I have spoken to Butch personally before all of this. The guy is dying to come back to Miami.
He's a different guy now. He's older, a cancer survivor, and has a different perspective on life as all of us do as we get older at any stage of life.
I don't know what he currently capable of. What I do know is that he's the best evaluator of talent I have ever seen, has plenty of coaching connections, and would take this job the microsecond it was offered.
As to how he left, there are two sides to every story. I think most only saw or heard one side. There's another. Regardless, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle and water under the bridge from my vantage point.
I would interview Chud, Butch, Petrino, and Schiano. Pick one and move on.
How is he different? No longer a lying weasel, or no longer having panic attacks when faced with difficult in-game coaching decisions? Or both?
Things change and sometimes on a moment's notice. That happens in any facet of life either personally or professionally. You either can recognize how much he did for Mii and vice-versa or you won't. I could give a ****. My only point is that he, along with a few other guys I mentioned, merit consideration.
Aside from that, we can agree to disagree.
Don't need the lecture from you about life lessons, or cancer survivors. It is much more likely that he is who he is and suckered you in, being the lying weasel that he is. Its what he does best. You can believe it or not, I
couldn't give a ****.
Lots of short memories here. Times have changed since 2001. Time to move on and find a fresh perspective, instead of hiring the retread that is Botch Davis. There are plenty of coaches out there that can evaluate talent, by the way, and could do so without ****ing themselves on the sidelines when faced with a 4th and 1.