a dude on sports radio who knew harbough it goes... they were at a kids bday party and it happened to be at a laser tag place... the kids are itching the parent to play with them cause they need another player, so harbough agrees... match over they check the big board with all the stats, harbough has 80 laser kills when it shows who his rival is it was just some 8yo he sat there shooting for the 80 so he could be top of the leader board.. dudes competitive nature is top notch

[@Juice-ig3jz]

SMH who actually believed this

[@selbaresim]

This is ridiculous and hilarious lol

[@PieandBiscuits]

SMH at any dumbass that can't look it up. Harbaugh admitted it ya fuckhead

[@Logjambam]

This is not true... The kid was 10.

[@sstreakzzzz]

BigA Bruh you know that’s laser tag right

[@debas3d]

WTF Harbaugh wears cleats on the sidelines.

[@fluffynoses]

lol i agree that's dumb as fuck but as a Michigan fan I just gotta hope that's enough to bring them back from irrelevancy

[@desnutz901]

Harbaugh will always be Captain Comeback to me. Go Colts

[@skezus]

I think it's worth mentioning that not only did Caroll and the seahawks beat the 49er's but they got to win the superbowl too. No doubt San Fran would have beat the broncos and that wasn't lost on Harbaugh.

[@The_General_Zubas]

If Pete Carroll becomes head coach of Ohio State, god help us.

[@u121386]

Nah, he’s getting old. And we’ve got Ryan Day...

[@wizard-kk9bc]

That NFC Championship was so rigged for Seattle. From missing calls like delay of game to roughing the kicker, and taking away the fumble we recovered. But props to Sherman, he had Crabtree in that game and Crabtree was being a baby at the end of the game. Shoulda just shook his hand

[@georgebrady5369]

LMAO, ARE U STILL CRYING ABOUT THAT?

[@glennveneracion4844]

Big difference between the two, Carroll is a proven winner and has the titles to prove it, harputz is a classless, overated, overpaid coach !

[@ryanelgar2299]

Pete > Jim

[@eh2396]

Gay

[@duckncover182]

When you’re up by 30, it’s the best time to practice a fake punt in a game situation. Very different than going for 2. This should be obvious

[@TO-kk7xf]

So basically Harbaugh just continually dissed Pete for no reason what so ever............ that man got issues

[@kurtking8046]

BiGDdY T have you seen his brother? they both got issues. they act like dbags and when it backfires they whine about it.

[@Lord_Baphomet_]

Bill Belichick is proof that you don’t have to be an animated emotional coach to win Super Bowls. He is the embodiment of everything good about Parcells.

[@tsukikotsutsukakushi9339]

I miss Jim Harbaugh so much.

[@jamesjameson8389]

Well. We all know who won this beef 😂💀 sorry niners

[@markjones952]

Basketball is my favorite sport. I like the way they dribble up and down the court.

[@projectaos5506]

Mark Jones boom

[@ericlynum3041]

Just like I'm the king on the microphone so is Doctor J and Moses Malone

[@undefeatedandundisputedcha3773]

I like slam dunks that take me to the hoop

[@brycetsawyer]

Too many points. Maybe baskets only 1/4 point now on.

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

I enjoy that the ball is orange. Orange is what sells me in the sport.

[@joeriveracomedy]

Harbaugh has NEVER won when it counted. Pete has the ring and choker harbaugh does not

[@PaintNUrTaint]

But Harbaugh probably beat up a lot of special ed kids in high school, so he's got that going for him.

[@joeriveracomedy]

T-Bag and the Taint Painters my maaan

[@imkool51391]

@@PaintNUrTaint sounds like you were one of them...

[@justinsmear1047]

@Patrick Brewer the only people that call that play the dumbest ever don't know football. Why was it not dumb? 1) had 1 timeout 2nd and goal with 20 seconds left. They had to throw a pass at least once to have enough time to run 3 plays. 2) Pats were in a run stuffing defense. 3)Lynch was an abysmal 1 for 6 on runs where he needed 1 yard or less to get a 1st down or TD that year. 4) There were over 100 slant passes called in goal line situations in the NFL that year. Not a single one had been intercepted before that pass. If you still think that was a bad call despite facts showing otherwise. Then there is no hope for you.

[@tylito4764]

@@justinsmear1047 you look dumb defending it.

[@charlesbliss4860]

First

[@rachelkosar5020]

Pete Carroll is overrated. USC sanctions and sb goal line decision.

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

Rachel Kosar, he's not in Seattle. He fits in perfectly with their team and brings the best out of them.

[@AyoJeezy]

I mean every where he’s gone in the last 15 years his team has won something. 🧐🧐🧐

[@justinsmear1047]

You do realize that a majority of the USC sanctions were actually on the mens basketball and the tennis teams right?

[@hiphoprbloverjon9180]

He still won championships with both.

[@salvadorvidrio6031]

Why are cunts commenting on football instead of bending over during half time?

[@supraangel2993]

Nobody can disagree that for a few years there we saw some AMAZING matches between Seattle and San Fran