Only Miami hires a coach without an AD in place. Mario was hired by the BOT/his buddies, the result being no accountability.
On The Big Noon Kickoff show Urban Meyer was asked to rank the best coaching jobs available, he said, “You have LSU, you have Florida. I would say Florida (is the best), just because of the dysfunction right now (at LSU). They don’t have an athletic director … Everybody loves (the governor) down there, but they better get an AD in place pretty quick before … Really good head coaches will walk away from this and say ‘I’m not sure I want to do that.’
Miami will never get a "great" head coach without a strong AD in place.