I'm seeing a ton of confusion and misinformation. Here's the bottom line:
-Zo expresses interest (multiple times) in UM football role with certain power level
-Blake expresses interest in making something happen bc he knows his neck is on the line and his future at Miami is tied to Manny but he is also afraid of how terrible he will look as an AD if Zo is brought in to run the football program because the number one most important sports program that any AD is in charge of is football by far
-Blake gets Manny involved knowing Manny will express reservations about Zo's power level. Manny mentions these reservations (as would any HC) but also thinks the role could work in a support / same level as Manny type of Chief of Staff role or in a role where Manny only has to interact with Zo (and not Zo and Blake) regarding football matters
-Blake goes back to Zo and throws Manny under the bus about the role having to be Chief of Staff because Manny thinks it would be unfair to report to two people and any other structure would be unheard of so Zo&Co leak this causing hysteria
-Blake and Manny try to appease the fans with the Rhett OC hire which wasn't going to be leaked or announced until early next week. Leaked Friday and announced today (rare to have announcements like this) and some important people realized the circus distraction show Blake was trying to put on.
-Important people (including at least one BOT member but it was not a BOT meeting) demand a meeting with Blake, get it yesterday, and Blake holds firm (trying to save his own ***) but promises even more changes to Manny's staff and other traditional mechanisms to improve team, important people not satisfied and Zo&Co release more leaks
-Blake goes to Manny with updates and Manny realizes he's the fall guy and does a total reversal knowing he's in a lose lose situation that he created for himself with that abortion of a first year and because he rather have Zo come in, deflect some of the blame for year 2 performance and ultimately help him get Miami back to greatness, Manny leaks
You couldn't make this **** up if you wanted to and it really shows how inept Blake is. What should Blake have done? Told Zo he's hired on the spot, will have full authority of the football program but must report to him still (which Zo would have accepted as long as he had full power over Manny and staff), and been crowned as an innovator in college sports.
Some people are now saying Blake is trying to work something out with Zo to save face on this circus clown show. I have no info on this.
You guys have no idea how imperative it is to keep the pressure on Blake, Manny, BOT members, the media, etc via Twitter and all other social channels. They are hearing the pitchforks.
Abridged timeline version without my opinion:
-Zo expresses interest in UM football senior role, Zo leaks
-Blake speaks to Zo and expresses mutual interest
-Blake involves Manny, Manny expresses reservations
-Blake tells Zo role will not come with power level Zo is expecting based on Manny's reservations, Zo leaks
-Blake and Manny announce OC hire early
-Important people demand and have meeting with Blake and demand Zo hiring, Blake refuses but promises more staff changes, important people leak
-Blake speaks to Manny about more staff changes, Manny leaks reversal on Zo
-Zo expresses interest (multiple times) in UM football role with certain power level
-Blake expresses interest in making something happen bc he knows his neck is on the line and his future at Miami is tied to Manny but he is also afraid of how terrible he will look as an AD if Zo is brought in to run the football program because the number one most important sports program that any AD is in charge of is football by far
-Blake gets Manny involved knowing Manny will express reservations about Zo's power level. Manny mentions these reservations (as would any HC) but also thinks the role could work in a support / same level as Manny type of Chief of Staff role or in a role where Manny only has to interact with Zo (and not Zo and Blake) regarding football matters
-Blake goes back to Zo and throws Manny under the bus about the role having to be Chief of Staff because Manny thinks it would be unfair to report to two people and any other structure would be unheard of so Zo&Co leak this causing hysteria
-Blake and Manny try to appease the fans with the Rhett OC hire which wasn't going to be leaked or announced until early next week. Leaked Friday and announced today (rare to have announcements like this) and some important people realized the circus distraction show Blake was trying to put on.
-Important people (including at least one BOT member but it was not a BOT meeting) demand a meeting with Blake, get it yesterday, and Blake holds firm (trying to save his own ***) but promises even more changes to Manny's staff and other traditional mechanisms to improve team, important people not satisfied and Zo&Co release more leaks
-Blake goes to Manny with updates and Manny realizes he's the fall guy and does a total reversal knowing he's in a lose lose situation that he created for himself with that abortion of a first year and because he rather have Zo come in, deflect some of the blame for year 2 performance and ultimately help him get Miami back to greatness, Manny leaks
You couldn't make this **** up if you wanted to and it really shows how inept Blake is. What should Blake have done? Told Zo he's hired on the spot, will have full authority of the football program but must report to him still (which Zo would have accepted as long as he had full power over Manny and staff), and been crowned as an innovator in college sports.
Some people are now saying Blake is trying to work something out with Zo to save face on this circus clown show. I have no info on this.
You guys have no idea how imperative it is to keep the pressure on Blake, Manny, BOT members, the media, etc via Twitter and all other social channels. They are hearing the pitchforks.
Abridged timeline version without my opinion:
-Zo expresses interest in UM football senior role, Zo leaks
-Blake speaks to Zo and expresses mutual interest
-Blake involves Manny, Manny expresses reservations
-Blake tells Zo role will not come with power level Zo is expecting based on Manny's reservations, Zo leaks
-Blake and Manny announce OC hire early
-Important people demand and have meeting with Blake and demand Zo hiring, Blake refuses but promises more staff changes, important people leak
-Blake speaks to Manny about more staff changes, Manny leaks reversal on Zo
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I guess we’ll all find out together who cares and how much.
