Miami is firing DC Lance Guidry

DMoney

Dec 31, 2024 1 min read

After a season in which Miami's defense likely cost the Hurricanes a spot in the College Football Playoff, the Hurricanes will be making a change at defensive coordinator.

Lance Guidry is expected to be fired, sources tell CanesInSight. Against FBS opponents, Miami finished 70th in scoring defense (26.7 PPG), 50th in 3rd Down Defense (37.75%) and 82nd in takeaways (1.3),

Mario Cristobal issues the following statement on the decision:

“I want to first thank Coach Guidry for his contributions to the University of Miami.

“In a continuous effort to always improve all aspects of our program, I have decided to make a change on defense. We will move forward and make decisions that provide our players, staff and program the best opportunity to win and develop at the highest level.”

The defense was one of the worst in the ACC during conference play, struggling with communication and pre-snap movement, among other areas.

Miami will now look for its third defensive coordinator of the Cristobal Era, following Guidry and Kevin Steele.

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mirasuegui

Dec 31, 2024

aelmiami said:
Very curious how this search goes. I really hope Mario doesn’t drag this out for months.

Mario probably has portal additions waiting on who he is hiring: go pro like Harbaugh did at Michigan

TwentySix

Dec 31, 2024

CaneLos said:
That scene hit hard.

Every time. GOAT show imo.

Angry Ibis

Dec 31, 2024

edge said:
In hindsight he should have done something. Maybe Nicholson could have made a difference. But I was not impressed with LB play either.

I mean -- everyone acts like JT knows everything, well... could he have been worse than what we saw?

407cane

Dec 31, 2024

does anyone have any background to why pat Fitzgerald was reportedly around our program? who's his connection?

TwentySix

Dec 31, 2024

JHallCanes said:
Might jump on Indeed and apply part time as a special education teacher

I didn’t go to school for it but I can just attach this board to my résumé

“We’d like to hire you as you’d clearly interact well with the students, but there are a startling number of references to adult film stars in your ‘Thoughts from the Bench Press’ posts”

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stormsurge13

Dec 31, 2024

407cane said:
does anyone have any background to why pat Fitzgerald was reportedly around our program? who's his connection?

He and Mario share an agent

Manfred_Cane

Dec 31, 2024

407cane said:
does anyone have any background to why pat Fitzgerald was reportedly around our program? who's his connection?

Meatheads run together

CaneLos

Dec 31, 2024

I'm surprised that he didn't let him find a spot like he's done with other dudes so he didn't have to fire them.

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canesbaby

Dec 31, 2024

TheOriginalCane said:
How stupid.

The new DC will make his own decisions.

Thank god. Never understood Mario forcing certain guys on his DC.

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canesbaby

Dec 31, 2024

CaneLos said:
I'm surprised that he didn't let him find a spot like he's done with other dudes so he didn't have to fire them.

Shows you how angry he was with him. There was a reason Mario went public with his comments on recruiting in early December. I gotta guess that was straight at LG.

Cylo

Dec 31, 2024

brock said:
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Chevis or salvea? I say They keep salvea but who knows

Chevis is a goner. That's Guidry guy

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ADELPHI

Dec 31, 2024

Mr. Dynasty1 said:
I’ll take your word for it. Idk how you explain Joe being on the staff now heading toward a 3rd DC

Absolutely no reason to retain Fat Joe. He’s stealing money at this point. The notion that without him we lose our “Samoan Pipeline” is flawed.

Angry Ibis

Dec 31, 2024

407cane said:
does anyone have any background to why pat Fitzgerald was reportedly around our program? who's his connection?

Fraternity Brother of Mario from their time at Tough and Physical University. Bielema was their class president that year, beat Schiano with a choke slam.

MidnightCane

Dec 31, 2024

Gables Canes said:
NO to Taylor and Hurtt.

Yes to Fitzgerald

Yeah…No. He is a legal bombshell, powder keg etc

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Warrior808

Dec 31, 2024

I would take a swing at Glenn Schumann. Kirby and Muschamp get a lot of the credit for the defense and he doesn't seem to be getting offers for good P4 programs like he probably thought. Especially after what Lanning has done.

Sell him on having that side of the ball all to himself and earning all the credit for the success. Oh and bring over Aguero as well

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djh

Dec 31, 2024

where are the booty gifs?

KANE

Dec 31, 2024

AbsoluteUnit said:

Let’s seee…. By my calculation… with that contract, Mario gets 2-3 more years and that huge buyout number goes “bye-bye”. With that being said, he’s got about 1 maybe 2 more coordinators to throw on the sword, before he looks out his window early one morning and see’s this guy on the horizon…

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NC_Canes_11

Dec 31, 2024

Miami[]_[]Smoke said:
I guess if you look at this decision in a vacuum, enjoy the news. Take a look at the bigger picture and see that the defense was our strength last year. Guidry is fired after one bad season and Mario has already had 3 failed coordinator hires. How many bad decisions and seasons does Mario get?

Revisionist history. Guidry got destroyed by every offense with a pulse he faced last year too.

WeBallinBoyz

Dec 31, 2024

nycane said:
Nakos is making some of this up. @Cribby @JayCane20 @Hurracanes and others have said names of people we know for a fact have spoken to Mario or been on campus. The strategy has always appeared to be fire everyone except JT and D Nic, move Big Joe off field and hire a current or former HC as DC so Mario can focus on management and recruiting. he doesnt want to baby sit a defense.

If true, Mario will never learn…

No one better complain about defensive internal disagreements then. Let the **** DC decide who he wants to keep.