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As a big Cristobal supporter who has been very critical of him in the past, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you're looking in the wrong place.
Those stats you are highlighting don't uncover the reason for why Mario has struggled at times. It isn't rushing play percentage. Mario's issues are completely game management based. So its not the percentage of times he runs or passes the ball, its when he chooses to do either and in what context.
Mario is notorious for letting his opponents hang around when he should be routing them or at least beating them soundly. Its not every game but he does this because he tends to slow everything down once he gets a lead. I dont mean 31-10 in the 4th quarter. I mean a 17-13 lead in the 3rd. As soon as he gets a lead he tends to shut down the offense and slow the pace to a crawl which enables a less talented team to stay within striking range. Then when that team inevitably scores and takes a lead then its back to opening it up and marching right down the field. Its almost as if Mario is too scared to play aggressively when he has a lead against teams with a pulse. Granted, he didnt do this all the time. Early last year he trusted TVD enough to let Dawson call his preferred offense. Once TVD lost his trust that changed.
This is why I'm excited about this season. I know Mario trusts and respects a QB like Cam Ward and with Ward's ability, maturity, experience and leadership this could be one of the best offenses in program history. The only other thing that worries me about Mario is his game management at the end of a close game. His maddening propensity to mismanage timeouts and just overall bizarre clock management could put our ability to win the game at risk. However I trust that Mario is well aware of this and that he has taken it upon himself to do much better. I think he will. I think we win the ACC and qualify for the 12 team playoff. Go Canes!
@DMoney
As a big Cristobal supporter who has been very critical of him in the past, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you're looking in the wrong place.
Those stats you are highlighting don't uncover the reason for why Mario has struggled at times. It isn't rushing play percentage. Mario's issues are completely game management based. So its not the percentage of times he runs or passes the ball, its when he chooses to do either and in what context.
Mario is notorious for letting his opponents hang around when he should be routing them or at least beating them soundly. Its not every game but he does this because he tends to slow everything down once he gets a lead. I dont mean 31-10 in the 4th quarter. I mean a 17-13 lead in the 3rd. As soon as he gets a lead he tends to shut down the offense and slow the pace to a crawl which enables a less talented team to stay within striking range. Then when that team inevitably scores and takes a lead then its back to opening it up and marching right down the field. Its almost as if Mario is too scared to play aggressively when he has a lead against teams with a pulse. Granted, he didnt do this all the time. Early last year he trusted TVD enough to let Dawson call his preferred offense. Once TVD lost his trust that changed.
I was a former Cristobal fan when he was at Oregon because of his recruiting skills. What became painfully obvious when he was at Oregon and later on when he went to Miami ... his game management skills are horrible and have cost both Oregon and Miami some games. His other significant coaching flaw (and its a big one) is his inability to develop players and it shows.
Mario squandered Justin Herbert's ridiculous skillset.
His recruiting skills are good but not good enough to make up for his low game management IQ. he is easily outcoached by even average coaches as a result he will never win a natty. Thankfully for Oregon he left for Miami giving the Ducks a coach with better recruiting skills and a much higher game time IQ
No. The decision not to kneel has nothing to do with the claim that Mario "slows things down" with a lead in the 3rd quarter, which is what I was responding too. Didn't happen in 2022 or 2023. Don't give a **** about anything he did at Oregon.
No. The decision not to kneel has nothing to do with the claim that Mario "slows things down" with a lead in the 3rd quarter, which is what I was responding too. Didn't happen in 2022 or 2023. Don't give a **** about anything he did at Oregon.
Ahhhh I see that now ... I was referencing his low football game time management IQ. Oregon's experience is instructive here because in 2018 he did the exact same thing when they played Stanford which tells me that he isn't capable of learning from his mistakes.
I love Miami but they don't want to play Oregon this year should they make it to the playoffs. Based on their spring game and the personnel they have in place expect Oregon to be playing at a higher level than everyone else with possibly just 1 or 2 exceptions. They are loaded with talent at every position. Just saying. There isn't one person in Oregon who isn't happy Mario left
