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Michigan Apparently Hires Biff Poggi After All Comment Count

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Former Gilman (MD) head coach Biff Poggi seemed to be moving on to another high school head coaching gig after an odd parting of the ways from his long-time post, but Sam Webb reported last night that Michigan had found a role for him after all:

Biff Poggi has been brought on as the assistant head coach in charge of special projects. 

Poggi is of course the father of Henry; Michigan recruited Stephen Spanellis from Gilman last year and had Devery Hamilton committed for a while until a sudden Stanford flip.

Poggi may just be passing through; in January he told the Baltimore Sun he had a job offer from Michigan but that his staff would be relocating to St. Frances and that Poggi would likely return to high school coaching in the future:

Turner said someone from the Gilman staff would be the head coach in the fall. He also said he expects Poggi to return to Baltimore to take over the program at some point.

FWIW, Gilman has QB Kasim Hill in the 2017 class. He has a Michigan offer and is considering M, but there are a couple of obvious complicating factors in Brandon Peters and Dylan McCaffrey. No doubt MSU fans will fly off the handle about this anyway.

Comments

Sauce Castillo

February 24th, 2016 at 12:31 PM ^

All the great HS coaches belong to us!  But seriously, love how Harbaugh is bringing in these good coaches that can also get us inroads with top recruits.  Does anyone know if this has been done so heavily at any other school?

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DualThreat

February 24th, 2016 at 12:39 PM ^

Using all of Michigan's resources, which includes a substantinal amount of funds compared to other schools, to maximum advantage within the rules.

I love it.

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bacon

February 24th, 2016 at 2:03 PM ^

Indeed. I'm guessing he was ready to move up and saw Michigan as the opportunity to do that. Look at Chris partridge, hs coach, behind the scenes for Harbaugh, now position coach. Maybe moves up further in a year or two. Work with Harbaugh, move up the ladder, get a job in the NFL or college at a high level. Harbaugh has an amazing track record.

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APBlue

February 24th, 2016 at 2:49 PM ^

Originally, I thought he was taking this post to take the next step on the career ladder, but that part of the article made me wonder if he had some kind of non-compete.  

Weird, but glad to have him for however long we have him.  

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Space Coyote

February 24th, 2016 at 1:22 PM ^

Supposedly also really high on PSU, but with the direction that program is heading and how likely a coaching change is there, that really opens the door for MSU (they are also a somewhat likely landing spot for the QB currently committed to PSU)

Edit: I think "J." is interpreting the comment correctly actually, but no doubt MSU fans may brag about a recruiting win in such a scenario too. Guess it can work both ways.

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AZBlue

February 24th, 2016 at 1:18 PM ^

If this is a coaching position does it mean Poggi is essentially replacing Jackson? I would have loved for Michigan to bring on an up and coming DB coach / recruiter.

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PopeLando

February 24th, 2016 at 2:12 PM ^

Anything less than 30 burned couches means it is just a minor annoyance for MSU. The problem when they reach 30 is determining whether the inciting event made them happy or sad...

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Craig Dunaway

February 24th, 2016 at 2:40 PM ^

Season of Life

If you'd like to get to know who Biff Poggi is and what he's all about, please read the book Season of Life by Jeffrey Marx. Highly recommended. As a youth coach, this was one of the most influential reads I ever came across. I'm sure you can find it on Amazon.



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Everyone Murders

February 24th, 2016 at 3:58 PM ^

I've been able to obtain the official job description from the posting made just minutes before the hire was announced.  I'm really not supposed to share this, but here goes:

Assistant Football Coach - Special Projects

Responsibilities*

  • Design and develop football recruiting and coaching approaches and techniques to simultaneously maximize student athletes' potential and irritate the everliving shit out of rival football programs, both within and outside of the Big Ten Conference. 
  • Serve as a resource for identifying optimal satellite camp locations to bring gospel of Michigan football to other states and regions of the states of the U.S., Canada, Samoa and Australia.
  • Identify coaches to publicly invite to speak at or appear at Michigan football camp events, including those who will be irritated by such inviations.
  • Stoke the Jim Harbaugh madness/genius stove periodically, but ensure that all special projects comply with the letter of NCAA guidelines.
  • Build a really cool treehouse.

Required Qualifications*

  • Head football coaching experience at a major high school program or assistant coaching in major NCAA program.
  • Integrity and enthusiasm - a lot of enthusiasm.
  • Good Hygiene.

Desired Qualifications*

  • Supply own visor and mirrored glasses.
  • Look like a cross between Big Lebowski era John Goodman and a shaved grizzly bear.
  • Own coffee maker.

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