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DiegoCane said:
And choked a playoff appearance away vs an unranked ASU team

Got a track record of losing games he shouldn't with talent advantages. Should fit in well.

FWIW, I don't even dislike Mario but if money is no issue there is no universe where he should be the #1 candidate.
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you've made some horrible takes in the past lmao just sit this one out, my guy
 
pi87 said:
Not trying to pick a fight, but have you seen our record lately? We are not special in CFB right now.

It's not like Saban will come. All coaches interested in coming here will have "flaws". You go and hire the best fit with a somewhat proven track record. Lane - failed at USC, Aranda - only one season as a HC.. who else would you want to go after, that has a better record recent at a power 5 school than Mario (34-12). And please give me someone that would even be remotely interested in a job at a (currently) average ACC program

That being said, I'd be happy with Lane, just asking why people bash Mario when he is doing things we haven't done in a long time
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Its not so much bashing Mario as the process that we are taking. Mario would be a safe hire, doesn't bring anything schematically to the table, probably improve recruiting (although now he has to compete with the SEC), very dependent on the OC hire.

Records aren't as important to me as situations. The Pac 12 sucks, Oregon has the most resources and best talent. He's doing fine but not sure why everyone is impressed.
 
Cribby said:
This is Miami, all of you should know Jurichs past is the hold up. There’s older Bot members concerned about that and other issues that happened on his watch while at UL. That’s the same reason some folks have doubts about Miami hiring Lane. There’s members that worry about the image of the program and are nervous about hiring anyone with some checkered pasts. The other group wants Jurich, most of those pushing for him are the same ones taking the program to the next level. That should tell you what group is pushing for the same ole typical hire.
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In the immortal words of Al Davis “Just win baby”.
 
sactowncane said:
The question I have is why hasn’t Oregon been getting Thompson ready. Obvious from that Utah game Brown has accuracy issues and isn’t good a reading a defense fast enough. Mario hasn’t really said why he ride or dying with Brown
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I keep asking myself this every week and concerns me that Mario hasn’t done it. Brown has been just soooo bad. How do you not see what else you have?
 
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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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So is it true that the side deal w/ Knight is being negotiated from an apparel standpoint to get Mario?
 
DiegoCane said:
Mario went 13-5 (vs Pac12) in 2 years, with Justin Herbert, in the worst P5 conference, with arguably the most talent. So he was gifted a franchise QB, couldn't do anything meaningful with it and now 2 years later has the QB room a mess.

#1 candidate, Miami ties bro.
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this is true but he acknowledged his mistake by hiring Joe Moorhead. Oregon is averaging 6.3 ypp this year which is 33 in the country, the offense is actually pretty good even w/ a really limited QB. the more important thing, to me, is that Mario wasn't stubborn, he knew he needed to fix the offense and went out and hired arguably the best coordinator on the market that year.

I'm no huge Mario defender but I also think QB recruiting, especially over a small sample, is probably kind of random. you basically only get one shot at the position per year. is Dan Enos a genius QB evaluator/recruiter because he got us TVD, or did he kinda just get lucky on one?
 
garysack said:
Very good post.

My sources tell me that Alonzon is a done deal, GM of football. Thought I don't know the name, I expect the AD to be announced today. Personaly I hope it's Dan Radakovich. As for HC, my understanding is that Mario wants to come home. The Utah loss helped us greatly. He wants the position and the "powers that be" want him. Money is no object. Important people were out in Oregon last week.
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Pants almost off now close the deal BOT so I can get rid of my header.
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Gi0logy said:
I keep asking myself this every week and concerns me that Mario hasn’t done it. Brown has been just soooo bad. How do you not see what else you have?
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The same reason Manny can’t get our young LB’s ready to play…. Duh
 
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Once again, this school is laser focused on one guy. Lane wants this job and all they can think about is Mario. They probably won't even talk to Lane.
 
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