Canedude08
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I stopped here. Giving a **** isn't the same has having total apathy, zero accountability and hiring the unemployable. Is that what your saying? Why do better academic schools (e.g. Michigan, Notre Dame and Wisconsin) seem to manage just fine?
So according to you, our President should not be expected to care AT ALL about athletics. Does this mean they shouldn't want to hire the best person to run the department? You would think if they didn't give a **** they wouldn't want anyone to bother them. You would think they would want to hire someone ONCE and let them run the department so the President can be left alone.
Once again, the University President doesn't make decisions in regards to hiring and firing AD staff. Michigan, Notre Dame, and Wisconsin has dedicated, passionate Board members that are responsible for the AD and act accordingly. The major difference is that Miami has BOT members that are responsible for athletics that aren't doing their job.
I know this is difficult to understand so I'm going to spell it out AGAIN. At most schools, the University President at most relevant academic institutions doesn't give a rat's *** about the day to day management about the athletic department, they leave it to the people whose money makes the department possible. The ONLY reason most University Presidents get involved is when there's a PR nightmare, or something that can drastically affect the University as a whole(IE widespread NCAA violations, ethical collapses(Baylor, PSU, FSU)). The typical University President doesn't care about athletics because for the most part it's not the thing that can get you fired. You know what CAN get you fired? Not fundraising for the academic side, decreasing prestige and loss of faith with the governing board.