Shalala is stepping down

[Miami82]

Foote retired in June of 01 dumbass, Shalala had nothing to do with the NC we won in 01. **** you have to be one of the most moronic posters on this board.

Neither president had anything to do with anything we've won or lost. As a matter of fact, Foote hired Paul Dee, who was absolutely ridiculed around here for letting the football program go to ****. So you will eventually have to decide which way you want to spin this.

Not spinning anything. No need to.

Sure there is. He hired Jankovich and Dee. One saw great success, the other saw the decline of the athletic department. But Foote only gets credit for one?

Come on. Look at the results. No one bats 1000 to begin with. And when did Dee's down fall start?

 

[itsacanething]

I suspected this might happen, since she's been strangely quiet lately and not as visible. There had to be a reason for it. Long tenure but hardly bizarre in those terms. USC recently had Steven Sample stay on the job for nearly 20 years. He was great for fundraising and also the academic reputation, along with new facilities like the Galen Center.

I remember Tad Foote, and the early '80s on-campus stadium debacle. I also remember my dad -- who earned three Miami degrees and entered as undergrad in 1951 -- telling me about previous presidents who cared even less about athletics than Foote did. My dad was thrilled with Shalala. This is indeed be careful what you wish for.

I have no doubt that Shalala hopes to join a Hillary administration in some fashion. She possibly would have left Miami some time in the past 5 years if Hillary had managed the nomination in 2008. Any Democrat was a cinch in that election, given the Bush approval ratings post-Katrina. Now the Obama approval ratings drag down Hillary's opportunity in 2016. As someone else posted, Shalala has to publicly announce plans to teach the college course, even if her highest aspirations are elsewhere. Steven Sample is now a USC professor, four years after stepping down as president.

Nevermind that Tad Foote hired great Athletic Directors and coaches. We had the winningest time in UM sports under the Tad Foote watch. But don't let the facts get in the way of whatever it is you have against the man. The treasure troll has completely destroyed our athletics programs. Not only is our football team a soft shell of what it used to be, but the once dominant baseball team is now mediocre at best.

I for one am very glad that she is leaving. Hopefully they will finally hire a president who cares about our once proud football and baseball teams once again.

As part of my internship I follow college baseball recruiting from different services... I've went over about the top 50-60 players from Florida, not one is going to Miami. Not one. UCF has far surpassed Miami in baseball recruiting.

do you know the reason for this? i do. it is because baseball doesn't get enough ships to give out full rides to players. this is just another sport where the cost of a miami education has impacted the ability of of miami to compete with big well funded state schools.

 

[AntwanJ306]

I'd take another president like Foote who hated football and had the success the Canes had with him in a heartbeat.

So you want to hire a president who hates football and just hope that we're lucky enough to repeat the 80's. Sounds like a solid plan.

It's better than what we've had. 'Lucking', as you used for some unapparent reason, into 5 titles sounds pretty good to me.

So if it wasn't luck, please explain to me how the president who hated football and wanted to end it purposely willed us to 5 national titles. Will hang up and listen.

 

[AntwanJ306]

Come on. Look at the results. No one bats 1000 to begin with. And when did Dee's down fall start?

Okay, he hired, what, three AD's, and two of them were crucified by Miami fans? Or is Foote not responsible for Maggard either?

 

[cf3000]

I can't get over the fact that people here are lauding Thaddeus Frigging Foote!1!! SMH

No one is lauding him, we just want a return to a winning football team. That it was done under someone like him someone who hated the football program shows it can be done again. Donna may have been a great fundraiser, but she sucked at having a winning football program. The school, through zero effort on their own, lucked into Larranaga. Otherwise she is perfectly fine with going .500 in the ACC, going with the same old, same old.

 

[AntwanJ306]

do you know the reason for this? i do. it is because baseball doesn't get enough ships to give out full rides to players. this is just another sport where the cost of a miami education has impacted the ability of of miami to complete in sports with big well funded state schools.

While your post is true, it is absolutely not true that UCF has "far surpassed" us in recruiting. The Orlando area happens to have one of its best senior classes in a while, and UCF got a few to commit. Wait 'til draft day, though.

 

[Miami82]

I can't get over the fact that people here are lauding Thaddeus Frigging Foote!1!! SMH

Argue the results. Who hired Sam? I find it funny you guys ***** and moan about Foote yet he had the same agenda that Shalala had regarding academics but made hires at the AD position that brought us 5 NC's. Think about that for a moment...

 

[AntwanJ306]

I can't get over the fact that people here are lauding Thaddeus Frigging Foote!1!! SMH

Argue the results. Who hired Sam? I find it funny you guys **** and moan about Foote yet he had the same agenda that Shalala had regarding academics but made hires at the AD position that brought us 5 NC's. Think about that for a moment...

Right, so he gets credit for hiring one guy, but all the mistakes and the effort to kill off the program......we'll forget about all that. Let's hire another guy JUST LIKE Tad Foote. Amazing.

 

[whoopingcane]

Tad Foote would've been killed before he killed the program.

 

[AntwanJ306]

Tad Foote would've been killed before he killed the program.

By who? No one cared about UM football at the time.

 

[Miami82]

I can't get over the fact that people here are lauding Thaddeus Frigging Foote!1!! SMH

Argue the results. Who hired Sam? I find it funny you guys **** and moan about Foote yet he had the same agenda that Shalala had regarding academics but made hires at the AD position that brought us 5 NC's. Think about that for a moment...

Right, so he gets credit for hiring one guy, but all the mistakes and the effort to kill off the program......we'll forget about all that. Let's hire another guy JUST LIKE Tad Foote. Amazing.

examples???

 

[TheCaneShow]

Keep spinning on this, and any other negative thing that actually hurts this university's athletic program because of your pro-Shalala obsession.

Idon't know if its that you cover for ANY university President, ANY athletic director, ANY coach, or just NEED to spin spin spin.... I have no idea. It's really inexplicable.

This f'ing president is a massive failure to everyone, except the 10% of the pro-Shalala lunatics on the far left whocan't see straight. Which of course means 90% of this board and the moderators who's sole purpose seems to be to fan the spin and preserve this embarrassment to the site, the U, the community.

How utterly stupid to try to tie this in to politics. Clearly the real reason you don't like her, and wouldn't no matter what she accomplished at the school, is that she's "on the left." That you are so blinded by your extremism doesn't change the fact that she's a highly regarded university president, she's an excellent leader and has done a fantastic job. Even others on this board who are conservatives have overlooked the political differences and acknowledged as much.

And you're a person with a hateful agenda that's a detriment to my school, our fan base, and everything the U stands for. You have no problem flip-flopping, misleading the board and yourself, and just ****ting on everything and everyone. You're part of the problem, not the solution.

Being Pro-Shalala is detrimental to the school?

Raising three billion dollars and doubling the applicants to the University is a bad thing?

Odd.

These make believe bull**** assumptions always expose who has an agenda and who doesn't.

How is this an assumption? These are cold hard numbers. No more, no less. Unless your tinfoil hat is telling you that the AP has a pro-Shalala agenda for some odd reason.

Shalala's wanted to make Miami "the next great American university" and succeeded in raising the school's profile. Miami is now consistently ranked among the nation's top 50 colleges and universities. The school's first "Momentum" fundraising campaign under her watch raised $1.4 billion, and the second such drive is on the way to a goal of another $1.6 billion.

@ByTimReynolds: More Shalala stats: Applications per year have more than doubled since she arrived; nearly 1 of every 2 freshmen now is a minority student.

 

[deleted565]

Good riddance and if folks like bomb are still lauding her then you know her leaving is the best possible outcome. I mean bomb is the kind of person that supported paying Chuck Neinas for a HC candidate search and the end result was hiring someone down the hallway.

Never change, bomb, Never change.

 

[gacericardo]

Lulz.... Highland Park in Dallas makes Coral Gables look like a popcorn fart in terms of uppity bull**** and the SMU campus has a 32k football stadium, a 7k hoops arena with an adjacent 43k sq ft basketball practice facility with full courts.

I live in Highland Park. Building that stadium and anything around SMU isnt a problem with anyone living here. The man that owns the most residential property in Highland Park (Gerald Ford) practically paid for the stadium. Not even close to Coral Gables zoning restrictions.

 

[whoopingcane]

Dammit.

 

[FUFSU]

Your rant makes no sense. I have a "hateful agenda"? Really? You're the one spewing hate. I'm pointing out that Shalala is highly regarded for the job she did, while you are hung up on politics. "Your" school? Sorry, my school as well, and many others...and as I stated, Shalala is highly regarded by most students and alumni. "Flip-flopping"....not sure what you are babbling about. "Misleading"...how so? "****itng on everything and everyone"? No, that would be you. You're the one with the whiny, irrational, and negative attitude backed by your willful ignorance.

LOL. Do you actually believe your own bull****? We were dead to rights, and compared to our transgressions, we SKATED. You're one of those guys who are never wrong, I know.

What "bull****"? We were "dead to rights"? On what, the NCAA issue? First of all, the transgressions were grandly oversensationalized. Second, Shalala's leadership is part of the reason we "SKATED."

All you want to do it ****. Ok, what was the solution? Where was that money coming from? The City? LOL. The fan base? ROTFLOL. You're in outer space, man.

Again, babbling. We know where Shapiro's money was coming from...and it wasn't anywhere near what he tried to portray in his desire to bring down the program. What does that have to do with Shalala?

You conclusion is so simplistic I am not sure why I am bothering to respond. Anyone with any sort of cursory understanding of UM history knows how idiotic your conclusion is.

 

[FUFSU]

How utterly stupid to try to tie this in to politics. Clearly the real reason you don't like her, and wouldn't no matter what she accomplished at the school, is that she's "on the left." That you are so blinded by your extremism doesn't change the fact that she's a highly regarded university president, she's an excellent leader and has done a fantastic job. Even others on this board who are conservatives have overlooked the political differences and acknowledged as much.

And you're a person with a hateful agenda that's a detriment to my school, our fan base, and everything the U stands for. You have no problem flip-flopping, misleading the board and yourself, and just ****ting on everything and everyone. You're part of the problem, not the solution.

Being Pro-Shalala is detrimental to the school?

Raising three billion dollars and doubling the applicants to the University is a bad thing?

Odd.

These make believe bull**** assumptions always expose who has an agenda and who doesn't.

How is this an assumption? These are cold hard numbers. No more, no less. Unless your tinfoil hat is telling you that the AP has a pro-Shalala agenda for some odd reason.

Shalala's wanted to make Miami "the next great American university" and succeeded in raising the school's profile. Miami is now consistently ranked among the nation's top 50 colleges and universities. The school's first "Momentum" fundraising campaign under her watch raised $1.4 billion, and the second such drive is on the way to a goal of another $1.6 billion.

@ByTimReynolds: More Shalala stats: Applications per year have more than doubled since she arrived; nearly 1 of every 2 freshmen now is a minority student.

That's the stupidest thing I've ever read here. And that's saying something. For one, you can't count.

 

[bomb]

I hope the next President is even half as committed to giving the football program as many resources as Shalala did. If we get another Tad Foote, this program is done.

I'll take another 5NC's as we got under Foote... Foote 5 Shalala 0

Then you'd be the destruction of the program. That's the stupidest thing I've ever read here. And that's saying something. For one, you can't count. We didn't win 5 NC's under Foote. But why would we expect you to be able to count? Secondly, Foote wanted to end the program. Did you know that? He did nothing to support it. We won in spite of him. You conclusion is so simplistic I am not sure why I am bothering to respond. Anyone with any sort of cursory understanding of UM history knows how idiotic your conclusion is.

I guess you'd take 20 more years of Obama then since we didn't get into any wars, killed Osama, and reduced the deficit. Good to know you're such a die hard liberal!

LOL, bomber getting her panties in a twist. Foote hired one of the best if not the best AD this school has ever seen in Sam. Who cares if they fought and didn't see eye to eye. He didn't fire the guy and yes Foote brought 5 NC's to the school. The hires happened on his watch you moronic brain dead ****. Calling me a liberal... now that's rich. All anyone has to do is go to the wez and see you are the Obama ****.

I see you've become hysterical. I'm sorry.

 

[bomb]

I can't get over the fact that people here are lauding Thaddeus Frigging Foote!1!! SMH

People here are very, very stupid and will ignore facts and reality to spew hate towards a program they supposedly care about. That's our fan base. Stupid to the core.

 

[rok]

I can't get over the fact that people here are lauding Thaddeus Frigging Foote!1!! SMH

People here are very, very stupid and will ignore facts and reality to spew hate towards a program they supposedly care about. That's our fan base. Stupid to the core.

10 men on the field against Louisville