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SI Pete Thamel reports Cristobal fired

ESPN Insider links to Dieter's story saying Butch Davis is the front runner….

Could it be that Butch and FIU had a preliminary agreement for him to become coach but they had to do it within a certain time frame? So rather than wait and see if Mario leaves and then miss out on Davis, they figure we fire him, he's free to interview anywhere he wants and accept any job he wants and FIU didn't miss out on it's time frame to hire a big name coach who's familiar with the Miami area and also has ties to UM

My two favorite teams are FAU, and who ever is beating FIU!
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Garcia and Butch know each other...and coming from a profession where firing people is an often talked about topic, when an employee gives you a reason to let them go (and you want to anway) you have to strike. A 3-9 record is "poor job performance" and no one can really question that so if Butch Davis is ready to go it was perfect timing.
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Butch Davis is a bad choice for them.....They will be like Ark St. because he will not stay long at FIU.
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Back when we were still searching for a coach, I met Melissa Dawson off campus at a resteraunt(didn'nt know it was her at the time she just told me she worked in athletics) and we were discussing possible FAU coaches. I mentioned that I heard Butch being a candidate and she straight up laughed and said that someone else in FAU athletics had worked with him before (cant remember who, maybe you guys know who he would have had ties with) but said that he was an incompetent coach and FAU would NEVER consider him because of that. 
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Butch Davis has failed at two program he is another fiu Isaiah Thomas big name but has failed at both schools he has been at and history of trouble more UM scraps for fiu
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I wouldn't call Davis' tenure at Miami a failure. He had 1 bad season and most of his recruits were on the 2001 national championship team that Coker won

My two favorite teams are FAU, and who ever is beating FIU!
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Well, I'm sure whomever they hire will promise to "get FIU to the the next level."
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TeamBeer said

SportsIllustrated.com reporting that BUTCH DAVIS is the top candidate to replace him.

If that's the move they make, I wouldn't call this a bad decision.

Did not t do that great at NM this year, yes 4 wins but over Southern (FCS) and bad N.M. St., Hawaii and Tx. St (1st year FBS).

And as he ws the HC at UM, is not FIU a HUGE step beteath that level in S. Fl. football?
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Jab979 said

I wouldn't call Davis' tenure at Miami a failure. He had 1 bad season and most of his recruits were on the 2001 national championship team that Coker won
yea but it take a good coach to turn talent into wins Urban won with Zooks guys. Zook could not do it neither could butch Davis anywhere he has been. Please FIU take Davis and you will have have NCAA sanctions in no time.
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and all the scrutiny of the NCAA allegations of North Carolina with him too. Thats what Butch Davis would bring to FIU
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