Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan football program had just one step to take in order to play for the National Championship. Harbaugh and his team failed miserably, dropping a crazy 51-45 decision to TCU in the Fiesta Bowl.

Twitter was all over Harbaugh for the way his team played throughout the incredible, high-scoring game. Harbaugh's performance at the end of the game, when he refused to call timeouts until slightly more than a minute remained in the game may have been his most mind-numbing and egregious error.

Michigan had fought from behind throughout the game, and when quarterback J.J. McCarthy threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Roman Wilson with 3:18 remaining in the 4th quarter to draw Michigan within 6 points, it appeared the Wolverines had a chance to pull out the win.

They had their full complement of timeouts, and they forced the Horned Frogs to begin the next possession from their own 10-yard line. TCU quarterback Max Duggan ran for 2 yards on first down, and it appeared the perfect place for Harbaugh to use his first time out.

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He did not, and instead of pressuring the Horned Frogs by stopping the clock, he let TCU head coach Sonny Dykes burn time off of it. TCU eventually earned a first down, and Harbaugh did not start using the timeouts until 1:07 remained. By the time Michigan got the ball back at their own 25-yard line, just 52 seconds remained in the game.

The Wolverines failed to succeed on their final possession, and Jim Harbaugh was left trying to come up with reasons for his team's failure.