The difference between Sam Jankovich and Beta Blake:
Navaro: Just out of curiosity do you as an athletic director carry around a list with you, maybe a notepad or something on your phone, that lists these are the guys I would call first in the event something happens with one of our coaches?
James: I’m not one that has a list on my desk that if Manny were to notify me, ‘OK, here’s who I’m calling.’
ALSO: And so, I’d be shortchanging the institution if I said, ‘Hey, here’s my list."
I'm also tired of Beta Blake's lies:
"One of the things I’ve learned both times our job has been open, there’s a lot of people that you wouldn’t think are going to be interested, that are interested."
Really? Both times? So in the ELEVEN HOURS between Richt retiring and Manny being hired, Beta Blake was contacted by SOOOOOO many candidates?
"In those 11 uncertain hours the question was would Diaz return to Miami just 17 days after being hired at Temple."
"In the press conference to announce Richt’s retirement, James stated that Miami would conduct a national search for the next head coach for the Miami Hurricanes head football coach. It was the same statement that Richt and James mentioned to replace Diaz as defensive coordinator when he took the head coaching job at Temple."
"In the end, Diaz was the only candidate James wanted."