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It's not a money issue. We were ready to pay Matthews top of the market.

It wasn't effort. We recruited him forever as the top priority.

I don't think Cristobal and Mirabal forgot how to recruit offensive tackles, especially after watching Cantwell toss people all spring.

I also don't think it's about playing time. We play freshmen, and even if Matthews played RT (which he does in high school) he could still go Top 10 like Mauigoa and Fano.

So all that leads me to this conclusion: I think the kid just wants to go to Texas A&M. I don't understand it, but I'm not him. These guys are all different. Texas A&M did a better job recruiting him and looks like they'll win this battle. It's a brutal loss for the Canes.

All we can do is take the L and move forward. Consider it the recruiting version of the SMU game. Focus on Olu Olubobola and get it done. Elite offensive tackles are rare, and there is a big drop off to the next group (as we see in the first round of the NFL Draft). This needs to be a position where we continue to spend money on high school talent. Maybe we can flip Matthews back, but that's becoming less common in this era.

I still think we land a Top 5 class. But I also thought we'd get Matthews. So let's see what happens. We've got seven months. Go Canes.
 
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Guys there has to be more to the story - College Station flat out stinks. Miami is world class. This isn't on Mario or the Organization - they crushed it. You win some you lose some. Strange if anything - why a South Florida kid would choose that place over the hometown.

Not sure what better job in recruiting means but if all things being equal the money, etc. - they have shown more love to this kid than their own families!

Whatever - move on - we will get another guy. That I am certain of.
 
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DMoney said:
It's not a money issue. We were ready to pay Matthews top of the market.

It wasn't effort. We recruited him forever as the top priority.

I don't think Cristobal and Mirabal forgot how to recruit offensive tackles, especially after watching Cantwell toss people all spring.

I also don't think it's about playing time. We play freshmen, and even if Matthews played RT (which he does in high school) he could still go Top 10 like Mauigoa and Fano.

So all that leads me to this conclusion: I think the kid just wants to go to Texas A&M. I don't understand it, but I'm not him. These guys are all different. Texas A&M did a better job recruiting him and looks like they'll win this battle. It's a brutal loss for the Canes.

All we can do is take the L and move forward. Consider it the recruiting version of the SMU game. Focus on Olu Olubobola and get it done. Elite offensive tackles are rare, and there is a big drop off to the next group (as we see in the first round of the NFL Draft). This needs to be a position where we continue to spend money on high school talent. Maybe we can flip Matthews back, but that's becoming less common in this era.

I still think we land a Top 5 class. But I also thought we'd get Matthews. So let's see what happens. We've got seven months. Go Canes.
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At least you're keeping it 💯, this a flat out L
 
There’s no reason or historically relevant reference to believe we will land a top 5 class. As a whole, we need to set the right expectation moving forward. We are not getting everyone and we do not have some elite war chest that allows us to win multiple 5 star battles.

The quicker this is understood, the better this board will handle news like this.

We are still a good recruiting program but this top class bs that happens EVERY APRIL needs to stop
 
3rd-43 said:
There’s no reason or historically relevant reference to believe we will land a top 5 class. As a whole, we need to set the right expectation moving forward. We are not getting everyone and we do not have some elite war chest that allows us to win multiple 5 star battles.

The quicker this is understood, the better this board will handle news like this.

We are still a good recruiting program but this top class bs that happens EVERY APRIL needs to stop
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Yup
 
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