The Bank (12/19)

DMoney

Yesterday at 2:05 PM 3 min read

Even as they prepare for Iowa State, the Canes are working on numerous fronts in the Portal. Here is the latest:

- My read from the building is that the Canes like their options at QB. It's true that the coaches and players like Emory Williams. Anybody with connections to the team will confirm that. But they were also extremely aggressive in pursuing Washington State transfer QB John Mateer, as reported by various national and Oklahoma sources. So watch the actions. The Canes are actively looking to improve the talent in that room and will continue to do so throughout the Portal period (which extends by five days for playoff teams eliminated from the tournament). Fernando Mendoza is a name that we like (and that I personally feel would be an improvement to the current room) but he is by no means the only target. I get the impression they feel better about their options now than they did last year, when so much rode on Cam Ward.

- Secondary recruiting could pick up quickly. Wisconsin CB Xavier Lucas just entered the Portal and the Canes are the heavy favorite. He is a Broward native and former teammate of OJ Frederique under CIS legend @Coach Macho. That reunion would give Miami perhaps the most talented pair of young corners in the conference. Lucas has three years of eligibility.

- Miami is also pursuing Michigan State CB corner (and Venice, FL native) Charles Brantley, who is one of the most experienced and proven corners in the Portal. There is strong mutual interest there. Arizona CB Emmanuel Karnley is another young, long, fast corner with three years of eligibility who Miami likes a lot. Ole Miss and Michigan are battling there.

- At safety, Miami is thrilled with the addition of Zechariah Poyser from Jacksonville State. He may have been the best safety in the Portal and has three years of eligibility. If we add another name as a boundary safety, watch for Adrian Wilson (Washington State).

- WR Kevin Concepcion is on campus now and having a good visit. He is a high-priority target.

- I expect Miami to add a starting C and will monitor names jumping in the Portal (that is an active market).

- WR CJ Daniels is considered a high-character, proven target with rave reviews from LSU staffers and others who have coached him. His contested-catch ability projects to be an improvement over anybody in our room last year.

- The DT name to know right now is David Blay, a 6'4, 300+pound late bloomer from Pennsylvania. He is visiting through the weekend. Miami would like to add a premium, productive target instead of a volume of low-ceiling players, as the room has improved through recruiting.

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Damiencane86

Yesterday at 7:23 PM

tdjones34 said:
Jojo carr loften
Young OL ans DL
Pruitt popo hayes
Brown day Patterson
Mack of healthy

Need to play a lot

With nothing objective supporting this statement whatsoever I feel like Ryan Mack will be solid for us once he gets his chance

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tdjones34

Yesterday at 7:25 PM

Damiencane86 said:
With nothing objective supporting this statement whatsoever I feel like Ryan Mack will be solid for us once he gets his chance

Someone else said it earlier
Probably #2 nickel next year

816Cane

Yesterday at 7:27 PM

gacaneaddict said:
I feel Like im living in Bizzaro world.

We have the best QB in the country, maybe best in school history, has 1 more game left, but instead we got people wanting to see Emory in the bowl game?

If Mario willingly sat Cam Ward for Emory in this game, it would be the biggest coaching malpractice of his career.

I've very torn on this. Cam is on my Rushmore, but I would love to see Emory get some real burn.

I hope cam plays one quarter and they pull him. Everyone wins.

Damiencane86

Yesterday at 7:29 PM

tdjones34 said:
Someone else said it earlier
Probably #2 nickel next year

Very possible. He should have a head start on Amari who is also a candidate to play a little nickel too.

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sedlst11

Yesterday at 7:35 PM

DMoney said:

I have a question, you obviously have the sources. How come you don’t break news like this? I feel like it would help the site even more. Just my opinion.

I know you kind of do it in the bank.

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Canesfrom

Yesterday at 7:38 PM

stormsurge said:
Why do i get the feeling that Miami is in contact with a bigtime QB who has not declared yet and DMoney is not at liberty to discuss this yet?

Multiple options are at play at QB. Let it play out

RVACane

Yesterday at 7:47 PM

StevoBevo said:
I’m not trying to be a mope that’s just how it looks. Mario has been known to be slow and methodical and the portal is the exact opposite right now. It seems he is already taking the slow and methodical approach to firing or demoting Guidry. **** even for him to be announced as returning he is.

I think his approach to focusing on mateer and seemingly just letting Mensah/Arnold just go to other schools was a terrible move. Because he either had some type of intel that mateer was extremely interested in us and was already told he’d (Mario/Miami) get a visit or he didn’t wanna settle (which he has to now) and all while we lost a significant chunk of our top tier portal targets

I don’t think Mario is a bad recruiter but I think there’s an adjustment that NEEDS to be made. On the flip side I think he’s actually done a good job of retaining our talent thus far. If we were truly in trouble we’d be losing talent. The team fights for Mario and loves him once their on his side, but his bigger obstacle in this NIL/Portal era seems to be getting them in the door. His strength is relationships, unfortunately recruiting is way more than that these days.

I agree 100%. NIL is an equalizer of Mario’s recruiting strengths so what’s needed is the ability to pay on one hand but also identify, develop and coach up talent and that’s not where he’s going to be better than the average Joe on a good day.

TwentySix

Yesterday at 7:49 PM

DMoney said:

Ready for people to complain who haven’t watched a second of Wazzu football outside of Mateer highlights

RVACane

Yesterday at 7:52 PM

DMoney said:

I was going to ask if he’s any good but I saw this below so I already know the answer.

Odysseus

Yesterday at 7:52 PM

TwentySix said:
Tell me with a straight face you’re not impressed

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It's gonna be 5 yard passes & screens all dam day with him, gonna lose my mind

Odysseus

Yesterday at 7:54 PM

TheShredder said:
Who is Karnley?

He is awful don't worry about him homie

FrancisSawyer

Yesterday at 7:55 PM

LuCane said:
You can’t keep getting guys like AHayes and fail to develop them. Let them play and learn. Lose with speed and range - not perceived dependability from whatever you saw in practice that doesn’t translate to games.

Hammer meet nail.

FrancisSawyer

Yesterday at 7:58 PM

StevoBevo said:
So far we’ve missed on ALOT of our targets thus far

Mateer, Silver, Calhoun, Singleton, Rivers just to name a few and we wasted our time with mateer when we could’ve pursued Mensah or Arnold. I mean to focus on mateer and put all of our eggs in that basket was asinine (I mean we didn’t even convince him to visit ?!) at least last year we had Howard visit as well

This whole “well now we have money to throw at ___” don’t mean **** because all the big fish are swimming away. Either we don’t actually have money to throw around or our portal approach is just as poor as Mario’s game day abilities.

Next thing you know we will be waiting for the “spring portal talent” and be left at the altar once again and then it’ll be “the real talent is in the SFL 2026 class and Mario is trying to get a head start and we feel strongly about the guys we have”

Yes I sound like a mope and yes I’m ****ed that we went all in on mateer and couldn’t even get a visit in and it’s like now what?

Don’t even get me started on the whole “staff changes are coming after the bowl game” because that is absolutely hurting more then helping.

I’m starting to think the whole portal and how it’s currently built hinders Mario more than it helps and as it stands he is not adjusting to the times. The portal is becoming fast paced and Mario is everything but.

“How you do anything is how you do everything” am I right ?

Excellent post @StevoBevo

FrancisSawyer

Yesterday at 8:04 PM

CreamCityCane said:
Mopes are out in full force. Xavier Lucas is better than any DB on the Miami roster not named Frederique. Probably a multi-year starter at CB for the Canes.

That's a commonly known fact that nobody is disputing.

Mr. Dynasty1

Yesterday at 8:06 PM

StevoBevo said:
So far we’ve missed on ALOT of our targets thus far

Mateer, Silver, Calhoun, Singleton, Rivers just to name a few and we wasted our time with mateer when we could’ve pursued Mensah or Arnold. I mean to focus on mateer and put all of our eggs in that basket was asinine (I mean we didn’t even convince him to visit ?!) at least last year we had Howard visit as well

This whole “well now we have money to throw at ___” don’t mean **** because all the big fish are swimming away. Either we don’t actually have money to throw around or our portal approach is just as poor as Mario’s game day abilities.

Next thing you know we will be waiting for the “spring portal talent” and be left at the altar once again and then it’ll be “the real talent is in the SFL 2026 class and Mario is trying to get a head start and we feel strongly about the guys we have”

Yes I sound like a mope and yes I’m ****ed that we went all in on mateer and couldn’t even get a visit in and it’s like now what?

Don’t even get me started on the whole “staff changes are coming after the bowl game” because that is absolutely hurting more then helping.

I’m starting to think the whole portal and how it’s currently built hinders Mario more than it helps and as it stands he is not adjusting to the times. The portal is becoming fast paced and Mario is everything but.

“How you do anything is how you do everything” am I right ?

Ice T React GIF by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Memnon

Yesterday at 8:10 PM

gacaneaddict said:
I feel Like im living in Bizzaro world.

We have the best QB in the country, maybe best in school history, has 1 more game left, but instead we got people wanting to see Emory in the bowl game?

If Mario willingly sat Cam Ward for Emory in this game, it would be the biggest coaching malpractice of his career.

Welcome to CIS

CanesFan20

Yesterday at 8:12 PM

TwentySix said:
Tell me with a straight face you’re not impressed

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I could do this with Jake Garcia against CCU

JayCane20

Yesterday at 8:17 PM

gacaneaddict said:
I feel Like im living in Bizzaro world.

We have the best QB in the country, maybe best in school history, has 1 more game left, but instead we got people wanting to see Emory in the bowl game?

If Mario willingly sat Cam Ward for Emory in this game, it would be the biggest coaching malpractice of his career.

For clarification I was being sarcastic or whatever you would call it when I posted to play him just to show them/expose them quickly for how stupid they are thinking they can win with Emory Williams.