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I can’t defend Manny

TimeB0mb said:
The crazy thing is despite this HORRIBLE offensive line, with a competent DC and ST coach, Miami is sitting here at 5-0. Doesn't even have to be great, just competent.
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Manny is basically taking back the D and said that due to Baxa being so bad, he will change how he approaches extra points. So even though he wont admit it, he knows he failed at picking the DC and ST coaches.

My prediction is that Miami loses to UVA on Friday, then Diaz fires Baker after the game and names Banda as interim DC. I think that will actually improve the defense as Banda will be more in tune with a Diaz-style attacking defense instead of Baker's "bend dont break" style. Unfortunately, Miami will have to drop to 2-4 before Diaz starts making changes and fixing his mistakes.

Dabo saved his career by hiring a high school coach as OC in year 4. I get that Diaz thought Baker was going to be special even though he was at La Tech, but it's time to realize Baker just isn't a good fit.
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Let’s hope you’re correct.

Or, at least takes a daily and in-game hands-on role with the defense and rids himself of Baker at the end of the season.
 
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mdpcane said:
a wise man once said .."stick with what you're good at" .. Manny needs to be a full time DC and call it a day.
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Perhaps. I’d love nothing more than for Manny turn it around and be the successful HC we’ve been wanting since 2004. He loves Miami and the Canes. I assume I’ll be disappointed.
 
TemplarCane said:
Perhaps. I’d love nothing more than for Manny turn it around and be the successful HC we’ve been wanting since 2004. He loves Miami and the Canes. I assume I’ll be disappointed.
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Sadly at this point, It's looking like your assumption would be correct Bro.
 
TemplarCane said:
Let’s hope you’re correct.

Or, at least takes a daily and in-game hands-on role with the defense and rids himself of Baker at the end of the season.
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Its going to be real ugly Saturday morning. 2-4, out of the coastal race already. Fans will REALLY be calling for his head.
 
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RVACane said:
I get it, believe me. I’ve been the guy that’s refused to do the wrong thing and I paid a price for it and I’d do it again. Not everyone’s built that way. If he’s a weasel chances are eventually it’ll catch up with him.
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Been there and done that RVA. Missed out on a few lucrative promotions because I refused to "tow the line." Agree wholeheartedly that eventually, it all comes out in the wash. Seen it many times.
 
craval85 said:
While I agree that the athletic dept should be run by competent personnel, it still doesn't address the elephant in the room, and main underlying issue & root cause for why these problems continue to afflict the MIA Hurricanes football program. Why is it that even when MIA has had competent ADs like Hocutt & Dee..the athletic dept still made questionable decisions with it's HC hires that didn't pan out? It's because even competent ADs have their hands tied and are behind the 8-ball by a university that is completely unwilling/incapable of spending $ on its football program. Not even the most competent AD in the world could work miracles for a football program that has half the budget of what the elite programs spend. This is a POS, dumpster fire university that is bleeding chips in every single aspect. Why else do you think the athletic dept was forced to beg for $ from a POS, ponzi-schemer? That was not a coincidence-it was by design. There is a culture of incompetence that permeates throughout the entire university, that a new AD will never be able to address. One of the main ways in which the landscape of CFB has changed in the last 20 yrs, is there are no elite coaches like Butch Davis, that a university like MIA can hire for cheap. Coaches like that get hired by blue blood programs like UT, as was witnessed by the hiring of Tom Herman. But it's not just having $ for a coach's salary, it's also giving him $20 mil for a staff, which MIA on both accounts is ill-equipped to do. Will a new, competent AD, help MIA to better compete with middle of the road, ACC coastal teams? Yes. But will it help to ultimately appease a fanbase that insists on maintaining championship or bust expectations? I don't think so.
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Blake is simply a puppet. The problem is the BOT and Administration that de-emphasizes football. This whole social justice/ diversity/ Harvard of the south culture has slowly taken over. Even when we get Adidas And ACC money we go after coaches that are classy and good public images. Actual coaches with testosterone we shy away from.
 
TemplarCane said:
Perhaps. I’d love nothing more than for Manny turn it around and be the successful HC we’ve been wanting since 2004. He loves Miami and the Canes. I assume I’ll be disappointed.
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Never send a Nole to do a Canes job.
 
the dog said "I Can't Defend Manny" would be a great title for a country and western song.
 
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mdpcane said:
Sadly at this point, It's looking like your assumption would be correct Bro.
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My only consolation right now is the 2-3 start in 1999. Yeah, I know, we suck compared to 1999. Ironically, it was 1999 when we came back from 28 to beat BC. It almost felt like history repeating itself, until we imploded.

I think we are better than our 2-3 record, but not by a **** of a lot. In 99 it felt like we could beat anyone. Now it feels like we will find a way to lose to everyone.

On second thought, I have talked myself out of any consolation.
 
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Let's suppose what some are insinuating in this thread is true...that Blake isn't directly to blame, he's simply following marching orders.

Well then there's only a couple of things left to do, for us as fans. Stop going to games, stop spending any sort of money on anything having to do with the program, and continue doing things like flying banners and taking out billboards near campus to target and embarrass the **** out of the higher ups.

So yeah, that only backs up when many of us already thought. We're up against the institution itself. The only way to fight that fire is to throw ******* petroleum on it and keep feeding it wood.

Defcom 5 gentlemen. Anyone who is against the banners isn't a very intelligent Canes fan. This isn't about Manny...it's about a disease a level or two up. Those at THAT level are only going to respond to a situation like what I described above. We're unfortunately going to have to burn this mother ****** to the ground before any action is going to take place.

Wins and losses don't matter at this moment. Recruiting doesn't matter at this moment. The only thing that matters is making those sons of ******* so uncomfortable and upset that change is forced upon them. To be quite frank....I'd rather see the program shut down completely as opposed to it being run the way it is now.
 
Consigliere said:
1. Coker's last extension, unnecessary and wasteful after an illogical and irrational decision to retain him was made,PAUL DEE
2. Coker's buyout, the result of unnecessary and wasteful spending, PAUL DEE
3. Shannon's hiring (aka hiring from a failed regime Part 1), the result of paying a buyout after unnecessary and wasteful spending, PAUL DEE
4. Shannon's extension, the result of unnecessary and wasteful spending after an illogical and irrational decision to retain him was made, KIRBY HOCUTT
5. Shannon's buyout, the result of unnecessary and wasteful spending, KIRBY HOCUTT
6. Golden's extension, the result of unnecessary and wasteful spending after an illogical and irrational decision to reward zero on the field results,
SEAN EICHORST
7. Golden's buyout, the result of unnecessary and wasteful spending,
SEAN EICHORST
8. Richt's hiring, the result of hiring a man well past his prime (see this post here https://www.canesinsight.com/threads/i-can’t-defend-manny.152274/page-34#post-4242777)
BLAKE JAMES
9. Richt's extension, the result of unnecessary and wasteful spending after an illogical and irrational decision to little in terms of on the field results, and
BLAKE JAMES
10. Manny's hiring (aka hiring from a failed regime Part 2), the result of not doing a coaching search and receiving the greatest gift in our last 15 years of football (e.g. Richt quitting and not paying a buyout).
BLAKE JAMES

We could afford Mr. Hart or Mr. White, we can afford better than Blake. We can also do better than we're doing now.

Not that it matters but I really wish @DapperSlapper still posted here to address this part above.



It is possible, we just don't do it. That is why we fail.



Being brighter than Blake isn't an accomplishment. Money isn't holding us back (see more after the line below)



He may be a front but that is the problem.



Ouch!


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You may not want to read the above, and that is fine. But to make it short....

Option #1: Blake James has been fully in control since he was appointed athletic director; why would anyone consider allowing him to have more time?

Options #2: Blake James doesn’t have control of the athletic department, if that is the case, what purpose does he serve? Why keep him?

Regardless of whether Blake was/is in control or not, we need to bring in a passionate and competent athletic director. This person should have autonomy/full control of the athletic department. It is of my opinion that the results are unlikely to change until we bring in this person. My hope is to explain to you that it doesn’t take a lot to field a better on the field performance. It isn’t talent or money that is holding us back, it is simply poor, illogical and irrational decision making and a lack of accountability.
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The problem goes beyond athletic directors or school presidents. Hate to break it to you.
 
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