Warrior808
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Thanks for taking the time to reply. Hope it eventually comes out which board members are standing in the way of athletic progress.Not that there will be a publicly-disclosed roll call vote, but it is safe to say that some of the Emeriti members are pretty old guard in their ways. Plus, I think we know why DiMare may have some trepidation.
---Johnny Taylor, who I was friends with at UM, comes from an HR/Personnel background. He will respect the process, but it might also be hard to predict his vote if there are red flags. Otherwise, he is an "alum of the 80s" who loves the football team, but I wouldn't guarantee how he would vote ON THIS ISSUE ALONE. What is interesting to me is if the Louisville case (NCAA and/or FBI) is old and cold, I thought I saw someone post that the NCAA case is technically still active.
---Chuck Cobb has been on the BOT for forever, except when he was the Ambassador to Iceland under Bush I. Hard to predict his vote, though I have always had very pleasant interactions with him, I don't think he's a hard-a$$, but he has extensive corporate background.
---I think most people would put David Epstein and Stuart Miller in the old(er) guard, but I'm not 100% sure.
---Marcus Lemonis has not really used his power or celebrity before, and even in this, he is drafting off of Jose Mas, which helps the cause.
---I don't think A-Rod will be super-bothered by the background check, but I'm not sure how active he is. For something like this, I could see him making a bigger effort to attend and vote (same with Bernie from the Emeriti list).
---Ron Stone and Ed Williamson have been on the BOT forever too. In the Emeriti category, so too have been Carlos de la Cruz and Alfonso "Big Sugar" Fanjul.
---I'm sure a bunch of people recognize many of those names either from UM buildings or other buildings in Miami and/or those people being the glitterati/Illuminati of South Florida.
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I am ok if some don't take an interest in sports, it is a university after-all. Academics should always be first and foremost. But, if the football team is not your thing then just sit this one out. Dont **** in the cheerios of the people who do value it or get involved where your not qualified.