He was flown out to the submarine in a stealth helicopter. Risky move, but the staff thought it worth the effort.

How the turntables...

My guess is Biff was a father figure type that is a steady influence in his life since St. Francis.  Kid was humbled by his time at UTM and it allowed him to get back on track.  Whether he can contribute or not may be secondary to helping mold his future.  I remember an article a few years ago about Biff and what he did for the kids in that program.  I have no doubt if he can help this kid mature and grow he is going to do it.  I can also see Harbaugh not only trusting Biff, but believing being part of a team is nothing but a positive for the player.  If he is a disruption, no way they let him hang around.  

Also probably helps being around some former teammates that have had success at UM. Hope it works out well for all involved but would not necessarily read anything into in regard to the roster.  

Seth also said that he had 6.5 sacks last year, whilst the tweet said 9.5. Either way, I would disagree with Seth's assessment of his impact on UT-M's defense. 

That's what I was thinking.  Sounds like he decided he can get his life and possible career sorted out by following Biff to Harbaugh's structured program.  With the support system that Poggi will have around him, if he can't figure it out here he's in trouble...

Sabans program at Alabama isn’t really known for a lack of structure. It’s not like meyers Florida where the top players can just do whatever. I doubt harbaugh has just some magic touch here.

but the hope is that he like most people, has matured over the last 4 years and learned from mistakes.

So better than Aidan...guess we already know who is going to be the top pick in next years draft

Eh. PFF had him as the 10th ranked edge prospect in the 2023 draft. That is not nothing. Also I’d imagine Michigan is only taking him if he got his act together. 

May be he is that rare guy. If not for Football, at least he figures it out at UM for his life. He is older and knows his future on the balance. Could become a feel good story. Let us see what happens.

These are my expectations as well, but given the Edge talent on the roster in '22, it's gotta be worth a shot. If he doesn't work out he doesn't work out. You just have to hope this is the fit he's been looking for and he does the university proud.

Yeah, seems Poggi is the key.  For whatever reasons, this guy has had a checkered career.  If Poggi can keep him focused and his talent approaches his rankings, he could be a jewel.

I'm not sure it's a "better" investment than an 18-year-old, per se, considering the massive red flags in this guys past.  But we don't know what was spent (if anything at all - clearly no one else was very intersted if he was on UT-M just a few weeks ago).

So if the cost was minimal and just required a roster spot (which if available at this point, wouldn't have been filled by anyone but a walk-on given a scholarship), then definitely worth it.

"Alabama’s" academic honor roll"

Better then others.

While acknowledging that Alabama is no Michigan (in terms of academics) and that Saban is certainly no saint, this is an unwarranted shot. It certainly downplays what the kid has done. He earned a degree over 4 years and 3 schools, including probably putting the finishing touches on it this very summer so that he could be immediately eligible at UM. That's not an easy accomplishment. Many athletes don't earn a degree over 4 years at 1 school. And, no matter what you think of Alabama academics, one of the most impressive things they've implemented (in my view) over the last few years, was the wearing of the "SEC" patch by players who had either graduated or were on pace to graduate in the following spring (I can't remember which). When they won their last title a couple years ago, about half their starters were wearing the patch (Smith, Leatherwood, Harris, etc), and most of them were in their 4th year. That's a pretty impressive feat. It wasn't the reason they lost to Georgia last year, but it might have been a contributing factor that they didn't have the same number of graduates on the team. Those kinds of players tend to positively impact the team in numerous ways beyond being excellent football players. 

None of the guys who coached those guys are still on the staff 

I don't think this was a recruitment / situation where we had to sell the guy on Michigan.

If he was at UT-Martin until recently, this is a situation where literally no one else wanted him, which is understandable given that multiple programs had already cut him.

This is a situation where Michigan needed to be sold on taking a chance on him.  Perhaps the presence of Biff Poggi made them think it was worth a roster spot that they might have thought wouldn't have been used anyway.

Slight red flag about what they think about current EDGE options too.  I don't think you bother to take a chance like this if you like your current situation.  But I do think the risk / downside is low.

Woodley, Graham

!!!

He'll be back. He always comes back.

I think he would be right there with Upshaw and Harrell and ahead of McGregor.  No spring or fall practice will hurt him, but if he can get formations/plays and conditioning down by mid season, he is a starter and will greatly help 2nd half of the year.  at arguable the weakest position on the team.  This has no downside.  Great news IF he indeed plays.