Harbaugh parents will not attend Harbowl Monday night

It’s not often that a super-hyped football game has the steak to match the acid, but Monday night certainly will.

The next edition of Monday Night Football sees John Harbaugh and the 7-4 Baltimore Ravens visit Jim Harbaugh and the 7-3 Los Angeles Chargers in a game with multiple layers of meaning.

Yes, the Harbaugh Bowl, or Harbowl, will feature a fierce sibling rivalry, and it will happen right before the Thanksgiving holiday.

But this contest also has big implications for the AFC playoff picture, so it’s a game with a lot of meaning outside of all the Harbaugh households.

Unfortunately, the two Harbaugh parents will not be in attendance. While appearing on the official Ravens podcast, The loungesaid Jack Harbaugh Monday night will see him and his wife, Jackie, heading to Florida to visit their daughter Joanie (as you’ve probably figured out by now, it’s mandated in this family that everyone have a first name that begins with J).

The Harbaugh parents will spend Thanksgiving with Joanie, her husband, former Georgia, Indiana and Marquette men’s basketball coach Tom Crean, and their children, Jack and Jackie’s grandchildren.

“We choose to go down there and celebrate Thanksgiving with them and be able to watch the game with them,” Jack said.

“And we’re going to have a lot of fun and enjoyment doing it.”

Monday night’s game also falls on Jack and Jackie’s 63rd wedding anniversary.