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We all acknowledge this program has shortcomings but let's not act like we are trying to hire a Head Coach for FIU. This is still a very attractive job if we are willing to invest in program. If candidates are telling you "eh" it has zero to due with our roster and everything to do with the now very public knowledge that our athletic administration is completely dysfunctional and we lack a commitment to investing the necessary resources to make this a successful program. There is more than enough on our roster that with the right coach, the right investment in staff and infrastructure while adding some transfers that you could compete for the coastal in year one! Now if Ferman's report today is correct and we demonstrate that to candidates we won't be hearing any "eh's".If you knew the temperature of responses coming from those we have interest in you’d understand why. Can you not see things clearly? CMR fell to us out of chance. Take a look at what we have now and what we had going back to AG as a short term reference and the staffs those guys have and had. He’s not my guy. As a matter of fact he’s below my preferred few. But when your preferred few respond with “eh” along with a host of others, you take the best guy you can get.
Wake up and realize, regardless of what you hear, what this job is at this point right now. All I hear is “well this guy or that guy would be so fulfilled to turn things around”. Yes that’s true to an extent. But these guys see what’s on the field along with what the athletic department has been. A LB corp that shouldn’t be in a lower level group of 5 team. An OL, and I know people don’t want to hear this, that with few exceptions has zero dog and we’re HUGE misses as far as scouting went. And a DL with a piece or two but completely underwhelming.
THIS IS NOT A ONE OR TWO YEAR FIX! I can tell you one of these hot coaching commodities, at least at this point, has been interested in the least. I’d be hesitant as it stands now to trust any that did in fear it’d be another sale job by an underwhelming AG. The feeling is things will change, I’ve said that. But at this moment it’s slim. If it comes down to Chud or some unknown who’s even less qualified than Manny you take your pick, that’s the context I put that in. Don’t like it, don’t like it. I’m telling you that not one of the names mentioned repeatedly on this board as a candidate has been beyond the “eh” response recently.
And last but not least. Anyone who thinks anyone with any decision making ability cares about this board as a whole needs to seek help fast. Especially caring enough to place a mole in order to drop nuggets on the masses. My information is concrete and I stand by it. My opinion is my opinion. Don’t like it, kick rocks on here and micro manage every single word. We’d be light years ahead of where we are now if we had Chud as opposed to Manny and it wouldn’t be nearly the **** show it is now. At the same time I have other preferences moving forward in the search as that’s possible to have.
Now that doesn't mean that we are going to outbid LSU for their top pick or we are going to poach Lane or Stoops but there's quite a few candidates that would be interested that would come before Chud. Yes some of those happen to be in G5 who are WAY more qualified than AG ever was so lets stop using him as an excuse and definitely more qualified than Manny will ever be. As far as Chud goes I like him and OFCOURSE he would have been a better option than Manny who was completely unqualified. **** Chud may have even been the right choice back in 2019 when he was coming off being an NFL OC, but now its just lazy and he should be nowhere in the discussion for HC.