Class of 2024 Defensive Back Ryan Mack Commits to Miami Hurricanes

[JHallCanes]

Not sure if you’re aware of this but all those guys are going to have a meteoric rise in the rankings, even though stars don’t matter. On the off chance that one of them doesn’t, there’s a current All Pro player who was ranked at or below were they are where we can easily project them to have the same success if not more. Finally, it’s not even July…

Wait hold on

First things first

We need to establish what is actually considered South Florida

Then we gotta add the South Florida multiplier to the equation

Then add the “if they didn’t commit to us” multiplier

Then cross reference for any rumors of Alabama helicopters or UGA bagmen

 

[grover]

It all comes down to whether or not 1. you trust your coaches' evals over the recruiting services (I do) and 2. you believe this is all we are taking (I don't). So yeah, I'm fine with this class ... for now.

 

[CaneTheGaytors]

Welcome to the U, Mr. Mack!!! Now work like no other, and become great!

 

[boomer]

Welcome to the []_[]

 

[mossmadness]

It all comes down to whether or not 1. you trust your coaches' evals over the recruiting services (I do) and 2. you believe this is all we are taking (I don't). So yeah, I'm fine with this class ... for now.

Trust the staff or not, in the end, no coach has outperformed the recruiting service rankings to create a legit national title contending team.

If your class isn’t high ranking, you have no chance at a national title. That’s just the reality of it.

 

[Ispyin]

I’m not a star *****, and I honestly don’t follow the stuff that closely in terms of commenting generally. I also know there’s still a lot of big ones out there yet to make decisions.

I guess my question for those of you that know, and don’t always have Cane’s tinted glasses on, if Golden or Manny Diaz had a class with this many three stars in as a percentage of the overall class what would you be thinking?

I read somewhere that Mario, since he got to Oregon, has never had a class that didn’t have the majority of the final class four-star or higher - but with this latest commit (and not discounting that the services might have some of these guys under ranked and that could change over the season) it just seems a little scary.

 

[CDWright40]

I’m not a star *****, and I honestly don’t follow the stuff that closely in terms of commenting generally. I also know there’s still a lot of big ones out there yet to make decisions.

I guess my question for those of you that know, and don’t always have Cane’s tinted glasses on, if Golden or Manny Diaz had a class with this many three stars in as a percentage of the overall class what would you be thinking?

I read somewhere that Mario, since he got to Oregon has never had a class that didn’t have the majority of the final class four-star or higher but with this latest commit and not discounting that the services might have some of these guys under ranked, and that could change over the season it just seems a little scary

This kid is very close with several top targets and almost guarantees we get a kid like Trader who is a 5 star. need to look at the big picture.

 

[TC@ne]

I’m not a star *****, and I honestly don’t follow the stuff that closely in terms of commenting generally. I also know there’s still a lot of big ones out there yet to make decisions.

I guess my question for those of you that know, and don’t always have Cane’s tinted glasses on, if Golden or Manny Diaz had a class with this many three stars in as a percentage of the overall class what would you be thinking?

I read somewhere that Mario, since he got to Oregon has never had a class that didn’t have the majority of the final class four-star or higher but with this latest commit and not discounting that the services might have some of these guys under ranked, and that could change over the season it just seems a little scary

When it comes to recruiting, Mario has earned the benefit of the doubt until he deserves to lose it. Combine that with Zo making evaluations, and I’m a lot more excited about these 3 stars than ones from previous staffs.

 

[LatinCane]

Welcome to THE U! Stay healthy, study hard then be ready to come in and uphold the legacy of the Mack name at UM!

 

[Cajuncane]

Yall best watch it, I got it on good authority that NBA STAR
Zion Williamson will bust in all that meow

Guarantee you he’d hurt or pull something on the first one and have to sit out the next three….

 

[Cajuncane]

I’m not a star *****, and I honestly don’t follow the stuff that closely in terms of commenting generally. I also know there’s still a lot of big ones out there yet to make decisions.

I guess my question for those of you that know, and don’t always have Cane’s tinted glasses on, if Golden or Manny Diaz had a class with this many three stars in as a percentage of the overall class what would you be thinking?

I read somewhere that Mario, since he got to Oregon has never had a class that didn’t have the majority of the final class four-star or higher but with this latest commit and not discounting that the services might have some of these guys under ranked, and that could change over the season it just seems a little scary

I’d be thinking I’m glad we have Zo and Mario doing evals instead of Golden and Manny….

 

[Odysseus]

Still need some more star power in the DB room this cycle

 

[JHallCanes]

I’m not a star *****, and I honestly don’t follow the stuff that closely in terms of commenting generally. I also know there’s still a lot of big ones out there yet to make decisions.

I guess my question for those of you that know, and don’t always have Cane’s tinted glasses on, if Golden or Manny Diaz had a class with this many three stars in as a percentage of the overall class what would you be thinking?

I read somewhere that Mario, since he got to Oregon has never had a class that didn’t have the majority of the final class four-star or higher but with this latest commit and not discounting that the services might have some of these guys under ranked, and that could change over the season it just seems a little scary

It’s a fair question

My honest answer is that, in general, this feels different

And yeah I know that already sounds bad but here’s why:

We are seeing a really good combination, and maybe it’s also that information travels so quickly now, of us bringing guys in and seeing them live, then offering, then closing the deal

These lower ranked guys feel hand picked and when Alonzo is on staff, that lends credibility along with Mario

Too often in the pass these felt like reaches

But again, I could be totally off. I don’t blindly give faith to it, but I think with the guys involved in the decision making processes, I give them more leeway. We’ve finally invested heavily into the program and this should be an area it helps a lot

My two cents anyway

 

[NJshoreCane]

Trust the staff or not, in the end, no coach has outperformed the recruiting service rankings to create a legit national title contending team.

If your class isn’t high ranking, you have no chance at a national title. That’s just the reality of it.

There are only 2 teams out there that didn’t have at least one double digit ranking in the last 5 years.

Looks like we’re heading for a pair of 7’s (+/-) in Mario’s first 2 years.

 

[SayWhat]

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Gawd ****, you used the biggest sporting star in the world for this one? I'm not counting Messi or Ronaldo from Portugal, but come on. Let's throw up a Haaland, his only modern day comp.

Cool, I'm excited for the kid, but ****. I'm sure this might be negged into oblivion, but I've never given a **** about that. Happy for the legacy, but ****, this class isn't adding up. Hate to say that, but it is what it is.

 

[WeBallinBoyz]

I’m not a star *****, and I honestly don’t follow the stuff that closely in terms of commenting generally. I also know there’s still a lot of big ones out there yet to make decisions.

I guess my question for those of you that know, and don’t always have Cane’s tinted glasses on, if Golden or Manny Diaz had a class with this many three stars in as a percentage of the overall class what would you be thinking?

I read somewhere that Mario, since he got to Oregon has never had a class that didn’t have the majority of the final class four-star or higher but with this latest commit and not discounting that the services might have some of these guys under ranked, and that could change over the season it just seems a little scary

We’re going to need a lot of blue chips, in fact mostly blue chips, the rest of the way. For 3-star guys, I agree there are a lot right now; I don’t think anyone in their right mind should be jumping for joy considering 10 of our 13 commits are 3 stars. That’s not what we hired Mario for.

Good thing is it’s still relatively early. As for the 3-star commits, I like looking at the offer list. For some of the guys, I didn’t list all their offers (but did list their best ones).

Daylen Russell - claims offers from Miami, FSU, Louisville, Nebraska, West Virginia, Central Michigan, UCF, FIU. Was underwhelmed when we took his commitment considering how deep this DL class is locally and nationally. I stand by it.

Judd Anderson - claims offers from Miami, Ole Miss, Pitt, Georgia Tech, UConn, Middle Tennessee St, Eastern Michigan, Memphis, Toledo, Western Michigan, Penn, Wofford. I think his film aligns with his offer list - G5 to low end P5 QB, we’re reaching in terms of a QB1 but it’s been beaten to nauseam on here.

Juan Minaya - claims offers from the likes of Miami, UF, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Michigan St, Penn St, Pitt, BC, Maryland, Duke, Syracuse, West Virginia, etc. OL is the hardest to judge but he has a solid base offer list and I like his frame.

Vincent Shavers - claims offers from Miami, UGA, UF, Tennessee, FSU, Ole Miss, Maryland, Michigan St, Louisville, Kentucky, Illinois, UCF, etc. Good offer list

Chris Wheatley-Humphrey - claims offers from Miami, Cinci, Ole Miss, Louisville, FSU, GT, Ole Miss, Maryland, Syracuse, UCF, Marshall, SMU, Tulane, FIU. Would be shocked if he didn’t get some bigger offers but he’s an RB2.

Dylan Day - claims offers from Miami, Ole Miss, West Virginia, Baylor, GT, Maryland, Miss St, Tulane, Arkansas St, Arizona St. Baylor offer is solid but the rest is pretty mid to be perfectly honest.

Isaiah Thomas - claims offers from Miami, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Penn St, Missouri, UF, FSU, Auburn, Boston College, Maryland, Pitt, NC State, Maryland, Minnesota, etc.
Solid offer list.

Ryan Mack - claims offers from Miami, Alabama, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, FSU, Colorado, Louisville, Marshall, GT, FAU, Akron, Temole, etc. Pretty solid offer list (pleasantly surprised) and I think teams are seeing the speed as a malleable tool.

Cameron Pruitt - claims offers from Miami, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Texas A&M, UF, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Penn St, Tennessee, LSU, Michigan St, Maryland, Missouri, Ole Miss, Purdue, etc. Elite offer list

Kicker I’m not going into too much depth. Miami and Arkansas only offers he claims.

Some of these guys will get more offers later, some will shoot up recruiting boards. Some won’t, and some (in my eyes) will be drop candidates should bigger fish want in.

 

[grover]

Trust the staff or not, in the end, no coach has outperformed the recruiting service rankings to create a legit national title contending team.

If your class isn’t high ranking, you have no chance at a national title. That’s just the reality of it

You are assuming their ratings don’t improve and we don’t add more fire power. I think both those things will happen.

 

[grover]

We’re going to need a lot of blue chips, in fact mostly blue chips, the rest of the way. For 3-star guys, I agree there are a lot right now; I don’t think anyone in their right mind should be jumping for joy considering 10 of our 13 commits are 3 stars. That’s not what we hired Mario for.

Good thing is it’s still relatively early. As for the 3-star commits, I like looking at the offer list. For some of the guys, I didn’t list all their offers (but did list their best ones).

Daylen Russell - claims offers from Miami, FSU, Louisville, Nebraska, West Virginia, Central Michigan, UCF, FIU. Was underwhelmed when we took his commitment considering how deep this DL class is locally and nationally. I stand by it.

Judd Anderson - claims offers from Miami, Ole Miss, Pitt, Georgia Tech, UConn, Middle Tennessee St, Eastern Michigan, Memphis, Toledo, Western Michigan, Penn, Wofford. I think his film aligns with his offer list - G5 to low end P5 QB, we’re reaching in terms of a QB1 but it’s been beaten to nauseam on here.

Juan Minaya - claims offers from the likes of Miami, UF, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Michigan St, Penn St, Pitt, BC, Maryland, Duke, Syracuse, West Virginia, etc. OL is the hardest to judge but he has a solid base offer list and I like his frame.

Vincent Shavers - claims offers from Miami, UGA, UF, Tennessee, FSU, Ole Miss, Maryland, Michigan St, Louisville, Kentucky, Illinois, UCF, etc. Good offer list

Chris Wheatley-Humphrey - claims offers from Miami, Cinci, Ole Miss, Louisville, FSU, GT, Ole Miss, Maryland, Syracuse, UCF, Marshall, SMU, Tulane, FIU. Would be shocked if he didn’t get some bigger offers but he’s an RB2.

Dylan Day - claims offers from Miami, Ole Miss, West Virginia, Baylor, GT, Maryland, Miss St, Tulane, Arkansas St, Arizona St. Baylor offer is solid but the rest is pretty mid to be perfectly honest.

Isaiah Thomas - claims offers from Miami, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Penn St, Missouri, UF, FSU, Auburn, Boston College, Maryland, Pitt, NC State, Maryland, Minnesota, etc.
Solid offer list.

Ryan Mack - claims offers from Miami, Alabama, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Penn State, Pitt, Purdue, FSU, Colorado, Louisville, Marshall, GT, FAU, Akron, Temole, etc. Pretty solid offer list (pleasantly surprised) and I think teams are seeing the speed as a malleable tool.

Cameron Pruitt - claims offers from Miami, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Texas A&M, UF, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Penn St, Tennessee, LSU, Michigan St, Maryland, Missouri, Ole Miss, Purdue, etc. Elite offer list

Kicker I’m not going into too much depth. Miami and Arkansas only offers he claims.

Some of these guys will get more offers later, some will shoot up recruiting boards. Some won’t, and some (in my eyes) will be drop candidates should bigger fish want in.

D$ literally just wrote they’re wrapping up with the glue guys and going whale hunting. If we have 10-15 three stars in a 30 strong class, and 3 are more are 5 stars is that a bad class?

Besides I don’t think all these kids stay three stars and of the ones you listed Judd and Daylen appear to be the only commits you question . The former is a project they’re taking a flyer on. The latter is a class ambassador like Tripp was last class. Is that really such a bad thing?

I think we’re all still looking at a snapshot in time and debating over partial information. I’m waiting for the loafers to drop come July and then we’ll talk.

 

[SayWhat]

I’m not a star *****, and I honestly don’t follow the stuff that closely in terms of commenting generally. I also know there’s still a lot of big ones out there yet to make decisions.

I guess my question for those of you that know, and don’t always have Cane’s tinted glasses on, if Golden or Manny Diaz had a class with this many three stars in as a percentage of the overall class what would you be thinking?

I read somewhere that Mario, since he got to Oregon has never had a class that didn’t have the majority of the final class four-star or higher but with this latest commit and not discounting that the services might have some of these guys under ranked, and that could change over the season it just seems a little scary

Point blank, they'd be saying the class is dog****.

I'm not saying that about anyone, but I'm a realist. We had a lot of hype and we were spending money last class as per the rules. Then the season happened, **** went down, and this is the result.

Gotta show them something. At the least, grind it out, find guys who can do it, but there's hardly a can't miss prospect in this class.

On paper, this class is basic as ****. Guess what though, we're basic as **** until we show otherwise.

 

[WeBallinBoyz]

D$ literally just wrote they’re wrapping up with the glue guys and going whale hunting. If we have 10-15 three stars in a 30 strong class, and 3 are more are 5 stars is that a bad class?

Besides I don’t think all these kids stay three stars and if the ones you listed Judd and Daylen appear to be the only commits you question . The former is a project they’re taking a flyer on. The latter is a class ambassador like Tripp was last class. Is that really such a bad thing?

I think we’re all still looking at a snapshot in time and debating over partial information. I’m waiting for the loafers to drop come July and then we’ll talk.

No I question some more than that to be perfectly honest. But I know that upsets people here.

You mention last year’s class. Just to set the record straight: we had 2 5-stars, 14 4-stars, and 7 3-stars. So that’s 16 4/5 stars, and 7 3-stars. That’s more than a 2:1 ratio. If everything had gone to plan (Cormani and Antoine), it would be 18 blue chips, 7 3-stars. Almost a 3:1 ratio.

We had two players in the top 25, four in the top 100, seven in the top 150, and twelve in the top 203. That last figure…that’s **** impressive. But we are supposed to BUILD on that.

I don’t have the information regarding which 3-star players got bumps, but off the top of my head…Carver, Bobby Washington, Chris Johnson, I think that’s it?

There was only one team that had double-digit 3-star commits in the top 15 classes of 2023 (#10 Tennessee). And I hate to break it to you all, but a few more 3-stars are coming from the sound of it. Some will be good and better than their ranking suggests, some won’t.

Now I have no idea how big this class will be, and I’m sure some will get bumped up…but not even half our 3-stars will see some meteoric rise made up on CIS.

The point I’m trying to make is if you’re going to take this many projects, the data suggests we better start loading up on top 200 kids.