Inside The Coach’s Office: Recent Episodes
Tom Murphy Jr. and Brian Barnes
A weekly podcast giving an inside look into the discussions had amongst football coaches. Topics include; scheme, philosophy, game planning, scheduling, structuring practices, amongst many others. With each episode we hope to provide some tips and advice for football coaches around the country.
Kanon Dean of the goosepoop playoff predictor joins Tom and Brian again this week to preview the MHSAA football state final games.
Kanon Dean of the goosepoop playoff predictor joins Tom and Brian this week to preview the 16 semifinal matchups in the MHSAA football playoffs coming up this weekend.
On this episode of Inside The Coach's Office, Brian and Tom recap the MHSFCA East-West All-Star game with the head coaches from the game Belleville's Jermain Crowell and Spring Lake's Cody Mallory.
On this episode of Inside The Coach's Office we talk with Brighton High School head football coach Brian Lemons. Coach Lemons is also the MHSFCA All-Star Game committee chair. We discuss the upcoming Michigan High School Football All-Star Game.
Tom and Coach Barnes talk with Chris Fore of eightlaces.org. Fore is a former high school football coach and athletic director. He is currently a high school principal as well as a consultant for coaches. The main topic of discussion is how to land a head coaching position.
On episode 14 Tom talks with Coach Barnes about how a head coach approaches spring and summer workout schedules as well as in school meetings with college coaches in regards to potential recruits.
On this week's episode, Tom and Brian talk with Jeff Corrion of The D Zone. The discussion revolves around how The D Zone website showcases Michigan high school football players during the college recruiting process.
On this episode of Inside The Coach's Office Tom and Coach Barnes talk with Coach Andrew Micovich of Milford and Coach Mike Szalkiewicz of Utica Henry Ford II. The conversation centers around the unique experience of being a first year head coach at the varsity level.
Mike Massucci, the author of An Elite Journey, joins the podcast this week. The former Long-time varsity basketball coach at Royal Oak Shrine talks with Tom and Brian about the aspect of leadership for both players and coaches.
Tom and Brian are joined this week by Detroit King head coach Ty Spencer. Among the topics discussed are how NIL has affected the recruiting of high school athletes and the importance of a good culture to sustaining a winning program.
On this week's episode, Tom asks Brian a series of questions about how a head coach handles the offseason.
Brian and Tom are joined by former Finandia head coach and current Gladstone High School assistant coach Travis Wiltzius. They discuss the unique challenges of running a football program in the U.P.
On this week's episode of Inside the Coach's Office Brian and Tom talk with Kyle McElvany. Kyle is the former head coach of Dundee high school and is currently the Special Teams Coordinator at St. Mary's Catholic high school. They break down the importance of special teams, discuss the philosophy of running a power T offense, the importance of practice organization, and also talk about the love of coaching high school football.
University of Michigan assistant coach Ron Bellamy joins Tom and Brian this week. Coach Bellamy talks about his success at West Bloomfield high school including winning a state championship and how he has since transitioned from coaching at the high school level to now being on the staff at Michigan.
Kanon Dean aka "Goosepoop" joins Tom and Brian this week to discuss his MHSAA football playoff predicting system. They talk about how the MHSAA football playoffs are constructed and how his predicting model works to accurately project what schools will not only make the playoffs but also who they will play and where.
Lawton High School head football coach Wade Waldrup joins the show this week. Coach Waldrup talks about what have been the keys to his program's success as well as the unique defense that his team utilizes.
Jared Purcell is a metro Detroit prep sports writer for MLive. Jared joined Tom and Brian this week to discuss the media's role in covering high school sports.
On episode 2 of Inside the Coach's Office, Tom and Brian talk with River Rouge head coach Corey Parker. Some of the topics discussed are the 2022 MHSFCA coaches clinic, the role a high school coach plays in college recruiting, and also a passionate discussion in how Coach Parker and Coach Barnes would gameplan against each other.
In the first episode of Inside The Coach's Office, hosts Tom Murphy Jr. and Brian Barnes are joined by special guest Jerry Rabideau to preview this year's MHSFCA Coaches Clinic that is taking place this weekend in Lansing, Michigan.