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13 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Isn't he just jumping on a job now before a new head coach comes in and brings his own OC?  Then the carousel has stopped and Lindsey is unemployed. 

This is not an "oof," this is smart of him. 

 

12 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Not a good look, but in all fairness, he probably knows there's a good chance the new HC will hire his own staff, so he's jumping on what might be the best job available instead of waiting to see how the shitshow of Michigan's head coaching search shakes out.

I was more talking about the difference in money, but I looked and he wasn't being paid that much so y'all are right. A lot of Blue blood coordinators are making well over a million dollars. Shoot, Michigan's Wink Martindale is making 2.3 million. PK 1.8. It would be awful to have to take a third of your previous salary. 

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4 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

I was more talking about the difference in money, but I looked and he wasn't being paid that much so y'all are right.

 

That's probably why they went for him. Figured they could get him cheaper than Petrino, etc. 

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On 12/20/2025 at 10:32 AM, closetojumping said:

Hadn’t read this thread in a week…

”oh yeah, I’ll click on that thread to see if there are any pertinent updates I missed with the team” … clicks thread …

-hagbard celine’s descent into some form of madness continues to unfold on a post by post, thread by thread basis 

-more whining about the bowl game not mattering 

-apparently Michael Taffe needs to fuck off for considering his options for his best future outcomes

-more terribly unfunny AI garbage

-the Burlsworth Award committee all needs to climb in a car and have the driver fall asleep at the wheel on a two lane, rural highway

-some relevant team updates 

Thanks, guys!

If we could get this level of summary generated by AI at the top of every page we’d be on to something.

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2 hours ago, mdmost said:

 

I don't think he's peaked yet. Was hoping this next year would be it. Oh well. Our portal activity is going to be crazy

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Michigan is what happens when you hire a head coach who in addition to being an asshole is also on the spectrum and has a borderline psychopathic need to win.

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4 hours ago, texifornia said:

Not sure he's just talking about performance. This doesn't include Stallions cheating of course.

 

Fergus seems more like a Notre Dame kind of guy.

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7 hours ago, kevwun said:

Michigan is what happens when you hire a head coach who in addition to being an asshole is also on the spectrum and has a borderline psychopathic need to win.

Herman had all those qualities without winning a title. Now that I’m done typing that out….

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8 hours ago, kevwun said:

Michigan is what happens when you hire a head coach who in addition to being an asshole is also on the spectrum and has a borderline psychopathic need to win.

Borderline?

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3 minutes ago, utee94 said:

Do we know how many opt-outs the Horns will have for sure yet?

Not really. The only confirmed ones are the Draft guys you would expect plus players hitting the Portal. Doesn't sound like we'll have a lot though (although the LB room will be light).

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On 12/22/2025 at 10:13 PM, WinningIsHard said:

Herman had all those qualities without winning a title. Now that I’m done typing that out….

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Don't trigger me bro

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https://wolverineswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/wolverines/football/2025/12/24/michigan-football-biff-poggi-bowl-opt-outs-texas/87908081007/

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Poggi: Michigan may have fewer players for Citrus Bowl vs Texas
Isaiah Hole
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Dec. 24, 2025, 11:39 a.m. ET

    Michigan interim head coach Biff Poggi initially expected only three players to opt out of the Citrus Bowl.
    Poggi now anticipates more players may opt out after discussing the team's state of flux with their families over Christmas break.
    The uncertainty surrounding the coaching situation and investigations are cited as reasons for potential opt-outs.
    Poggi's focus for the bowl game is on the remaining players enjoying football again, regardless of the final roster size.

On Monday, Michigan football interim head coach Biff Poggi appeared awfully confident that the Wolverines would present pretty close to a full team against Texas in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Answering a question asked by WolverinesWire, Poggi said that he only expected to have the three opt-outs, seniors Derrick Moore, Jaishawn Barham, and Giovanni El-Hadi -- all players who are entering the NFL draft.

However, appearing on a Texas podcast, The Stampede with Bob Ballou, Mack Brown, and Vince Young, Poggi was a little less optimistic. Given that the players went home from Christmas break on Monday, he acknowledges that the calculus could change rather quickly once those left behind in Sherrone Moore's wake start to talk things over with their families.

"Here's what I don't want to do: I don't want to be the guy that talks them into it, and then something happens," Poggi said. "So I just have resigned myself that is possibly going to happen. And it's happening with those guys for sure.

"But also, coach, I have to tell you with what's going on with us here now. We sent them home for Christmas yesterday, and I think there's a really good chance that we're going to have many more opt-outs for the game, unfortunately, because we're in such a state of flux. And when they get to this business, the business side of it, they think, 'Well, we don't have a coach, or, 'We've had this situation with our former coach. There's investigations and all these things. I don't know who's going to coach me. Why do I want to get playing that game?' And so I can see some of that happening too. And I would tell you on the 26th, we're probably going to have a significantly different roster than we had yesterday when we sent them home."

He continued, speaking more than the clip that went viral in Michigan football fan circles on Tuesday evening, saying that the goal is mostly to get these players who will play in healing mode. Given the trauma inflicted upon them by Moore, it's crucial for those who stay to have fun more than putting everything into winning against the Longhorns and possibly suffering the bitter disappointment of losing the game.

"Obviously, we talk all the time about Texas and the personnel and what they do and how, all that for them, but we're being very careful about putting any goals around this thing that could wind up being a further disappointment to the kids we have," Poggi said. "And that could be viewed as wrong, but I just feel having my hands on the pulse that right now, what they need is to enjoy the game of football again. And we will play hard. We're coming. We will play hard. 

"I don't know how many we'll come with, quite frankly, and I don't know how well we'll play, but we'll play hard and I want them to be able to say the rest of their lives, 'We went, we played really hard against a great opponent and we gave it our all.' And when lesser men would have maybe not and probably will not be there on the 31st, so I'm thinking, honestly, there could be 25 guys possibly not come back. And, as disappointed as you are, you understand. How do you do that?"

Michigan is continuing its coaching search, and Poggi is in contention. The Wolverines have also been connected with Louisville head coach Jeff Brohm and Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken.

 

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