John Beilein: Speaking Softly, and Carrying a Big Stick

Writer’s note: I re-wrote the working introduction to this article no less than 5 times before settling on this:

John Beilein is awesome.

There, I’m not going to dance around, or throw in a metaphor, or come up with an anecdote. He’s just awesome, and any qualifier you put on that needs to be removed before whatever you have to say comes next, okay?

The two things most talked about when discussing Beilein at the national level are that 1) he’s an offensive genius and 2) he’s a world class human. We all know both of those to be true. While you get moments of fire, the Wolverines’ most accomplished currently-tenured Head Coach is better known for his patience, his calm, and his incredibly long…