What I’m Hearing on Miami’s Head Coaching Search - Sunday PM

Stefan Adams

Dec 30, 2018 2 min read

Miami’s search for their next head coach is officially underway. First off, Miami has no monetary obligation to Mark Richt; he did things the right way and completely cut ties with zero severance payments requested. Therefore, I’m told there is more money available to bring in what Blake James said is “the best guy for the job”. A good source tells me that Mario Cristobal has already confirmed his interest in the job with Miami. Another source tells me Manny Diaz reached out this morning just after the news broke to let UM brass know he was interested in the opening. A source inside Hecht tells me there is a segment of the athletic department that is pushing for Diaz and he has at least some internal support.

Blake James did not have a lot for us at the presser and I don’t think he was playing coy. He seemed really blindsided by Richt’s decision this morning and last night the mutual understanding between the two was that changes were necessary on offense, that was it. Richt made this decision late last night/early this morning. As such, a lot more will become clear in the coming days as things develop, and I’ve been told Miami wants this to be a quick search to hit the ground running for the last month of recruiting.

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Dec 30, 2018

Neal Brown

Consigliere

Dec 30, 2018

Cane_lover said:
Jimmy Johnson was 29-25-3 at okie state before we hired him. I’m not saying Mario is the answer but there is more to it than just looking at win/loss records.

Are you unable to read?

Read my post again.

Memnon

Dec 30, 2018

TheRichtShow said:
lol ok. I guess if you are fine getting raped in recruiting. Norvell and Huepel would be awful hires.

Babers I'd take but he's had 1 winning P5 season, and youre claiming he's proven. He's a risk too and he's a poor recruiter

Every one of those coaches has a better career record as a HC than Mario. And no offense, but you were like one of the biggest Richt supporters on the board so......

brock

Dec 30, 2018

AllAboutTheU said:
Lol Urban at least taking a year off after all that ****. Stoops saw his dad die coaching. He's done.

Didn’t know that about stoop s

streetja

Dec 30, 2018

Miami looking at the most lazy and predictable candidates possible -- color me shocked. I said to myself we're not out of the clear yet with Richt leaving and I would only get excited if the trickle of information in the coming days of possible candidates were legitimate, innovative guys and of course the opposite comes true.

Here's hoping all these insiders have no real sources and are just parroting what each other are saying.

Gobuxcanes

Dec 30, 2018

M3N said:
Your are slow. Schnelly has one of the best pedigrees around. He leaned under GOATS.

Just bc Lane acts like a complete shmuch doesn’t mean he can coach or run a big time program.

If it wasn’t for his daddy’s last name he would be a nobody. Just like nobody would know who Mario is if was never a CANE!

Neal ****** brown

I actually watched part of Troy’s bowl game and wished we could be that creative on offense. Questions would be can he recruit on this level and does he have any pull w/ getting strong assistants. Make an aggressive hire, don’t be left holding your d*** all the time waiting for guys to “cut their teeth “ elsewhere. Find the next Urban Meyer before someone else does. Missed on Babers once, maybe it’s his time.

OriginalGatorHater

Dec 30, 2018

brock said:
12,8,34

You are correct, but the year we were 12 our highest commit and 3rd highest commit transferred.

brock

Dec 30, 2018

M3N said:
Neal Brown

Good coach just not sure how he would hang in the recruiting climate of south Florida

RepTheGables

Dec 30, 2018

Consigliere said:
Are you unable to read?

Read my post again.

So, something magical happens when your career record goes from 0.499 to 0.501?

@Cane_lover 's point stands: you have to look beyond pure win:loss. Dig a bit deeper into what built each of those records, etc.

brock

Dec 30, 2018

OriginalGatorHater said:
You are correct, but the year we were 12 our highest commit and 3rd highest commit transferred.

**** and Jeff Thomas too

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sml

Dec 30, 2018

edcanes said:
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YESS!!!!

CaneBoiFL

Dec 30, 2018

Swaggie said:
Imagine paying a 10mil buyout to hire Mario fuggin Cristobal lmao.

Exactly. If that’s an option why not just pay big $ for Urban or A sure fire

hoops156

Dec 30, 2018

WeBallinBoyz said:
I doubt Lane leaves a HC gig for an OC gig

why the bleep would lane be a subordinate to guy he destroyed two years straight. butch got his *** kicked by lane and FAU is just as bad as FIU (prolly worse)

doohcane

Dec 30, 2018

Sharpie tape job #1 choice for me

Consigliere

Dec 30, 2018

RepTheGables said:
So, something magical happens when your career record goes from 0.499 to 0.501?

@Cane_lover 's point stands: you have to look beyond pure win:loss. Dig a bit deeper into what built each of those records, etc.

It said the last coach. The last coach. The last coach. That was ALbortion.

Captain Uberpants

Dec 30, 2018

M3N said:
Neal Brown

Young, innovative, a winner.

I’m surprised he doesn’t have more traction with our fan base.

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Bweezy25

Dec 30, 2018

Cristobal buyout drops down to 2 million January 31st

Dec 30, 2018

brock said:
Good coach just not sure how he would hang in the recruiting climate of south Florida

A good coach is a good coach anwhere. But I’d prefer a guy like Neal Brown over Campbell. Atleast he’s familiar with the southern athlete

WeBallinBoyz

Dec 30, 2018

I swear to god if Manny is hired I'm done with this ****

Dec 30, 2018

Ethnicsands said:
I am not as negative on Diaz as some here. Not pushing him, but I think his Miami ties are interesting. If anyone could figure out how to get our recruiting game working SEC style, it’s probably Manny.

He understands our brand and defensive approach.

He knows how to pick apart offenses, so I think he could hire and manage an innovative OC.

Not experienced enough, amd did not recruit well enough, and not sure on evals. But some interesting positive attributes.

I think Diaz could succeed here too, but I'm most concerned about how he would recruit. I think he would hire an innovative oc and would keep the status quo on D, which is what we need. However, I don't believe he would ever recruit as well as the top programs.

Our linebackers were never highly recruited kids. They were all easy grab kids in the state of Florida, usually south Florida. Additionally, his side of the ball failed to close on countless big targets (Shawn Davis, Heritage corners, Chris Henderson, Anthony Solomon) and were flatly ignored by others (Daniel Wright, Cyrus ***an, Brian Burns, etc.).

I would expect Diaz to keep some of the offensive staff as well. We've had our struggles with some of those guys too. To me, Diaz is a recipe for more of the same.

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