Michigan acting head coach Biff Poggi walks onto the field for second half against Central Michigan at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025.

‘Eat Häagen-Dazs, Smoke a Cigar, Then Go to the Hospital’: Biff Poggi Drops Hilarious Postgame Plan

Originally posted on Gridiron Heroics
By Ajayi Olamilekan | Last updated Sep 21, 2025 9:12 AM ET

The Michigan sideline emptied onto the field at Memorial Stadium on Saturday night after a grinding 30-27 victory over Nebraska. But while the Wolverines celebrated their Big Ten opener, their acting head coach delivered perhaps the most memorable postgame interview of the young college football season.

Biff Poggi, the 65-year-old associate head coach filling in for the suspended Sherrone Moore, stood before CBS Sports reporter Jenny Dell looking every bit the part of a man who’d just survived three hours of Nebraska heat and Big Ten football chaos.

When Dell asked how he planned to celebrate Michigan’s hard-fought road victory, Poggi didn’t reach for the usual coaching clichés about reviewing film or preparing for next week. Instead, the former hedge fund manager turned football coach gave an answer that captured everything about his unique personality.

“I’m gonna eat some Häagen-Dazs coffee ice cream with my wife and smoke a Cuban cigar, … and then probably go to the hospital” Poggi said.

“I’m gonna eat some Häagen-Dazs coffee ice cream with my wife and smoke a cuban cigar… and then probably go to the hospital.”

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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 21, 2025

Here was a man who’d just guided the 21st-ranked Wolverines through their second straight victory as interim coach. The former Charlotte head coach, returned to Ann Arbor earlier this year after being dismissed from the 49ers program last November, has become something of a folk hero during his brief stint running the show for Michigan.

Now back where his college coaching career began, Poggi found himself thrust into the spotlight when Moore had to serve a two-game suspension stemming from the NCAA’s advance-scouting case ruling.

Wolverines Ground Game and Poggi’s Steady Hand Deliver in Lincoln

The Wolverines improved to 3-1 on the season while extending Nebraska’s painful streak against ranked opponents to 28 straight losses, a number that continues to haunt the program’s efforts to return to national relevance.

Poggi, win marked his second victory in as many games as Michigan’s interim coach, following a dominant performance against Central Michigan the previous week. But unlike the 63-3 blowout, Saturday’s contest in Lincoln required every bit of coaching acumen and game management Poggi could muster.

As Michigan heads into the rest of their Big Ten schedule with Moore returning to the sideline, Poggi’s brief tenure as interim coach will be remembered for the wins.

This article first appeared on Gridiron Heroics and was syndicated with permission.

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