2025 Flip Watch 2.0 Fong "Mario Cristobal Has Been Relentless and Miami is Going to be Swinging a Big Spatula" (2025 Version)

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Last cycle, Mario's class was dependent on flipping large numbers of kids late in the cycle. Its early, but Mario already has targeted recruits he intends to flip this cycle. Will flips be a core element of the class again? We'll see how it unfolds

Flip Complete List

Recruit	Position	School	Recruitment Status
Hylton Drake Stubbs	S	Miami U$C	Flipped! March 24, a day that will live in infamy
Jaboree "SlimeTo" Antoine	CB	Miami L$U	Flipped! Decommitted from L$U, says Miami is the biggest threat to L$U D$ says he's rising up our CB board
Donta Simpson	DT	Miami Maryland	Flipped w/in a week of a Miami offer
Mykah Newton	DT	Miami NC State	D$ gave us the early heads up that the staff was working hard to flip Mykah
Joshua Moore	WR	Miami UF	The first visible evidence of the Katiegate disaster
Hayden Lowe	DE	Miami U$C	D$ was right. D$ says Miami thinks this is a very tenuous committment and won't stop recruiting him.

Flipped The Wrong Way

Recruit	Position	School	Recruitment Status
Jadon Perlotte	LB	U$C UGA	Flipped to U$C from UGA. D$ said flip attempt was picking up steam, then he cancelled his OV
Nathaniel Marshall	DT	Auburn Michigan	Flipped to Aubrn seemingly out of nowhere. We were in good shape until suddenly we weren't.
Demetres Samuel Jr	CB	Syracuse Gators Syracuse	Seems to be alternating between UF and the Orange. With Billy and the G5's on the way out, @Memnon has Demetres Samuel Jr on his list of recruits he'd like to flip.

Flip Targets

Recruit	Position	School	Recruitment Status
DJ Pickett	CB	L$U	D$ says we'll recruit until he signs.
Ben Hanks Jr	CB	UF	Gator legacy in a position of need.
Elijah Griffin	DT	UGA	D$, Flo and Geo says we're going to keep recruiting until the end.
Solomon Thomas	OT	F$U	D$ said in the Bank that Miami wants to flip him
Dallas Wilson	WR	Oregon	D$ said in the bank we'll be recruiting him
Carson Lawrence	CB	Vandy	D$ said in the bank we'll be recruiting him
Javion Hilson	DE	F$U Bama	Rasta says he's a important recruit to flip
Justus “Jay” Terry	DT	UGA	@DMoney says staff is trying to flip in the February 17 Recruiting Bank
Nathaniel Marshall	DT	Michigan	We were in good shape until suddenly we weren't.
Jadon Perlotte	LB	UGA	D$ says flip attempt is picking up steam
Elyiss Williams	TE	UGA	@DMoney says staff is trying to flip in the February 17 Recruiting Bank
Malik Autry	TE	Auburn	Mario broke out the helicopter during his campus visit.
Na'eem Offord	CB	O$U	D$ says we're working on flipping him.
Hayden Lowe	DE	U$C	D$ says Miami thinks this is a very tenuous committment and won't stop recruiting him.
Zayden Walker	LB	UGA	Flo says we're in daily contact
Aidan Anding	CB	L$U	D$ said he's a +1 recruit, but flipping TWO LA CB committed to L$U in the same cycle is beyond unlikely
Michael Carroll	OL	Bama	Offered out of nowhere on September 7, 2024 and visiting for the Ball State game.
Derek Meadows	WR	L$U	Staff is working on the flip, unsure the level of interest here.

Unlikely Flips

Recruit	Position	School	Recruitment Status
Jayvan Boggs	WR	O$U	Big schools have de-prioritized
Carson Lawrence	CB	Vandy	Cancelled OV
Iose Epenesa	DE	Iowa	Iowa legacy

 

[lindend]

Be nice to have most of the class wrapped up by summers end. Flip watch was chaotic and stressful. Plus i expect fire works on the field this year. No excuses

Sorry @supacane , I fully expect more stress this cycle (although hopefully not to the same extent). IMO, late flips are just part of life with how Mario recruits. He doesn't press for early commits which means kids may commit elsewhere early.

 

[supacane]

Sorry @supacane , I fully expect more stress this cycle (although hopefully not to the same extent). IMO, late flips are just part of life with how Mario recruits. He doesn't press for early commits which means kids may commit elsewhere early.

U may well be right, just be nice for once. But then again the stress would just turn to is players sticking.

 

[lindend]

Yea, stress to keep or stress to flip. Either way, stress. Just part of recruiting against the big boys.

 

[SaiyaMan305]

Add Dallas wilson to this please

 

[pyhooya]

 

[lindend]

Add Dallas wilson to this please

done. I missed a couple from the bank.

 

[JHallCanes]

Add everyone on OSUs commit list and anyone at the top of Michigans

 

[lindend]

I see an eventual business decision being made here

Coach Cristobal, Coach Mirabal are definitely o-line guys and they know an o-line guy when they see one.​

 

[lindend]

OP updated w/new priority flip targets from the @DMoney in the February 17 Recruiting Bank

Miami is not afraid to go after anybody's commitment list, as they showed last year when they stole Ny Carr from Georgia. Miami feels they have strong connections this year in the Peach State and are targeting several Bulldog commits. Two names to know: TE Elyiss Williams (Kingsland, GA) and DT Justus “Jay” Terry (Manchester, GA).​

 

[lindend]

Quote from the Fong

“And speaking of Miami and recruiting in the Peach State, they’re also going to be a thorn in the side of Georgia for Bulldogs tight end commit Elyiss Williams who has been a verbal to Smart since April. Miami has making significant progress for the Kingsland (Ga.) Camden County product who ranks as 247Sports No. 1 tight end and No. 15 prospect overall.”​

 

[CanefaninBuckeyeland]

Quote from the Fong

“And speaking of Miami and recruiting in the Peach State, they’re also going to be a thorn in the side of Georgia for Bulldogs tight end commit Elyiss Williams who has been a verbal to Smart since April. Miami has making significant progress for the Kingsland (Ga.) Camden County product who ranks as 247Sports No. 1 tight end and No. 15 prospect overall.”​

This pleases me

 

[lindend]

Cooper

Auburn is going to have to do A LOT of work to keep him [Malik Autry] in the boat​

 

[lindend]

This right here is the difference between Mario and most coaches when it comes to flipping recruits committed to other schools

Even though I'm committed, Miami still recruits me hard and lot of schools are scared to do that because of how close I live to Auburn."​

 

[lindend]

Both are flip targets

 

[Hoyacane1620]

This right here is the difference between Mario and most coaches when it comes to flipping recruits committed to other schools

Even though I'm committed, Miami still recruits me hard and lot of schools are scared to do that because of how close I live to Auburn."​

"I want to visit Miami soon, but it's kind of far away from me. I want to visit this spring, but I know I'll definitely take an official visit there," Autry said. "They've been super consistent with me. The DL coach (Joe Salave'a) hits me every day. He reacts to my film and told me the pros and cons of what I did each game and that means a lot. Even though I'm committed, Miami still recruits me hard and lot of schools are scared to do that because of how close I live to Auburn."

 

[Dwinstitles]

"I want to visit Miami soon, but it's kind of far away from me. I want to visit this spring, but I know I'll definitely take an official visit there," Autry said. "They've been super consistent with me. The DL coach (Joe Salave'a) hits me every day. He reacts to my film and told me the pros and cons of what I did each game and that means a lot. Even though I'm committed, Miami still recruits me hard and lot of schools are scared to do that because of how close I live to Auburn."

Shoot your shot, this is what I have to do. Never give up or act scared

 

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[mirvin88]

"I want to visit Miami soon, but it's kind of far away from me. I want to visit this spring, but I know I'll definitely take an official visit there," Autry said. "They've been super consistent with me. The DL coach (Joe Salave'a) hits me every day. He reacts to my film and told me the pros and cons of what I did each game and that means a lot. Even though I'm committed, Miami still recruits me hard and lot of schools are scared to do that because of how close I live to Auburn."

CIS GoFundMe for airline tickets

 

[Ghandi]

Too far?

If distance is seriously an issue, then he won’t go thru with that commitment to Oregon.

If he’s just saying that the drive is too far for him to make, I’d stop recruiting him right now.