Cradle of Coaches Statues: anyone else bothered by this?

MUfan98

Four more statues will be unveiled Saturday in the Cradle of Coaches Plaza. That's great! But...

Why did we choose to immortalize these coaches in the logos/words of the universities they left us for instead of Miami? Why will Parseghian's statue have a Notre Dame sweatshirt instead of a Miami one?

Anyone else bothered by this? They were coaches at Miami after all.

tws · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:37 pm Post subject:

From muredhawks.com release:

"Each of the life-like features will be designed in a similar vocabulary with a bronze casting and will feature the coach at the height of his coaching fame. "

http://www.muredhawks.com/search/mioh-ysearch.html?mioh=muredhawks.com&school=mioh&s3q=statues

JWags · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:57 pm Post subject:

I shudder at the thought of something essentially championing ND's success on our campus, Miami connection or not.
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MUfan98 · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:47 pm Post subject:

skin66 · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:51 pm Post subject:

Feeling like I am taking Andy Rooney's place in life today, I am not happy that each coach does not have a Miami shirt,coat or hat on. I think there "claim to fame" should certainly be listed on a very prominent place on a very visible plaque. I don't even like our students wearing other schools (read OSU) apparel to games. I certainly want to celebrate these outstanding coaches as "Miami Men".
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darrtowndawg · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:54 pm Post subject:

Cant stand it!
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redhawks628 · Wealthy Alum Joined: 09 Dec 2009 Posts: 1509

/maturity off

I hate this. I hate the lack of a scalp song. I hate the banning of student signs. I hate the stupid bird noise. I hate every decision ever made by this athetlic department/marketing.

/end rant

kamuohio · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:28 pm Post subject:

Complete and total bs...
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RedSea · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:48 pm Post subject:

I totally agree with the comments above- should we have BR's #7 in black and gold?

How can you ask your students and alumni to support Miami- when you have plaques saying there is better FB at ND, Michigan, Yale and whatever.

When Charlie Coles number is retired will it be in Central Michigan colors?
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TruckCrew · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:32 pm Post subject:

Maz

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JohnnyMac · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:59 pm Post subject:

Who gave the money for the statues? Did the donor have artistic control?
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Crashdad · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:53 pm Post subject:

Yes. I noticed that last Saturday.

I think some enterprising Hawktalkers should put a Miami hat on each statue each and every game day.
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DMo68 · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:55 pm Post subject:

skin66 · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:28 pm Post subject:

thechuck_2112 · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:01 pm Post subject:

kamuohio · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:10 pm Post subject:

thechuck_2112 · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:17 pm Post subject:

Disorderly conduct or something. It's not like it's hard for motivated police to make some BS charge stick.
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kamuohio · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:26 pm Post subject:

One of the many lawyers on here will rep me pro bono, right?
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Guest · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:32 pm Post subject:

I remember a few years ago when the mural behind the scoreboard (that says Cradle of Coaches) was changed, B2 said he wanted to do it because the old one featured the coaches while they were at other schools. So they changed it so it featured the coaches shown while at Miami.. but now the statues seem to be going backward...

skin66 · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:32 pm Post subject:

But really officer, the wind blew it up there and I was just getting it down!
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elpalito · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:35 pm Post subject:

How old are the men when statued? If the statue is based on a photo of Schembechler at an age when he was at Michigan, thenI can see why he has Michigan gear.

If the statues are of them at a younger age, when they were at Miami, they should be in Miami gear.

I have not seen the statues...I've gone only to Miami road games the last few years, it seems.

kamuohio · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:36 pm Post subject:

the chief · Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:19 pm Post subject:

I disagree with all of you. If you have statues of these men in their Miami years nobody would recognize them. They are represented in their coaching prime. I think it is a compliment to Miami that so many great coaches started here and went on to gain national recognition at other schools.

Nine out of 10 people on the street would identify Bo as being a Michigan coach. It's where he became famous. The same for the rest of them; Earl Blaik is known as the legendary Army coach, not for anything he did at Miami.

I don't see an issue here. If anything it shows visitors that these men that they only identified with Michigan or Army or the Cleveland Browns all started here.

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