FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

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From FootballScoop.com....

Alma College (DIII – MI): We hear that Alma is down to their final three candidates for the head coaching position. They include; Michigan Center head coach / athletic director Greg Psconda, Romeo HS (MI) head coach and Alma alum Jason Couch, and Northwood (DII – MI) offensive coordinator Tyson Silveus.

AlmaFan27,

Welcome to the MIAA board! Sflzman has a fellow Alma supporter!

[sflzman]

From FootballScoop.com....

Alma College (DIII – MI): We hear that Alma is down to their final three candidates for the head coaching position. They include; Michigan Center head coach / athletic director Greg Psconda, Romeo HS (MI) head coach and Alma alum Jason Couch, and Northwood (DII – MI) offensive coordinator Tyson Silveus.

AlmaFan27,

Welcome to the MIAA board! Sflzman has a fellow Alma supporter!

Welcome from me as well! It's nice to have more Scots around here.

About the top 3,

This is more than my sources knew. They've kept the hiring process and everything pretty removed from the Athletic Department, and all I was able to find out was that the three finalists were coming in today, tomorrow, and Thursday.

Couch doesn't surprise me. Silveous would be a decent hire, that would probably mean Leister isn't calling plays anymore, and I have no idea at all about the guy from Michigan Center. What is Michigan Center anyways??  

[AlmaFan27]

I've been lurking for a little while and thought I would chime in.  Thanks for the welcome.

I don't know anything about the candidates except for a little research on Couch once I saw his name.  Looks like the Romeo program has been pretty strong for the past several years.  Makes sense that they are looking at some high school coaches, as I hear that a  "handshake" deal might be in place for the rest of the staff to stay on for at least a year.  I have to think it's a big step to go from high school to head coach, even at the D3 level.

I also have no idea who Michigan Center is.  Don't know much about the Northwood OC either.  With Leister stepping down...can't imagine he'd be calling plays regardless of who the hire is...right?

[sac]

Michigan Center is a little burg east of Jackson, Leoni Township I think. 

Class C athletics.


Weird but I went to HS with a couple Psconda's. 

[sflzman]

Michigan Center is a little burg east of Jackson, Leoni Township I think. 

Class C athletics.


Weird but I went to HS with a couple Psconda's. 

I actually just realized that a couple buddys of mine live in grass lake which is right next to it. Seeing as grass lake is d6 for football would probably mean class c. So same coference?

I guess I didn't even realize Michigan center was a high school. I was thinking it was a juco or something before this last post...

[sac]

Michigan Center is the actual name of the town.  It lies at the intersection of one of the first attempts to survey the State (maybe territory at that time),  hence the 'center' even though it is nowhere near the geographical center of Michigan. 

They play in the Cascades Conference with Grass Lake, Addison, East Jackson, Hanover-Horton, Manchester, Napoleon and Vandercook Lake

[vandyboy]

Michigan Center is a Class C high school in Jackson, MI.  If I remember correctly, Coach Pascoda coached in some capacity before Michigan Center at Defiance College in Ohio. 

[Bucaneer45]

Greg Poscodna played at Adrian, coached at Albion (as DC), Defiance (Head Football) GVSU (LB's) and Michigan Center (AD, HFC). Won National Championships at Albion and GVSU as an asst. Took Defiance and Michigan Center as Head Coach to the playoffs for the first time in school history. Veteran college coach who is very familiar with winning and the MIAA.

[Cousin Eddie]

Heard word that the MIAA and Albion will be represented this year at the East-West Shrine game.  Albion CB Chris Greenwood has been invited to play in the game.  Congrats to Chris on this honor as well as the others he received this year.  Will be good to see how he does with the plays given to him.

[vandyboy]

Chris will be sorely missed next fall.  He did an outstanding job at Albion these last few years.

[AlmaFan27]

John Lewis (current Alma DC) spent some time at Defiance as an assistant.  I wonder if he was there when Poscodna was the HC?

[cave2bens]

Though way after my time,  , a number of the Defiance reps over on the HCAC board played under Greg, and would guess that SaintsFan probably played against his teams as well.

[sflzman]

John Lewis (current Alma DC) spent some time at Defiance as an assistant.  I wonder if he was there when Poscodna was the HC?

Lewis coached at Defiance from 2003-05 according to the Alma Athletics page. I have no idea when Poscodna was there....

after a two-year stint at Defiance College as offensive coordinator and assistant baseball coach from July 2003-July 2005.

[AlmaFan27]

John Lewis (current Alma DC) spent some time at Defiance as an assistant.  I wonder if he was there when Poscodna was the HC?

Lewis coached at Defiance from 2003-05 according to the Alma Athletics page. I have no idea when Poscodna was there....

after a two-year stint at Defiance College as offensive coordinator and assistant baseball coach from July 2003-July 2005.

Sounds like their paths didn't cross.  By 2003 it looks like Poscodna had joined the GVSU staff.

Sflzman, any opinion on who you think might be the best choice?  It sounds like Couch could be a unique option, especially with his ties to Alma and his success at the high school level.  Can a high school coach be successful moving right into a HC role in college?  Will any new coach that is brought in, have the ability to make decisions on staff, players, etc?

[70_dc_alum]

Played 4 years for Pscodna. Great coach and great guy. I would be surprised if he was going for it but maybe he is tired of high school.  I don't remember if he hired Lewis right before he left DC or if that happened right after he left.  Was the DC at Albion for the dominate yrs at Albion until he went to DC