ROME — Jim Harbaugh and Wilton Speight stormed off the field and showed their displeasure in the officiating.
No, they weren't in Ohio Stadium. The venue today was the Speedball Roma Club, a paintball facility south of Rome. The coach and quarterback were not pleased after being defeated by Pep Hamilton's team.
"Get better, not bitter," Hamilton barked at Speight and Harbaugh.
Harbaugh said replace the "e" and the "i." It was all in good fun.
On another sun-splashed afternoon in Italy, the team played a four-hour paintball tournament that featured the competitive fire of a Michigan-Ohio State game.
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"That's nothing but hatred," said defensive lineman Rashan Gary, a member of the winning team, when asked about the griping. "That's just (Harbaugh) being mad."
The victorious team's motto was "All we do is win, win, win no matter what." Not quite the Victors.
Harbaugh was dressed in his usual attire of khakis and a Block M hat, which was covered in yellow paint.
"I have a few extras," Harbaugh said.
Reporters were also in the line of fire, getting splattered with paint.
"I had a blast," Gary said. "I'm a sniper. I feel like we can take this back and do more team bonding. This is beyond what I thought it would be."
Khakis and paintballs. pic.twitter.com/oH8p1NR0QZ
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Harbaugh in action. pic.twitter.com/6SjyIbd8Lq
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Harbaugh's hat covered in paint. "I've got some extras." pic.twitter.com/e0aNq4agvX
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Jim Harbaugh's paintball team is in the final four. pic.twitter.com/Ec2ikT8VvW
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First Published April 25, 2017, 12:34 p.m.