Of course, he was fired.

Randy Shannon, upon becoming the head coach for The U, made it abundantly clear he wanted nothing to do with Shapiro, and there’s a new report that reinforces that notion.

CaneSport.com — Miami’s Rivals.com affiliate — writes that Shannon threatened his coaching staff with their jobs if they were associated in any way with Shapiro. Likewise, multiple sources told CaneSport that Shannon told his players on more than one occasion to disassociate themselves from Shapiro in every imaginable way.

Of course, now we know through allegations made by Shapiro that Shannon’s reported pleas may have fallen on deaf ears. Twelve current players on Miami’s roster have been connected to Shapiro through impermissible benefits, and former assistant coaches Clint Hurtt, Jeff Stoutland and Aubrey Hill — all of whom were on Shannon’s staff — allegedly assisted with, or had knowledge of, the activity.

From the sound of it, Shannon was fighting an uphill battle against Shapiro.

“Shannon’s rejection of Shapiro was a touchy issue for former athletic director Kirby Hocutt and individuals responsible for fund raising because Shannon refused to even talk to Shapiro, who for some time could be counted on to write big checks to the department.

“Shapiro would constantly call anybody in the athletic department that would listen and launch into blistering, profanity-laced and racially-charged tirades at the perceived lack of respect he was being shown by the head coach.

If this Rivals story has any merit, Shannon was showing more respect for the program than anyone in the admin’s office.

(08-22-2011 11:48 AM)mjs Wrote:  Of course, he was fired.

Randy Shannon, upon becoming the head coach for The U, made it abundantly clear he wanted nothing to do with Shapiro, and there’s a new report that reinforces that notion.

CaneSport.com — Miami’s Rivals.com affiliate — writes that Shannon threatened his coaching staff with their jobs if they were associated in any way with Shapiro. Likewise, multiple sources told CaneSport that Shannon told his players on more than one occasion to disassociate themselves from Shapiro in every imaginable way.

Of course, now we know through allegations made by Shapiro that Shannon’s reported pleas may have fallen on deaf ears. Twelve current players on Miami’s roster have been connected to Shapiro through impermissible benefits, and former assistant coaches Clint Hurtt, Jeff Stoutland and Aubrey Hill — all of whom were on Shannon’s staff — allegedly assisted with, or had knowledge of, the activity.

From the sound of it, Shannon was fighting an uphill battle against Shapiro.

“Shannon’s rejection of Shapiro was a touchy issue for former athletic director Kirby Hocutt and individuals responsible for fund raising because Shannon refused to even talk to Shapiro, who for some time could be counted on to write big checks to the department.

“Shapiro would constantly call anybody in the athletic department that would listen and launch into blistering, profanity-laced and racially-charged tirades at the perceived lack of respect he was being shown by the head coach.

If this Rivals story has any merit, Shannon was showing more respect for the program than anyone in the admin’s office.

Let's review: Football coach Shannon gets fired. The Athletic Director quits. Haith leaves for Missouri. You're right, only Shannon looks like he may have tried to stand in the way of Shapiro. All the rest just packed up and left town before the S**t hit the fan.

Well, I'm a HUGE Randy Shannon fan now...