I’ll power rank the most important figures in Miami history.
1. Howard - program was heading to be dissolved as far as I understand it before he arrived
2. Jimmy - Set the culture and standard for what a Miami hurricane is and laid the foundation for that 10 plus years of dominance
3. Butch - A very close third. Jimmys assassin who played a role in talent acquisition in the 80s and later on as head coach. Made Miami relevant and a power house again.
4. Donna Shalala - a true supporter of the sports programs at Miami while president…especially the football team.
5. Al golden - he led us throw the Shapiro fiasco and was always loyal to UM during his time here. Without his leadserhsip, who knows what the NCAA would have done to us
6. Ed Reed - I hope Mario brings him back to coach DBs. I still remember him stripping the ball and returning it to the house against BC. A true leader!
7. Blake James - hear me out. He helped negotiate a TV deal with ESPn and the ACC that provided stability to the football program. Without that Tv deal we could be in the big 10 playing cold games in November. He also negotiated a great apparel deal with adidas to get us away from Nike. Adidas has done nothing but provide Miami with top of the market apparel and I for one love wearing their shirts that have the shoulder sizing meant for a pre puberty boy.
I’ll power rank the most important figures in Miami history.
1. Howard - program was heading to be dissolved as far as I understand it before he arrived
2. Jimmy - Set the culture and standard for what a Miami hurricane is and laid the foundation for that 10 plus years of dominance
3. Butch - A very close third. Jimmys assassin who played a role in talent acquisition in the 80s and later on as head coach. Made Miami relevant and a power house again.
4. Donna Shalala - a true supporter of the sports programs at Miami while president…especially the football team.
5. Al golden - he led us throw the Shapiro fiasco and was always loyal to UM during his time here. Without his leadserhsip, who knows what the NCAA would have done to us
6. Ed Reed - I hope Mario brings him back to coach DBs. I still remember him stripping the ball and returning it to the house against BC. A true leader!
7. Blake James - hear me out. He helped negotiate a TV deal with ESPn and the ACC that provided stability to the football program. Without that Tv deal we could be in the big 10 playing cold games in November. He also negotiated a great apparel deal with adidas to get us away from Nike. Adidas has done nothing but provide Miami with top of the market apparel and I for one love wearing their shirts that have the shoulder sizing meant for a pre puberty boy.
8. Ken Dorsey - led us to our last natty and was a consistent stable leader for the program. I hope Mario brings him back to coach QBs. He’s not ready to call plays. Hopefully Dawson can groom him so once Dawson gets a HC gig, Ken is ready to call plays.
8. Ken Dorsey - led us to our last natty and was a consistent stable leader for the program. I hope Mario brings him back to coach QBs. He’s not ready to call plays. Hopefully Dawson can groom him so once Dawson gets a HC gig, Ken is ready to call plays.