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

[lindend]

Gaby says if/when we do our annual raid on O$U's class for these two

• Tarvos “Tj” Alford II
• Jarquez Carter

then we need one of

• Ben Hanks Jr
• Dallas Wilson
• Vernell "Trey" Brown III
• Kellen Wiley Jr

to finish in the top 10. The lines up exactly where @DMoney was outlining in his recruiting podcast. Flip two for a good class. Flip 3+ for a great/elite class.

Gaby says if we flip everyone, we would likely be Top 5

 

[BeastMode]

Wiltfong on his show said the following.

Alford: Miami
Carter: O$U
Pickett: L$U
Hanks: didn’t confirm anything but said Miami is really pushing
Vernell Brown: same as hanks
Wiley: mentioned maybe room being an issue at LB

 

[cway313]

Wiltfong on his show said the following.

Alford: Miami
Carter: O$U
Pickett: L$U
Hanks: didn’t confirm anything but said Miami is really pushing
Vernell Brown: same as hanks
Wiley: mentioned maybe room being an issue at LB

It is very apparent who the odd man out should be.

 

[lindend]

Mind you, there clearly are multiple names Mario is working on that aren't public. All of Gaby's math is based on publicly known recruits.

 

[lindend]

Wiltfong on his show said the following.

Alford: Miami
Carter: O$U
Pickett: L$U
Hanks: didn’t confirm anything but said Miami is really pushing
Vernell Brown: same as hanks
Wiley: mentioned maybe room being an issue at LB

Newberg: an annual tradition like no other. Miami flipping O$U recruits.

Fong: Its spatula season!

 

[Mr. Dynasty1]

Wiley is a take all day even if you get Alford

 

[Problem2]

Passing on Wiley would be a mistake

Make it work

 

[STG]

By no means is landing 3 of the list above, with 2 of them being Alford and Carter making this class elite.

This class would need to land at least Pickett and Brown plus Alford, Carter and Hanks to be considered closer to "elite." And that would still only put us at the 7th best class by points, not even by average rating per player.

The reality is, unless Mario has the greatest close ever, there is virtually no chance of getting into the top 5. Not sure where that is coming from. Even if Mario closed with three 5 star players, let's just say Pickett, Brown and Solomon Thomas, plus Hanks, Alford and Carter, we would still be 6th with all of that. Cracking the top 5 this year is not happening. Even getting to 7 or 8 looks like a stretch.

 

[lindend]

Wiltfong on his show said the following.

Carter: O$U

Fong says Carter looks like O$U, but he said he thought U$C looked good for Lowe too, so sounds like he's questioning everything when it comes to Mario and his sources.

Pickett: L$U

Going to be hard to flip him according to Fong. But again, he thought the same thing about Lowe.

Hanks: didn’t confirm anything but said Miami is really pushing

Interestingly enough, he did seem to lump Hanks and VB3 into the outlook/likelihood of a flip. And we know how that's trending. I thought it odd that @DMoney had VB3 in the Top 6 of the flip candidates, but now we're beginning to understand why. This is what I get for questioning D$.

Vernell Brown: same as hanks

Fong says positive conversations underway. VB3 and Joshua Moore are the top two priorities at WR.

Miami still working to flip Dallas Wilson too.

Wiley: mentioned maybe room being an issue at LB

Does Miami have room for 2? Will Miami take a +. We'll see.

 

[GrozDozer]

It is very apparent who the odd man out should be.

Cheez its

 

[BeastMode]

By no means is landing 3 of the list above, with 2 of them being Alford and Carter making this class elite.

This class would need to land at least Pickett and Brown plus Alford, Carter and Hanks to be considered closer to "elite." And that would still only put us at the 7th best class by points, not even by average rating per player.

The reality is, unless Mario has the greatest close ever, there is virtually no chance of getting into the top 5. Not sure where that is coming from. Even if Mario closed with three 5 star players, let's just say Pickett, Brown and Solomon Thomas, plus Hanks, Alford and Carter, we would still be 6th with all of that. Cracking the top 5 this year is not happening. Even getting to 7 or 8 looks like a stretch.

Top 5 is locked down if anyone just looks at the standings.

Those top 5 classes are loaded with 5 star and 4 stars.

Miami has zero path to that. Miami isn’t even going to sign 1 5 star.

Top 10 class is r where this ends up and then all focus on the portal.

 

[AUcane]

Fong saying LSU and UF are making pushes for Thomas.

 

[tsimonitis]

Fong saying LSU and UF are making pushes for Thomas.

I am hoping that while everyone is focused on Thomas, Mario is quietly focused on Carroll

 

[Yoyo423]

Top 5 is locked down if anyone just looks at the standings.

Those top 5 classes are loaded with 5 star and 4 stars.

Miami has zero path to that. Miami isn’t even going to sign 1 5 star.

Top 10 class is r where this ends up and then all focus on the portal.

When you look at the 5* and where they're going, it's just starting to feel like they're all going to end up in the B1G or SEC except the occasional one that just happens to be a die hard fan. Being in the ACC is going to be an uphill battle to compete for 5* talent consistently.

 

[OldhamA]

Passing on Wiley would be a mistake

Make it work

I wonder if we'll literally just run out of room?

 

[Allabouttheu95]

Signing Nix and Marcelin over Wiley is malpractice.

 

[cway313]

Signing Nix and Marcelin over Wiley is malpractice.

Nix and Marcellin = Bissainthe and Kiko
Does 0 to elevate the room.

 

[ssvir]

I wonder if we'll literally just run out of room?

Roster moving to as many as 105 ... no such thing as no room any more

 

[fatnasty187]

Don't really care about the comparison to Miami. We have played Duke, fsu, gt and famu. Numbers for Miami are useless because we have faced teams with terrible passing offenses all season.

In a vacuum.

Nix and Marcellin = Bissainthe and Kiko
Does 0 to elevate the room.

How so? Asking because I really want to know how you got to this conclusion.

 

[cway313]

In a vacuum.

How so? Asking because I really want to know how you got to this conclusion.

More of the same. Take that for what you want.