One of the NFL's great coaching rivalries will resume in Week 2.

And what better atmosphere for Chapter 3 of the Jim Harbaugh-Pete Carroll saga to pick back up than on *Monday Night Football* .

Harbaugh quipped this week that the two are usually "trying to gouge each other's eyes out … in the competitive spirit of that."

Carroll added: "Great games. There's been a bunch of them."

In another life or dimension, perhaps Harbaugh and Carroll would have been buddies.

But this is reality, which means the pair of star head coaches will be front and center in the battle of wits and intensity.

Harbaugh was asked about his longstanding rivalry with Carroll earlier this week and delivered a lengthy, respectful and insightful answer.

"He's a great coach, one of the best. A lot of respec

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