The Bank (11/21)

DMoney

Nov 21, 2023 3 min read

In the past few Banks, we revealed new names like Cole McConathy and Markel Bell. This one will involve more familiar names as Miami hones in on its top high school targets. But when it comes to new names and targets, the Portal will be pumping them out.

- Expect a lot of team turnover. The staff feels like they upgraded the roster from Year 1 to Year 2 and hope to make a similar leap this offseason. The positions to watch are QB, WR, DT (x4), DE and S.

- This is also the time of the year where you see attrition in the class. I expect a few names to move on. Overall, the quality will improve.

- I'm told Miami's offer to QB Cedric Bailey (Chaminade) is independent of his teammate, elite WR Jeremiah Smith. Otherwise, Bailey would have been offered earlier. Why now? Miami needs QBs due to transfer uncertainty and they like the development of Bailey as a senior. On top of his physical tools (6'6, 4.4 shuttle, strong arm), he is considered to have elite intangibles on and off the field. And while he's not being offered because of his relationships, they certainly don't hurt. This isn't an imminent flip situation- Miami will need to recruit Bailey and win him over organically.

- Miami still feels it's in a good place with Jeremiah Smith. One selling point- Miami has two of the top 3 receivers in the ACC, statistically.

- A lot of the remaining battles are in South Florida. Mario would love to finish strong locally like he did with Reuben Bain, Mark Fletcher and Damari Brown last December. The staff is sky high on RB Jordan Lyle (STA) after a big senior year. He is a top priority and his recruitment reminds me of Fletcher last year. CB Xavier Lucas (American Heritage) is going through the recruiting process but remains a top target with mutual interest. One name who is having a strong senior year- ATH Lawayne McCoy (Central). Some local observers believe he is playing his best ball at cornerback.

- Another local name who is having a great senior year- TE Benjamin Blackburn (Columbus). He is a true in-line tight end and is committed to a TE factory in Stanford. Miami would love to take him or TE Camden Jones (Pasadena), a Cal commit who visited last week and impressed. Both guys are high IQ and physically imposing. One factor helping with Blackburn- he grew up a Miami fan.

- CB Zavier Mincey (Daytona Beach) will be a battle until the end but Miami is in a good position right now. I don't feel as confident on OL Isendre Ahfua (Seattle), although there is communication.

- Anything can happen in recruiting and things change from day to day. But as of now, Miami likes its communication with DT Artavious Jones (Blountstown), RB Kevin Riley (Tuscaloosa), TE Elija Lofton (Las Vegas) and LB Cam Pruitt (Mobile).

- I read speculation on RB TreVonte Citizen because he wasn't at the game. I'm told he was attending to a family matter.

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90scane

Nov 23, 2023

FrancisSawyer said:
Why is Burroughs leaving?

FrancisSawyer

Nov 23, 2023

90scane said:

To be a boxer? Sorry it's early and haven't had my coffee yet. I'm not following lol

Damiencane86

Nov 23, 2023

FrancisSawyer said:
To be a boxer? Sorry it's early and haven't had my coffee yet. I'm not following lol

I guess it means he got in a fight with a teammate. Must have been some insane royal rumble type fight to justify kicking him off the team.

FrancisSawyer

Nov 23, 2023

Damiencane86 said:
I guess it means he got in a fight with a teammate. Must have been some insane royal rumble type fight to justify kicking him off the team.

I had just cleared the cobwebs from my brain and immediately knew that this was the reason like 2 seconds after quoting the boxing emoji lol.

I mean you have got to be kidding me? I had just watched his HS highlights for the first time and was super excited that he was on the team. So we give the kid a second chance after he decked an Alabama coach then the dude comes here and gets into a major fist fight with one of his teammates? Of course you cannot condone that behavior and have to dismiss him but I'm just incredulous because we can't get anything right! We can't ever have nice things here because someone or some freaky weird situation always messes it up. The one guy that we could not afford to lose goes and gets himself kicked off the team! @Empirical Cane More atmospherics? This on top of Couch and Davis knocking each other out on the field leading to a Louisville TD! I'm sick of these atmospherics!

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90scane

Nov 23, 2023

the worst part by far: we have landed 3 total HS DT in 3 years. We now plan to take 4 portal kids so we can kick that can to the 2025 class and 2027 year when we finally have enough DTs that aren’t 1 year rentals.

We need 2-3 year portal kids that can actually play/start for 2-3 years. We need 3 HS kids this year not 1. IMO, we need to land 6 DTs because we will only have 3-4 returning that will get snaps: Horton, Moten, JHH(pray), maybe Gore/Campbell. Maybe Collins is 290-300 and ready to play inside by fall. I’d rather have 6 from the HS ranks and 3 from the portal with 2 being 2+ years to play. Than kicking the can down the road another year hoping that we can win the portal lottery every year.

QB is similar: we have 3 projects: brown, Emory, Judd. Nothing wrong with that at all BUT numbers are needed if going that route. Take another HS kid, fine. Need a 1 year starter. I don’t see Brown transforming into a starter so I would grab an FCS kid with 2years to play and 3 years of school. Redshirt the four projects with the best two playing backup for 4 games each…assuming the start plays the full game for the others.

bobbydigius

Nov 23, 2023

Ivan The Terrible said:
Maybe Kip wants to Fock us royally and is telling these guys they are higher than they really are. It’s like we are a few players away from something special and they Fock us with the green weenie

No doubt, the global elite cabal does not want the Canes back on top. They can’t and won’t allow their plans to be overthrown.

The U is back to work

Nov 23, 2023

Should have paid Charlie Partridge what he needs to take over DTs and be an Associate HC for pay bump.

JZCane0825

Nov 23, 2023

Gables Canes said:
What a disaster.

$80M for 11-12, 5-10 and a subpar recruiting class with no legit QB.

stick to complaining about basketball recruiting. You’re awesome at that

MumbleRap

Nov 23, 2023

Damiencane86 said:
I guess it means he got in a fight with a teammate. Must have been some insane royal rumble type fight to justify kicking him off the team.

Or, Mario spoke with Saban after they took Burroughs and he came here with a no tolerance policy. Gotta remember Mario & Saban are tight and he was kicked out of Bama for punching a coach.

MumbleRap

Nov 23, 2023

I will say even if it wasn’t a no tolerance policy, he could’ve punched someone far more valuable to the team (Bain, Francis, Samson etc) and they couldn’t risk losing them.

pacusmc

Nov 23, 2023

bobbydigius said:
No doubt, the global elite cabal does not want the Canes back on top. They can’t and won’t allow their plans to be overthrown.

It’s the Rothschild’s!
I clearly saw Saban at the last Bildeberg Group meeting.
There are classified pictures of Emmert at bohemian grove doing some dirty stuff to an ibis.
Lebron is Illuminati and repping osu. Put the fear of god in J Smith. He ain’t flipping or he’ll suffer the rath of that organization.

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CT Cane 44

Nov 23, 2023

Meast21 said:
No LB in portal? Outside Kiko, group is very meh. Not impressed with Wes for all the hype he got.

He’s a sophomore and def took a step. But Bryant and PoPo will play a ton and that should make fans happy

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CT Cane 44

Nov 23, 2023

MumbleRap said:
Or, Mario spoke with Saban after they took Burroughs and he came here with a no tolerance policy. Gotta remember Mario & Saban are tight and he was kicked out of Bama for punching a coach.

DT went from hope to a total disaster. Burroughs made me feel better. We better get the kid from UPenn

bobbydigius

Nov 23, 2023

pacusmc said:
It’s the Rothschild’s!
I clearly saw Saban at the last Bildeberg Group meeting.
There are classified pictures of Emmert at bohemian grove doing some dirty stuff to an ibis.
Lebron is Illuminati and repping osu. Put the fear of god in J Smith. He ain’t flipping or he’ll suffer the rath of that organization.

I thought Saban was the Trilateral Commission?

Empirical Cane

Nov 23, 2023

FrancisSawyer said:
I had just cleared the cobwebs from my brain and immediately knew that this was the reason like 2 seconds after quoting the boxing emoji lol.

I mean you have got to be kidding me? I had just watched his HS highlights for the first time and was super excited that he was on the team. So we give the kid a second chance after he decked an Alabama coach then the dude comes here and gets into a major fist fight with one of his teammates? Of course you cannot condone that behavior and have to dismiss him but I'm just incredulous because we can't get anything right! We can't ever have nice things here because someone or some freaky weird situation always messes it up. The one guy that we could not afford to lose goes and gets himself kicked off the team! @Empirical Cane More atmospherics? This on top of Couch and Davis knocking each other out on the field leading to a Louisville TD! I'm sick of these atmospherics!

Just clouds Miami football for 20 years...

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Odin

Nov 23, 2023

MumbleRap said:
I will say even if it wasn’t a no tolerance policy, he could’ve punched someone far more valuable to the team (Bain, Francis, Samson etc) and they couldn’t risk losing them.

Word is it was Lee.