Coach Hayes Show

[canadianhurricane]

I believe the GM would have the same duties as the current AD. The only difference is the GM is ONLY focused on football, not basketball, tennis, track, soccer, baseball, womens sports, etc….

So, i dont see the GM getting involved in play calling etc. The GM’s job is simple. Do what UM has failed at for over a decade. That is to make the HC for football a desirable job across the national landscape, and subsequently hire THE RIGHT HC! How do you make the job desirable?

The GM makes sure to raise enough money to hire analysts, to continually enhance facilities, raise enough money to have a competitive recruiting budget. As wonderful as Coach Richt did getting us the Indoor Practice Facility, in the future, the HC should be able to go to the GM, tell him we need something and then it is the GM’s JOB to make it happen. Not have the HC spearheading such a thing. The GM takes care of the infrastructure! Everything you need for SUPPORT. When a HC comes to Miami, it has to be understood that they will have NUMEROUS resources to be successful and so if they fail, it is nobody’s fault but theirs, thus the GM can fire them.

There is precedent for ADs having Associate ADs over specific sports. It depends on the kind of authority the AD allows to the Associate AD.

I suspect in the scenario being speculated on Zo would have/want complete authority over football. But he would still have to answer to an AD. The AD would need authority to evaluate his Associate and recommend termination or extension to the Pres/BOT., etc based on job performance.

I suspect Zo would be very involved in the hiring of HC and authority he wants to give the HC to hire his own assistants, etc.

Could not imagine any HC worth their mettle coming to work under a micro managing control freak. Is Zo such a person? I don’t really know. But say he goes after a guy like Mario, he would have to let Mario do his thing and have a collaborative and respectful relationship with him but ultimately he would answer to Zo.

If Zo is such a control freak he may as well just be like Saban and be CEO and HC.

Don’t think he wants that. I am assuming Zo has seen enough of pro football organizations to know what works.

Thank you both!

So, I guess, my next question is, will zo have the ability, and connections, to get things done?

I finished the entire interview, and I do like that Zo has a vision for this program. He puts full responsibility on the University for the current state of the program and says, not only do we need to keep up with the BAMAs, but we need a vision to surpass BAMA, which is actually a pretty Damm fearless thing to say aloud.

What Zo is preaching takes a serious commitment from UM, donors, the community, etc. I have to no doubt he is the type of visionary we need to take this program to the next level. But, does he, and will he continue to have, support from the people that matter?

Because, if not, someone as qualified as he is will eventually walk away and return to the NFL. And then, who takes a Football GM position at a school the clearly doesn't care about football.

 

[Brains]

Why do all players want former players at these roles? That **** aint work at USC and im not a fan of friends taking care of friends. Did not listen to it so I dont know the context of it but I want a real AD with big ties to the SEC, same as a HC candidate. Thats just my opinion on it. Thats basically how I would hire. If u want to get back to winning, and if u have to fire people it wont be difficult cause its not friends firing friends or waiting to pull back the trigger because of friendships.

I dont give two ***** or a **** about thr SEC but the rest of this 100%

 

[BigWindyCane1]

Mike drop for the Canes OGs!

 

[caneworld]

For crying out loud, get a competent AD who will do his **** job.... this attempt to create bureaucratic layers to cover up ineptitude, reeks of the typical socialist governmental approach to solving problems... ... never works.
Creates less accountability and more fuzzy layers of management salary commitments...

Forget Highsmith or anyone else...

Get a **** AD who has the competence and drive to build a successful athletic department. It isn't that difficult... Hire the right HCs in all three major sports, set performance goals and hold them accountable. Then they will hold their assistants accountable. And so on down the line...

Accountability or the lack thereof starts at the top. Any wonder this athletic department is so pathetic..Ineptitude at the top... add all the layers you want. It amounts to nothing.
Same BS with another f001 to fire when this failure continues...

 

[ssvir]

For crying out loud, get a competent AD who will do his **** job.... this attempt to create bureaucratic layers to cover up ineptitude, reeks of the typical socialist governmental approach to solving problems... ... never works.
Creates less accountability and more fuzzy layers of management salary commitments...

Forget Highsmith or anyone else...

Get a **** AD who has the competence and drive to build a successful athletic department. It isn't that difficult... Hire the right HCs in all three major sports, set performance goals and hold them accountable. Then they will hold their assistants accountable. And so on down the line...

Accountability or the lack thereof starts at the top. Any wonder this athletic department is so pathetic..Ineptitude at the top... add all the layers you want. It amounts to nothing.
Same BS with another f001 to fire when this failure continues...

I love guys that just say get a competent AD .... we have sucked at hiring ADs and HCs for 20 years but let's keep doing the same thing with the same limitations. Just like Saban isn't coming here to be coach we aren't luring any proven AD to Miami with the limited school support.

You're stuck in the past. We have to DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

How the **** do you think NFL teams operate?

Maybe just maybe the AD for all sports (ex football) and a football AD is the wave of the future. Can't be any worse than what we've done for 20+ years so why do you expect its suddenly going to change?

PS: Money has already been pledged by donors to cover the additional costs of a football AD position so STFU and pray to the football gods that Blake is replaced by Gino/Alonzo and then let Alonzo figure out who should be hired and what facilities/organizational improvements we need.

 

[caneworld]

I love guys that just say get a competent AD .... we have sucked at hiring ADs and HCs for 20 years but let's keep doing the same thing with the same limitations. Just like Saban isn't coming here to be coach we aren't luring any proven AD to Miami with the limited school support.

You're stuck in the past. We have to DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

How the **** do you think NFL teams operate?

Maybe just maybe the AD for all sports (ex football) and a football AD is the wave of the future. Can't be any worse than what we've done for 20+ years so why do you expect its suddenly going to change?

PS: Money has already been pledged by donors to cover the additional costs of a football AD position so STFU and pray to the football gods that Blake is replaced by Gino/Alonzo and then let Alonzo figure out who should be hired and what facilities/organizational improvements we need.

They can't get the AD right..and they're going to get football AD right???

The whole point is accountability from top down... that isn't going to come by adding layers and hoping for right asst AD... what keeps him accountable???

 

[gatorsSUCK!]

There is precedent for ADs having Associate ADs over specific sports. It depends on the kind of authority the AD allows to the Associate AD.

I suspect in the scenario being speculated on Zo would have/want complete authority over football. But he would still have to answer to an AD. The AD would need authority to evaluate his Associate and recommend termination or extension to the Pres/BOT., etc based on job performance.

I suspect Zo would be very involved in the hiring of HC and authority he wants to give the HC to hire his own assistants, etc.

Could not imagine any HC worth their mettle coming to work under a micro managing control freak. Is Zo such a person? I don’t really know. But say he goes after a guy like Mario, he would have to let Mario do his thing and have a collaborative and respectful relationship with him but ultimately he would answer to Zo.

If Zo is such a control freak he may as well just be like Saban and be CEO and HC.

Don’t think he wants that. I am assuming Zo has seen enough of pro football organizations to know what works.

Great pints. My perception that Zoe is a leader, and a leader would not succumb to the potential pitfalls mentioned. IMO, leadership is a trait the n the athletic department is lacking.

 

[ssvir]

They can't get the AD right..and they're going to get football AD right???

The whole point is accountability from top down... that isn't going to come by adding layers and hoping for right asst AD... what keeps him accountable???

Why are you making this so hard?

Alonzo Highsmith should be the AD for football. He wants the job, knows literally more about Miami than anyone, AND was an NFL scout and executive for the last 25 years.

He will run the football program like an NFL President/GM. He will raise the money for everything we need and then see that the money is properly spent. He will pick the coach and then support that coach in getting them what they need to be successful. He has visited every major football program of the last 20 years and knows what facilities, staff, training, technology, etc is needed.

Frenk doesn't give a **** and Blake sucks so take the control away from those two bozos and put the Football AD under a BOT group that cares about football and let Highsmith go to work.

I'm probably replying to a mope that doesn't have season tickets, doesn't donate, doesn't go to games, and doesn't GET WHAT ACTUALLY NEEDS TO CHANGE but if Gino/Alonzo took over and UM reached out to all season ticket holders and said we need an extra $100 a year donation per seat and another $25 average per game boost in ticket prices (higher for expensive tickets and lower for cheap tickets to average $25 more per seat per game) we would have $10M a year more to spend.

Miami is a professional sports town and as Highsmith stated we need to be run like a professional team. Win and the fans show up and money pours in.

 

[caneworld]

Why are you making this so hard?

Alonzo Highsmith should be the AD for football. He wants the job, knows literally more about Miami than anyone, AND was an NFL scout and executive for the last 25 years.

He will run the football program like an NFL President/GM. He will raise the money for everything we need and then see that the money is properly spent. He will pick the coach and then support that coach in getting them what they need to be successful. He has visited every major football program of the last 20 years and knows what facilities, staff, training, technology, etc is needed.

Frenk doesn't give a **** and Blake sucks so take the control away from those two bozos and put the Football AD under a BOT group that cares about football and let Highsmith go to work.

I'm probably replying to a mope that doesn't have season tickets, doesn't donate, doesn't go to games, and doesn't GET WHAT ACTUALLY NEEDS TO CHANGE but if Gino/Alonzo took over and UM reached out to all season ticket holders and said we need an extra $100 a year donation per seat and another $25 average per game boost in ticket prices (higher for expensive tickets and lower for cheap tickets to average $25 more per seat per game) we would have $10M a year more to spend.

Miami is a professional sports town and as Highsmith stated we need to be run like a professional team. Win and the fans show up and money pours in.

So you are going to add an asst AD position based on some person (Highsmith) who you think will work.. how about when he gets tired of being left hanging in the wind and leaves or...
.. what happens when the coach does not agree to his standards and goes to the AD with his excuses. You think a clown like Blake is going hold the line... he doesn't even do so now!!

Some of you have no idea how leadership works in the real world. Every layer you add, diffuses accountablilty.

Our sports programs aren't floundering because Blake the king is so busy that he can't implement his vision of dominance in all major sports.. it is because he is grossly incompetent and has no idea what it takes to be successful. I don't think he even believes that is possible. He comes from a mediocre program ...Mankato or something and has no idea how championship cultures and programs are created...

So go on with the NFL has it, so we must mantra... 3 years from now we will be in the same place.. if not worse

 

[Salt]

Thank you both!

So, I guess, my next question is, will zo have the ability, and connections, to get things done?

I finished the entire interview, and I do like that Zo has a vision for this program. He puts full responsibility on the University for the current state of the program and says, not only do we need to keep up with the BAMAs, but we need a vision to surpass BAMA, which is actually a pretty Damm fearless thing to say aloud.

What Zo is preaching takes a serious commitment from UM, donors, the community, etc. I have to no doubt he is the type of visionary we need to take this program to the next level. But, does he, and will he continue to have, support from the people that matter?

Because, if not, someone as qualified as he is will eventually walk away and return to the NFL. And then, who takes a Football GM position at a school the clearly doesn't care about football.

Good points. The right AD is still important. Zo looks like he wants to create a new structure similar to an NFL front office for the football side.

He uses Bama as an example. Only difference their HC is also their GM. I bet Saban pretty much runs the football program with little input from his AD except maybe to have him facilitate getting funding for what he needs. The AD focuses on the other programs.

 

[ssvir]

So you are going to add an asst AD position based on some person (Highsmith) who you think will work.. how about when he gets tired of being left hanging in the wind... or
.. what happens when the coach does not agree to his standards and goes to the AD with his excuses. You think a clown like Blake is going hold the line... he doesn't even do so now!!

Some of you have no idea how leadership works in the real world. Every layer you add, diffuses accountablilty.

Our sports programs aren't floundering because Blake the king is so busy that he can't implement his vision of dominance in all major sports.. it is because he is grossly incompetent and has no idea what it takes to be successful. I don't think he even believes that is possible. He comes from a mediocre program ...Mankato or something and has no idea how championship cultures and programs are created...

So go on with the NFL has it, so we must mantra... 3 years from now we will be in the same place.. if not worse

Lots of typing with no substance.

How does breaking off the most important division of a company and having one executive in charge of that division that reports to the BOD/BOT diffuse accountability? That person hires the HC and the HC reports to him. It literally lessons the layers .... the AD for all sports (except football) has zero to do with and zero say over the football program.

In your magical world of rainbows and unicorns we hire one person (an AD) who is in charge of 20+ sports teams including all of the fundraising, budgeting, hiring/firing/performance reviews of 20+ coaches that only reports to a President who has no interest in sports and that is somehow better than one person solely responsible for football who reports strictly to the BOT (above the President).

I'm done replying.

 

[canadianhurricane]

Lots of typing with no substance.

How does breaking off the most important division of a company and having one executive in charge of that division that reports to the BOD/BOT diffuse accountability? That person hires the HC and the HC reports to him. It literally lessons the layers .... the AD for all sports (except football) has zero to do with and zero say over the football program.

In your magical world of rainbows and unicorns we hire one person (an AD) who is in charge of 20+ sports teams including all of the fundraising, budgeting, hiring/firing/performance reviews of 20+ coaches that only reports to a President who has no interest in sports and that is somehow better than one person solely responsible for football who reports strictly to the BOT (above the President).

I'm done replying.

Stop being emotional. He, and I, bring up legitimate concerns. It's not as simple as hand the keys to Zo and he'll just 'bring it home'. Zo is qualified at scouting. He's had the privilege of being around some quality programs and professional organizations. Has he LED a college program before? And who does he answer to if changes that he doesnt agree with need to be made. What happens when Zo requests our HC make staffing changes and our HC refuses?

A bigger problem I have is, who's holding Zo accountable? Alumni? Donors? Because, in establishing this position, we are conceding that we need someone in a position like this because others, in leadership positions, couldn't or wouldn't do their jobs correctly.

Unlike Indiana, or anywhere else with a specific AD for a specific sports, UM has shown its not really interested in the actual success of the football program. At Indiana, I'm sure the position was created because of the administrative demands of their biggest revenue generating sport. At UM, this position, if it does happen, will be created to because our administration didn't want to deal the demands surrounding its football program. So, after handing the keys to Zo, who holds Zo accountable? Gino?

 

[Cajuncane]

BOT and Pres

Evidently Manny Diaz Sr…

 

[Cajuncane]

Just do what Alabama does

We don’t have enough Money and SRT’s for that..

 

[ssvir]

Stop being emotional. He, and I, bring up legitimate concerns. It's not as simple as hand the keys to Zo and he'll just 'bring it home'. Zo is qualified at scouting. He's had the privilege of being around some quality programs and professional organizations. Has he LED a college program before? And who does he answer to if changes that he doesnt agree with need to be made. What happens when Zo requests our HC make staffing changes and our HC refuses?

Not sure what is so hard to understand about Highsmith is Football AD and he answers to the BOT directly and nobody else. The HC is chosen by Highsmith and works for the Football AD ... Highsmith.

A bigger problem I have is, who's holding Zo accountable? Alumni? Donors? Because, in establishing this position, we are conceding that we need someone in a position like this because others, in leadership positions, couldn't or wouldn't do their jobs correctly.

He's accountable to the BOT .... just like Blake James currently is b/c Frenk doesn't give a ****.

Unlike Indiana, or anywhere else with a specific AD for a specific sports, UM has shown its not really interested in the actual success of the football program. At Indiana, I'm sure the position was created because of the administrative demands of their biggest revenue generating sport. At UM, this position, if it does happen, will be created to because our administration didn't want to deal the demands surrounding its football program. So, after handing the keys to Zo, who holds Zo accountable? Gino?

Stay with me one more time. The Football AD is accountable to the BOT.

I know English is your second language coming from Canada so I will waste some more of my time and answer your questions (again) above.

 

[canadianhurricane]

Here's a scenario I can legitimately see playing out; HC wants to offer a kid but our Football AD (and professional scouting guru) says no and our HC wonders why he's essentially dealing with a over-involved Football GM.


Again, in theory, I like it. But, a creation of a new Football AD position doesn't fix the issue of our admin/BOT not being invested in the success of the football program.

Again, what happens if an NFL team comes calling and Zo moves on?

 

[canadianhurricane]

I know English is your second language coming from Canada so I will waste some more of my time and answer your questions (again) above.

I asked you to STOP being emotional lol

If the structure allows for Alonzo to be the sole decision maker for our program, goodluck finding a coach who will work under those conditions. Again, who wants to be a HC at a program where one guys sole responsibility is to look over your shoulder ?

Imagine this scenario plays out, and our next HC has his own vision for the type of recruit, S&C coach, etc (decisions a HC makes at every other school). Why let someone 'buy the groceries' ?

Buddy, if you don't know how the structure of the program works with a Football AD please just don't comment. Like I said earlier, I like the idea, in theory. But practically, if Zo has the responsibilities you speak of, there aren't many GOOD coaches who will want to work under those conditions at a school like this. No way!

But, if Zo's responsibilities was just to advance the program through increasing donations, recruiting NIL partners, and maintaining positive relationships within the BOT/Admin so we can continue to expect real support from our BOT/Admin, then I'm all for it.

There's no way you'll find a coach to work under a guy who has his own ideas about how to run a program.

 

[1mg of Epi]

Evidently Manny Diaz Sr…

The BOT and prez answer to Sr.

 

[Hoyacane1620]

Good points. The right AD is still important. Zo looks like he wants to create a new structure similar to an NFL front office for the football side.

He uses Bama as an example. Only difference their HC is also their GM. I bet Saban pretty much runs the football program with little input from his AD except maybe to have him facilitate getting funding for what he needs. The AD focuses on the other programs.

he also has countless people under him to make it all work. Miami is missing that part, too

 

[Salt]

he also has countless people under him to make it all work. Miami is missing that part, too

That’s right. A machine has many moving parts working together. Hiring Zo will show a major commitment to football, no doubt. He will not settle for less.