CFB AM: It's Bo Schembechler's birthday so here's his greatest speech

Bo Schembechler would be turning 86 years old today if he were still alive.

The great Michigan coach passed away in 2006 from heart failure, and he'll be remembered in Michigan circles as a beloved figure, a man who won 13 Big Ten championships and represented one side of the "10-Year War" between the Wolverines and Woody Hayes' Ohio State Buckeyes.

Beyond Michigan, Schembechler is remembered as a principled character and a coach many others have come to model their approaches after, including the Wolverines' current head man, Jim Harbaugh.

Schembechler is probably most famous for his line, "Those who stay will be champions," which he said after taking over Michigan's program in 1969 and running an inaugural training camp so physically demanding that players quit by the dozen. It's a rallying cry that Michigan teams and fans have returned to repeatedly over the years.

But the best speech Schembechler -- and, frankly, any coach anywhere -- ever gave would probably be his "team" speech. Before playing Ohio State in 1983, Schembechler addressed the Wolverines and eloquently defined what it means to be a team and play like a team.

Although Michigan did not actually win the Big Ten title in '83 (Illinois did), these words stand up through the decades and ring just as true today as when they were said. Here's the video and below is the transcript of the speech.

"We want the Big Ten championship and we're gonna win it as a team. They can throw out all those great backs, and great quarterbacks, and great defensive players, throughout the country and in this conference, but there's gonna be one team that's gonna play solely as a team. No man is more important than the team. No coach is more important than the team. The team, the team, the team, and if we think that way, all of us, everything that you do, you take into consideration what effect does it have on my team? Because you can go into professional football, you can go anywhere you want to play after you leave here. You will never play for a team again.

"You'll play for a contract. You'll play for this. You'll play for that. You'll play for everything except the team, and think what a great thing it is to be a part of something that is, the team. We're gonna win it. We're gonna win the championship again because we're gonna play as team, better than anybody else in this conference, we're gonna play together as a team. We're gonna believe in each other, we're not gonna criticize each other, we're not gonna talk about each other, we're gonna encourage each other. And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know, it's gonna be Michigan again. Michigan."

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

1. Pat Haden is shunning Indiana. The USC athletic director made news on Tuesday when he tweeted that he would not be attending College Football Playoff committee meetings in Indiana this week in light of the controversy surrounding the religious freedom law that was recently passed. The controversy stems from the idea that the law, whether intended or not, could open a door for possible discrimination against members of the LGBT community. Haden has a gay son and said he is making this public stand in support of him.

The MAC has also taken a stance against the Indiana law, as has NASCAR and many others. Will the Big Ten be next to follow suit?

2. Bret Bielema joins The Audible. The Arkansas head coach stopped by our college football podcast to chat with Bruce Feldman and Stewart Mandel about the Hogs, what we're really talking about when we talk about player safety, why Arkansas' philosophy gives it an advantage in the SEC and more. Before the interview, Bruce and Stew discuss the Alabama/Jonathan Taylor issue and afterwards they answer questions from the audience. It's good stuff throughout. You can listen here when you have a chance:

3. Yet another Alabama arrest. What is going on down in Alabama recently? The Crimson Tide have had three players arrested in less than a week, the latest being Tyren Jones, who was arrested on marijuana possession charges. Jones was already serving an indefinite suspension from the team when he was arrested for weed, so coach Nick Saban wasted no time in dismissing him from the team. "Tyren Jones was indefinitely suspended from the football program early in the semester," Saban said in a statement. "He was given an opportunity academically and from a team rules standpoint, but he failed to do any of the things necessary to comply with the rules of the Alabama football program. He was dismissed from the team when he refused to follow the parameters given to him for reinstatement."

THIS IS YOUR WARNING

Today, of course, is April Fools' Day -- a day designed for the idiots among us. This is your warning to be on alert! Oh, and also this list of simple jokes to pull on people is pretty good.

Have a great Wednesday, everybody.

Teddy Mitrosilis works in content production at FOX Sports Digital. Follow him on Twitter @TMitrosilis and email him at tmitrosilis@gmail.com.