You're named Miami's AD. What 3 changes do you make?

[Katzenboyer]

Included the "you're the AD" to avoid responses about firing Blake/Strawley. Here's mine:

1. Hire a HC who has been a HC at at a G5 or P5 school. It's too steep of a learning curve for a first-timer to come in and be the administrative head of a program. Bring in someone who has done it before (Clawson, Campbell, Fleck, etc.)

2. Spend the money Enos is making on a major DC. It's much easier to manufacture offense in the college game, and you can do it for cheaper than it costs a stud DC. Give the big money to the defensive side of the ball and hire an OC at a small school to implement things on the offensive side of the ball (look at Kevin Johns, David Yost or Warren Ruggerio if you hire Clawson for the offensive side; all will come in for less than the $1M+ being handed to Enos).

3. Double the recruiting budget. It's believed to be less than $1 million per year, which puts us in the 20-30 range of expenditures per year. We have the ability to get within the Top 10 easily, and the fact that we don't is just sad.

What would you do? Let's try and be realistic (i.e., "drop bags" doesn't really help us much since we don't do it).

 

[Katzenboyer]

I'd also add one more to the above list:

4. Implement power-spread concepts on the offensive side of the ball.

 

[JD08]

Hire a proven veteran to guide the process as a consultant/mentor. I know someone like Jimmy Johnson has no interest in being AD or HC, but maybe they'd be willing to mentor and offer advice.

 

[ssj4cane]

1-Tell the college football world to kiss my ***.

2-Hire Art Briles

3-Profit

 

[We the Boss]

1) crucify the existing AD staff and have a row of corpses up and down Ponce de Leon

2) break the legs of any player dancing while down to non-P5 teams.

3) hire hitters to go after any coaches recruiting south Florida.

 

[South Side Chi Cane]

1) crucify the existing AD staff and have a row of corpses up and down Ponce de Leon

2) break the legs of any player dancing while down to non-P5 teams.

3) hire hitters to go after any coaches recruiting south Florida.

I got to say this is one **** fine post. It speaks to the state of my soul right now.

 

[Stingarov]

1) crucify the existing AD staff and have a row of corpses up and down Ponce de Leon

2) break the legs of any player dancing while down to non-P5 teams.

3) hire hitters to go after any coaches recruiting south Florida.

This guy joins Caesar's Legion in Fallout: New Vegas.

 

[Garnacho]

I would see if the BoTs need me to hire any children of local politicians to return favors. Then I would just take naps and collect Adidas sneakers.

 

[We the Boss]

This guy joins Caesar's Legion in Fallout: New Vegas.

Manny Diaz is a leader in the Brotherhood of Stealing money.

 

[Stingarov]

I would see if the BoTs need me to hire any children of local politicians to return favors. Then I would just take naps and collect Adidas sneakers.

Where's the Spiderman pointing at himself gif, but with Blake James' head?

 

[Zbrod95]

1) Fire Everybody

2) hire Matt Campbell and give him full control

3) Double the budget for recruiting

 

[rok]

1. Shut the football program down permanently.

 

[BigJoeGrizzly]

Fire Manolo and the entire staff including SJW Strawley. Fire the receptionist all the way down to the janitor.

 

[Stylie]

I'd want hourly lap dances from Jenn Strawley. Wait what?

 

[SinisterCane]

1. Bring body bags

2. Throw multiple percussion grenades in the Hecht

3. Bag up Donna Shalala’s worthless corpses

 

[borncane]

The decision will be Manny's at the end of this season not Blakes.

 

[ThomasM]

If money wasn't an issue, I'd fire the top 3. I'd give a letter of recommendation for Stubblefield to the next coach, but I would insist on the next coach cleaning house.

However, since we are cheap, we could probably only fire assistant coaches. I'd do that, then demand Manny make his players represent the University of Miami with professionalism. Trash the trinkets, and ban the dancing. If that doesn't work for next season, I'd fire him when it's more affordable to do so.

 

[UMFarArcher]

I'd sit down with Butch Davis. Pick his brain.

After all, FIU is the New Miami.

 

[Garnacho]

I'd sit down with Butch Davis. Pick his brain.

After all, FIU is the New Miami.

 

[bbcane]

Hire a coach that does not run a pro style offense. Must be innovative. Miami is at the point they need a schematic advantage.