What I’m Hearing on Miami’s Head Coaching Search - Sunday PM

Stefan Adams

Dec 30, 2018 2 min read

Miami’s search for their next head coach is officially underway. First off, Miami has no monetary obligation to Mark Richt; he did things the right way and completely cut ties with zero severance payments requested. Therefore, I’m told there is more money available to bring in what Blake James said is “the best guy for the job”. A good source tells me that Mario Cristobal has already confirmed his interest in the job with Miami. Another source tells me Manny Diaz reached out this morning just after the news broke to let UM brass know he was interested in the opening. A source inside Hecht tells me there is a segment of the athletic department that is pushing for Diaz and he has at least some internal support.

Blake James did not have a lot for us at the presser and I don’t think he was playing coy. He seemed really blindsided by Richt’s decision this morning and last night the mutual understanding between the two was that changes were necessary on offense, that was it. Richt made this decision late last night/early this morning. As such, a lot more will become clear in the coming days as things develop, and I’ve been told Miami wants this to be a quick search to hit the ground running for the last month of recruiting.

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brock

Dec 30, 2018

Liberty City El said:
Why spend all that money to buyout Mario, when you can do the same for an ever better HC who's actually proven they can win?

Miami will be more than fine with the right assistants imo. He knows how a championship program is run from being under saban for a number of years and being one of his best assistants and Miami won’t be pushovers on the field and definitely not in recruiting. Right now this program needs a pitbull recruiter to take the state back and I believe he could hire the right assistants imo

Personally it’s all about who you have around you instead of just the head coach imo

Memnon

Dec 30, 2018

TheRichtShow said:
such as?

"better" is subjective, so who is your guy?

Heupel, Norvell or Babers.

supersaiyanshel

Dec 30, 2018

Phil Knights like "ffs will somebody please take my god **** money and stay in this rainy ****hole. PlEASE!"

Cribby

Dec 30, 2018

brock said:
Miami will be more than fine with the right assistants imo. He knows how a championship program is run and Miami won’t be pushovers on the field and definitely not in recruiting.

Personally it’s all about who you have around you instead of just the head coach imo

Dude , a ten million dollar buy out for Mario freaking crystal balls ? Am I in the matrix ? I must’ve been drugged today

OrangeBowlMagic

Dec 30, 2018

Buyout is no issue.

Cristobal wants Miami. Miami wants Cristobal.

Stay tuned.

HarryCarayisGoat

Dec 30, 2018

brock said:
Miami will be more than fine with the right assistants imo. He knows how a championship program is run and Miami won’t be pushovers on the field and definitely not in recruiting.

Personally it’s all about who you have around you instead of just the head coach imo

For the love of god dude

CaneInMe

Dec 30, 2018

CanesTruth said:
sounds good

Haselwood has signed, right..... just waiting the announce the all-star nonsense. He is gone. IMO

Ziggy

Dec 30, 2018

Everyone against having a CEO type aka Mario, you do realize Saban, Urban, and Dabo all are CEO guys. They might have specialties but none of them call plays.

HarryCarayisGoat

Dec 30, 2018

Cribby said:
Dude , a ten million dollar buy out for Mario freaking crystal balls ? Am in the matrix ? I must’ve been drugged todstb

Swear to god we have the dumbest people alive rooting for this team

caneinpsl

Dec 30, 2018

Liberty City El said:
Why spend all that money to buyout Mario, when you can do the same for an ever better HC who's actually proven they can win?

This. $10 mil plus whatever we end up paying Mario can bring in an awful nice candidate with a great budget for their assistants.

OldhamA

Dec 30, 2018

brock said:

Unless Kaaya is sat in the BOT meeting, Ariz is as clueless as the rest of us these days.

streetja

Dec 30, 2018

Having money equals the ability to get a proven coach or an up and coming coordinator that's on everybody's radar and comes from an excellent coaching tree.

Mario is neither. Don't spend a majority of your money on a buyout clause and leave yourself with a mediocre coach that can't splurge on coordinators. Hard pass.

Memnon

Dec 30, 2018

brock said:
Miami will be more than fine with the right assistants imo. He knows how a championship program is run and Miami won’t be pushovers on the field and definitely not in recruiting.

Personally it’s all about who you have around you instead of just the head coach imo

The only thing that matters to you is recruiting Brock lol We need an innovative offensive mind that can actually develop a QB.

MiamiChris

Dec 30, 2018

TaylorCaneOrDie said:
Everyone against having a CEO type aka Mario, you do realize Saban, Urban, and Dabo all are CEO guys. They might have specialties but none of them call plays.

That’s why those guys are great, the manage the program and let studs coach

caneinpsl

Dec 30, 2018

Jedi Master Cane said:
Mario convincing that QB who was virtually guaranteed to be a top 5 pick to come back and then leaving town would be a very Mario-ish type of move.

Mario using Miami rumors to get more money from Oregon would be a very Mario-ish type of move.

Stay tuned.

Senior transfer QB for UM??? I kid.