New coach at The U

[Chi City 81]

Via ESPN,

Miami names Randy Shannon as new football coach.

Link to follow.

 

[pallister]

Who's Randy Shannon? Really, who is he?

 

[lantaur]

I believe he is their defensive coordinator and an ex-player for the Hurricanes.

 

[PopeDirkBenedict]

Sounds like they couldn't outpay Alabama for Richie Rod's services.

 

[Chi City 81]

Here's the story ...

Defensive coordinator to become new head coach

By Mark Schlabach
ESPN.com

Miami didn't look far for a coach to rebuild its struggling football program. Randy Shannon, the Hurricanes' defensive coordinator the last six seasons, has agreed to a four-year contract to become the school's new head coach, a source close to Shannon said Thursday night.

The source said Shannon was offered the job on Thursday and accepted later in the day. Financial terms weren't immediately known, but Shannon's annual salary is believed to be more than $1 million per season.

Shannon, a popular former player and longtime assistant, becomes only the sixth African-American coach in Division I-A football.

Shannon replaces Larry Coker, who was fired Nov. 24, the day after the Hurricanes upset Boston College 17-14 to salvage a 6-6 season.

Coker had a 59-15 in six seasons at Miami and won the national championship in his first season in 2001. Miami lost to Ohio State 31-24 in double overtime in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, which cost the Hurricanes a second straight national championship.

Shannon, who has been Miami's defensive coordinator since 2001, is considered a safe hire for the financially strapped athletics department. A native of Miami, Shannon was a linebacker on the Hurricanes' 1987 national championship team and has been a longtime assistant at the school.

Shannon, 40, began working at Miami as a graduate assistant in 1991 and left to work for the Miami Dolphins from 1998 to 2000. He returned to his alma mater to join Coker's staff in 2001.

Shannon has long been regarded one of the country's top defensive coordinators and is well-liked by players. The Hurricanes ranked fifth in Division I-A in total defense this season, allowing 252.1 yards per game, and was third in rushing defense, surrendering only 66 yards per game.

Shannon was considered a viable candidate to replace his former boss from the beginning of the search. The Hurricanes targeted Rutgers coach Greg Schiano as their top choice, but the former Miami defensive coordinator told athletic director Paul Dee on Monday that he wasn't interested in the job.

It is believed the Hurricanes also talked with Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, who expressed interest in the job, and requested permission to interview West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez, who is in contract negotiations to become Alabama's new coach.

Shannon had lenghty interviews with Miami president Donna Shalala throughout the day Thursday, and she and Miami board of trustee members agreed Shannon was their choice. Shannon met with Dee and Shalala in New York on Tuesday.

The school is expected to announce Shannon's hiring at a press conference Friday morning.

Mark Schlabach covers college football and men's college basketball for ESPN.com.

 

[Deeper_Background]

So Donna is in charge of hiring football coaches now? This should be ****ing hilarious to watch!

 

[PopeDirkBenedict]

So Donna is in charge of hiring football coaches now? This should be hilarious to watch!

Yeah, because her track record of hiring coaches is soooo miserable. I mean, Barry Alvarez stunk up the joint in Madison....

 

[slappy4428]

The U return a ****load of talent... They could be pretty damn good next season...

At least 25th, if its whitlock's poll

 

[Columbo]

I would have loved to see that Leach offense with real talent.

 

[Deeper_Background]

So Donna is in charge of hiring football coaches now? This should be hilarious to watch!

Yeah, because her track record of hiring coaches is soooo miserable. I mean, Barry Alvarez stunk up the joint in Madison....

We'll see how she does going with the affirmative action hiring program here. My guess is not well! He better hire a really good offensive coodinator...

 

[Columbo]

Recruiting should be helped immensely if he has even half a personality.

 

[Armchair_QB]

So Donna is in charge of hiring football coaches now? This should be hilarious to watch!

Yeah, because her track record of hiring coaches is soooo miserable. I mean, Barry Alvarez stunk up the joint in Madison....

I'm pretty sure she didn't hire him.

 

[leo1]

Recruiting should be helped immensely if he has even half a personality.

what does that mean? coker had no personality? he was extremely personable. too nice, sure, but i don't think he came off as dull.

 

[PopeDirkBenedict]

So Donna is in charge of hiring football coaches now? This should be hilarious to watch!

Yeah, because her track record of hiring coaches is soooo miserable. I mean, Barry Alvarez stunk up the joint in Madison....

I'm pretty sure she didn't hire him.

Yep. She was the chancellor who hired Alvarez.

 

[PeteyPirate]

So Donna is in charge of hiring football coaches now? This should be hilarious to watch!

Yeah, because her track record of hiring coaches is soooo miserable. I mean, Barry Alvarez stunk up the joint in Madison....

We'll see how she does going with the affirmative action hiring program here. My guess is not well! He better hire a really good offensive coodinator...

Barry Alvarez was an affirmative action hire too.

 

[Columbo]

Recruiting should be helped immensely if he has even half a personality.

what does that mean? coker had no personality? he was extremely personable. too nice, sure, but i don't think he came off as dull.

It means... he's black.

 

[leo1]

Recruiting should be helped immensely if he has even half a personality.

what does that mean? coker had no personality? he was extremely personable. too nice, sure, but i don't think he came off as dull.

It means... he's black.

ok, so you're saying he'll do a better job recruiting black players because he's black? that's insane. white guys can't recruit black players? who was the last black head coach to be a huge success in college? i can't think of any black head coaches who have out-recruited their white peers.

 

[Columbo]

Recruiting should be helped immensely if he has even half a personality.

what does that mean? coker had no personality? he was extremely personable. too nice, sure, but i don't think he came off as dull.

It means... he's black.

ok, so you're saying he'll do a better job recruiting black players because he's black? that's insane. white guys can't recruit black players? who was the last black head coach to be a huge success in college? i can't think of any black head coaches who have out-recruited their white peers.

That's INSANE?

I'm gonna let this one go... I'm in the holiday spirit, I suppose.

 

[PopeDirkBenedict]

Recruiting should be helped immensely if he has even half a personality.

what does that mean? coker had no personality? he was extremely personable. too nice, sure, but i don't think he came off as dull.

It means... he's black.

ok, so you're saying he'll do a better job recruiting black players because he's black? that's insane. white guys can't recruit black players? who was the last black head coach to be a huge success in college? i can't think of any black head coaches who have out-recruited their white peers.

That's INSANE?

I'm gonna let this one go... I'm in the holiday spirit, I suppose.

Well, name a black college head coach who has outrecruited his white peers. Part of that is the paucity of black head coaches. But part of it is that if you are a stud recruit, you are going to go someplace that will allow you to be a star and help you get to the NFL and the color of your coach's skin doesn't matter. When Kellen Winslow Jr. was being recruited, his dad wanted him to play for Bobby Williams at Michigan State so Kellen would play for a black coach. Kellen said **** playing for a black coach, I want to play someplace where I can be successful and train for the NFL and hang out at the beach and went to Miami.

 

[Columbo]

Recruiting should be helped immensely if he has even half a personality.

what does that mean? coker had no personality? he was extremely personable. too nice, sure, but i don't think he came off as dull.

It means... he's black.

ok, so you're saying he'll do a better job recruiting black players because he's black? that's insane. white guys can't recruit black players? who was the last black head coach to be a huge success in college? i can't think of any black head coaches who have out-recruited their white peers.

That's INSANE?

I'm gonna let this one go... I'm in the holiday spirit, I suppose.

Well, name a black college head coach who has outrecruited his white peers. Part of that is the paucity of black head coaches. But part of it is that if you are a stud recruit, you are going to go someplace that will allow you to be a star and help you get to the NFL and the color of your coach's skin doesn't matter. When Kellen Winslow Jr. was being recruited, his dad wanted him to play for Bobby Williams at Michigan State so Kellen would play for a black coach. Kellen said **** playing for a black coach, I want to play someplace where I can be successful and train for the NFL and hang out at the beach and went to Miami.

You sort of made my point for me.

It's Randy Shannon at Miami now.

Winslow ain't changing his mind and bucking his dad to go play for Butch at Michigan State if the situations were reversed.