The Bank (4/16)

DMoney

Apr 16, 2023 3 min read

Putting this one out quick because a lot of news is dropping fast:

- Miami trending with Top 100 players WR JoJo Trader (Chaminade) and TE/WR Caleb Odom (Carrollton, GA). Nothing imminent I am aware of, but they would give Miami a huge start to their pass-catcher overhaul with blue-chip WR Chance Robinson (St. Thomas Aquinas), who committed on Saturday.

- I expect a run of commits and Portal additions. As Gaby hinted at on 247, I expect commits from DB Dylan Day (Baton Rouge, LA), OL Juan Minaya (Paramus, NJ) and S Isaiah Thomas (Clearwater). Miami is also trending for CB Ricky Knight (Benjamin), with FSU also in pursuit. People in the building (especially Coach Guidry) are very excited about Day. His frame looked long on his visit with room to add weight, and he has solid testing numbers to go along with outstanding film. He will upgrade the physicality, versatility and instincts of the class immediately. Minaya is someone Mirabal has targeted from the jump. He goes big-name hunting, but he also has his personal giants. Word on Thomas (originally from Toronto) is that he is a big-time talent and should be fully recovered in fall from his knee injury.

- I understand there will be a mixed reaction to a flood of non-blue chip commits, but remember that there were a ton of elite players on campus this month and they all left loving Miami. Those processes will take more time and I'll have more scoop on those visits later in the week. The kids identified above are prospects that Miami has evaluated and prioritized early.

- There is about to be a wave in the Portal. Watch the DT position. As I've been saying for weeks, Miami doesn't just want someone big- they want someone big and athletic. They will add a RB and a nickel. D2 All-American WR JaQuae Jackson is enjoying the recruiting process but Miami is firmly in that battle. Nothing done yet. I expect us to land Lou Cristobal (Georgia State starter) to compete with Ryan Rodriguez at backup center. The priority going forward with be corner.

- Another name to watch is Chris Wheatley-Humphrey from South Plantation. Miami loves him and is picking up momentum.

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Negro-Wan Kanobi

Apr 17, 2023

Warrior808 said:
Its the subtle tells that give it away, but make no mistake, the guy is brilliant.

A good amount of positive posts (but even those are a bit off, like you can tell they are thought up and not really from the heart of a cane fan) then some subtle stuff that is not directly negative but will absolutely stir the pot and get the mopes going. As the chaos ensues, he steps into the background and plays the aww shucks im just a goofball who doesn't know what I said wrong role again. No matter how many factual counter responses he gets, he will never change opinion or debate like a normal person admitting points and pushing back against others. He just plays dumb and keeps the negative narrative going against all logical replies saying otherwise.

That and if you notice, he doesn't read anyone else's posts unless its in response to his own stuff. He will literally repeat stuff or post a tweet from two pages back. For someone who posts that much he is completely un-engaged with anything/anyone unless its negative or not related to his own material. I think he is a high level KBG/Alabama mole. Im going to write conspiracy book about him.

RVACane said:
Well you gave it away. Lol

You can’t think and post with a high level of intelligence and precision with facts in spots and then poRst like a clueless rube and go aww shucks dumb the way he does on the regular and have that make sense.

Tank Grill said:
I think you are definitely overthinking this.

Oh, @Warrior808 @RVACane
Don't you love it when points are being made?

@No_Fly_Zone what's that word, again?

TheOriginalCane

Apr 17, 2023

RVACane said:
I get the situation where Richt has his son in the one QB Coach spot and it’s literally killing us on the trail and on the field.

With Mario, I’d get the anger situation a little more in the CB room where we have or at least before these enrollees on the way, had no one… or the WR room where we need a WR1 burner and have 1 spot , maybe two - and this skill level relative is who he brings in.

But Mario just brought in the best OL class I can remember us bringing in plus got Cohen and Lee in the portal. I’d say he has the OL room under control. It’s the last place I’d cry about how horrific it is that he gave a back spot away - if that’s what happens.

Like seriously, he can give a family member a spot a year in a position group he loads up like he did OL and I’ll take it and be thrilled. I hope he does the same thing at DT this year and gives his niece a spot in the back of the DT room. People are overreacting given the position group involved.

Not only that...but NOBODY ACTUALLY KNOWS the specifics yet. Nobody.

I'm not saying "support Mario". I'm not saying "condemn Mario". I'm just pointing out that NOBODY knows whether Mario is offering a full grant-in-aid. Nobody knows that.

But...sure...we do have MackBammer (and to be fair, other Mopers too) riling up the masses with their "nepotism" claims. But, again, this is the "Cristobal version" of the mini-board-freakout when Duke scholarship player Rocky Shelton picked Miami in January...and then we found out he was WALKING ON.

I'm not saying that Cristobal WILL get a scholarship, and I'm not saying he will NOT get a scholarship. I'm simply pointing out that GABY (and by extension, MackBammer) certainly does not know at this time.

And for the record, I know the Year-End Awards category that @Tank Grill is going to dominate this year...

LEAST SUCCESSFUL SCREEN-NAME CHANGE.

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Fightinibis

Apr 17, 2023

DMoney said:
We brought in the best center in the Portal already. Nothing wrong with bringing in a guy who started FBS games as a backup. There’s no numbers issue.

Would like to hear more on DT portal possibilities. This always comes across as an after thought, especially to wide out, but there is a crucial need there of course.

TheOriginalCane

Apr 17, 2023

RVACane said:
The MackBammer Collection

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No_Fly_Zone

Apr 17, 2023

djnellz said:
Oh, @Warrior808 @RVACane
Don't you love it when points are being made?

@No_Fly_Zone what's that word, again?

Silverback.

TheOriginalCane

Apr 17, 2023

djnellz said:
Reminds me of the scene in Jerry Maguire when Rod Ridwell (Cuba Gooding Jr) and the Cards were playing the Cowboys and his little brother (Aries Spears) always had something negative to say about his brother and the family would look at him like... TF? And his response would be, "What I say?"

D_G87

Apr 17, 2023

01Canes said:
Luis Cristobal has been offered by the following schools since entering the portal 3 days ago:

Nicholls State
Eastern Kentucky
Towson
Stony Brook

Mario getting a GEM!

JD08

Apr 17, 2023

TheOriginalCane said:

Stealing this idea.

D_G87

Apr 17, 2023

Lol all Mario does is talk about how bad the talent is here top to bottom but wants to add an Oompa Loompa FCS backup Center. I don’t care how you spin it, that is an idiotic move when we have extreme needs at important positions still

TheOriginalCane

Apr 17, 2023

JD08 said:
No, not at all. Every single one of the previous instances was because the individual in question was undoubtedly the best person for the job.

But THIS one...

Angry Ibis

Apr 17, 2023

JD08 said:
Does this apply to just head coaches? Because Spencer Whipple was brought in by Mark Whipple.

He’d be QB1 coming out of Spring…

Mackmiller974

Apr 17, 2023

djnellz said:
Reminds me of the scene in Jerry Maguire when Rod Ridwell (Cuba Gooding Jr) and the Cards were playing the Cowboys and his little brother (Aries Spears) always had something negative to say about his brother and the family would look at him like... TF? And his response would be, "What I say?"

I'm actually pretty positive for the majority of the time on here. I'm only negative when I feel like this team or coaching staff deserves it. I mean our program has been considered one of the biggest jokes in college football the last 15 years or so.

TheOriginalCane

Apr 17, 2023

Tank Grill said:
I'm actually pretty positive for the majority of the time on here. I'm only negative when I feel like this team or coaching staff deserves it. I mean our program has been considered one of the biggest jokes in college football the last 15 years or so.

You are entitled to your opinion.

Now will you admit that nobody knows if Lou Cristobal will be walking on or not?

grover

Apr 17, 2023

252cane said:
That’s how they have been dominant. Even if some guys don’t pan out they bring in so much talent that it doesn’t effect them

Seems like the highest confidence recipe for success. Add a couple top WRs to the mix and you can have a field marshal at QB without them needing to be top NFL caliber. Take that whenever you can, too, of course. But big ugly dominance should consistently lead to 10+ Wins.

grover

Apr 17, 2023

OriginalCanesCanesCanes said:
Do you know that’s not possible?

I was trying to exit this discussion gracefully. But since you have said it's not possible for Mario to pay for nephew's school fees, I have to ask why I am wrong about this? What would stop Mario from contributing to a 529 that is used to pay for his nephew's tuition and fees while he attends Miami as a PWO?

DMoney

Apr 17, 2023

DMoney said:
He fits the profile but I haven’t heard that’s the direction we’re going.

Starting to hear more M'Ba buzz now. Not from UM but from reliable source. Let's see how this plays out.

I expect we will add an athletic, 300+ pound defensive tackle.

OriginalCanesCanesCanes

Apr 17, 2023

Tank Grill said:
I'm actually pretty positive for the majority of the time on here. I'm only negative when I feel like this team or coaching staff deserves it. I mean our program has been considered one of the biggest jokes in college football the last 15 years or so.

LOL - “our program”

OriginalCanesCanesCanes

Apr 17, 2023

grover said:
I was trying to exit this discussion gracefully. But since you have said it's not possible for Mario to pay for nephew's school fees, I have to ask why I am wrong about this? What would stop Mario from contributing to a 529 that is used to pay for his nephew's tuition and fees while he attends Miami as a PWO?

Seriously?

Negro-Wan Kanobi

Apr 17, 2023

Tank Grill said:
I'm actually pretty positive for the majority of the time on here. I'm only negative when I feel like this team or coaching staff deserves it. I mean our program has been considered one of the biggest jokes in college football the last 15 years or so.

You know what.....

Man, nvm

TheOriginalCane

Apr 17, 2023

grover said:
I was trying to exit this discussion gracefully. But since you have said it's not possible for Mario to pay for nephew's school fees, I have to ask why I am wrong about this? What would stop Mario from contributing to a 529 that is used to pay for his nephew's tuition and fees while he attends Miami as a PWO?

I would imagine that @OriginalCanesCanesCanes is saying that it would be an NCAA violation.

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