Every Michigan media person there has already tweeted that out.
I think it's funny they're 'making a big deal about it', for lack of better phrase. (Clearly they're not totally shocked or think this is breaking news, per se.)
In my opinion, it's simply a respect thing towards Urban while he's there.
No chance in Hell that Meyer would refer to Michigan as 'that school up north' in the presence of Hoke & Co.
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