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There is no way UM doesn't know "Mario's Answer" by now

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jnf2257 said:
So then why haven’t we fired manny yet? If this AD is going to have so little power in football just pull the trigger.

Because this narrative that Mario won’t report to the AD is complete bogus.
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I agree that Mario will report to the AD. The reasoning for not firing Manny yet has been explained. All of this reasoning has been explained. If you choose not to believe it, that's fine. But don't argue there is no reasonable explanation for things for which reasonable explanations have already been given.
 
jnf2257 said:
So then why haven’t we fired manny yet? If this AD is going to have so little power in football just pull the trigger.

Because this narrative that Mario won’t report to the AD is complete bogus.
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This is a legit question...the only thing I can think of is if Mario has committed to UM in theory but without an official contract Miami doesn't want to look foolish just in case Oregon swoops in with an offer he can't refuse then Miami is left with no coach at all....again, all speculative.
 
jnf2257 said:
So then why haven’t we fired manny yet? If this AD is going to have so little power in football just pull the trigger.

Because this narrative that Mario won’t report to the AD is complete bogus.
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I don’t think the two are necessarily connected. I would presume that there are plenty of AD’s that have little power over the football program and instead focus on other sports/fundraising/negotiating contracts/hiring+firing/etc., but do little in the way of setting the day-to-day football agenda.

We probably haven’t fired manny yet because our spineless President and BOT probably think that he should be brought back for a 4th year unless we can reel in a clear upgrade like Mario or Kiffin. Their putrid logic, not mine.

I believe it’s been reported, if we believe the reports, that a HC determination is likely to happen before an AD is put in place. But to your point, maybe not having an AD in place will push big names like Mario and Kiffin away.
 
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streetja said:
Such a generous take. What I would do to have even half that generosity in my life. Hope you're right!
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Agreed that it is a "half is full" type perspective especially in light of Miami's history over the past 20 years.

What gives me hope (and hope is a dangerous thing) is that those who are leading the charge (sans Frenk) are business minded individuals who are experienced leaders and who have spent their entire careers under a microscope creating shareholder value. UM is stagnant brand with no real growth over 20 years. In order to ignite growth, we need to do things differently.
 
The reality is the decision on Manny should be independent of Mario and the AD. UM sets the standard for performance, not the AD.

It's been clear his performance was unacceptable the moment you fired Blake James. You don't need a new AD to bless the decision, or worse, somehow convince you that another year is worthwhile. Pull the trigger, let the man go, officially put the position on the market, and have a stack of coaches for the new AD to go through.
 
CanesNation26 said:
Retaining Manny is probably the nail in the coffin for this program. It’ll send a clear message to recruits and the CFB world: at a time when the big boys are willing to pour in millions upon millions into their football programs, we retained a cheap, D-rated coach. The contrast will be so stark that everyone single person will see it.
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I don't understand why people keep hypothesizing that keeping Manny is a possibility. It's. Not. Happening.



But if it does, yes burn down the Hecht and end the football program.
 
Gables Cane said:
Agreed that it is a "half is full" type perspective especially in light of Miami's history over the past 20 years.

What gives me hope (and hope is a dangerous thing) is that those who are leading the charge (sans Frenk) are business minded individuals who are experienced leaders and who have spent their entire careers under a microscope creating shareholder value. UM is stagnant brand with no real growth over 20 years. In order to ignite growth, we need to do things differently.
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Yet you had the Mas geniuses and Bush's Cuban Chief of Staff ready to pull the trigger on Nunez for AD because of his refined Miami Bro Mentality. Every single member of the BOT is ******* clueless when it comes to the football program and our only hope is that we luck our way into a good hire.
 
The school will need to fire Manny formally. So, if Mario is saying yes, and the tea leaves seem to be going in that direction, then fire Manny on Friday night or no later than Saturday, and then Mario can accept over the weekend or, at the latest, on Monday.

Sitting here today, it seems like that's a likely scenario.
 
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g8rh8rMD said:
I don't understand why people keep hypothesizing that keeping Manny is a possibility. It's. Not. Happening.



But if it does, yes burn down the Hecht and end the football program.
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Because we haven’t fired him. And I don’t believe the reports that the BOT/President are running cover for Mario. I instead believe the reports that we may keep Manny if we can’t land a big fish. Cause that’s the Miami move.
 
g8rh8rMD said:
I agree that Mario will report to the AD. The reasoning for not firing Manny yet has been explained. All of this reasoning has been explained. If you choose not to believe it, that's fine. But don't argue there is no reasonable explanation for things for which reasonable explanations have already been given.
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Money is no concern for this new regime.

We can’t fire Manny till so and so date because we have to save money.

$2 million is a lot of cash, but there are a lot of conflicting narratives and reasoning going on.
 
Gables Cane said:
Agreed that it is a "half is full" type perspective especially in light of Miami's history over the past 20 years.

What gives me hope (and hope is a dangerous thing) is that those who are leading the charge (sans Frenk) are business minded individuals who are experienced leaders and who have spent their entire careers under a microscope creating shareholder value. UM is stagnant brand with no real growth over 20 years. In order to ignite growth, we need to do things differently.
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The only thing that gives me hope is that there is no alternative.

I think it was Winston Churchill who once said “The United States can always be relied upon to do the right thing — having first exhausted all possible alternatives.”

I think that's the situation we are in with UM right now. There simply is no alternative. It's hard to **** up when you're only given one choice.

That's not to say we can't still **** this up, it's just to say that I have a pretty solid confidence about what's going to happen, not because of the people involved, but because of the destiny involved.
 
jnf2257 said:
Money is no concern for this new regime.

We can’t fire Manny till so and so date because we have to save money.

$2 million is a lot of cash, but there are a lot of conflicting narratives and reasoning going on.
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Keeping Manny (for a few extra days) has nothing to do with money, in my opinion. It's an added bonus, but not the reason.
 
CanesNation26 said:
Because we haven’t fired him. And I don’t believe the reports that the BOT/President are running cover for Mario. I instead believe the reports that we may keep Manny if we can’t land a big fish. Cause that’s the Miami move.
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Well, I obviously can't help you out. I feel sorry for you. If you're right, I feel sorry for us all. But spending every minute of every day worrying about that possibility is nuts. Go take a walk and come back on Saturday, you will be much healthier for it. And if it does go the way you are thinking, don't worry, there will still be plenty of time to be miserable.
 
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g8rh8rMD said:
Well, I obviously can't help you out. I feel sorry for you. If you're right, I feel sorry for us all. But spending every minute of every day worrying about that possibility is nuts. Go take a walk and come back on Saturday, you will be much healthier for it. And if it does go the way you are thinking, don't worry, there will still be plenty of time to be miserable.
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You’re assuming an awful lot here. Not sure how you’ve deduced that I spend every day worrying lmao. On the other hand, I apologize if I dampered your optimism by pointing out that we may in fact keep the coach we haven’t fired yet…
 
g8rh8rMD said:
Because as long as Manny is still in the job, Mario doesn't have to answer questions about a job opening that is not currently open.
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Gotcha. That’s just such an optimistic outlook. If it’s the truth, we’re operating at a supreme level compared to past years.
 
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