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scrantoncane said:
That still gives you all of December, right?

And I am not saying that they won't/shouldn't reach out to potential new candiates through back channels. Just saying I don't get why you would want to fire Manny with 2 games remaining if you know he is gone anyways. That doesn't seem like something this administration would do, and I don't think they should. Let the guy have a chance of landing on his feet somewhere.
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You’re right they shouldn’t fire him today. The team is playing pretty well, there’s nothin to gain right now. The word is they have reached out to reps for one sec coach as well as MC. That from the same source who spoke out yesterday.
 
Only quotes I saw were " A source said " and that was very little. Who was the source? CIS?. I get absolutely nothing new out of this article. Just see it as Navarro trying to save credibility. Oops he has none to save
 
swampcougar1 said:
Only quotes I saw were " A source said " and that was very little. Who was the source? CIS?. I get absolutely nothing new out of this article. Just see it as Navarro trying to save credibility. Oops he has none to save
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If I had to guess, Rudy Fernandez
 
Cryptical Envelopment said:
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – When Kirk Herbstreit criticized the struggling state Miami’s football program has been in for nearly two decades on ESPN’s College Gameday back on Sept. 25 — going as far as to question school president Julio Frenk’s commitment to athletics — the reverberations were felt deep inside the private school’s inner walls.

Frenk, who replaced Donna Shalala as Miami’s school president in August 2015, immediately put two of his most trusted advisors, Rudy Fernandez, his chief of staff and Miami’s head of public affairs and communications, and Joe Echevarria, the CEO of Miami’s UHealth program, in charge of evaluating the athletic program.

Fast forward a little more than five weeks, here is what The Athletic has learned from speaking to sources at the school with direct knowledge of the situation:

A coaching change during the season is highly unlikely​

Miami’s administration is highly unlikely to make a coaching change during the season in large part because it wants to protect the team from losing its top freshmen via the transfer portal. That’s the priority over everything else.

The fact Diaz has won two straight games against ranked opponents, and his young players are playing well, has put him in position to be retained after the season. Had the Hurricanes looked bad in losses to NC State or Pittsburgh, there was a chance Miami would have made a coaching change. But with young players showing lots of promise, the team playing hard for Diaz, and a sense of unity on the team, the administration wants to let the season play out before making any decisions. Diaz has some supporters among trustees.

“In the end, we want him to succeed, not fail,” a source in Miami’s administration said.

At this point, it would likely take a complete meltdown over the final four games of the season for Miami to move on from Diaz before the season ends. But the pressure to win is certainly there.

One thing is certain: athletic director Blake James cannot terminate Diaz without the approval of Miami’s new inner circle of athletic leaders, a group made up of select trustees, Frenk’s top advisors, Frenk and James.

“Money will not be an issue.”​

Frenk and Miami’s Board of Trustees, having seen the athletic program struggle, are fully invested in getting things right, and are willing to spend more money than Miami has in the past to do it. That means coaching, facility upgrades (Miami’s locker rooms are next) and whatever else is needed to help the program win championships.

“Money will not be an issue,” a source said.

Frenk is not a huge sports fan, but he recognizes its importance to Miami’s overall image and wants to make the football program elite. That means, for example, winning the Coastal Division eight out of every 10 years, and the conference a handful of times a decade, a source said.

“There’s no reason we can’t win the division almost every year,” the source said.

Miami has played in the ACC Championship only once (2017) since joining the conference in 2004, and has never spent more than $4 million a season on its head football coach (former coach Mark Richt).

Miami would owe current coach Manny Diaz at least a percentage of what’s left on the final two years of his five-year contract (roughly $8 million) if he’s fired at the end of the season. Plus, the school would be on the hook for what is owed to his assistants — many of whom are on multiyear deals.

Between letting Diaz and his staff go, and hiring a new one, Miami could spend upward of $15 to $20 million to make changes. Again, the source said: “Money will not be an issue.”

Why? Miami’s UHealth program has made enough profit to help cover some bills. When Miami operated under Shalala, she expected athletics to cover its own expenses. That’s not the case anymore.

According to year-end financial statements for the fiscal year ending on May 31, 2021, Miami profited $432.4 million. That included a $400 million increase in net patient revenue from 2020’s fiscal year for hospitals and clinics.

Diaz and James are not tied together​

Even though James hired Diaz, the coach’s future at Miami is not necessarily tied to that of his athletic director. James’ future at Miami is under close evaluation independently. The fact he rushed to hire Diaz in a short 24-hour window after Richt retired wasn’t received well by some of the trustees, who wanted more say.

The struggles of Miami’s overall athletic programs in baseball and basketball are also what James is being evaluated on — not just football. James, though, has not been told he will not be back, as some rumors have suggested. His evaluation remains ongoing.
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Thanks for pasting it here
 
JD4 said:
Thanks for pasting it here
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If it's true that UM is willing to fund the AD with non-AD funds, then that is the massive takeaway from this whole process that is going way, way over most people's heads. That is a seismic change in how UM operates and would give us a chance at a future. Everything else, including who is the AD and HC next week or next year are tiny little microscopic potatoes compared to that.
 
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Frenk is not a huge sports fan, but he recognizes its importance to Miami’s overall image and wants to make the football program elite. That means, for example, winning the Coastal Division eight out of every 10 years, and the conference a handful of times a decade, a source said."

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mannynavarro614 said:
Yes. Thanks for that. And please take it down. Now.
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mannynavarro614 said:
Yes. Thanks for that. And please take it down. Now.
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Lol. If this really is you, how about you stop stumping for Mandy and do some legit reporting.

This whole program is a dumpster fire and doesn’t need any sunshine pumpers like you around. You’ve done enough damage.

Oh, and by the way, I agree that people shouldn’t copy and paste your articles. Your work is your work, even if I hate it.
 
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acerostone said:
Frenk is not a huge sports fan, but he recognizes its importance to Miami’s overall image and wants to make the football program elite. That means, for example, winning the Coastal Division eight out of every 10 years, and the conference a handful of times a decade, a source said."

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I think that just means if we win the coastal 8/10 times and we win half that we’re winning the ACC 4 times in ten years.

Winning the coastal alone isn’t good enough to get a playoff birth as it stands right now since it depends entirely on your loses pretty much, but having an almost 50/50 chance at winning the ACC is pretty **** good
 
hoops156 said:
hes not gonna be fired in season unless we just collapse. they're waiting on the buyout money to drop. also U Health will cover some of the football expenses bc they made a huge profit in 2020.
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But but but people say you can’t move money around like that at the school.

Would like more details please.
 
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