Agree that loyalty to Phil will play a role here in Mario’s decision. I just think the opportunity is to good to pass up. Especially with a top caliber AD and more money than the program’s ever had.
Another interesting thing to note. How big was D’Eriq King in saving Manny’s job last year? That’s a 6-4 team without him at best. He probably gets another year because of Covid, but he’s probably gone well before the NCST game at that point.
This is an important point. No AD is going to come in not being able to get rid of Manny. The guy who fires Manny will get immediately popularity with the fan base.
The momentum is clearly in the direction of canning Manny. I don’t know how anyone can look at 7-5 and say that “let’s give him another year.” We suck in every aspect of the game. It sounds more like hedging that Manny actually having a chance of staying.
Ruiz is about to be a billionaire 23 times over. There is no money issue at play here. The question is whether Mario will leave a great gig at Oregon to come back and rebuild Miami.