The school has had a long and embarrassing history with its football team. In 1935, a group of Miami football supporters tried to hire [[Red Grange]] as coach. However, the move was vetoed by President [[Bowman Foster Ashe]], in part because of the $7,500 salary that Grange had requested,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scholar.library.miami.edu/umhistory/DisplaySubjects.php?DisplayPages&subject_id=Athletics¤t_page=1|title=University of Miami Legacy Images|accessdate=December 29, 2012}}</ref> and there have been tensions with alumni over the management of the team ever since. | The school has had a long and embarrassing history with its football team. In 1935, a group of Miami football supporters tried to hire [[Red Grange]] as coach. However, the move was vetoed by President [[Bowman Foster Ashe]], in part because of the $7,500 salary that Grange had requested,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scholar.library.miami.edu/umhistory/DisplaySubjects.php?DisplayPages&subject_id=Athletics¤t_page=1|title=University of Miami Legacy Images|accessdate=December 29, 2012}}</ref> and there have been tensions with alumni over the management of the team ever since. |