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LawyerCane said:
if it’s Mario, have to hope he does NOT bring his OC and has enough sense to beg Lashlee to stay (with a raise of course). TVD just not getting in stride.
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I just don't know enough about Oregon offense to know if it's oc or personnel.
 
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407cane said:
as a panther's fan, i hope not

brady is trash
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Not in the college game. He’s pretty good. We ain’t trying to win a **** SUPERBOWL. He got a natty for Ed O. That’s enough for me to know that he’s the goods for the college game. That’s all I care about. That what u saw at LSU wasn’t all Joe Burrow.
 
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AlexCane said:
IMO, TVD is so good that even if Mario (or any HC) is offensively conservative, there will be real results and production. Is Lane + TVD more exciting, yeah, but I still lean Mario overall.
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My question is why would an AD worth a **** allow some coach to come in here and force a conservative style of offense on us when it is clear that TVD excels in an Air Raid type system?
 
So now Joe Brady sucks?

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This update smells. So Manolo was cooked after MSU beating but yet retained. There’s money but yet Manolo is retained until end of year or possibly into Jan/2022 so that buyout is less. Mario is top choice, no money is an issue but yet until January comes not much is happening.

Players are the same. We’ve all heard of the same names..let’s just hope the right AD is hired. One who has BIG BALLS that will stand up to the ineptness that permeates the halls of the Hect Center.

BTW, retaining Manolo killed all recruiting. Waiting until more than likely January will kill all recruiting. Only variable saving the team from being in probation like ‘ship nbrs will be the portal…

#Lifeline
 
DMoney said:
I recorded a long podcast, released it Friday, became uncomfortable with some of the details revealed and deleted it. But since most of the info was kosher, figured I would update it and post the thrust of it here.

First, a timeline. Manny and Blake were cooked with the important people after Michigan State. The bye week only added to the wave of anger. Then, Kirk Herbstreit made his comments about the administration. This led directly to Frenk putting out his statement before the Virginia game. The writing was on the wall for Blake at this point.

It is important to understand the players here. Frenk knows what he doesn't know, so he appointed two trusted people to act on his behalf with the football nitty-gritty: Joe Echevarria (CEO of UHealth) and Rudy Fernandez (Chief of Staff to the President).

The two are considered excellent complements of each other. Echevarria is a Bronx Puerto Rican who grew up with a single mom and rose all the way to CEO of Deloitte. He is also the CEO of Obama's My Brother's Keeper Alliance. Fernandez is a Cuban, Miami-born Harvard grad who worked in the George W. Bush White House. He is very in tune with governmental relations, while Echevarria is a business guy. Rudy is a diehard Canes fan- he follows CanesInSight on Twitter and frequently retweets or likes recruiting minutia. These are the point men from the University side and they are very involved.

The next set of players are financial backers. Some of these individuals are also very tied into the university. The main name here is Jose Mas. We've talked about the Mas brothers, but Jose (CEO of MasTec) is the lead here. The Mas brothers are owners of Inter Miami CF (the local MLS team) and taking an increased role in sports. They are also Columbus grads.

The newer player is John Ruiz. He is a Miami lawyer who helped develop a system of recovering government payments that should have been paid by insurance. If his SPAC deal goes through, he is in line to be worth over $20 billion and become the richest man in Florida. You can read more about it here. His son played baseball for Miami and he is interested in sports ownership with his newfound wealth. Ruiz is related to Cristobal through marriage.

A famous name is Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World and star of CNBC reality show "The Profit." Lemonis has been active with the program in recent months. You can see him on Twitter liking numerous posts critical of the Athletic Department and program. Lemonis is a Columbus grad.

Two more names are Carol Soffer and Dan Lambert. The Soffer family is worth billions and developed Aventura, Florida. She is a hardcore UM sports fan who is seen regularly at all athletics events. The IPF is named after her. Lambert made money on cruises and has gained some fame as owner of the American Top Team gym and a manager on All Elite Wrestling. He put together the $500/month NIL deal ($540K total) for every player on the team. He also started a marketing company called "Bring Back the U" with the goal of bringing donors together to use the NIL program to benefit student-athletes. This ran into hurdles with the problems on the field.

Soffer and Lambert speak frequently and were both incensed at the 2019 debacle, including the FIU loss. They were driving forces in promoting Alonzo Highsmith for an advisory role to Manny. That fell through in spectacular fashion, even as I was told by sources with direct knowledge that it was a done deal. That 2019 fiasco soured many key people on Blake and Manny. Highsmith briefly spoke to Oregon about a job after that, but those discussions fizzled out.

So now to the coaching search. It's not hard to see the connections here. Mas and Lemonis went to Columbus, as did Cristobal. Ruiz is related to Cristobal through marriage. Highsmith went to Columbus. Cristobal is the top target.

Based on everything I've been told, money is not an issue. You can't put that message out and then get outbid by Oregon. It would set back the perception of our program worse than it was before. Cristobal has a side deal with Knight (seven-figures) but has to pay onerous state income taxes in Oregon. I expect us to match Oregon's financial commitment and force Cristobal to say no.

I'm told that the biggest factor in Oregon's favor is that he wants to coach his recruits. Cristobal believes he can win a championship there. However, speaking personally as a Cuban with deep Oregon ties, the cultural pull to Miami will be strong. And there are major issues with the Oregon QB room. There is buzz that the receivers have no faith in the people passing the ball. Miami offers a much deeper QB room that will allow for immediate success.

My educated guess is that he will pick Miami, all else being equal. The biggest hurdle was the playoff push, and that's over. Here is something worth noting: on late Thursday night, there was a Canes Twitter Spaces (basically a live podcast stream) with guys like Manny Navarro discussing the program. One notable name joined the call before getting spotted: Oregon OL coach and Columbus grad Alex Mirabal.

On the Lane side, I am told by sources connected to Ole Miss that Lane wants the Miami job. Ole Miss is one of the most senior-heavy teams in the country and Matt Corral is leaving. I don't have confirmation on our interest but have heard his name mentioned enough to believe it is real. Florida is the other team to watch but they may be zeroing in on Napier. There was initially some LSU buzz with Lane, but that has faded considerably.

There is a ton of misinformation being thrown out on the AD search. I've heard three different names in two days from credible people. Here is what I know for sure: CIS was the first to report on the same day UM fired Blake that Tom Jurich had considerable interest in the job. That hasn't changed. He lives in Tampa and has been in communication with key decisionmakers identified above. There is considerable support for him as a candidate. The big hurdle, obviously, is his departure from Louisville and claims that he was insubordinate by refusing to fire Pitino. As a pure AD candidate, he is perfect.

I would expect Alonzo to have a role, if not AD. He was spotted speaking at length with Echevarria at the Georgia Tech game.

One last thing to clear up. I've posted a lot about Mario, so people assume I am a Mario-or-bust guy. The truth is I want a proven P5 head coach. That's why I didn't push for Mario or Manny in 2018. Now that we are in 2021, both Mario and Lane meet that criteria. I lean Mario because of sustainability and high floor, but both guys would be incredibly exciting hires.

This search reminds me of 2015. Stu Miller (billionaire chairman of Lennar) was so disgusted by the Clemson massacre that he took control of the operation and demanded a proven, P5 head coach. They ended up paying big for Richt. The timing of that was off, but they were focused on the right things and our results were the best in 15 years. I think this search will be similar with a rising (instead of a fading) candidate.

As an aside, the reporting on this one has been unusually accurate. Mike Ryan Ruiz is a friend and I know he is providing legit info. I don't know David Lake but his source is accurate as well. We know what the plan is. Now it's just about executing.
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Well done. ✅ I believe you sir get the golden ticket. Let’s win some championships. Win at all costs 😍 finally we are home again. I can’t wait until we are truly hated again.
 
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Umbra said:
Look at our recruiting class that year. Ask any fan their favorite memory of the last 5 seasons and what do you think the answer is? I'll take a win over the Suckeyes any day of the week at the cost of two conference games and going 10-2 on the season bro.
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As long as the goal is to hire a coach that when you have a good team is gonna corch his way to a couple of mind numbing losses and cost you a shot at the playoff then we’re on the right track. Losing games happen but not getting the most out of your team and players is what he does. Which means he fits right in at Miami
 
coffeecane said:
Serious question. Why worry about arch Manning when you already have a known college commodity in tvd?
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He just got a raise and is tied to Lane. He also knows he can run the offense he knows best. Ole Miss is more his speed than Miami. If you add that to getting to mold little Manning, he’s got a home run for himself.
 
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DMoney said:
Helfrich inherited a championship contender and was 4-8 three years later. Willie was 7-6 in his only year. Mario went 9-4 right away, went 12-2, had a bad Covid year (4-3) but won the conference, and now he's 9-2.
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I think what really irks me is 2019 and 2021 are too similar for my liking. Cristobal had Justin Herbert (good enough to be a #1 overall pick IMO) , a talented team, a shot at the playoffs, and blew it with a loss to an average Arizona St. This year he had an inferior QB but a more overall talented team, had a shot at the playoffs again, but was demolished by a team that is #32 in overall talent (Oregon is #9).

Folks keep saying "he won the Pac12 last year" but it is a fact that Oregon only made it to the game because UW couldn't play. And then Oregon beat a USC team that ended up firing its HC 3 games later.

Let's say after kicking UMs *** last year, most of the UNC team got sick and couldn't play in the acc championship. Be honest- would you be saying today that Diaz led UM to the "ACC coastal division crown" last year, which would be UM's 2nd acc coastal division banner with him as either DC or HC?

Look I'm not trying to say UM should avoid Cristobal. I'm being critical because this is like buying a house that you like. Any intelligent homebuyer is going to try and get a much better price by pointing out the peeling paint on the side of house, the bad wiring in one of the bedrooms, the drip in the kitchen sink, etc. You have a price point in mind so you are going to point out the flaws to make sure you get the price you think is fair. From what I gather on this site, UM is going to make him a massive offer. Is Cristobal worth 5-6 million? Yes, I think that's a fair price. Is he worth 8-9 million? I would say probably not, especially given that everyone agrees that any chance of success depends on him hitting homeruns with both his OC and DC hires (which means lots more $$$ required).
 
fincane said:
As long as the goal is to hire a coach that when you have a good team is gonna corch his way to a couple of mind numbing losses and cost you a shot at the playoff then we’re on the right track. Losing games happen but not getting the most out of your team and players is what he does. Which means he fits right in at Miami
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Given who I expected us to be able to have a chance to hire versus who we have as top targets, I'm don't even need to think twice about hiring a guy that can recruit better than anyone we've had who also has a floor of 9 regular season wins. Don't even care if a couple are dumb if we can win a big game like OSU every other time. That's exponentially better than the **** we've had since I could count my age with just the fingers on my hands.
 
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