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How many current scholarship players on the rooster [MENTION=538]rokulika[/MENTION]?
 

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Man we need Wilder. Mentioned in another thread, we only got 5 LB's to feel comfortable with next year.
 
The eligibility chart has 78 on roster, including, Young, Mullins and Wright. 13 seniors leaving, assume 2 more Juniors leave early and Young is off team. That means we start with 62. We have 85 cap. So we can take 23 total in this class (including EEs) without additional transfers. But there are always 2-3 transfers, especially with regime change. So I think 25-26 is the right range, with a willingness to take 1-2 more high 4-star/5-star types who might want in last minute, or a Juco to fill a place where we have an injury.
 
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Liberty City El said:
Mike Harley/Jeremiah Holloman, Darrian Felix, Amari Carter & another OL...
That would put us right at 24 (I'm saying either or with Harley & Holloman, doubt we could get both).
Leave one spot open for another flip in December-January after we've beaten FSU & winning the Coastal.
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I agree with this brother on all accounts. I like leaving a spot open for a "flip" because kids will see where we're headed during the season. I want Felix and Carter to stop messing around and commit.
 
1 Safety - Carter

1 RB/APB to go along with Burns - McFarland or Felix

1-2 WRs - Harley, Hollowman or Smith, and stay hard on Juedy till he signs

1 OT - Leatherwood or Slaton

1 LB - Wilder(only if we aren't done already at LB with Jennings commit)
 
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grover said:
The eligibility chart has 78 on roster, including, Young, Mullins and Wright. 13 seniors leaving, assume 2 more Juniors leave early and Young is off team. That means we start with 62. We have 85 cap. So we can take 23 total in this class (including EEs) without additional transfers. But there are always 2-3 transfers, especially with regime change. So I think 25-26 is the right range, with a willingness to take 1-2 more high 4-star/5-star types who might want in last minute, or a Juco to fill a place where we have an injury.
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Their may be 2-3 transfers on the o line alone. Think wel see more Golden specials not be on the team after this year. I wouldnt be surprised to see 5-6 more guys transfer out between now and next year to open up more spots.
 
Wow.. what's going on in recruiting is totally an inditement of the previous staff and what a sleeping giant Miami truly is.
 
lmao at the folks talking about schollie restrictions. Every year we go through this.

There will always be more commits than people expect. There is still a TON of dead weight and borderline kids on this roster. Kids transfer out, take medical hardships, leave early for the NFL, and unfortunately a kid like Mullins might not qualify.

We could EASILY take 10 more kids if we wanted to.
 
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teddywestside said:
lmao at the folks talking about schollie restrictions. Every year we go through this.

There will always be more commits than people expect. There is still a TON of dead weight and borderline kids on this roster. Kids transfer out, take medical hardships, leave early for the NFL, and unfortunately a kid like Mullins might not qualify.

We could EASILY take 10 more kids if we wanted to.
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It is an amazing phenomenon. The numbers are worried about so much on message boards that they are willed to work out in reality.
 
grover said:
The eligibility chart has 78 on roster, including, Young, Mullins and Wright. 13 seniors leaving, assume 2 more Juniors leave early and Young is off team. That means we start with 62. We have 85 cap. So we can take 23 total in this class (including EEs) without additional transfers. But there are always 2-3 transfers, especially with regime change. So I think 25-26 is the right range, with a willingness to take 1-2 more high 4-star/5-star types who might want in last minute, or a Juco to fill a place where we have an injury.
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There are several underclassmen that I could see being STRONGLY ADVISED to move on after the 2016 season.

I suspect OL-Jr Hunter knighton, OL-R-Soph Jahair Jones, OL-R-Soph Brendan Loftus, DT-R-Fr Ryan Fines, and LB-R-Soph Terry McCray so that is 5 more spots that will be free'd up by spring which will allow 5 of the EE's to be counted back to 2016 plus whomever graduates in December + the Jr's entering the NFL draft. I can see the 2017 Class being close to 30 signees.

Go Canes
 
tyrn said:
1 Safety - Carter

1 RB/APB to go along with Burns - McFarland or Felix

1-2 WRs - Harley, Hollowman or Smith, and stay hard on Juedy till he signs

1 OT - Leatherwood or Slaton

1 LB - Wilder(only if we aren't done already at LB with Jennings commit)
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This is it..
 
Paranos said:
grover said:
The eligibility chart has 78 on roster, including, Young, Mullins and Wright. 13 seniors leaving, assume 2 more Juniors leave early and Young is off team. That means we start with 62. We have 85 cap. So we can take 23 total in this class (including EEs) without additional transfers. But there are always 2-3 transfers, especially with regime change. So I think 25-26 is the right range, with a willingness to take 1-2 more high 4-star/5-star types who might want in last minute, or a Juco to fill a place where we have an injury.
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There are several underclassmen that I could see being STRONGLY ADVISED to move on after the 2016 season.

I suspect OL-Jr Hunter knighton, OL-R-Soph Jahair Jones, OL-R-Soph Brendan Loftus, DT-R-Fr Ryan Fines, and LB-R-Soph Terry McCray so that is 5 more spots that will be free'd up by spring which will allow 5 of the EE's to be counted back to 2016 plus whomever graduates in December + the Jr's entering the NFL draft. I can see the 2017 Class being close to 30 signees.

Go Canes
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Can we adore to ditch 3 OL?
 
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Bigtip said:
Could easily get upwards of 30 if there are 7 EEs

I'm guessing the staff will take their full allotment
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Just keep in mind if we take 27 plus as opposed to 22-23 we bring a roster to say 28/85. That is a very young roster. And lets be honest, if we shirted say 15/28, by their sophomore year, we ready to run em off . . . well the board is. I guess I like signing a class of 23 with a max of 27.
 
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nvlahos said:
tyrn said:
1 Safety - Carter

1 RB/APB to go along with Burns - McFarland or Felix

1-2 WRs - Harley, Hollowman or Smith, and stay hard on Juedy till he signs

1 OT - Leatherwood or Slaton

1 LB - Wilder(only if we aren't done already at LB with Jennings commit)
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This is it..
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I agree.. Leatherwood is a beast. Hollowman definitely could end up in Miami.. he is a good dude too. I think Juedy is gone but would be interesting if they could flip him.. and speaking of 2018 commits, James Cook? The kid is always rocking canes gear. I think his bro went to fsboo as a business decision. I think if we show up and put FSU to sleep this year he could be flip potential.. but also miami likes Lingard at runningback. They said we would get one or the other.
 
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kryptonite said:
Paranos said:
grover said:
The eligibility chart has 78 on roster, including, Young, Mullins and Wright. 13 seniors leaving, assume 2 more Juniors leave early and Young is off team. That means we start with 62. We have 85 cap. So we can take 23 total in this class (including EEs) without additional transfers. But there are always 2-3 transfers, especially with regime change. So I think 25-26 is the right range, with a willingness to take 1-2 more high 4-star/5-star types who might want in last minute, or a Juco to fill a place where we have an injury.
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There are several underclassmen that I could see being STRONGLY ADVISED to move on after the 2016 season.

I suspect OL-Jr Hunter knighton, OL-R-Soph Jahair Jones, OL-R-Soph Brendan Loftus, DT-R-Fr Ryan Fines, and LB-R-Soph Terry McCray so that is 5 more spots that will be free'd up by spring which will allow 5 of the EE's to be counted back to 2016 plus whomever graduates in December + the Jr's entering the NFL draft. I can see the 2017 Class being close to 30 signees.

Go Canes
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Can we adore to ditch 3 OL?
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OL -Jahiar Jones is a Juco kid who is buried on the depth chart and has been getting beat badly since he arrived at UM. There was a viral video of AQM literally just throwing him down in practice a few times.

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OL-Brendan Loftus unfortunately was a Art Kehoe project (a few have been home runs) despite his prototypical appearance he like Jones has not performed at the level needed to even be a quality back-up at this point. He was injured coming out of high school and I had hoped when he recovered he would blossom with having a redshirt year under his belt, this hasn't been the case.

There is a reason the coaches have been saying that Miami needs to add several true tackles in the 2017 Class and that after the first 8 oline guys that Miami is "dangerously thin at Oline". If OG Caleb Chandler or Tackles: Alex Leatherwood, Calvin Ashley, or Adrian Ealy want into Miami's 2017 class later in the year then Jones & Loftus are gone as is Knighton.

As for Hunter Knighton he is a heart warming story and gutsy as **** but after this season he needs to take a medical scholarship and finish out his degree an work on getting into coaching as a undergrad or grad assistant if he wants to stay involved with football. With his heat stroke history he is on borrowed time as a player but he is a smart young man so there are other avenues available to him.

Link to article about Hunter Knighton using internal telemetry temperature monitoring pill.
Miami Hurricanes football team goes high-tech to help players succeed, stay healthy - Sun Sentinel

[video=youtube;hwo5agRtF7w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwo5agRtF7w[/video]
 
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Yes, Richt could get to 30 if he wanted to. But I agree with imurcane. You don't throw out all the upperclass depth at once even if they're not Miami caliber. You need guys that know the playbook and can practice against the 1s and 2s, and come in if truly needed or during garbage time. Also, you want some symmetry across classrooms. Finally, 2018 is loaded and we want some headroom. 24-26 is a good range IMO.
 
Sign 32. We need an infusion of talent! 7 EE's, plus 25. Numbers always shake out and I've never seen UM have a max of 85 'ship players on a team...ever.
 
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