drifters1234
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CaneInHeelCountry
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Meh, not impressed.
It'll get the board residents all happy because it gives voice to their anger...but his point would have been stronger if he hadn't made it seem as though the UM admin has been lying to fans all along about everything under the sun, while fans just sit back and take it.
It's been shown time and time again that UM did not know (and could not have known) Shapiro was a fraud when they took his money. So why make it seem like they did? Why make it seem like the admin lied to fans by making fans think they were doing everything by the book...but really behind the scenes they were knowingly selling their souls for a 50k check at a bowling alley, knowingly committing NCAA infractions?
Stupid.
That's not to say that fans don't have a right to be ****ed. Golden's stubbornness and unwillingness to change a totally broken defensive philosophy is enough to **** anyone off. And the admin's poor decision-making WRT not firing him now, or at least not demanding immediate and major changes, is a tough pill to swallow too. So be angry...but making up **** to validate your anger doesn't really cut it, IMO.
It'll get the board residents all happy because it gives voice to their anger...but his point would have been stronger if he hadn't made it seem as though the UM admin has been lying to fans all along about everything under the sun, while fans just sit back and take it.
It's been shown time and time again that UM did not know (and could not have known) Shapiro was a fraud when they took his money. So why make it seem like they did? Why make it seem like the admin lied to fans by making fans think they were doing everything by the book...but really behind the scenes they were knowingly selling their souls for a 50k check at a bowling alley, knowingly committing NCAA infractions?
Stupid.
That's not to say that fans don't have a right to be ****ed. Golden's stubbornness and unwillingness to change a totally broken defensive philosophy is enough to **** anyone off. And the admin's poor decision-making WRT not firing him now, or at least not demanding immediate and major changes, is a tough pill to swallow too. So be angry...but making up **** to validate your anger doesn't really cut it, IMO.
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Consigliere
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Great article but a few comments.
A. If anyone thinks that the 2015 spring or season will be civil, think again. If you think Being Mean on Twitter is an issue, think again. Watch for a major incident to happen in the locker room. Watch for a major incident to happen on the field. Do you want to know why? Where is the accountability? Where is the leadership? All we see is apathy and ignorance. Expect the worst and it has nothing to do with the fans and alumni.
B. Our athletic department is filled with liars who love to drive false propaganda. I’m sick of hearing about “Progress” or “Improvement”. I'm sick of Blake James and his assistants. But before we talk about puppets with extra chromosomes. Let's focus on the real problem the board of trustees and president.
Shalala, the Millers, Havernicks, Epsteins, Dimares and Feins are the ones who really run our athletic department (see our BOT below).
First, they love to micromanage. They love to have their hands all over the program. This is their first mistake. They need to understand athletics is a full time gig AND they need to put someone in charge who is competent and passionate about athletics. Next, this person needs to be given full autonomy and proper funding to run the department. After they find this athletic director, they need to back off and allow them to freely run the department. No more puppets implementing their decisions. No more yes men.
Second, they need to realize that not everyone hired will remain an employee for life. The BOTs and President should not be scared of losing the AD. It is a good thing to have employees who are coveted by other companies. They should simply be concerned with finding the proper AD and making the position appealing. It is not a NECESSITY to find someone who is willing to be here for life. If you want an employee for life, you have to take care of them. You have to support them. It isn’t the other way. You don’t hire someone simply because they won’t leave. We need to always invest in human capital and we fail to do it.
Third, let’s assume that the two points above are false. Let’s assume that our athletic director has full control. What does this say about Blake James? What does that say about an AD who retains Al Golden after everything? “Progress”? It’s pretty pathetic.
Finally, you want to see an athletic director. Here are two: Stan Wilcox at FSU and Tom Jurich at Lousiville. Compare them with Blake James. FSU and Louisville care about investing in Human Capital. At Miami, we don’t. That is why our athletic director has nowhere near the experience that these programs have.
Wilcox: http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209573695
Jurich: http://www.gocards.com/genrel/jurich_tom00.html
James: http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205562140
BOT: http://www6.miami.edu/communications/trustees/members.html
A. If anyone thinks that the 2015 spring or season will be civil, think again. If you think Being Mean on Twitter is an issue, think again. Watch for a major incident to happen in the locker room. Watch for a major incident to happen on the field. Do you want to know why? Where is the accountability? Where is the leadership? All we see is apathy and ignorance. Expect the worst and it has nothing to do with the fans and alumni.
B. Our athletic department is filled with liars who love to drive false propaganda. I’m sick of hearing about “Progress” or “Improvement”. I'm sick of Blake James and his assistants. But before we talk about puppets with extra chromosomes. Let's focus on the real problem the board of trustees and president.
Shalala, the Millers, Havernicks, Epsteins, Dimares and Feins are the ones who really run our athletic department (see our BOT below).
First, they love to micromanage. They love to have their hands all over the program. This is their first mistake. They need to understand athletics is a full time gig AND they need to put someone in charge who is competent and passionate about athletics. Next, this person needs to be given full autonomy and proper funding to run the department. After they find this athletic director, they need to back off and allow them to freely run the department. No more puppets implementing their decisions. No more yes men.
Second, they need to realize that not everyone hired will remain an employee for life. The BOTs and President should not be scared of losing the AD. It is a good thing to have employees who are coveted by other companies. They should simply be concerned with finding the proper AD and making the position appealing. It is not a NECESSITY to find someone who is willing to be here for life. If you want an employee for life, you have to take care of them. You have to support them. It isn’t the other way. You don’t hire someone simply because they won’t leave. We need to always invest in human capital and we fail to do it.
Third, let’s assume that the two points above are false. Let’s assume that our athletic director has full control. What does this say about Blake James? What does that say about an AD who retains Al Golden after everything? “Progress”? It’s pretty pathetic.
Finally, you want to see an athletic director. Here are two: Stan Wilcox at FSU and Tom Jurich at Lousiville. Compare them with Blake James. FSU and Louisville care about investing in Human Capital. At Miami, we don’t. That is why our athletic director has nowhere near the experience that these programs have.
Wilcox: http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209573695
Jurich: http://www.gocards.com/genrel/jurich_tom00.html
James: http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205562140
BOT: http://www6.miami.edu/communications/trustees/members.html
Consigliere
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Focusing on the irrelevant as usual. Still waiting for your comments in the other thread.
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Cane Dynasty
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Why doesn't he work for CiS?
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There were PLENTY of things short of conducting the Ponzi scheme investigation themselves they "could have" and should have known (and probably did) about him.
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Such as? Please let me know.
Did the UM legal staff not vet his financial records? My understanding is that they did, and that those records checked out clean. Which is part of why it took the freaking FBI so long to catch the guy...he was good at covering his tracks and falsifying documents.
So if his financials check out, why should UM have rejected his money?
With that money came the same access to the program that any donor at that level had. Should they have not given him that access? Based on what?
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If Randy Shannon knew, the admin knew. Simple as that. Anyone who tries to argue otherwise is an imbecile.
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Bull****.
Shannon knew Shapiro was a jock-hugger who could potentially cause problems for players by enticing them to party and by giving them side bennies. It was his job to keep his assistants and player from hanging around the dude.
Shannon didn't know squat about Shapiro's fraudulent empire, didn't know that his donations would get UM in hot water, etc, etc. And UM's legal staff vetted Shapiro's finances.
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If you do an internet search for beating a dead horse, unsurprisingly, this article is the first hit.
I understand that the internet frees writers from the constraints of word limits and publication frequency but, perhaps, this writer should think wisely before hitting the "submit" button on yet another page of drivel.
Talk about trust and betrayal as a fan, I feel betrayed after reading this piece. It reads like a stitched together version of Miami Hurricane message board greatest hits from the previous few months. Perhaps you should focus on writing a logically sound paragraph that has depth beyond that found on a typical "fan" message board before taking larger assignments.
I understand that the internet frees writers from the constraints of word limits and publication frequency but, perhaps, this writer should think wisely before hitting the "submit" button on yet another page of drivel.
Talk about trust and betrayal as a fan, I feel betrayed after reading this piece. It reads like a stitched together version of Miami Hurricane message board greatest hits from the previous few months. Perhaps you should focus on writing a logically sound paragraph that has depth beyond that found on a typical "fan" message board before taking larger assignments.
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What is your point potato?
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Lol. Ticket sales and marketing is James' entire background. No wonder he sucks.
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