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December 29, 2024

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AeroCane

I agree and said the idiot Guidry should have been fired after the Cali game and freaking left in CA! But as you said, Mario is NOT the guy! We will be good with him but nothing more. Losing 2 years in a row to GT! Nothing more needs to be said! Oregon fans were right when they said they were so happy he left!

Herbieibis

Aero,
You are to kind my man. Guidry had the first half blues all season but in the first half he managed to straighten things out somewhat at half time but the second half of the season he had no clue or did the players. A conglomeration of pure failure on both fronts coaches and players. We need to get bigger at DT and add more speed on the back end. The final grade for the Dee was an effing F.

Terrance Sullivan

Home Run Article Soupster and our Special Teams aren’t so Special Either! I ain’t talking about the kickers I mean punt return and kick return it’s abysmal!

DallasTX Cane

Hate to say it, but I don’t think this - “So the only real question is: "Is Mario Cristobal the coach to lead Miami to their next National Championship?"” - is the REAL question.

WHAT has to happen or change for Miami to simply win a friggin toilet bowl pop-tart crap bowl game against a lower ranked team?!? How bout simply play in the ACC champ game (a feat SMU has already accomplished)?!? Not to mention, actually WIN the ACC?!?

Can Miami elevate itself to a consistent top 12 program?!? How?!? But first, can we even be a consistent top 20 program?!?

We haven’t been in 2 decades.

I really hate to say this… but given the structure and foreseeable future of college football, I seriously doubt UM can do either. Hope I’m wrong…

MLALUMNI 1970

Hope you’re wrong, but I agree, totally. As I said before, I am 76 1/2 and wanted my canes to win it all. Guess I have to wait another year.🟩🟧💚🧡

Old Skool

TALLAHASSEE — Six former Florida State basketball players sued Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton on Monday, alleging he failed to make good on a promise to get each of them $250,000 in name, image and likeness compensation.

The plaintiffs — Darin Green Jr., De’Ante Green, Cam’Ron Fletcher, Josh Nickelberry, Primo Spears and Jalen Warley — filed suit in Leon County circuit court. Their attorney, Fort Lauderdale-based Darren Heitner, shared the 20-page complaint with The Associated Press. Yahoo Sports first reported the case.

The former players allege Hamilton promised them the money from his “business partners.” The lawsuit says they walked out of a practice last season over the missed payments and intended to boycott a Feb. 17 game against Duke. They ended up playing — the Seminoles lost 76-67 — amid a guarantee from Hamilton that they would be paid but never were, according to the suit.

Old Skool

Major college sports are becoming so mercenary, they're professional in everything but name. I'm waiting for the realtime Gofundme equivalent of a tip jar wherein if you make spectacular plays that shift they momentum of a game, you get a bonus. That's an extreme example, of course, most players would probably want to be tipped just for showing up or playing hard.

Old Skool

Just an FYI to the football groupies out there. If Cam Ward says "Don't worry I'll only put it in half way," Believe him.

Ohio_Cane

Fire Guidry and don't renew 17's scholarship

TonyCane

Some thoughts two days later.

Failure at one position can ruin the entire season. In 2018 the lack of a viable punter had an outsized effect on the season. In 2019 failures at kicker cost us at least one win, and offensive line recruiting several more. In 2022, injuries to TVD and Garcia being unable to take the next step left us with an impotent offense. In 2023, Florida's late shenanigans with Rashada robbed us of a talented backup to TVD when he was injured again.

This year we entered the season with a secondary that not only was suspect, but was extremely thin. And it cost us.

The one consolation is that this shouldn't be a problem next year. We'll go from a cornerback room that looks like this...

2024:
0.9456 Robert Stafford
0.9268 Damari Brown
0.8900 Daryl Porter Jr.
0.8878 Ryan Mack
0.8800 Ja'Dais Richard
0.8744 OJ Frederique Jr
0.8600 Dyoni Hill

2025:
0.9305 Jaboree Antoine
0.9268 Damari Brown
0.9221 Chris Ewald
0.9000 Charles Brantley
0.9000 Emmanuel Karnley
0.8975 Amari Wallace
0.8878 Ryan Mack
0.8800 Ja'Dais Richard
0.8744 OJ Frederique Jr
0.8600 Dyoni Hill

Looking back at recruiting over the last ten years, you can see where the shortfalls took place.

Blue Chip Recruiting (CB)
2016: (1) Adrian Colbert
2017: (2) Trajan Brandy, Jhavonte Dean
2018: (2) Al Blades, DJ Ivey
2019: (2) Christian Williams, Te'Coury Couch
2020: (1) Isaiah Dunson
2021: None
2022: (2) Khamauri Rogers, Chris Graves
2023: (4) Davonte Brown, Robert Stafford, Damari Brown, Jaden Davis
2024: None
2025: (5) Jaboree Antoine, Chris Ewald, Amari Wallace, Charles Brantley, Emmanuel Karnley

Looking back at the list above, we had misfires where players like Christian Williams, Khamauri Rogers, and Davonte Brown departed after just one season. Jaden Davis only had one year of elibigility when signed.


Safety has been a similar pain point. We've added a blue chip freshman in Bryce Fitzgerald and a blue chip transfer in Zechariah Poyser, but we need at least one more body. Blue chip recruiting has been even more dismal at this position in the last ten years with the exception of 2021:

2016: None
2017: None
2018: (2) Gurvan Hall, Gilbert Frierson
2019: (2) Keontra Smith, Bubba Bolden
2020: (2) Avantae Williams, Jalen Harrell
2021: (2) James Williams, Kam Kinchens
2022: (1) Markeith Williams
2023: None
2024: (1) Zaquan Patterson
2025: (2) Bryce Fitzgerald, Zecharia Pouyser

Some other interesting facts:

Youth - Miami had a younger team than every ACC opponent that they faced this season

Average Miami player experience: 1.81 years
Opponents was 2.05 years

More Youth - Here's how many 1st and 2nd year players have been on Miami over the last ten years, and their percentage of overall blue chip players that were on the roster each year:

2016: 41 (13 blue chips), 17% of all blue chips
2017: 39 (17 blue chips), 22% of all blue chips
2018: 48 (24 blue chips), 29% of all blue chips
2019: 42 (21 blue chips), 27% of all blue chips
2020: 40 (17 blue chips), 22% of all blue chips
2021: 44 (24 blue chips), 26% of all blue chips
2022: 34 (23 blue chips), 27% of all blue chips
2023: 37 (24 blue chips), 28% of all blue chips
2024: 46 (26 blue chips), 30% of all blue chips
2025: 48 (28 blue chips), 31% of all blue chips

TonyCane

I really hate to say this… but given the structure and foreseeable future of college football, I seriously doubt UM can do either. Hope I’m wrong…

Posted by: DallasTX Cane | December 30, 2024 at 11:25 AM

As long as the NIL flows, Miami will have a chance. But it's all contingent on good quarterback play. And if not for Florida's antics with Rashada, we would have likely seen him on Saturday after Cam stepped out.

X

"To be [a top tier FB program], or not to be [an annual disappointment]? THAT is the question.

"Whether 'tis nobler in the mind [of the UM fan base] to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous [NIL and transfer portal] fortune, or to take arms against a sea of [college FB] troubles, and by [recruiting and better coaching] end them?" That TOO is the question!

DallasTX Cane

Posted by: TonyCane | December 30, 2024 at 02:57 PM

TC - I respect your knowledge, research, & opinion above almost all others. But isn’t Rashada the guy who jilted us for UF $$, ended up at AZ St for 1 season where he managed to start like 2 games, and now is 3rd string at UGA? His “journey” is the perfect example of the challenges UM now faces and ultimately how we failed. uF’s antics are just the new normal. But, maybe he still ends up playing in orange & green one day after he gets tired of riding Georgia’s bench?

I’ll stay eternally optimistic but have a lot of doubts we can consistently compete with the top 15 year in year out.

Ohio_Cane

Miami is firing DC Lance Guidry

orange 'n green in the vein

Ohio's John Hauser did a great job this year with their defense and has been steadily been given more responsibilities in that program over the last few years.

Other good smaller school coordinators have already been musical chairs out of their previous jobs. Randy Shannon, come on, back, down? Defense wasn't good enough to promote from within this season.

TonyCane

Posted by: TonyCane | December 30, 2024 at 02:57 PM

TC - I respect your knowledge, research, & opinion above almost all others. But isn’t Rashada the guy who jilted us for UF $$, ended up at AZ St for 1 season where he managed to start like 2 games, and now is 3rd string at UGA? His “journey” is the perfect example of the challenges UM now faces and ultimately how we failed. uF’s antics are just the new normal. But, maybe he still ends up playing in orange & green one day after he gets tired of riding Georgia’s bench?

Posted by: DallasTX Cane | December 31, 2024 at 08:00 AM

Yes, he left us. But in 2022, Florida's offer of $14.3M over four years was so above and beyond what had EVER been offered before in the budding NIL era that I can't blame him for jumping. He would have been the highest paid player by far in CFB.

Then of course, cooler heads at Florida prevailed and they realized that if Rashada was getting $14.3M, what would Lagway command the following year? So Florida withdrew the offer at the last moment. (https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/40190447/jaden-rashada-florida-gators-nil-lawsuit-next)

Rashada had burned his bridge with Miami and went to Arizona State for no NIL. He played reasonably well for them in his freshman year in three games:

44-82, 485 yards, 4TDs, 3 INTs

Then using that as a sample of work, he signed with Georgia in 2024. He'll presumably will be the backup next season.

Old Skool

Jaden Harris entered the portal. Please say it isn't so.

Herbieibis

Well the kid definitely wasn't a safety, so he took one for the team and take it he did. Sucked at safety.
Mario should of fired Guidry after the last regular season game. What was he hoping for a miracle?

VA Cane

ASU was down but showed a lot of grit and determination.....missed 2 FGs missed some red zone opportunities....the referees didn't have the guts (or something else) to call that targeting call....it would have given them an opportunity to win it! That's the bias and all the money in CFB now TX had to win....they were not that good, and ASU played tough...cam Skattebo is one tough kid...Sam Leavett QB hung tough as well!

OSU hate them....but man they are tough as hell on D no doubt, and can score....31-0 4:00 left in 2nd...whew....tough one to come back in when you are down that much...Oregon has no answers...small...fast but small they are getting manhandled!!!!!

Happy New Year to all be safe hope it will be great for each of you!

VA Cane

OSU gave up a TD, but roaring right back scoring again. I do not like them at all, but as players I respect them. Their D is the best in the country; they are tough as nails hit hard, use hands, hands up on passes....beautiful fundamentals it wins ballgames. Their offense is pretty good as well....they can run nd pass it. QB is not spectacular....but he manages the attack, and gets it to their playmakers.

I am not awarding them the title, but they will be very hard to beat; if they are on like today, it is a big mountain to climb.

Can you imagine us lining up against them?....what a slaughter it would have been...2025 will be a different season for us; lost a lot of players, especially QB and WR.....could be a back to normal year like a 6-6 season for us!

I cannot see Williams as starting QB....he was terrible!!!!

86Cane

He gone!

Sarasota 'cane

VA Cane I was texting with a buddy during that game and we both agreed it was targeting. And I also thought it was a mistake for ASU to run that blitz on 4th down. I usually hate zone defense, but if there was ever a time to run a zone it was on 4th and long.
Anyway I hate OSU, but I hope they beat Texas.

Sarasota 'cane

And Happy New Year Canespace peeps!

Go ‘canes!

Ohio_Cane

Jaden Harris entered the portal. Please say it isn't so.

Posted by: Old Skool | December 31, 2024 at 06:56 PM
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Assuming sarcasm here?

AeroCane

Ohio
I sure hope so! He was terrible
Branch, wr from usc is visiting today. Automatically becomes our fastest and most dynamic playmaker IF we get him and IF we use him correctly

VA Cane

Agreed Sota, if you are gonna blitz you better get there...and they did not. The safety let him run right by him then tried to catch him...I zone it with 7 and tell my big boys pressure....it should have been easily defended but was not.

I thought a couple of our guys snuck onto the ASU team....that looked like a U coverage!!!!

VA Cane

Texas got their home cooking yesterday on the targeting call no doubt; I think ASU would have momentum and would have won!!!

ND those f**king Catholics got 2 calls right off....you hit that extended leg its roughing every time....that's an injury waiting to happen...they did it twice....I guarentee you if that was UM.....we get the 15 right off the bat!!!! Would not have taken a second punt attempt!

Sarasota 'cane

Georgia had a good run, but they were not going to beat a veteran ND team with a backup QB and a porous o-line. And I’m glad they lost. I hope the Chiefs lose at some point as well!

Sarasota 'cane

I hate dynasties unless it’s one of my favorite teams!😂

Sarasota 'cane

Watch Manny coach a great game. Al Golden did.

Sarasota 'cane

Kid transferred from Indiana to Ole Miss, now he’s gonna transfer back to Indiana. It’s over guys. College football has jumped the shark.

86Cane

Kid transferred from Indiana to Ole Miss, now he’s gonna transfer back to Indiana. It’s over guys. College football has jumped the shark.

Posted by: Sarasota 'cane | January 02, 2025 at 10:00 PM

There IT is right there.

What if a player jumps from one team, say UF to FSU or Michigan to Ohio State, for one year and then returns to their former school knowing all of the playbook and play calls and signs from the school they spent one year at. High paid spies?

MLALUMNI 1970

Happy January, Canespacers!🩷 Can’t believe that we are kind of empty in the gas tank! Going to be 77 this year, getting chemo soon, and hope for the best. I always looked forward to watching our Canes, but that looks dismal, too! The world is going to hell in a handcart with out our Canes being top notch.
What is the answer? At least I am in Florida,, for the winter, where it is nice and warm.🩷 How’s the weather where you live??
I will keep you posted about my chemo.

JCane

Last few days we add on Isaiah Thomas, Dhoni Hill and now Shemar Kirk into the portal

AeroCane

Just got a commitment from tcu center James Brockermeyer - an excellent 1 yr replacement for carpenter to transition to the new center who signed with us!

Herbieibis

Keep getting rid of the excess fat, which shouldn't have been here to begin with. We need some corners in at least the 195 range.
Hill looked like he weighed 180, maybe.

AeroCane

Just got a commitment from TE Alex Bauman a transfer from Tulane. 6’5, 245 and will be a great compliment to 6’1 Lofton

Old Skool

Guess who’s visiting SMU? Tyler van Dyke He’s back in the portal again after a season ending injury looking to capture the magic again with Rhett

AeroCane

Another one:
Per 247:

‘On Saturday, former Washington State cornerback Ethan O'Connor announced that he is transferring to Miami. The 6-foot-1, 174-pounder intercepted four passes and broke up 12 passes as a redshirt freshman for the Cougars in 2024. One of those interceptions was returned 60-yards for a touchdown.

O'Connor, who also took visits to Oklahoma, Georgia, UCLA, and Colorado, is considered the No. 13 cornerback in the 247Sports Transfer Portal Rankings.’

JCane

Riley Williams goes to Oregon State, former Cane Jayden Wayne enters the portal again (from U Wash), and the Browns fire Ken Dorsey.

AeroCane

I’d like Wayne to come back with a new DC! Maybe he can use Wayne’s talents better than Guidry (since Guidry pretty much had everyone out of position (ie square pegs in round holes; rather than putting guys in positions to succeed)

Herbieibis

Rashada in da portal again.

MLALUMNI 1970

Could the Canes use Dorsey, in some way?? I saw him play in Syracuse years ago. One of the best complicated throws that I have ever seen.

Herbieibis

It looks like these dudes hopping in and out of the portal are looking for a hand out. Don't want to work for a position. Take the dough and run. Needs to be a rule that if you sign, you get a feebie the first time, the second venture into the portal, unless you have graduated, you should have to sit a year.

Old Skool

Branch bros commit to Ga. Lucas was supposedly held out of the portal due to questions of tampering according to Wisky coach Fickell. Indications that Lucas will finally enter soon and like commit to the U

AeroCane

No playoffs for the Fins. Do they fire Grier and McDonald and start over (I hope so - Grier is horrible and McDaniel just isn’t the guy) or continue to be average year after year?

58 Straight

Aero and Sota...Dolphins are a HOT MESS.

AeroCane

58
You’re correct sorry to say

Old Skool

Supposedly Mario's first choice to be DC, Banks of Tennessee said no

JCane

D'Yoni Hill to Wisconsin while rumors persist of UW player, Xavier Lucas, out of south FL, likely coming to the U, although beginning to get saturated in the D backfield.

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