As they prepare to call Monday’s Alabama-Clemson national championship game, ESPN’s lead college announcing team took a few minutes Friday to discuss the state of the UM program.
I asked Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler what they thought of the Manny Diaz hire and whether they could envision UM getting to an Alabama-Clemson level in the coming years. Both gave thoughtful responses:
Herbstreit: “We all miss Miami. It’s been a long time. I also miss the OB. I know they’ve done a nice job with renovations [with Hard Rock Stadium]. That is such an unusual set of circumstances, when you have to ask your students to drive as far as they have to drive to attend their football games and provide a really hostile environment.