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At one point in the first half, both father and son, wearing long-sleeve shirts and ties with slacks, stood with both hands on their hips and squared up straight to view the action on the court. There was a mirror-image aspect to the game. вЂњIt showed how much they are invested in our family,вЂќ says Patrick, one of 44 grandchildren to his fatherвЂ™s parents, both of whom are deceased.

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Meanwhile, Kathleen Beilein showed her support to both husband and son, wearing a Le Moyne patch sewn on a T-shirt beneath her Michigan T-shirt.ДЄnd more than 70 aunts, uncles, and cousins made it to the game from across the country, wearing silk-screened white T-shirts that read вЂњMichimoyne,вЂќ courtesy of PatrickвЂ™s school. вЂњHe was game-planning to stop Le Moyne, and that was kind of funny,вЂќ he says.

However, Patrick had another memorable instant when he saw his father in the huddle with the Michigan assistants and players. Kathleen couldвЂ™ve been on the other bench, and IвЂ™d have been trying to get my team to play better.вЂќ вЂњI asked the question of my staff: вЂWhat is appropriate when you play against your son? Is it a hug or is it a handshake?вЂ™ Jim Harbaugh actually texted me and said, вЂEnjoy the moment.вЂ™ And I asked him, вЂWhat do you do? Is it a handshake or a hug?вЂ™ I think he said, вЂDo both.вЂ™ But it was a little different.вЂќДid either one have a point during the game when the father-son aspect got to them? Harbaugh had encountered just such a moment on a much larger stage, going against his older brother, John, as Super Bowl head coaches. His father asked others, including Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh, for advice on the pre-game meeting.