Jim Harbaugh saved his best for last.
After a Florida defender committed an obvious facemask on Amara Darboh, Harbaugh sprinted down the sideline screaming for a call, gesticulating the whole way.
You may note a brave player—by the arm sleeve, I believe it's Jabrill Peppers—tried to get Harbaugh's attention when he reached the offical. Harbaugh, too deep into rage mode to notice, proceeded to scream "HEY, THEN CALL IT. YOU CALLED IT? YOU CALLED IT? WELL, OKAY."
Sealing this as my favorite Harbaugh GIF of the year is the scoreboard chyron showing that a flag was down the whole time.
[Hit THE JUMP for Dad Rudock, Jehu Chesson, heel clicks, and much more.]
As always, click the links/stills to open each GIF in a lightbox, and don't forget to vote for your favorite at the end of the post.
HONORABLE MENTION
Chesson hitch and YAC.
Chesson post.
Harbaugh stomping mad.
Harbaugh errant spittle.
Harbaugh cringe.
Johnson outside zone cutback.
Johnson TD pitch with Kerridge and Cole leading the way.
Johnson TD and heel click.
Kenny Allen tackles Vernon Hargreaves.
WTF, ESPN.
Worst fake field goal ever.
Worst fake punt ever.
Channing Stribling diving PBU.
Insane Graham Glasgow blitz pickup.
Smith backside cut.
Smith run with great blocks from Mags and Houma.
Jones/Johnson handshake and dab.
Henry destroys center.
Grant Perry touchdown.
Butt first down signal.
Wormley sack.
Houma juke.
Lewis PBU.
The Kingdom.
15. Tongan Terror Touchdown
Houma definitely earned a spot. I could've gone with his juke on Caleb Brantley, but I loved the raw emotion after his touchdown, which completed the troika for The Kingdom.
14. Dad Big Air High Five
Peak dad celebration.
13. Harbaugh Freakout (Not That Harbaugh Freakout)
Also good.
12. Brian Cole Is On TV
Hello, Brian.
11. Treonooooooo
Michigan's quarterback play was juuuuuuuust a bit better than Florida's.
10. Jehu, Destroyer Of Holds
Not bad for his second-best catch of the day.
9. Totally Unnecessary But Nevertheless Impressive Frontflip
That's one way to avoid a late hit penalty.
8. Heel Click
This is a great touchdown celebration that I hope nobody else steals and runs into the ground. Let it be Drake Johnson's thing, please.
7. Ref Doink
Can't say the official wasn't doing his job here; he's so locked into the play he doesn't notice the ball is on a laser-guided path to his neck.
6. Confetti!
Even dads have their moments of child-like wonderment.
5. De'Veon Smith 2.0
Upgrades to vision and cutting brought to you by Wheatley Technologies, a Harbaugh Corporation.
4. Didn't Count, Doesn't Matter
Unsolicited advice for next year's QB: when in doubt, throw it high.
3. In The Face
He took it well, at least.
2. Hitch And Gone
To clear up a misconception, the coach celebrating while the ball is still in the air is not Jim Harbaugh, though that part is great regardless. Another angle that captures the "oh shiiiiii" moment for Vernon Hargreaves:
FRAMES OF THE GAME: FACEMASK RAGE
Also broken into twoparts for Twitter purposes.