OT - Shannon out at Miami

Submitted by MGoAndy on

Miami's Rivals site is reporting Randy Shannon and staff will be fired tomorrow.  Generally these Rivals sites are pretty good about being on this kind of stuff.  

I wasn't going to post this here but this gives me a bit more confidence, so take a rumor FWIW: Talked to a well-connected alum today who was extremely confident not only that Jim Harbaugh would be hired as the next coach of Michigan, but that Rich Rodriguez would be taking his talents to South Beach.  I'm still not overwhelmingly confident, but this is certainly an interesting development.  We'll see how this thing plays out I suppose.

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KinesiologyNerd

November 28th, 2010 at 12:35 AM ^

This is completely off topic, but I about shit my pants when I saw your avatar. Another cycling fan on here!

 

And yeah, you both have a point here really. If a Michigan donor/alum flapped his mouth about it, I can't see something similar happening at Miami.

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steve sharik

November 28th, 2010 at 2:20 AM ^

...that, among others, Brandon needed to consult with alumni and boosters, I just about threw up.  Why on earth do boosters need to be asked one god damned question what their opinion is on who should be coach?  Because they donate money?  This is why our government is fucked up: big time campaign donors have bought it.  Is that what our Michigan is turning into?  I thought we were about honor and integrity.  If we start cow-towing to the boosters, that's what SEC/SWC schools do/did.

Fuck the boosters.  If they're not going to donate to their university's athletic program b/c they don't like the coach, they can GTFO.  My Michigan does things the right way, and if people want to be a part of that, great.  If not, fine.  Just don't think you can start flashing your gold card around and think that makes you part of the club.  If your loyalty wavers, you aren't Michigan.  It isn't if you went to school here, how big your yacht is, or what regent you're buddies with. 

Brandon needs to go through a rational process, and I hope to god that doesn't include talking to boosters.  If it does, then the great respect I have for him will do a 180.  Rapidly.

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lhglrkwg

November 28th, 2010 at 1:25 PM ^

they expect me to believe that not only is richrod out but that he has already accepted a job with miami not 24 hours after our last game? that is horsesh*t

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maizenbluedevil

November 28th, 2010 at 2:09 PM ^

This reminds me a lot of a post that was made a few weeks ago where someone posted they talked to a "well-connected" ND alum at a party who said, 100% certain, that Kelly would be fired the next day over the young man who died in the crane accident.  

Kelly is still ND's coach.

I don't place much credence in rumors where "well-connected" alums are the source.

That said, I actually think this is more plausible than I thought the other rumor about Kelly being fired from ND was.  

Given RR's record at Michigan, my guess is he wouldn't be able to get the same salary he got from us a couple years ago.  Miami could probably pick him up at a huge discount.  

Miami is still a sexy brand to Florida recruits.  Plus..... it's in Mami  Fantastic weather, great beaches, hot women...  If you're an athletic Florida kid, going to play in RR's spread offense at Miami is an offer that'd be tough to refuse.  RR would win multiple national titles at Miami.  As another poster said, Miami would end up being Oregon southeast.  

I hope it doesn't happen.  I want RR at Michigan.

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