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Biggest recruiting misses in school history

Canesfan_134 said:
Pre Internet Recruiting Era off the top of my head
LB Derrick Thomas (wanted to leave SFLA)
LB Keith Carter
LB Marvin Jones
CB Clifton Abraham
RB Marshall Faulk (wanted to come but we wanted him as a DB.)
LB Lamont Green
RB Troy and Darren Davis (not sure if we even recruited them hard.)
LB LaVar Arrington
S Derrick Gibson
RB LaDainian Tomlinson (wanted to come but was supposedly scared to fly and never visited stayed in TX.)

Internet Recruiting Era
2003 DT Nate Robinson (5* #1 DT in the nation from Jersey committed to us at the same time as Greg Olsen. But didn’t qualify academically went to Rutgers.)
2004 RB Bobby Washington (didn’t qualify academically went to NC State.)
2005 CB Demetrice Morley
2005 TE Martellus Bennett
2005 RB Antone Smith
2005 DE Ricky Jean-Francois (was never offered wanted to come)
2007 RB Noel Devine
2007 RB Antwain Easterling
2007 RB Armando Allen
2008 CB Patrick Peterson
2008 LB LaVonte Davis (literally begged for an offer)
2009 RB Bryce Brown
2010 DB Lamarcus Joyner
2011 RB DeVonta Freeman
2011 QB Teddy Bridgewater
2011 WR Sammy Watkins
2012 WR Amari Cooper
2013 LB Matthew Thomas
2013 CB Jalen Ramsey (grew up a Canes fan we Golden ruined any chance of getting him. Signed Corn Elder from the same area.)
2014 RB Dalvin Cook
2015 WR Calvin Ridley
2015 CB Tarvarus McFadden
2016 DE Brian Burns
2017 WR Jerry Jeudy
2017 WR Trevon Grimes
2018 CB Patrick Surtain II
2018 CB Tyson Campbell
2019 WR Jadon Haselwood
2017 OL Evan Neal
2020 LB Justin Flowe
2021 LB Terrence Lewis
2021 WR Ja’Corey Brooks
2021 CB Jason Marshall
2022 DE Shemar Stewart
2022 CB Earl Little Jr
2023 CB Cormani McClain
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Lots of talent on the list and lots of busts as well. Crazy looking back on the guys that everyone wanted and ended up not doing much in college.
 
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Canesfan_134 said:
One of the best pure arm talents I’ve ever seen. But he had a horrible attitude throughout the duration of his college & pro career. Jimmy wanted him bad and Jimmy got most the guys he wanted…

Absolutely would not have fit in with those mid-late 80s Canes locker rooms…
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No doubt.

Now that I think about it, isn’t one of George’s sons on the Miami roster as a scout team quarterback?
 
AtlAtty said:
Why good comes of spending your time discussing players who did NOT come to UM?
Because very single university has recruiting misses. And sitting around crying, moaning and complaining about things that did not work out in your life is not what healthy people do.

So rather than this list, how about some of you make a list about all the women who rejected you, or the jobs you did not get, or the schools that rejected your application? Seems pointless doesn’t it? Well so is this entire thread.
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2005 CB Demetrice Morley
2005 TE Martellus Bennett
2005 RB Antone Smith
2005 DE Ricky Jean-Francois (was never offered wanted to come)
2007 RB Noel Devine
2007 RB Antwain Easterling
2007 RB Armando Allen
2008 CB Patrick Peterson
2008 LB LaVonte Davis (literally begged for an offer)
2009 RB Bryce Brown
2010 DB Lamarcus Joyner
2011 RB DeVonta Freeman
2011 QB Teddy Bridgewater
2011 WR Sammy Watkins
2012 WR Amari Cooper
2013 LB Matthew Thomas
2013 CB Jalen Ramsey (grew up a Canes fan we Golden ruined any chance of getting him. Signed Corn Elder from the same area.)
2014 RB Dalvin Cook
2015 WR Calvin Ridley
2015 CB Tarvarus McFadden
2016 DE Brian Burns
2017 WR Jerry Jeudy
2017 WR Trevon Grimes
2018 CB Patrick Surtain II
2018 CB Tyson Campbell
2019 WR Jadon Haselwood
2017 OL Evan Neal
2020 LB Justin Flowe
2021 LB Terrence Lewis
2021 WR Ja’Corey Brooks
2021 CB Jason Marshall
2022 DE Shemar Stewart
2022 CB Earl Little Jr
2023 CB Cormani McClain

Those bold names HURT. 😂
 
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AtlAtty said:
Why good comes of spending your time discussing players who did NOT come to UM?
Because very single university has recruiting misses. And sitting around crying, moaning and complaining about things that did not work out in your life is not what healthy people do.

So rather than this list, how about some of you make a list about all the women who rejected you, or the jobs you did not get, or the schools that rejected your application? Seems pointless doesn’t it? Well so is this entire thread.
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Unfortunately this fanbase is a glutton for misery.
 
The U is back to work said:
2005 CB Demetrice Morley
2005 TE Martellus Bennett
2005 RB Antone Smith
2005 DE Ricky Jean-Francois (was never offered wanted to come)
2007 RB Noel Devine
2007 RB Antwain Easterling
2007 RB Armando Allen
2008 CB Patrick Peterson
2008 LB LaVonte Davis (literally begged for an offer)
2009 RB Bryce Brown
2010 DB Lamarcus Joyner
2011 RB DeVonta Freeman
2011 QB Teddy Bridgewater
2011 WR Sammy Watkins
2012 WR Amari Cooper
2013 LB Matthew Thomas
2013 CB Jalen Ramsey (grew up a Canes fan we Golden ruined any chance of getting him. Signed Corn Elder from the same area.)
2014 RB Dalvin Cook
2015 WR Calvin Ridley
2015 CB Tarvarus McFadden
2016 DE Brian Burns
2017 WR Jerry Jeudy
2017 WR Trevon Grimes
2018 CB Patrick Surtain II
2018 CB Tyson Campbell
2019 WR Jadon Haselwood
2017 OL Evan Neal
2020 LB Justin Flowe
2021 LB Terrence Lewis
2021 WR Ja’Corey Brooks
2021 CB Jason Marshall
2022 DE Shemar Stewart
2022 CB Earl Little Jr
2023 CB Cormani McClain

Those bold names HURT. 😂
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I think we dodged a bullet with Terrence Lewis.
 
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I see alot of Dalvin Cook posted....

He was never coming here.

My man committed to Clemson of all places early in his recruiting cycle so that should of let ya know where he stood.

We got Yearby because Coley already knew Cook was headed fsu's way......We didnt choose Yearby over Cook
 
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WeBallinBoyz said:
Lamar Jackson
Dalvin Cook
Patrick Peterson
Jerry Jeudy

I’m sure there’s tons more
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A player like lamar probably single handily changes the program at that time, probably wont win a natty but it would have been the best stretch since the glory days. And he was a miami fan growing up like most kids here
 
gogeta4 said:
I see alot of Dalvin Cook posted....

He was never coming here.

My man committed to Clemson of all places early in his recruiting cycle so that should of let ya know where he stood.

We got Yearby because Coley already knew Cook was headed fsu's way......We didnt choose Yearby over Cook
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All I ever wanted to know was who at UM ****ed in Dalvin’s Cheerios? Dude eliminated us when he was 9 years old.
 
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