Are you being serious with this comment ? Or trolling ?
100% serious with these givens*:
- Big Manny
was begged by Miami far moreso than he came to Miami
-- His demand was clear: program built my way, everyone supports this effort--Mas, Lemonis, Ruiz, Rhad the Impaler, and Alonzo...give me resources and get out of my way
-- Program will be built Y1-Y3, win now is great,
but real season starts Y3/Y4, anything earlier is gravy
- HE RELISHES THE GRIND, THE TOIL, THE STRUGGLE and the long term result that comes, not today's (sounds ALOT like Saban, alot like JJ in Dallas, or Butch at Miami)
- He respects JJ, Butch, and Saban and is implementing their philosophy (who shared same messaging for all of their Y1s)
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He will install his baseline, then tweak accordingly, not yank and bank the stick
-- Organizations fail miserably (mostly) when new leader diverges from plan of what got them there
-- Sticking to plan is no guarantee of success, but it helps....ALOT
-- His strategy is focusing everyone in Hecht, and those who provide resources, towards a true north: bully the trenches and strong passing attack
Yes AtM, MTSU, and UNC make everyone want to scream and break shït. I know I smashed my TVs 3 times, kicked everyone out of the house, my family crying, lit the garage on fire, and then I threw a corn hole bag at my MiL's head (nasty old bat that one is).
If we objectively look at the three losses, its actually very few plays different and Miami is a scorching hot 5-0. This only reinforces Big Manny's view of true north.
"Listen to me, we are going to get 1 cot **** yard right now!!!! And then we are going to get 2 yds next time, and then 3, do you get me!!??" If he is the leader I think he shows the makings of, the athletes Miami wants in the program are going to run through brick walls and stomp guts. Not today unfortunately, but long term.
Again, none of above gaurantees success, but he believe firmly it has, does, and will. He has the luxury of time to build a winner, not win right now.
I'm not sure he does it, but I do believe he is doing it the way that puts much brighter days ahead (long way ahead) for our Miami Hurricanes.
*if I'm wrong I'm wrong and calculus changes