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Dammit mane,
During a Monday online meeting with reporters, ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit looked back at his comments in September about the Miami football program. Many believe the comments by Herbstreit spurred change for the Hurricanes. Herbstreit questioned if the Miami Hurricanes had a unified vision.
The original comments were made in response to a column from Barry Jackson in the Miami Herald. Herbstreit told reporters he received a call from Miami athletic director Blake James and people on the board. The former Ohio State quarterback has been outspoken about the importance of Miami to college football
“I don’t ever like to credit for anything, I’ll just tell you I had a lot of conversations after I made those comments and they were heartfelt…I didn’t have an axe to grind. I like Miami. I’ve always had a spot for their program. What I said came from my heart because I want to see them have a chance to be competitive.
I got a lot of calls from the athletic director, people on the board…people reached out and thanked me for what I said. If it helped propel change, especially when it comes to funding, then great. Mario did reach out. Him and I talked before his presser. He was on the plane. I’m fired up for him. He’s a great coach. He lived it.”
Nobody knows it better than a guy who lived it…As much as I’m a fan of Manny, you can’t make up for a guy who’s part of the program and played on great teams…I like Miami’…I grew up in the ‘80s when Miami was Miami and got close to their program in ‘01, ‘02, ‘03…
I got to know the [program’s] personality and really [had] a different way of respecting it. So, I’ve always had kind of a [soft] spot for their program. What I said came from my heart, because I want to see them have a chance to be competitive.’’
During a Monday online meeting with reporters, ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit looked back at his comments in September about the Miami football program. Many believe the comments by Herbstreit spurred change for the Hurricanes. Herbstreit questioned if the Miami Hurricanes had a unified vision.
The original comments were made in response to a column from Barry Jackson in the Miami Herald. Herbstreit told reporters he received a call from Miami athletic director Blake James and people on the board. The former Ohio State quarterback has been outspoken about the importance of Miami to college football
“I don’t ever like to credit for anything, I’ll just tell you I had a lot of conversations after I made those comments and they were heartfelt…I didn’t have an axe to grind. I like Miami. I’ve always had a spot for their program. What I said came from my heart because I want to see them have a chance to be competitive.
I got a lot of calls from the athletic director, people on the board…people reached out and thanked me for what I said. If it helped propel change, especially when it comes to funding, then great. Mario did reach out. Him and I talked before his presser. He was on the plane. I’m fired up for him. He’s a great coach. He lived it.”
Nobody knows it better than a guy who lived it…As much as I’m a fan of Manny, you can’t make up for a guy who’s part of the program and played on great teams…I like Miami’…I grew up in the ‘80s when Miami was Miami and got close to their program in ‘01, ‘02, ‘03…
I got to know the [program’s] personality and really [had] a different way of respecting it. So, I’ve always had kind of a [soft] spot for their program. What I said came from my heart, because I want to see them have a chance to be competitive.’’
