I find it hard to believe that if Mario didn't play here more people would still want him over Lane
If his name was Mark Christiensen & wasn’t a former Cane, our BOT wouldn’t even know who he was lol
I think he’s done a very good job at Oregon too, but the Miami biases are glaringly obvious in this situation.
And honestly, I’m not even mad at that, because it’s to be expected. Of course a former player having great success at another program would make our fans have him in high demand, it’s within the same ballpark as Michigan fans fawning for Harbaugh when he was a Stanford & San Fran or UGA fans wanting Kirby Smart after his tutelage under Saban.
Even though I’ve been very vocal about not being as high on Mario as most, I actually think he’d still lift us to a more respectable level, where I have questions is what he would do with the offense because I believe what he wants to do would take longer to translate & we might have some early growing pains.
My issue isn’t even really with fans, Mario is a very good & almost too good to be true no brainer candidate, I just wonder if the new money guys who are commandeering control over the program are willing to give anyone else a chance, or if it’s just a Mario or no one proposition. The familial ties seem too deep to overcome in that situation.
I just hope it works in our favor if Mario is the guy, because if not, we’re gonna be stuck with him for a long time...