No offense, but this argument is ridiculous...and I do not have a dog in the fight
It's not ridiculous, it's reality. Whether you agree or not, that is what is happening, that is how Mario recruits (or doesn't recruit).
We've had a ton of stealth recruits come through the campus over the last few months, and it's stealth because many of them are committed elsewhere or are heavy leans. Months before Joseph decommitted, some of us were hearing about multiple stealth visits to UM.
But that's not the same as NOT recruiting a kid. And, sure, Kinsler probably called Mario and said "hey, I got an offer 14 months ago, the Gaytors are pushing me to commit, can I come down and meet with you?" and Mario said "sure, come down during Legends Camp", when a heavy focus will be placed on 2024 kids (and 2023 kids who didn't have any other time slots open).
Look, there are some porsters who need everything spelled out in great detail, and even then they will be stubborn. But step back and look at the big picture. Mario has been bringing in guys for OVs when he and the staff can give them individual attention. This isn't the old days, when we'd have 15 or 20 high priority recruits on OVs at the same time (and that is also DIFFERENT from the blue-chip camp held back in February, where Mario notably did NOT push for verbals).
And that's what brings this back to Gaytor Tears. The Gaytors are stuck analyzing things "the old way". If a kid has a UM offer or visit, "he's a high priority Miami target, the Canes really wanted him, the UM staff was surprised that he gave a verbal to Florida".
Nope.
Mario maintains communication, and sometimes even recruiting efforts, with kids to insure positivity, not because he wants to get a commitment from every kid. He wants even the non-UM recruits to be telling the world what we are doing, what a great place Miami is, how awesome our facilities and future plans and practices are.
I've got no problems with the Gaytors not understanding that.
It's Gaytor ignorance that is a big driver of Gaytor Tears. It's just sad to see Miami fans who can't see the big picture, that we aren't really recruiting every kid who visits Miami.
