Jim Harbaugh's call for '1st-class' conduct on social media draws comical reactions

Jim Harbaugh's call for '1st-class' conduct on social media draws comical reactions

Published Nov. 4, 2015 4:44 p.m. ET

From his 10-month-old Twitter account with 322,000 followers, University of Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh made a simple plea on Wednesday for civility on social media.

Here it is:

It's a good and wholesome sentiment.  Of course, it's a vision that will never be universally realized. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc., are infested to some degree with hatred and negativity toward student-athletes. Michigan punter Blake O'Neill learned that recently, perhaps part of the inspiration for Harbaugh's plea.

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Anyhow, Harbaugh had to know he'd attract some blowback. Some folks pointed to alleged hypocrisy of the "1st-class" behavior appeal coming a guy famous for sideline histrionics. Also a lot of people responded with approval, but take a look below at some of the funnier, more controversial and sad-random responses:

And finally:

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