Jon Joseph Moderator No. 1 Share Posted April 17 You just made the list, buddy. Per USA Today, in 2022, Miami paid $23 Million to Mari(o) to get him to move from Oregon to Miami. The largest single-year payment on record for any athletic department. Is it any surprise that with a record of 12-13 to date this guy is under pressure? This is Mariana Trench, 35,814 feet deep pressure. I believe THIS deserves a thread of its own. Deion Sanders, Ryan Day among college football coaches facing the most pressure to win entering 2024 season - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM From title contenders to rebuilders, these coaches are under major pressure to produce results Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabbaNoBargain No. 2 Share Posted April 17 (edited) Add that to the ledger. So Miami paid more to take him off our hands than one year of the alleged Apple deal? Nice one. What was our cut? Edited April 17 by JabbaNoBargain 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Moderator No. 3 Share Posted April 17 John Ruiz, decided to take matters into his own hands and throw money at making Miami sports relevant. Life wallet, a company he controls (LIFW), has had an epic loss in value in the last 18 months. Trading on the NASDAQ in 2022 for about $250/share, today it is less than $1/share, and in jeopardy of being delisted. Federal investigation ongoing. That is a good sign of the judgement and leadership he provides. You may fool investors once, but afterward it becomes much more difficult. It will be interesting to see how much more money he wants to give teenagers, and coaches. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 4 Share Posted April 17 The U has never won an ACC title. Talk about living in Yesterday. Miami is an AAU member school but also a private school with its football stadium 30 miles from campus. Orlando is a bigger media market than Miami. And Miami is not in the top 25 of teams with the most viewers. FSU is This Close to AAU membership. FSU earns the membership and is free of the ACC and FSU and AAU member North Carolina, the 9th most populated state with close to 11M residents, would after Notre Dame, likely be the two top candidates on the B1G's (Fox + Friends) expansion list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 5 Share Posted April 17 On 4/17/2024 at 11:15 AM, Jon Joseph said: The U has never won an ACC title. Talk about living in Yesterday. Miami is an AAU member school but also a private school with its football stadium 30 miles from campus. Orlando is a bigger media market than Miami. And Miami is not in the top 25 of teams with the most viewers. FSU is This Close to AAU membership. FSU earns the membership and is free of the ACC and FSU and AAU member North Carolina, the 9th most populated state with close to 11M residents, would after Notre Dame, likely be the two top candidates on the B1G's (Fox + Friends) expansion list. Saw a you tube video yesterday from locked on big 12 saying Miami wasn't getting into the power 2. Although he has his biased to wish they end up in the Big 12. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augduck No. 6 Share Posted April 18 Fair to note that Ruiz is related to Mario's wife. I don't know exactly how but it's reasonably close, i.e. cousins of something of that nature. I also was recently told by someone with a line in the HDC that NO ONE in athletics was disappointed when it was learned that Mrs Cristobal would no longer be residing in Eugene. Apparently she was not well liked. No details other than no disappointment at her departure. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 7 Share Posted April 18 John Ruiz's wife's family is related to Cristobal. Ruiz and his wife separated before Cristobal was hired though. Jessica Cristobal? Don't know how she felt about Eugene, but obviously sometimes hard for a big city girl or boy to adapt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akubra91 No. 8 Share Posted April 18 Well, will Mario make Cam Ward look mediocre as he seems to do with all the talent he recruits? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabbaNoBargain No. 9 Share Posted April 18 Curious to see if he gets the OSU HB, would go a long ways towards not utilizing Cam Ward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 10 Share Posted April 18 On 4/18/2024 at 1:40 PM, Akubra91 said: Well, will Mario make Cam Ward look mediocre as he seems to do with all the talent he recruits? Although prior performance is not indicative of current results, THIS is odds on. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 11 Share Posted April 18 Jabba, I expect the U to go all in on Martinez. The Ohio State guy is good on paper but has close to no playing experience for tOSU. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 12 Share Posted April 19 I wonder if Mari(O) misses Eugene? Mario Cristobal is being paid a preposterous amount for Miami's mediocrity FANSIDED.COM Mario Cristobal is getting paid how much?! While he had great success previously leading Oregon, it has gone to hell in a hand basket for him in Coral Gables fa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastBayDuckDad Moderator No. 13 Share Posted April 19 On 4/19/2024 at 8:13 AM, Jon Joseph said: I wonder if Mari(O) misses Eugene? It doesn't matter one way or the other. No Returns! All Sales Are Final! 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabbaNoBargain No. 14 Share Posted April 19 (edited) On 4/19/2024 at 8:33 AM, EastBayDuckDad said: It doesn't matter one way or the other. No Returns! All Sales Are Final! What if they keep receipts like Prime? Edited April 19 by JabbaNoBargain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
