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Jennifer Strawley, Like Blake James, Is Unqualified to Be Second in Charge at Such A Prestigious Football Program

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Need to point out the problem goes even higher. The President of the BOT, Heather Bass, is the founder and CEO of The Diversity and Inclusion Institute. I have nothing against diversity and inclusion, but when it's the singular focus of the most powerful person on the BOT it generally means "diversity" becomes one the most important hiring criteria. I don't think it should play any part in building a staff that wins football games. The best guys get the job.
 
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Southcane said:
Historically.
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Not really true, actually. The glory years of Miami football are 83-92, and 00-02. That’s 20 years with a 7 year trough from 93-99 in there. Our all time win % is .630.

Clemson might pass Miami in win % by the end of Swiney’s tenure. And nobody argues Clemson is a historically strong program.
 
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this article brings a spotlight on the very real issue that have plagued the school for a while. its high time everyone should know of the incompetence of Bass, Strawely & James. do you really thin a top notch AD.... think sam jankovich
would sign on with these incompetents. seems like a despotic cess pool to me.
now we have faces and names ... not just the stooge(CMD) at the end of trail
you want a billboard, fly a banner put those 3 names on it and i am in
 
TimeB0mb said:
Need to point out the problem goes even higher. The President of the BOT, Heather Bass, is the founder and CEO of The Diversity and Inclusion Institute. I have nothing against diversity and inclusion, but when it's the singular focus of the most powerful person on the BOT it generally means "diversity" becomes one the most important hiring criteria. I don't think it should play any part in building a staff that wins football games. The best guys get the job.
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I agree, but how did a focus on diversity and inclusion lead to these coaching hires?

Coker was promoted by at the behest of players like Reed and Dorsey. Shannon was a misfire, but I don’t believe he was hired because he is black. He was a former Cane player, respected and then-current DC, and thought to be capable of cleaning up the program. He did some of that, but wasn’t a good coach. Golden and Richt were generic, one thought to be a young, up-and-comer, the other a seasoned successful veteran. Diaz wasn’t hired because he’s Cuban. His rehire was a knee jerk reaction.

The issue is not social engineering, it’s just not having a person with in charge with a background in running a successful athletic department.
 
TimeB0mb said:
Need to point out the problem goes even higher. The President of the BOT, Heather Bass, is the founder and CEO of The Diversity and Inclusion Institute. I have nothing against diversity and inclusion, but when it's the singular focus of the most powerful person on the BOT it generally means "diversity" becomes one the most important hiring criteria. I don't think it should play any part in building a staff that wins football games. The best guys get the job.
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Yeah, Golden and Richt got their jobs due to diversity.
 
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TemplarCane said:
I agree, but how did a focus on diversity and inclusion lead to these coaching hires?...

Diaz wasn’t hired because he’s Cuban. His rehire was a knee jerk reaction.
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TBH, I think Manny was hired in no small part because he’s Cuban.

Being black also didn’t hurt Randy getting the job, although he was hired in a large part because everybody was turning the Miami job down. IDK exactly what the story was in 06, although my suspicion is that the FIU brawl turned off a lot of people to the Miami job.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
Yeah, Golden and Richt got their jobs due to diversity.
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Reading comprehension, bro. I didn't say the ONLY hiring criteria. I said it becomes one of the most important. If you really think diversity isn't a top priority for the BOT president who runs a multi-million dollar company whose business is literally diversity, I think you are being naive.
 
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