FullyERicht
Thunderdome
- Joined
- Feb 5, 2013
- Messages
- 5,591
Have officially destroyed Miami football.
Just watched a game in which a ton of should-be-Canes showed the world why SoFla talent is was and always will be the greatest in the land.
But our president and administration hates the local community and its culture. She has hired coaches designed to manage and neuter a select group of these locals that she allows attend her precious 50th in the nation school. Her primary aim has never EVER been about winning. It has been about good behavior, and good grades. It's why she hired Randy, and why she hired Al.
We are the only school in the Big 3 who has yet to adopt NCAA academics entrance standards.
We have won more titles and played in more than the other two schools in state, yet pay half of what they do, b/c we have no interest in hiring capable football men. We want baby sitters, and GPA hawks. Al is undeniably skilled at both.
We turn away COUNTLESS NCAA eligible players bc they don't meet our outdated elitist standards. Don't believe me? Email the AD, and ask if they use the sliding scale only. They don't. They use that as a baseline, and then case by case the Head Coach has to request waivers. This does not happen at the other 2 schools in state.
They of course will NEVER admit this, b/c they aren't just playing the UM fanbase, it's alum, and former players. They played the ACC too. The ACC wanted Miami for it's football brand and market. But once Miami signed on the dotted line, we were guaranteed a piece of the pie. And while we definitely could care less about being the old Miami, our president has to feign like we are trying to win bc she pulled the wool over Tobacco Road's eyes.
Now I want to get the Donna supporters arguments out of the way:
"she stood up to the NCAA"......not really. She sat and took it in the *** for two years of bowl bans, self imposed penalties and suspensions, and signed a **** coach to an extension he didn't deserve. Only when the NCAA monumentally ****ed up in a way that could result in a legal battle did she step up.
"she goes to games and hangs out with students".......Of course she does. She's the president of the University. Cheering for the team and building an elite program can be mutually exclusive things. Case and point: Tad Foote.
You think the local community hasn't felt miami's new found elitist ways to be a huge turnoff? Ask Uncle Luke what he thinks about Miami's relationship with the community. Now you might say, he's a clown, and he is. But he's only a clown for expressing his feelings. The reason his feelings are such is b/c he like many others in the community feel that the Miami program looks down on South Florida schools, coaches, parents, and players. This school was built on embracing them, and now Donna and her band of Nerds look down on them.
This school will never come CLOSE to a national title, and probably won't win an ACC title, until the entire administrative philosophy towards the program changes. Until then, enjoy being Wisconsin South.
Just watched a game in which a ton of should-be-Canes showed the world why SoFla talent is was and always will be the greatest in the land.
But our president and administration hates the local community and its culture. She has hired coaches designed to manage and neuter a select group of these locals that she allows attend her precious 50th in the nation school. Her primary aim has never EVER been about winning. It has been about good behavior, and good grades. It's why she hired Randy, and why she hired Al.
We are the only school in the Big 3 who has yet to adopt NCAA academics entrance standards.
We have won more titles and played in more than the other two schools in state, yet pay half of what they do, b/c we have no interest in hiring capable football men. We want baby sitters, and GPA hawks. Al is undeniably skilled at both.
We turn away COUNTLESS NCAA eligible players bc they don't meet our outdated elitist standards. Don't believe me? Email the AD, and ask if they use the sliding scale only. They don't. They use that as a baseline, and then case by case the Head Coach has to request waivers. This does not happen at the other 2 schools in state.
They of course will NEVER admit this, b/c they aren't just playing the UM fanbase, it's alum, and former players. They played the ACC too. The ACC wanted Miami for it's football brand and market. But once Miami signed on the dotted line, we were guaranteed a piece of the pie. And while we definitely could care less about being the old Miami, our president has to feign like we are trying to win bc she pulled the wool over Tobacco Road's eyes.
Now I want to get the Donna supporters arguments out of the way:
"she stood up to the NCAA"......not really. She sat and took it in the *** for two years of bowl bans, self imposed penalties and suspensions, and signed a **** coach to an extension he didn't deserve. Only when the NCAA monumentally ****ed up in a way that could result in a legal battle did she step up.
"she goes to games and hangs out with students".......Of course she does. She's the president of the University. Cheering for the team and building an elite program can be mutually exclusive things. Case and point: Tad Foote.
You think the local community hasn't felt miami's new found elitist ways to be a huge turnoff? Ask Uncle Luke what he thinks about Miami's relationship with the community. Now you might say, he's a clown, and he is. But he's only a clown for expressing his feelings. The reason his feelings are such is b/c he like many others in the community feel that the Miami program looks down on South Florida schools, coaches, parents, and players. This school was built on embracing them, and now Donna and her band of Nerds look down on them.
This school will never come CLOSE to a national title, and probably won't win an ACC title, until the entire administrative philosophy towards the program changes. Until then, enjoy being Wisconsin South.
