I can only go by what we were told on here. And that was Mario wanted a Miami guy at that position. So while I don't know all that he interviewed, the two confirmed names were Miami players. Hankerson and Beard. Even if he was 6th, that is still too high for Beard. I'm not making excuses for the hire. It was a terrible one, specifically if Mario wanting a Miami guy is accurate. That is bad process when trying to make a hire.Respectfully, you don’t know that. Easy to say “that’s what he wanted” at the end. Beard could have been choice #6, we will never know. Fact is, back in late November when it was a foregone conclusion that Gattis was gone….had there been a poll asking this board how would they feel about Beard replacing him as a WR Coach, it would have been nasty work. But now it’s fine. He has “juice” and was a part of a great comeback 20 years ago so somehow that equates to him being a great hire,.
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