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  1. Handsome Squidbum

    The real story

    So if Highsmith was going to oversee football operations and then pick the AD that would run the other sports, what's the difference between that and just saying Highsmith is the AD, but is selecting a subordinate that runs all sports other than football? And the idea of the AD, or someone...
  2. Handsome Squidbum

    The real story

    Complaining that Miami doesn't have the money to compete for national championships when it can't even win the worst division in P5 more than once every 15 years is like the broke, unemployed 40 year old nerd living in parents basement whining to his mom he needs $1500 to buy a cool leather...
  3. Handsome Squidbum

    The real story

    And Miami was going to give Richt an additional 1.5 mil to hire an OC. Miami would have had the highest paid coach in the acc coastal and what would have been one of the top 10 highest paid coordinators in CFB. You don't need Facebook money to win the ACC coastal consistently.
  4. Handsome Squidbum

    The real story

    How about the resources to compete for the acc coastal? Can we start there? Mark Richt was the highest paid coach in the acc coastal so don't tell me that Miami is so poor it can't consistently dominate the division. When Miami is reaching the acc championship game every year and losing to...
  5. Handsome Squidbum

    The real story

    The long and short of it is that Diaz's Mickey Mouse staff isn't a result of Miami not giving him money. He picked exactly who he wanted. Mark Richt was the highest paid coach in the ACC coastal and third highest paid in the ACC. Manny Diaz currently has a larger salary than Mack Brown...
  6. Handsome Squidbum

    The real story

    Miami currently had the 9th most lucrative apparel contract in CFB. 6.5 mil per year. Not bad for a program that hasn't finished in the top 10 since 2005. I was discussing with the fine gentleman you are quibbling with now in another thread, but you effectively captured why Miami isn't...
  7. Handsome Squidbum

    The real story

    A big chunk of coaching salaries doesn't come from team revenue, it comes from boosters. Boosters open wallets for exciting programs. The Soffers were willing to pay 8 mil plus to buy out Cristobal from UO. Blake James instead decided to pay Temple 4 million to buy back Diaz. UGA puts 2...
  8. Handsome Squidbum

    The real story

    Before around 2013, Clemson was a low revenue program. Then they started winning. Miami would get a huge ROI from a successful program. It's a myth Miami does not have the money. It does. It chooses not to invest in the program.
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