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OrangeBowlMagic said:
You're right. Miami can't catch a football or make a field goal because of our assistant athletic director.
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The fact most of those games came down to field goals is the issue you're too ******* stupid to acknowledge. And yeah, if we had a qualified, competent AD all these years guys like Manny never get hired and this whole conversation is mute.

Go back to your basement.
 
Jedi Master Cane said:
The fact most of those games came down to field goals is the issue you're too ******* stupid to acknowledge. And yeah, if we had a qualified, competent AD all these years guys like Manny never get hired and this whole conversation is mute.

Go back to your basement.
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The conversation is "moot", not mute. But I gotta go back to my basement LMAO.

A Miami Hurricane message board.....the finest place to be called ******* stupid by someone who is literally ******* stupid. I love this place.
 
OrangeBowlMagic said:
The conversation is "moot", not mute. But I gotta go back to my basement LMAO.

A Miami Hurricane message board.....the finest place to be called ******* stupid by someone who is literally ******* stupid. I love this place.
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Like I originally said, when you get a chance....doesn't have to be right now......GO **** YOURSELF. You're the typical admin loving shill that pops his head in here every cycle when **** starts going downhill on the admin side of things.
 
OrangeBowlMagic said:
Don't doubt that at all. Manny was a pretty successful college DC.

But still, it's just comical to me that ****heads fly banners because we hire a football coach with no experience while begging to hire an AD with no experience.
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Apples and oranges. By all accounts, Manny was always considered a gimmicky coordinator w/ no substance within the coaching arena. His defenses was always exposed by teams that pound the rock. The problem was who mentored him and that just came from a regime that had some serious issues with the players and failed.

People are suggesting Highsmith b/c, not only does he have a passion for Miami being a former player and was around for how we built The U, but he's already had success running a NFL franchise. People have compared this suggestion to what USC did w/ Lynn Swann, but Lynn had never worked in a front office doing day to day operations. Highsmith has, and is well regarded by his peers.

Just giving you perspective as to how the two aren't the same and why Highsmith isn't "as bad" of a consideration based upon his NFL experience in the front office.
 
hoops156 said:
he hasnt had a job similar to what he would have here as an AD tho.
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ADs and NFL exec positions definitely cross paths. Although, I believe an AD position is much more hands on. Furthermore, he would have to be involved in all our sports, not just football.

It's not a bad suggestion, and I wouldn't be mad, but agreed that we should be looking at a successful AD or maybe an assistant to a successful AD and college program who can come here.
 
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Didn’t USC try this recently with one of its alumni? Didn’t seem to work out very well for them. Not saying it’s the same in every circumstance but, just because Alonzo bleeds orange and green, doesn’t mean he will be a great or even competent AD.
 
Before Blake is replaced the BOT must determine that the Diaz hire was a failure and that the football program is loosing or missing out of money from poor attendance and lack of donations. I’m afraid it will take more than this season for conditions to be met.
 
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Some here are acting like some members of the BOT. Got to think bigger than former players. do not limit your pool of candidates. Get an AD with a proven track record being and D1 AD. It is a different job than being and NFL Exec. different moving parts with a different professional rolodex to work with. Just like a NFL owner is not going to look at college AD's to find an NFL general manager. They are different worlds professionally.
 
canesbaby said:
Didn’t USC try this recently with one of its alumni? Didn’t seem to work out very well for them. Not saying it’s the same in every circumstance but, just because Alonzo bleeds orange and green, doesn’t mean he will be a great or even competent AD.
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they did and fired his *** i think. we just dont know if zo will even be remotely good. its learning on the job. im done w that stuff
 
hoops156 said:
dont want highsmith near the program as an AD. we need to poach the UCF AD. if you guys are done waiting for the dude to learn on the job, then get someone w experience. get the UCF guy in here and let him do what he did for UCF
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canesbaby said:
Didn’t USC try this recently with one of its alumni? Didn’t seem to work out very well for them. Not saying it’s the same in every circumstance but, just because Alonzo bleeds orange and green, doesn’t mean he will be a great or even competent AD.
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Yep. You are 100% correct. Because Lynn Swann was a bad AD at USC, no former alumni football player should ever be hired as AD.

This idea is absurd. Highsmith is so more qualified than Swann that it is close to offensive to his resume to make the comparison.

Swann played in the 70’s and worked as a part time sideline reporter for ABC. Highsmith has worked his way through the front office of the Packers, is assistant GM for the Browns, and is on the verge of being an NFL GM.

There is no comparison whatsoever. At all.
 
KingB02 said:
he’s in line to be an nfl GM soon
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But he wouldn’t be taking a position like Football Czar or something like that. It’s AD. He needs to deal with the whole department which includes basketball, women’s tennis, etc. There’s all sorts of compliance issues and regulations that go with the job.
 
In all fairness
1. It’s true that Zo has no experience as an AD and it’s a negative
2. There are very few former players that have ascended to football management heights of Zo. He is well connected to the “football community” and compared to the average guy with no AD experience one could argue Zo makes up for it in other football management experience

Is he the perfect AD candidate? No
Is he better than Blake James? I’m not sure, but if I’m betting my hard earned dollars, the answer is it can’t be any worse, with the caveat there sure could be some upside

All I know is, we are at a crossroads, and another dud hire is almost a guarantee to negate the talent advantage we have historically had. And in that case we might as well be Duke or Northwestern
 
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