Details on Friday meeting between Blake James and large donors

[Squid Bumciorek]

7 years of failure as the athletic director and he still has say in this?

 

[Distructobot3000]

Per a source with knowledge of the meeting, a group of high-level donors met with Blake James on Friday. The purpose of the meeting was to offer significant money if Manny was willing to make necessary changes.

Most notably, the group wanted Alonzo Highsmith to take on a general manager role that would usurp some of Blake and Manny’s power over the football program. One booster even offered to pay Highsmith’s salary for two years. Blake refused and instead offered a more traditional “chief of staff” role that was mostly administrative in nature.

Highsmith is not expected to accept the offer and instead is in discussions with Mario Cristobal at Oregon.

 

[Boarcane]

W

Holy **** @ that last sentence.

wow **** me! Mario gets it and these idiots need to GTFO

 

[CaneinBroward]

Sounds like bs. I just don't see the BOT sitting there and taking crap from James.

 

[Genghis Cane]

Pretty much the opposite of what @dsddcane said. Hoping for the best, but this is depressing man.

 

[ramumcane]

Man, I am so **** !! Unbelievable !!! Pitchforks to the Hecht ! Fire the idiot now !!
I can't see how AH will come now having this idiot Blake as AD. AH tremendous asset for Oregon and Mario on staff Mario will never see AH has a threat but has a great contributor to the Oregon program

 

[LuCane]

Hey, if all of this is true, and it's any consolation (apparently to Oregon), at least we know Highsmith isn't a dolt. Coming here with mixed authority would have been one of the most bizarre moves possible. You either remove James and make Highsmith the head dude in charge or you make it a "on the way out plan." But, if Highsmith had agreed to some vague "shared authority" setup, it would have been a bigger cluster for all involved. So, cool times.

 

[Midlo Cane Fan]

Hope these guys make some noise tonight.

 

[miamifan007]

Lmao @ these puzzy *** BOT members. You want Highsmith, you ******* fire Blake and hire him

This.
In big time programs, he who holds the gold, makes the rules.

 

[cooks002]

If Highsmith goes to Oregon and Manny fails next year, then the Red Wedding will come to the Hecht.

Still think the BOT isn't the problem? Lmao at Blake's refusal being met with anything but ridicule. Time to show these people how much noise fans can make.

 

[DMoney]

This part is just my educated guess, but I believe Blake’s future is now tied to Manny. If next year is a failure, Manny will be gone and Blake will be in serious trouble.

 

[ChrisLamar757]

Blake James just told the BOT to kiss his ***.

The BOT complied.

I thought y'all said Blake was a beta? He's moving like the only ALPHA in the building SMH

 

[canefanforlife1]

That’s it, shut the program down I can’t take it anymore.

 

[RightSaidFred]

Sounds like Blake is making powerful enemies.

He’ll end up getting fired. They’ll find a way.

 

[crossover22[]_[]]

STOP GIVING THIS CLOWN UNIVERSITY AND THAT A**HOLE ANY OF YOUR MONEY.

Yep. Not a dime

 

[jackbenimble71]

she is the chair of the BOT...she is one of our biggest PROBLEMS

 

[Andrew]

Still think the BOT isn't the problem? Lmao at Blake's refusal being met with anything but ridicule. Time to show these people how much noise fans can make.

At least members of the BOT are asking for the same thing you are and even the same candidate. It sounds like the BOT is aligned with many on this board.

 

[Era66]

Reinforced my decision in not renewing my tickets. I have checked out, wake me up when this nightmare is over.

 

[AboutTheU05]

This part is just my educated guess, but I believe Blake’s future is now tied to Manny. If next year is a failure, Manny will be gone and Blake will be in serious trouble.

That makes no sense, you don’t sit on your hands when you know a problem needs to be fixed you just fix it.

 

[Dghustla]

Blake and Manny a match made in heaven. Committed to failing together than getting more resources.

There is where power and desire to have it blind people into making bad decisions.

Here is the deal: with or without Zo if you fail next year you are fired.

Why not get as much help as possible to make sure you actually win and win big. Even if it means ceding power in areas you really don’t have expertise in anyways?