I’d be happy with hiring Mario.
I think what gives some folks here pause aside from some of the lackluster play on offense with Oregon in a very weak conference or more recently getting embarrassed by Utah is the sense of cronyism that could come with a hire like this. We’re battered fans.
We need a structure in place that can hold someone like Mario consistently accountable for his decision making and that his political support doesn’t become so entrenched that he escapes serious accountability from the administration until such a scenario where the wheels completely fall off.
If he gets handed the keys to the kingdom, the national perception will be it’s a homerun hire for Miami and fans will get excited again and buy tickets. Which is great. But regardless of the external momentum, the internal workings always need to always have the ability to check him. That’s what can make a Jurich hire at AD so critical. He can’t be treated like a deity or like a good old boy internally. No kid gloves. If we’re indeed going to finally spend like the big boys, the University will need a totally professional operation. And no serious operation goes about its business afraid to step on toes or isn’t constantly evaluating to get better.
Mario’s most valuable trait is his recruiting ability and we all should acknowledge that building a monster at Miami will take years with him but just because we accept that reality doesn’t mean he should be able to evade accountability on specific short term evaluation criteria.
There is NO reason why the offense we have returning next year (aside from a slew of devastating injuries) shouldn’t be humming right along as a premier offense in the conference next year. If we stagnate or regress in this area, we cannot and should not accept it as the inevitable “growing pains” of a new coach. This is part of the reason some fans find Kiffin appealing.
Mario wants to make sure the University is serious if he’s going to consider making a critical career move like this. Well, then that better mean not just an overhaul in resources, but a massive structure in place to protect the university and the success of the program first and foremost not just the fantasy of some “Miami guys and their rich buddies.”
I think what gives some folks here pause aside from some of the lackluster play on offense with Oregon in a very weak conference or more recently getting embarrassed by Utah is the sense of cronyism that could come with a hire like this. We’re battered fans.
We need a structure in place that can hold someone like Mario consistently accountable for his decision making and that his political support doesn’t become so entrenched that he escapes serious accountability from the administration until such a scenario where the wheels completely fall off.
If he gets handed the keys to the kingdom, the national perception will be it’s a homerun hire for Miami and fans will get excited again and buy tickets. Which is great. But regardless of the external momentum, the internal workings always need to always have the ability to check him. That’s what can make a Jurich hire at AD so critical. He can’t be treated like a deity or like a good old boy internally. No kid gloves. If we’re indeed going to finally spend like the big boys, the University will need a totally professional operation. And no serious operation goes about its business afraid to step on toes or isn’t constantly evaluating to get better.
Mario’s most valuable trait is his recruiting ability and we all should acknowledge that building a monster at Miami will take years with him but just because we accept that reality doesn’t mean he should be able to evade accountability on specific short term evaluation criteria.
There is NO reason why the offense we have returning next year (aside from a slew of devastating injuries) shouldn’t be humming right along as a premier offense in the conference next year. If we stagnate or regress in this area, we cannot and should not accept it as the inevitable “growing pains” of a new coach. This is part of the reason some fans find Kiffin appealing.
Mario wants to make sure the University is serious if he’s going to consider making a critical career move like this. Well, then that better mean not just an overhaul in resources, but a massive structure in place to protect the university and the success of the program first and foremost not just the fantasy of some “Miami guys and their rich buddies.”
