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12-07-2006, 09:49 PM
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| | VN GURU
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| Miami's New Head Coach is...
Randy Shannon. | 
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12-07-2006, 09:51 PM
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| | But seriously folks...
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA
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| The hell, you say?! | 
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12-07-2006, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by SWIL  The hell, you say?! | No, I'm not kidding. Donna Shalala is apparently in a gambling mood. | |
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12-07-2006, 09:53 PM
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| | Football Jones
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Originally Posted by hatvol96 No, I'm not kidding. Donna Shalala is apparently in a gambling mood. | So you are happy or unhappy about this? | |
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12-07-2006, 09:53 PM
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| | As the Tide Rolls.....
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nesbit, MS
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| Wow, I can't even see that far down the left field line. | |
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12-07-2006, 09:57 PM
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| | Valid Victorian
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Originally Posted by hatvol96 Randy Shannon. | Very very fine choice.
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12-07-2006, 10:18 PM
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| | Big Orange Ambassador-KS
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas
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| Well, I bet they get him for cheap. | |
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12-07-2006, 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by allvol123 So you are happy or unhappy about this? | I'm tremendously underwhelmed. | |
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12-07-2006, 11:21 PM
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| | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
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Originally Posted by hatvol96 I'm tremendously underwhelmed. |
Schiano turned you(UM) down.
We know how you feel about Johnson.
Who would you have gone after? | |
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12-07-2006, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeSquare Schiano turned you(UM) down.
We know how you feel about Johnson.
Who would you have gone after? | Alvarez would have been my choice, but I don't think he ever seriously considered getting back in the game. I will admit, after the idiot faction of Shula worshippers down here started mentinoning TFHFCATUAT, Randy Shannon was certainly no longer the worst possible option. In hindsight, this hiring shouldn't surprise me. Shalala had great success giving Alavarez his first head coaching job and was a leading voice in favor of providing opportunities to minority voices when she was at Wisconsin. I give her points for courage. She better hope her gut is right. | |
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12-08-2006, 06:39 AM
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| Didn't Shalala want Coker to stay another year if Miami won the last 2 games. I thought I read in some article she did. I would not like here as my AD.
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12-08-2006, 10:59 AM
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| | Valid Victorian
Join Date: Feb 2006
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| I think Shannon will be quite good.
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12-08-2006, 11:30 AM
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| | In Mourning
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Conyers, GA
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| Solid Choice....Not a press darling but that doesn't matter on the field
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12-08-2006, 11:30 AM
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| Some perspective on the Shannon hire from SI's Stewart Mandel... Full Article Quote:
His hiring is already being met with grumbling from ‘Canes faithful who feel the school should have cut all remaining ties to the Coker regime. Some of the subject lines on a Miami message board Thursday night included: “Shannon as HC is a Monumental blunder that could end UM FB,” “The Silver lining in all of this is that Randy will be exposed as the fraud that he is,” “Shannon gets NO grace period” and, of course, “Fire Randy Shannon.”
Miami fans -- love their passion, but could use a little perspective.
There’s obviously no way to know whether Shannon will ultimately work out, but one thing’s for certain: He’s as qualified as anyone in the country for this particular job. Miami is a unique program with a unique history, and Shannon has been a part of it, both as player and coach, through 17 seasons and three of the school’s five national titles. He may have worked under Coker, but believe me, he will bring an entirely different attitude to that program -- intense and aggressive on both sides of the ball.
Where his impact will be felt most of all is in recruiting. It’s no secret young, black athletes gravitate toward black coaches -- look at almost any major staff in the country, and its so-called “ace” recruiter is usually black. Shannon is obviously well-known throughout South Florida, where Miami usually mines the large majority of its players. The key to his success will be assembling a staff that brings similar credibility and keen eye for evaluating talent, an area that went downhill during Coker’s latter years.
| I know nothing about Shannon. I wish him the best.
Miami should always be a part of the discussion on the national landscape. Preferably in a positive way. | |
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