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Alonzo Highsmith for AD

Alonzo Highsmith for UM Athletic Director

  • Great Idea

    Votes: 101 62.0%

  • Very Great Idea

    Votes: 58 35.6%

  • Blake is doing an awesome job (he's not)

    Votes: 4 2.5%
  • Total voters
    163
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MISTER OWL said:
For anyone thinking this BoT is going to hire a man, here is the mission statement from our Chairwoman of the Board on her Institute for Diversity and Inclusion:

Founded in 2018 by Hilarie Bass, the Bass Institute for Diversity & Inclusion works with senior management of companies, law firms and institutions around the world to identify and create effective strategies to retain women throughout their careers, and elevate them to senior management roles. The institute's work is based on intimate knowledge of why women leave companies and the factors that can help make them stay.
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Goddam we fire Blake James they're gonna promote brace face to AD.
 
I think we missed our shot when the Packers ordeal happened. He should’ve been offered the day he was unemployed. Idk that he would leave his new gig when he has a real shot to move up
 
MISTER OWL said:
For anyone thinking this BoT is going to hire a man, here is the mission statement from our Chairwoman of the Board on her Institute for Diversity and Inclusion:

Founded in 2018 by Hilarie Bass, the Bass Institute for Diversity & Inclusion works with senior management of companies, law firms and institutions around the world to identify and create effective strategies to retain women throughout their careers, and elevate them to senior management roles. The institute's work is based on intimate knowledge of why women leave companies and the factors that can help make them stay.
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Sounds about right. They cut the balls off this program
 
CAT5Coming said:
Super successful executive in the NFL who has the experience to lead a large organization. At the VP level he probably makes less than 500k/year and I feel like you could at least double that for the private school P5 AD position. Would be great at fundraising for the university. More job security than working the NFL.
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As long as he doesn't hire Schiano or some buddy coach of his regime as a player I'm fine with it.
 
BoxingRobes said:
USC already tried a move like this...

I suggest we avoid a similar error.
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Very bad example. USC tried that with nothing but a well regarded former player. Alonzo is a very successful & highly thought of exec on the nfl level. Itll never happen though because hes already achieved a level of success where it would be a demotion for him to come here.
 
drewm3i said:
The environmental movement was founded in the 1940s after the eugenics movement lost popularity. It is about some people controlling others and has nothing to with protecting the environment. In fact, the WWF, Greenpeace, and other NGO environmental "pioneers" were founded by oil tycoons and former eugenicists.
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Pol
 
drewm3i said:
The environmental movement was founded in the 1940s after the eugenics movement lost popularity. It is about some people controlling others and has nothing to with protecting the environment. In fact, the WWF, Greenpeace, and other NGO environmental "pioneers" were founded by oil tycoons and former eugenicists.
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Lol.
 
orange&green84 said:
Highsmith was a scout for the Packers and is now improving the Browns. He has a resume that fits the position.
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How so? He has the resume to do football front office not oversee tennis, swimming, etc. Not sure anyone who isn’t already in th3 field dies but cause h3 did scouting he has resume for an AD?
 
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You all really need to get out of the mindset that incestuous nepotism is all we are worth. Battered fan syndrome.

We keep hiring MIAMI GUYS and then wonder why they don't work.
 
Juancane said:
How so? He has the resume to do football front office not oversee tennis, swimming, etc. Not sure anyone who isn’t already in th3 field dies but cause h3 did scouting he has resume for an AD?
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Taking the ability to recognize player talent out of the equation (as that's not the AD's job), Highsmith in his current role has to also be able to evaluate coaches and what's not working to properly evaluate the former. He knows how to run a front office which for the most part overlaps with what an AD does. There's some OJT if he wanted to come here in a hypothetical scenario. You're making it seem like the fanbase is clamoring for Ray Lewis or Ed Reed to be AD tomorrow. With Highsmith, that's not even remotely the case as he has some resume comparable to the job.
 
jackbenimble71 said:
Highsmith is qualified but a former football player will NEVER be AD especially at our school where social justice is starting to take over and infect our university and we promote f’ing man made climate change.
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You turn everything political. Are you really that frustrated
 
drewm3i said:
The environmental movement was founded in the 1940s after the eugenics movement lost popularity. It is about some people controlling others and has nothing to with protecting the environment. In fact, the WWF, Greenpeace, and other NGO environmental "pioneers" were founded by oil tycoons and former eugenicists.
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And You saw that in a YouTube video
 
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dsddcane said:
Very bad example. USC tried that with nothing but a well regarded former player. Alonzo is a very successful & highly thought of exec on the nfl level. Itll never happen though because hes already achieved a level of success where it would be a demotion for him to come here.
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exactly. plus his next move is to be a GM, not an AD at the college level.
 
So, fans on this board seem to think there are simple answers to complex problems. How many "NFL alumni" approved the Richt hire, to which our fans crapped all over? Vilma and Testaverde come to mind.
 
TheEye said:
So, fans on this board seem to think there are simple answers to complex problems. How many "NFL alumni" approved the Richt hire, to which our fans crapped all over? Vilma and Testaverde come to mind.
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Richt himself was the right hire. The problem with cmr was o.c. should've been a given & no johnny boy. Get real people in those 2 spots were good.
 
dsddcane said:
Richt himself was the right hire. The problem with cmr was o.c. should've been a given & no johnny boy. Get real people in those 2 spots were good.
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Even "right hires" make bad decisions as your post points out. Right now the dream hire from our fans is Urban Meyer (not happening). I can only imagine what would happen the moment fans see one or more units of the team performing poorly. "Fire the ___ coach!" CIS experts will say. Urban will be stubborn and believe in Urban. Then people will note that Urban can't recruit at Miami like he did when he was at OSU or UF. "The game has past him by." and "Bagmen helped him at his old jobs." and "There was a huge fanbase at his old schools." is what we heard about Richt and I guarantee you it will apply to even the best possible hires we make going forward.
 
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