ESPN on Manny

[JD08]

ESPN the corporation loves Miami. We're good for ratings and that's the bottom line.

The talking heads employed by ESPN don't care much for the Hurricanes outside of a few non-partial commentators.

They have no problem building us up because it means ratings AND it justifies making a headline story when something bad happens.

 

[JgDaCane]

ESPN the corporation loves Miami. We're good for ratings and that's the bottom line.

The talking heads employed by ESPN don't care much for the Hurricanes outside of a few non-partial commentators.

this exactly

 

[Gatorhater]

Not the case at all. Hiring Richt was a big deal at the time. It was probably the first "big name" hire in Miami history. He's also the reason they finally built an indoor practice facility (another big deal at Miami).

His tenure went out with a whimper but the hiring of Mark Richt and subsequent willingness to spend money on the football program was a big deal for Miami football. It killed the nationwide perception that Miami was too cheap to care about contending again.

Mark would have been a big name years ago if we took him from UGA but he was unemployed and badly tainted by the time we hired him. Howard was the biggest name hire in our history. Coaching bloodlines were unreal: Bear, Collier, Allen, Shula. OC for only perfect nfl team ever, NFL HC. The U made major effort to get him and paid huge, for those days. Mark was an easy hire. BOT was facing full fledge rebellion and he fell into their lap. Clearly there was a reason but mark is gone and I’ve liked him since hos days on the bench here. Manny was another east hire but let’s hope he works out a lot better.

 

[DTP]

Mark would have been a big name years ago if we took him from UGA but he was unemployed and badly tainted by the time we hired him. Howard was the biggest name hire in our history. Coaching bloodlines were unreal: Bear, Collier, Allen, Shula. OC for only perfect nfl team ever, NFL HC. The U made major effort to get him and paid huge, for those days. Mark was an easy hire. BOT was facing full fledge rebellion and he fell into their lap. Clearly there was a reason but mark is gone and I’ve liked him since hos days on the bench here. Manny was another east hire but let’s hope he works out a lot better.

The fact that the university offered not only enough to pay Richt but to also pay his staff and build the practice facility is leaps and bounds over anything they'd ever done in the past. The school has nickel and dimed coaches for decades. That's the reason Howard, Jimmy. Dennis and Butch left. The hiring of Mark Richt signaled that Miami was willing to spend money on a coaching staff and would no longer look for the cheapest option available. In the grand scheme of the program, that means more than anything. College football is an arms race and Miami is finally not using bb guns.

 

[canesdogo]

The fact that the university offered not only enough to pay Richt but to also pay his staff and build the practice facility is leaps and bounds over anything they'd ever done in the past. The school has nickel and dimed coaches for decades. That's the reason Howard, Jimmy. Dennis and Butch left. The hiring of Mark Richt signaled that Miami was willing to spend money on a coaching staff and would no longer look for the cheapest option available. In the grand scheme of the program, that means more than anything. College football is an arms race and Miami is finally not using bb guns.

Got to pay the price in order to win.....excellent post, and true also.

 

[canesdogo]

ESPN the corporation loves Miami. We're good for ratings and that's the bottom line.

The talking heads employed by ESPN don't care much for the Hurricanes outside of a few non-partial commentators.

I think though, that I heard some Miami alumni work for ESPN on the inside, ( behind the scenes) and push our U anytime they can.
They unfortunately had little of nothing to push, when we flashed at 10-0, and bombed out at 4 losses, but that is pretty good to have their support.
Manny, should have the excitement level getting ramped up.

 

[Hemsleysalmons]

Wait a second. Cis members have posted for years that ESPN hates the Canes. Now this one article seems to shift the opinion of many cis posters. Amazing how opinions can change “on a dime”.

 

[kalinis]

Good article. ESPN desperately wishes we'd come back to relevance.

just for ratings. Miami is a ratings god for them. the u brings in huge ratings when great and they know it. that said I think diaz goes out and wins 10 every year from now on I don't th ink we have another season with under 10 wins. this team is on verge but needed to maek changes on offense to become perennial 10 win team and we did that

 

[kalinis]

Wait a second. Cis members have posted for years that ESPN hates the Canes. Now this one article seems to shift the opinion of many cis posters. Amazing how opinions can change “on a dime”.

they don't like us there analysts. the color guys and play by play guys hate us well most of them mark may is worst. but espn bosses want Miami to be good cause are ratings gold when good. andrea Adelson is the one espn person I think is as close to impartial as any of the espn guys towards miami

 

[RedSquare]

Mark would have been a big name years ago if we took him from UGA but he was unemployed and badly tainted by the time we hired him. Howard was the biggest name hire in our history. Coaching bloodlines were unreal: Bear, Collier, Allen, Shula. OC for only perfect nfl team ever, NFL HC. The U made major effort to get him and paid huge, for those days. Mark was an easy hire. BOT was facing full fledge rebellion and he fell into their lap. Clearly there was a reason but mark is gone and I’ve liked him since hos days on the bench here. Manny was another east hire but let’s hope he works out a lot better.

You got that right!

Funny thing is, if Bill Dooley, who is Vince Dooley’s brother and coach at VTech at the time hadn’t turned down the job, then there would have been no Howard. The job went to Howard as the third choice. If he hadn’t taken it, there was actual talk of dropping down to 1-AA.

History turns on a dime, folks.

And by the way, just a couple seasons later, UM spanks that Bill Dooley coached VT team in the Peach Bowl, ... two years in a row .... led by a tough defense and a QB by the name of Jim Kelly