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Blake was a small town thinker in a big city environment, look at his origins, and his accomplishments, before he was given the A.D. title at Miami. His vision lacked breadth and scope, and therefore he couldn’t generate the energy to get others to buy in, even to some of the more modest goals...

This is actually an appropriate move for a university like Boston College. Blake James is built for that type of program, not for the type of program Miami wants to be, or was during past glory. We were basically Boston College when he was here. Think about it. His vision is perfect for...

I actually agree with you here. I’m just grateful he didn’t get in the way, because of the importance of UM football for the University, and the potential for significant revenue. It’s a win-win for everybody, but you have to invest first. I will give him credit for at least understanding that...

Well I don’t mean to increase your blood pressure, because there’s no way to know what the nature of the conversations were between Blake and Diaz, but I always got the sense that Blake pursued him and that Diaz said “listen if I’m gonna come back to Miami, it’s not fair to Temple for me to...

He didn’t get conned into hiring Diaz, he was 100% on board and didn’t need to be convinced in the slightest. Blake thought it was a 3-D dimensional chess move hiring him. He thought he had a diamond in the rough that would develop quickly. He was wrong.