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Active Inertia: The University of Miami

Empirical Cane

Empirical Cane

We are what we repeatedly do.
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I remember a lecture I attended years ago by Prof Sull of MIT's Sloan Business School.

Great read and describes our University of Miami Athletic Department's 20-yr downfall to irrelevance.

Remember when Coker was accussed of relying too heavily on "recruiting services and star rankings"?

Why Good Companies Go Bad

When business conditions change, the most successful companies are often the slowest to adapt. To avoid being left behind, executives must understand the true sources of corporate inertia.
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"... The problem is not an inability to take action but an inability to take appropriate action. There can be many reasons for the problem—ranging from managerial stubbornness to sheer incompetence—but one of the most common is a condition that I call active inertia... "

👆Just like hiring a corch from Temple or perhaps bungling an AD replacement search
 
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There is still time to make the right move (Mario or Lane). Mario wasn't happening until this weekend anyway due to Pac-12 title game and he's clearly the #1 target.

The perception we are in scramble mode (and that may be the reality as well but we aren't behind the closed doors) is because we decided to wait until November to fire an incompetent AD knowing full well a coaching search was most likely going to be happening at the end of the month. It's mind boggling that so many "smart" people miss the obvious, common sense move. Blake should have been fired after UVA or UNC or last year. Then you have plenty of time to hire a ****** search firm and get your AD in place. Miami yet again, whether reality or not, looks like they don't know what they are doing.
 
Said it months ago that USC would show they are serious and we will stand around with our **** in our hands.
 
AlexCane said:
Man. The board complained when it hired Manny quickly with no process. Now you all are complaining that it hasn't made an immediate decision. The time lapse here isn't unreasonable. Let the university take its time and move swiftly but intelligently and with full knowledge of the pros and cons.
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Listen, stop this narrative. There is a big difference between six hours and 15 days....
 
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fraggle said:
The concept is true, applying it to Manny Diaz is false.
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Everything you say is false, so....

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mavericksouth said:
Listen, stop this narrative. There is a big difference between six hours and 15 days....
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But what's the rush? Whether you agree or disagree, it has been made evident that Mario is candidate #1. If that is accurate, there is no immediate action that can be undertaken while he's preparing for a PAC championship game. It's not like he's just sitting at home.
 
AlexCane said:
But what's the rush? Whether you agree or disagree, it has been made evident that Mario is candidate #1. If that is accurate, there is no immediate action that can be undertaken while he's preparing for a PAC championship game. It's not like he's just sitting at home.
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Thinking we want a guy who does more as to the HC decision than ask for Mario’s number and ask if Lane is next man up. The AD needs time to operate.
 
AlexCane said:
But what's the rush? Whether you agree or disagree, it has been made evident that Mario is candidate #1. If that is accurate, there is no immediate action that can be undertaken while he's preparing for a PAC championship game. It's not like he's just sitting at home.
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We could hire an AD.
 
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