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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TheChosenOne

Dec 30, 2018

So if we do get Cristobal and he suddenly can't recruit like Richt when we all thought Richt was a elite recruiter then what happens?

Kevin

Dec 30, 2018

njstateofmind said:
Watch Cristobal get announced tomorrow.

Right lol. This **** is moving QUICK.

B
Bweezy25

Dec 30, 2018

Rt thank God Searels is gone... bring Coley as OC

CaneInMe

Dec 30, 2018

Coach Richt just did us a favor by leaving millions on the table.
Do we take those millions and hand them to Oregon for Mario?
That is a terrible business decision.
We need a proven HC with a smaller buy out and let him spend millions getting the right OC & DC.
Easy.
Oh and we keep Hartley and Simpson on staff.

njstateofmind

Dec 30, 2018

TheChosenOne said:
So if we do get Cristobal and he suddenly can't recruit like Richt then what happens?

Richt had a Top 10 class last year.

Jedi Master Cane

Dec 30, 2018

caneinpsl said:
Senior transfer QB for UM??? I kid.

Ok....if he did that then he'd have graduated from players checkers to playing chess. But either way.....I'm not big on Mario.

brock

Dec 30, 2018

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

Nah man it’s not lol.

But Just look at the previous ties he’s had coaching qbs for him.

Marcus arroyo is an option who is grooming Justin Herbert who would likely have been a top 5 pick if he came out this year and then another assistant he had coaching for him in the past at fiu was James coley. Coley is doing a **** good as the qb coach for uga the last few years

MiamiChris

Dec 30, 2018

TheChosenOne said:
So if we do get Cristobal and he suddenly can't recruit like Richt when we all thought Richt was a elite recruiter then what happens?

We will never get players because we can’t afford them

CaneInMe

Dec 30, 2018

Kevin said:
Right lol. This **** is moving QUICK.

Before or after the bowl game?
Like NE did with Frost.
Please NO

BigPoopaCane

Dec 30, 2018

QuattroCane

Dec 30, 2018

I’m convinced 3/4 of this board is actually middle school girls trolling the rest of us.

TheRichtShow

Dec 30, 2018

Liberty City El said:
Heupel, Norvell or Babers.

lol ok. I guess if you are fine getting raped in recruiting. Norvell and Huepel would be awful hires.

Babers I'd take but he's had 1 winning P5 season, and youre claiming he's proven. He's a risk too and he's a poor recruiter

Ianglopez7

Dec 30, 2018

Butch Davis with lane lifting as Oc???? What do y’all think??

Jgoody32

Dec 30, 2018

Bring Christobal back at all costs! This is our future coach!

calleochocane

Dec 30, 2018

MiamiChris said:
Nothing like those 2 at all.

My point is we seem to have a fascination with former players who become good coaches. Tbh i was excited with both hires, but now we owe it to ourselves, as in the university and the BOT cause they call the shots, to do our due diligence and not just go with the guy who won a couple of national championships 89/91 and who is also a good recruiter but went 4-7 his last year at fiu and just went 8-4 in the worst P5 conference.

The Owl

Dec 30, 2018

TheChosenOne said:
So if we do get Cristobal and he suddenly can't recruit like Richt when we all thought Richt was a elite recruiter then what happens?

brock

Dec 30, 2018

TheChosenOne said:
So if we do get Cristobal and he suddenly can't recruit like Richt when we all thought Richt was a elite recruiter then what happens?

Cristobal got Oregon taking bama lunch money routinely, I have no doubts that he would recruit at a high level here

caneinpsl

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.

Whoever we hire, we need to put a MUCH greater emphasis on having coordinators who are up to snuff. We've had way too many NoDs, Nix's and Thomas Browns. Clowns that aren't fit to call plays for an FBS team. I'm fine if they go with a CEO type AND pony up for the coordinators. But the CEO has to be capable of finding great assistants, and holding them accountable. Enough with the damned nepotism.

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