Yup, that’s the correct message in our headline: Paul Finebaum — who has weighed in himself on the Michigan sign-stealing scandal — and wrestling legend Ric Flair are in a feud.
And it’s over Michigan football, Jim Harbaugh and the sign-stealing scandal that stole headlines recently, leading to the Wolverines head coach getting suspended.
Flair apparently hung out with Harbaugh in the middle of all this earlier in November, and the coach has had the wrestler’s support ever since. Over a week later, Flair took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to back up Desmond Howard and to criticize Finebaum.
That started up this back-and-forth:
Just Spent The Morning With My Close Friend The Great @CoachJim4UM! Go Blue! WOOOOO! pic.twitter.com/voqAEP16eB
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) November 6, 2023
Thank You @DesmondHoward For Putting @Finebaum In His Place! You’re Right Michigan Is America’s Team! And The Only Person With Personal Issues Is A Non-Athletic SEC Journalist That Should Leave The Great @CoachJim4UM & @UMichFootball Alone. Can You Imagine Paul Finebaum Having… pic.twitter.com/KzkokBJ1sL
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) November 14, 2023
Finebaum went back at Flair via AL.com:
“Flair, in his Michigan fandom, is still chasing the success of the SEC as indicated by his behavior a couple of years ago with Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs,” Finebaum told AL.com.
“I guess he is right about one thing: ‘If you want to be the man, you have to beat the man.’”
The SEC Network analyst was referring to Georgia’s 34-11 win over Michigan in the 2021 College Football Playoff. The morning of the game, Flair took to then-Twitter in a Michigan jersey to reveal he was rooting for the Wolverines because of the perceived cold shoulder he received from Smart when in Athens.
We’ll see where this one goes.