Donna a Micromanager. DiMare & Miller to Decide Our Fate

[UMFarArcher]

I've been telling these idiots how it works.

"Oh no, Brand X has more potential!" "Here's my list of HC and all position coaches we must have!"

These guys will make the best safe decision. Best, Safe decision. Real money - Real Talk.


Many times, if you want to narrow down where your leaks are coming from, you'll leak a name. Maybe Shula. And if it gets out in the public, you know who NOT to include in really confidential matters. This little trick is thousands of year old.

Different names to different folks, and see what names are released. A security technique used all the time, especially in big negotiations.

And yeah - the guys paying for dinner usually have significant input on where you eat, when, and what's on the menu.

 

[NVA CANE]

This can't be the structure at big time programs, right? I understand everyone's got their heavy hitters when it comes to boosters and contributors, but ultimately the hiring decisions are left to an athletic director who is qualified to handle these decisions, no?

Is it abnormal to have two BOT members playing a crucial role in the search and decision making process?

Blake should have the final call, his name will be associated with the hire so he should be the one making it.

And lol at DiMare's son taking over the baseball team in 2018. Is he the best possible coach or are we just handing keys to the sons of big time donors.

It's just not the way to do business.

 

[CaniacMike21]

If Shula is one of the first coaches we reached out to, we're in a world of trouble.

 

[252cane]

Shula name is hot right now. He might be getting a hc job in the nfl.

 

[NVA CANE]

This can't be the structure at big time programs, right? I understand everyone's got their heavy hitters when it comes to boosters and contributors, but ultimately the hiring decisions are left to an athletic director who is qualified to handle these decisions, no?

Is it abnormal to have two BOT members playing a crucial role in the search and decision making process?

On top of that, they list Miller as one of the guys involved, and Devante Money just told us the other day that Miller isn't even a football fan.

If true then I don't see what Miller's purpose is other than to make sure the next coach isn't very mean and that winning to him isn't everything

 

[Fightinibis]

I think it obvious we gave the BOT and AD a bad name before it was deserved. There was five successful hires until Shalala but then three bad hire. She was the problem.

If Mike Shula is the first person they reached out to, they deserve every bit of criticism thrown their way and some.

Exactly....I'm still numb over that utter stupidity.

UM

 

[UMFarArcher]

I'm numb over the stupidity of folks here who have no clue on how things actually work.

 

[NVA CANE]

I know the Dimare family though I haven 't had contact for twenty plus years. Paul knows athletics. All of his sons were good athletes so I assume he was also. He's a hard nose no nonsense businessman who knows the territory. I can think of no one I would rather be involved in this process then Paul.

I'm sure he knows his stuff but it should still be blakes call. He's the athletic director you either trust him to make a good hire or you bring in someone that you think can do the job. But to not give him the final say yet hold him responsible for it if the hire doesn't work out, well that's terrible.

Cant believe I'm defending Blake, but if we want a competent athletic department this is how it should be.

 

[kryptonite]

Donna resided over the complete decline of the program. She started as President of the University in June, 2001. Her reign coincides directly with our 10+ years of irrelevance. Of course it took 3 or 4 years for her ineptness to really start to rub off on the football program, but once it started... It was all downhill. The 2 Head coaches hired by Donna were 2 of the worst hires in college football and she directly participated in both hires. Her 14 years here were a disaster for the football program and set us back tremendously while the SEC rose to prominence and our rivals prospered (Both UF and FSU won a championship while she was President here).

Now that she is gone, we can all hope for better days ahead. The only way for the program to go is up.

I wish people wouldn't say things like that. I seem to recall everyone thinking we had nowhere to go but up when Randy left. This could very easily turn out exactly as badly as the last hire.

 

[gacaneaddict]

Seriously I can do a better coaching search if this is true.

I would call in no particular order to see if they are interested. This list needs to be NDA to Blake's desk immediately.

Chip Kelly
Brian Kelly
Tom Herman
Bobby Petrino
Dino Babers
Justin Fuente
Butch Davis
Mike Gundy

2nd tier:
Hue Jackson
Sonny Dykes
Charlie Strong
Rob Chudzinski

NO TIER:
Greg Schiano
Mario Cristobal
Mike Shula
Tommy Tuberville

 

[Tad Footeball]

I have neither the energy nor the inclination to defend the admin buttttt I think the Shula nonsense was just them throwing out a quick NFL name in the early stage of developing their candidate pool. It very well could have been at the behest of one of these "seasoned" citizen BoT members that has some sort of tie to the Shula family as well. It's just tooooo cliché a candidate even for our admin. Also, it certainly doesn't hurt Shula in the wallet for his agent to overplay the level and scope of our interest.

 

[mianjomar]

Mike Shula and Cristobal even being mentioned in this process is a cause for concern, let alone being strong candidates.

We are going to **** this up, aren't we?

I don't agree. Mike Shula should be vetted. He stepped into a fire storm in Alabama but since then he has put togetherness a sterling resume. Both of the Shula boys were fast tracked because of their father. In my opinion that hurt them because they were not ready. Mike may well be the next great NFL coach. The Dolphins ought to give him a look. That's where I think he would be a good fit.

 

[ball915]

Paul Dimare is backing Butch Davis, Stuart Miller's dad Leonard hired Butch Davis in 1995. Blake James fired Al Golden and for those that want to say the board did Dimare and Stuart were likely a part of that choice. Spin it however you want to but we know that they have not rushed this hire and know that their name was on the Golden hire which means they of all people need to make it right for their name/legacy. With that being said, you'd have to feel that the decision will be a well thought out one that won't please everyone. Butch Davis is the safest pick to them as he has proven that he can win here. If they can get over his age and UNC debacle then they will likely take the conservative approach as they are known to do and BBB

 

[BALLHAWKU]

FIXED THIS FOR YOU

Seriously I can do a better coaching search if this is true.

These are the only choices Blake need to consider anything else he needs to be kicked in the nuts and fired

Butch Davis
PAUL HILTON
Butch Davis
PAUL HILTON

2nd tier:
Butch Davis

NO TIER:
PAUL HILTON

 

[mianjomar]

I know the Dimare family though I haven 't had contact for twenty plus years. Paul knows athletics. All of his sons were good athletes so I assume he was also. He's a hard nose no nonsense businessman who knows the territory. I can think of no one I would rather be involved in this process then Paul.

 

[OrangetieFatface]

I think it obvious we gave the BOT and AD a bad name before it was deserved. There was five successful hires until Shalala but then three bad hire. She was the problem.

If Mike Shula is the first person they reached out to, they deserve every bit of criticism thrown their way and some.

Exactly. If that Stoola rumor is true, then the only way we make a good hire is by pure luck. The right guy will have to fall into our lap, and we'll have to not fck that up when he does.

If they contacted Stoola about the job, then it shows an absolute lack of knowledge of football and what we need. Then, when you toss in the Mario ****, this is looking like another gigantic post-term abortion.

there is a safe out...

 

[WhatTheHell]

Were DiMare and Miller responsible for hiring Al Golden? How much of that was a Shalala decision? Are these the same dudes who were offended by Dan Mullen during his interview? These are important questions. These are the men responsible for either reviving us or driving the final stake through our skulls.
[MENTION=2]DMoney[/MENTION]? [MENTION=3]LuCane[/MENTION]? Anyone know?

 

[clg003]

Sentinel:

The University of Miami’s new president, Julio Frenk, has taken a backseat in the hiring of a football coach. This is a complete U-turn from previous president Donna Shalala, who was in the middle of vetting candidates and overseeing decisions.

Frenk wants the finalists – or perhaps the finalist – brought to him. So the question becomes who will be deciding on who that finalist is. The answer is it’s essentially a three-man committee involving athletic director Blake James and two Board of Trustee members with deep roots and deeper bank accounts, Paul DiMare and Stuart Miller.

Don’t discount the Board members’ political weight (and financial backing) here. Miller and his family’s homebuilding company, the Lennar Corporation, gave more than $221 million toward the school’s medical school, according to the university and reports.
DiMare’s latest donation to the school was $12.5 million, of which $6 million was to fund scholarships to the Leonard Miller Medical School. Leonard Miller founded Lennar. Stuart Miller is Leonard’s son.

See how this is all interconnected?

DiMare also has given $3 million in recent years to the athletic department. That’s why the Paul J. DiMare Gallery of Champions in the athletic building that showcases national championship trophies. His son, Gino, a long-time Hurricane baseball assistant, will take over as coach when Jim Morris retires in 2018.

It’s clear these names know business. Do they know what make this football program tick?

One of the first names that was reached out to was Mike Shula, according to a source. Shula is a respected name and becoming a hot commodity as Carolina’s offensive coordinator. He isn’t interested, it seems.

The larger question is whether he would have been right for the job. Does he have any connections with Miami high schools, which is the prime selling point for the job? Could he develop them quickly?

It says something more about the process that Shula was contacted last week and that whispers came from all over when he was. We’ll have to see where this goes. These are strong, influential and rich businessmen involved. They obviously love the university. They also were involved in the hiring of Al Golden during the previous coaching search.
The question becomes: Do they get the right coach for the job this time?

Does Dimare have beef with Butch? I think someone said they spotted him having lunch with Butch not to long ago.

 

[markcane]

I've heard that Jimmy is very much a part of the process. My boss is a BOT member.

 

[L A M P]

Shula name is hot right now. He might be getting a hc job in the nfl.

Not might. He will be.. Soon. Maybe even for the Fins. Rustle. Rustle. Rustle.

Lol