Hiring Of James Provides Continuity At UM

The University of Miami has announced today that Blake James has been hired as Director of Athletics. James has been serving as the interim Director of Athletics since October 2012, and is in his third year with the university. 

“Blake James has proven that he has the experience, skills, leadership and especially the love for the University that we need in Athletics,” said University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala.  

Comprising 17 different sports, the UM Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is dedicated to developing and supporting the University’s 400-plus student-athletes in their efforts to achieve personal, academic and athletic excellence. UM student athletes have won 21 team National Championships, 71 individual National Championships, and earned 400-plus All-America honors.  

James came to UM as Senior Associate AD after spending seven years the University of Maine, where he served as Senior Associate Athletic Director before serving as Director of Athletics from July 2005 to September 2010. In that role, his primary responsibilities focused on marketing, ticketing, retail operations and athletics development, along with men's and women's track and field, cross country, men's soccer, men's basketball and baseball.  

“I’m honored to be named the Director of Athletics here at the University of Miami,” James said. “I want to thank President Shalala and the Board of Trustees for the opportunity as we continue to move forward through these difficult times. We have assembled a great athletics staff with tremendous head coaches and I am grateful to be a Miami Hurricane.”  

During his tenure at Maine, athletics experienced tremendous success, including three trips to the Frozen Four for the men's ice hockey program and NCAA playoff berths for football, baseball (two), women's basketball and softball. Additionally, James implemented a comprehensive $17 million facility improvement plan, which included an indoor practice facility and numerous other facility upgrades and renovations. Academically, the program flourished, earning the conference academic cup twice and maintaining better than a 3.0 GPA. 

No stranger to South Florida, James began his athletic career with UM, working in ticket sales, corporate sales and athletics development while a graduate student at St. Thomas University.

Comments

[UMike]

Ohio..in regards to Sony's coaches...I am pretty sure Sony is a teammate of Michael Deeb's..so if what some of what I read about Barrow not liking that kid is correct, there could be an issue. BUT, from all the info we heard lately South Florida coaches love Golden and when you add in Mari and Coley, we should be in good shape..outside of BTW lol

[Sarasota 'cane]

Sileo won't be in radio by the time football season starts. Someone posted yesterday that he is hated by his station colleagues and his contract wil likely not be renewed.

Dan Sileo was instrumental in steering Matt Patchan away from UM years ago even though Dan tries to deny it today! He is UM's very own Benedict Arnold who has attacked UM at every turn since his days at AM 620 and now at wqam.

Sileo will support any buffoon that still carries the UM torch from the 80's, most recently Luke Campbell. Ironically for Sileo one of the reasons Luke and his camp are so pissed is because od the way Shannon was treated by UM, but Sileo was by far Randy's biggest critic in the Tampa market.

Dan always talks about UM's NAtional Championship culture, but never won a NC himself!

Getting Dan off the air in South Florida will be as important as getting past the NCAA investigation this season. The fool must think that having a fan base that hates you is good for ratings ala Howard Stern, but is too stupid to realize that doesn't work in sports talk radio!

As far as I can see it looks like Golden is done with Dan as well. Golden has been on everyone's show on wqam except Sileo's.

The bottom line is Dan Sileo is a delusional mess that is obviously still struggling with mental issues from his playing days and high intake of PED's. The sooner he takes his mess out of town the better off UM will be.

Go 'canes!

[CoCane]

Chuch^^^^

[Clwtrdan]

BTW. Mattew Patchan is listed as a transfer to Boston College this year. He should qualify to play immediately since he is a senior.

[Ohio_Cane]

Canes have offered 2014 LB Sherrod Pittman (6'1, 220) out of First Coast in Jax

[Ohio_Cane]

^^^ 2015, my bad

[Clwtrdan]

New oferee

http://www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2013/02/late_miami_offer_has_eastons_e.html

[Clwtrdan]

New offer and visit from AG for DT.
http://www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2013/02/denham_springs_defensive_tackl.html

[TonyCane]

Sarasota, lol.

[Old Skool]

Last linebacker I believe we offered out of First Coast was Reggie Northrup

[Ohio_Cane]

New oferee

http://www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2013/02/late_miami_offer_has_eastons_e.html

Posted by: Clwtrdan | February 09, 2013 at 11:56 AM
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Ya this is the guy we offered the night before or night of NSD.

WANT.

[BigWindyCane1]

Golden will get these 2012 and 2013 recruits ready and develop this class. I would prefer to have a group of 3 and 4 stars under Tolden rather than a group of 4 and 5 stars under Shannon, who did a disservice to his recruits by refusing to develop them.

I have seen more player development under Golden these last two years that I saw in the 10 years of Coker and Shannon.

Canes will win the ACC Coastal and ACC this year and they will have several All Americans. That string of First round draft choices will begin again with Seantrel and Linder. THen the Canes 2014 class will be a monster class. Go Canes!

[orange 'n green in the vein]

Another program measuring stick for The Pimp and his crew to clear today, never beaten the powder blue at home and you know they're loaded for revenge in this rematch.

It's still an upset if UM wins and completes the regular season sweep isn't it?

[j.w.]

Not sure about that, OGV- UNC is not the UNC we used to see. But its a hell of an achievment, regardless of whether its an upset, to sweep them.
CGNC- the storm was pretty brutal in Southern New England. Looks like all those who grew up where I did weren't all that impressed with it, though, they see storms like this all the time in snow country (Northern New England).

[TonyCane]

Stars are not everything, and the experience of the players regardless of rankings is a huge factor, and even more so is coaching. That said, here is an early runddown of Miami's 2013 schedule (most dates TBD) with projections based on Miami's strength of star players vs our opponents:

(W) Florida Atlantic
(L) Florida
(W) Savannah State
(W) USF Bulls
(W) Georgia Tech
(W) North Carolina
(L) Florida State
(W) Virginia Tech
(W) Virginia
(W) Duke
(W) Wake Forest
(W) Pittsburgh

By strength of our last four recruiting classes versus those of our opponents, we technically should finish 10-2.

Miami:
Total 5 Stars: 2
Total 4 Stars: 23
Total 3 Stars: 61
Total 2 Stars: 7

Florida Atlantic
Total 5 Stars: 0
Total 4 Stars: 0
Total 3 Stars: 16
Total 2 Stars: 71

Florida
Total 5 Stars: 9
Total 4 Stars: 52
Total 3 Stars: 32
Total 2 Stars: 3

South Florida
Total 5 Stars: 0
Total 4 Stars: 7
Total 3 Stars: 58
Total 2 Stars: 16

Georgia Tech
Total 5 Stars: 0
Total 4 Stars: 8
Total 3 Stars: 52
Total 2 Stars: 11

North Carolina
Total 5 Stars: 0
Total 4 Stars: 17
Total 3 Stars: 62
Total 2 Stars: 6

Florida State
Total 5 Stars: 8
Total 4 Stars: 39
Total 3 Stars: 41
Total 2 Stars: 3

Virginia Tech
Total 5 Stars: 1
Total 4 Stars: 18
Total 3 Stars: 57
Total 2 Stars: 6

Virginia
Total 5 Stars: 1
Total 4 Stars: 12
Total 3 Stars: 59
Total 2 Stars: 17

Duke
Total 5 Stars: 0
Total 4 Stars: 1
Total 3 Stars: 42
Total 2 Stars: 37

Wake Forest
Total 5 Stars: 0
Total 4 Stars: 1
Total 3 Stars: 55
Total 2 Stars: 21

Pittsburgh
Total 5 Stars: 1
Total 4 Stars: 12
Total 3 Stars: 54
Total 2 Stars: 21

Again, this is TECHNICALLY. As mentioned in the first paragraph there are many variables. For comparison in 2012, three of Miami's losses came against teams that had lower star totals than Miami (Virginia, K State, Virginia). Although K State's total should be viewed as anamolous due to the high number of JUCOs.

All 7 of Miami's victories game against teams with lower star totals than the Canes.

[Hassan]

New warm ups are dope

[pbcfrcane13]

9-2 to start off for the canes

[pbcfrcane13]

the BUC is going crazy!

[pbcfrcane13]

After the fast start a couple of ball carries and travel call but our D is playing solid.....9-2 first tv TO

[dj moonbat]

Is Larranaga just *that good*? This season is blowing my mind.

[pbcfrcane13]

Man two ball carries and two travel calls in like 2 minutes ive never seen that

[pbcfrcane13]

hmmm why are all my post being taken off the site

[pbcfrcane13]

Dwade and James at the game nice

[86Cane]

Checking in.

[pbcfrcane13]

86 non of my post are showing?

[Jack]

Go Canes beat UNC!!!!

[pbcfrcane13]

44-27 canes at half

[Jack]

Great first half!

[pbcfrcane13]

Lebron and Dwade came to see the show today pretty cool....

[UpNorthCane27]

Guys just checking in after the 3 hrs of soveling an clearing the driveway and front of the house... No power and probably wont have any until tomorrow, to my other northen bloggers who got hit with the storm hope yall are safe and warm...

[pbcfrcane13]

UpNorthCane buddy stay warm! Good luck and to the rest of you up there...

Btw wade and James sitting next to the prez herself Donna lol

[pbcfrcane13]

http://twitter.com/hurricanesports/status/300328554695118850/photo/1

post from the canes twitter account

[pbcfrcane13]

two great blocks!! Kenny and Gamble

[pbcfrcane13]

49-31 canes

[pbcfrcane13]

55-33 CANES!!

[Jack]

Stay safe and warm up there guys!

[86Cane]

86 non of my post are showing?

Posted by: pbcfrcane13 | February 09, 2013 at 02:38 PM

I'll see if I can find them in the spam bank.

[laquinton]

how about miami basketball ? shocking the world and if kadgi.or larkin arent all americans or top 3 for some award id be appalled... dont worry footballl fans we will shock cfb this year

[pbcfrcane13]

its all good just wanted to keep the bloggers updated on the game

[86Cane]

PBCFR....they are posted now. Something strange is going on, I found several comments from several bloggers there for no good reason?

[Canesteeler]

I love the intensity of the hoop team.

[86Cane]

UM 75, UNC 52 with 5:00 left.

[pbcfrcane13]

James Jones Lebron and Dwade!! in the house that is awesome!!

[JRamos]

I think is time to give this Canes basketball team a lot credit....Just hope the football team takes notice and play with the same passion

[JRamos]

Miami becoming a basketball town!!!! Go Canes!!!!

[pbcfrcane13]

Jramos what the football team and staff need to take notice....if you win we will come!! Not talking about 86 ogv, me and all the others on here who are lucky enough to have season tickets and go to all the home games and things like that but Im talking about the "other" UM fans who don't feels like going to these games till its an "event"....so Al and Football players win and we will come....btw bunch of fture recruits are at the game so I read it that true?

[86Cane]

Great shot of campus from an aerial view. Can U say RECRUITING??? LOL

Miami: warm, sunny, light wind, 78 degrees.

Charlotte: partly cloudy, cool, 58 degrees.

Boston: cold, cloudy, snowy blizzard, 19 degrees.

Dear High School Recruit:

Where do U wanna spend the next 4 years of YOUR life?

[Terrance Sullivan]

CoCANE GT beat UNC, we beat UNC, and UNC beat us so it was technically a 3 way tie. And since when u throw in tiebreakers Miami would have went but I completely agree on just winning it outright and not sharing it. The Pimp and Crew are beating down UNC. I love it.

[86Cane]

UM 85, UNC 57 with 1:00 minute left.

[Terrance Sullivan]

I meant we beat GT, and UNC beat us.