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Over the last 40 years there has been great discussions about the talented players and coaches at Miami, starting with Schnelly and going thru Butch. But what has been understated is the athletic director position. Sam Jankovich was one of the all time best. After Schnelly left He hired JJ from OK State and Erickson from WSU. The baseball teams excelled and the basketball improved dramatically. Basketball didn’t always have a team. Sam’s last hire was Leonard Hamilton.
Paul Dee was hard to look at but he hired Butch and Coker, who for all his faults won a NC. Dee also hired Jim Morris. Sure lots of scandals during his tenure but we also won NC’s in football and baseball.
It is very hard to be a great athletic program with the mediocre AD’s we have had since Paul Dee left. Great coaches rarely coach under bad AD’s. And a good AD can find the next good coach.
Paul Dee was hard to look at but he hired Butch and Coker, who for all his faults won a NC. Dee also hired Jim Morris. Sure lots of scandals during his tenure but we also won NC’s in football and baseball.
It is very hard to be a great athletic program with the mediocre AD’s we have had since Paul Dee left. Great coaches rarely coach under bad AD’s. And a good AD can find the next good coach.