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CANESCANES said:
I **** sure don’t want to start a true freshman at Center when it has so many responsibilities

No, has nothing to do with the outcome of the game

It’s what I’ve been saying all year
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So then start Rodriguez? He was good enough to start the opener. I feel pretty confident he can be at least as good as Carpenter was this season.

The point is that there are options, plenty of them, especially on the offensive line.
 
MikeyCanez said:
So then start Rodriguez? He was good enough to start the opener. I feel pretty confident he can be at least as good as Carpenter was this season.

The point is that there are options, plenty of them, especially on the offensive line.
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Carpenter was a down grade from Matt Lee

Need a whole lot better next year at Center since we’re going to be running the ball a **** of a lot more
 
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JHallCanes said:
Just need a combo of a generational QB and a WR that will break all of Miamis records and we will be fine
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You are one of my favorite posters on here because you are usually quite reasonable, but c'mon, this is hyperbole. Ward is awesome but "generational" seems a bit much. Oregon seems to be fine without a generational quarterback. And I love X and he will be hard to replace, but not impossible.

I think it is within reason to field a Top 20 offense and Top 20 defense next season and be the best team in the ACC. If the expectation that this program becomes Georgia, well then that feels like wishful thinking.
 
Da Jumbo Mutombo said:
Idk, I'm not completely out and I'll tell you why.

Pre-season, 90% of ppl said 10 wins is the prediction and for the most part the expected win total. Fact of the matter, the roster is not built. It took Kirby multiple years to build his roster top to bottom.

Mario did show something this season that nobody expected. He adapted away from his caveman offense. To me, that was always the biggest hindrance he had. With that corrected, we had the #1 offense in the country.

Now, things we need:

1. We NEED to continue to stack top 8 classes. Idc how, we need to finish strong this next week and get into top 8. Otherwise, were not on the Kirby track.

2. Guidry, yea he needs to go. I just can't get on board with the continously dropping a DE into coverage, being out leveraged, and stunting all the time. We also seem to not allow Dline penetrate bc idk how this dline didn't create more havoc this season.

3. We don't need another Cam. Would be nice, but Dawson has now had two very successful QBs. Clayton Tune and Cam. One is a first round pick and the other not. So the offense can put up points. No where I dont understand him, is why we don't run outside. We did it once last game (and i think all season), and it looked great. I dont understand why that isn't more a part of the offense.

4. There's more but I need to go
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I wish you luck on your journey, lol.

2019, 2021, and now 2024. All Mario teams that controlled their destiny late and blew it in ridiculous fashion. He is who he is, and while our defense can improve (nowhere to go but up) our offense will be nowhere near as special and our schedule will never be as easy. I refuse to continue to fall back into this cycle when he has shown us who he is. Its Y3, and we can’t even touch Charlotte. He isn’t going anywhere any time soon. I’m not even going to sit here and scream fire the man, cause there’s zero point in that and he doesn’t deserve that.

But there’s literally only one way he wins here. Like I said above, it would have to take an unforeseen and unrealistic portal haul for me to be encouraged because the cold truth is that is the only way this man will ever get over the hump here 🤷🏾‍♂️. Top 8 classes won’t cut it with him, we need top 5, and then heavy hitters in portal to supplement them or we will 1000% underwhelm, again.


He did kill the QB killer & caveman narrative for me though, which is cool. But the overall stench of him being an underwhelming HC and falling short and doing less with more, is still there.
 
CANESCANES said:
Carpenter was a down grade from Matt Lee

Need a whole lot better next year at Center since we’re going to be running the ball a **** of a lot more
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I think this is my point. We downgraded at center and still fielded one of the most efficient rushing attacks in the entire sport. We don't need to field a Top 5 offense and defense (although that would be cool).

But I do think that Top 20 on both sides of the ball is not out of the question with some good portaling and a locked in defensive staff.
 
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MikeyCanez said:
You are one of my favorite posters on here because you are usually quite reasonable, but c'mon, this is hyperbole. Ward is awesome but "generational" seems a bit much. Oregon seems to be fine without a generational quarterback. And I love X and he will be hard to replace, but not impossible.

I think it is within reason to field a Top 20 offense and Top 20 defense next season and be the best team in the ACC. If the expectation that this program becomes Georgia, well then that feels like wishful thinking.
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McGahee2TheHouse said:
Kids this is what doing drugs looks like
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Oregon is about to make a playoff with Dillon Gabriel. You think that guy is "generational" too?

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QB1 is Mateer and QB2 is Ward and we aren't even counting all of Mateer's running ability or the fact that he plays with much worse talent.

Ward is awesome and will be really difficult to replace, but we finally get great quarterback play and we act like it is impossible to replicate.

Just take some deep breaths, it will be okay.
 
MikeyCanez said:
I think this is my point. We downgraded at center and still fielded one of the most efficient rushing attacks in the entire sport. We don't need to field a Top 5 offense and defense (although that would be cool).

But I do think that Top 20 on both sides of the ball is not out of the question with some good portaling and a locked in defensive staff.
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Oh I agree, with portal you can flip your roster and go from 3-9 to 10-2 in any given year

My point is we need to be aggressive in the portal, bring in quality players and much needed depth across the board, get rid of dead weight in the process as well. Evaluations is imperative

But I also believe more teams will now get aggressive in the portal than ever before. And it’ll be more competitive than ever

Hugh Freeze refused to pay $1 million for a portal QB, Auburn sucked because they didn’t have a QB, I’m sure he’s changed his stance on that now.

Same with Dabo, I’m sure they’ll get aggressive there as well now
 
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JHallCanes said:
We just need someone significantly better than Cam Ward to come here

Next man up!
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CANESCANES said:
Oh I agree, with portal you can flip your roster and go from 3-9 to 10-2 in any given year

My point is we need to be aggressive in the portal, bring in quality players and much needed depth across the board, get rid of dead weight in the process as well. Evaluations is imperative

But I also believe more teams will now get aggressive in the portal than ever before. And it’ll be more competitive than ever

Hugh Freeze refused to pay $1 million for a portal QB, Auburn sucked because they didn’t have a QB, I’m sure he’s changed his stance on that now.

Same with Dabo, I’m sure they’ll get aggressive there as well now
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Agreed on all fronts. If anything, this is why I am not as pessimistic about Mario. I am not saying he is a sure thing as a coach, but the game done changed and parity appears to be here to stay. Even the Georgia's and Alabama's and Ohio State's have holes all over the roster.

We can win an ACC Title with an offense that is great but not elite and a much-improved defense, especially considering that even with the somewhat blah recruiting year, it is still the best class in the conference.
 
MikeyCanez said:
1. Changes to the defensive staff - I am probably an advocate for getting rid of everyone (except maybe Jason Taylor, but only because of his recruiting chops). Florida State ended up firing both coordinators less than 12 months after their undefeated regular season and the complacency killed them. Too many talented options to run it back. Do NOT ******* bring me a bunch of unproven G5 guys either. Let's outbid Florida State for Brad White or someone who has proven success at the highest levels.

2. Address DB - This is way easier said than done because the portal is fickle, but this unit is woefully undermanned. Start by throwing a bag at Pickett or Hanks (also easier said than done). But then nail the portal. Spend for hopefully two premier veterans and then budget to bring in at least two more contributors. The options from the last few seasons do NOT make me confident, but they need to evaluate perfectly and then throw bodies at the problem.

3. Address QB - With no guarantee that this defense is going to be better next season, you absolutely cannot bank on Poffenbarger or Williams being the solution. The only reason I put this below DB is because I think they can make an ACC Championship game with an improved defense and someone like John Mateer (my first choice) running the offense. There will be solid to above-average options and hopefully the OL and RB situation is enticing.

4. Address LB - There is a lot more depth in the portal at this position. Bissainthe probably counts as slightly above-average, Pruitt and Washington are still worth holding onto and Popo is trustworthy (I guess). I get that it is hard to add physicality AND sideline to sideline speed, but NFL linebackers can do both.

5. Address WR - This is the easiest position to find talent in the portal in my opinion but we can't level down at quarterback and then lean on a bunch of totally unproven youngsters at WR, I don't care how talented they are. Miami can be a little bit pickier here, but I would be fine with two veteran guys, one who admirably fill X's shoes in the slot would be preferable.

6. Address Coaching Blind Spots - Okay fine, this will never happen, but we commit so many penalties and make so many mistakes with timeouts and are generally just terrible with clock management (they took so much time going down the field to kick the field goal that Syracuse only needed two first downs to win). I get that this isn't exactly new information when it comes to Mario, but how many times do we have to watch it happen before even he adapts? I am not as big a Mario hater as others in these forums, but if you want the No. 1 reason why I still don't trust that he can ever win a national championship, it is because he does none of the smart little things and I think that is reflected in the consistent penalty yardage issues.
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Sounds like you think UM should focus on the portal, as high school recruiting isn’t going so well and won’t fix the immediate problem. So basically be Lane Kiffin… why hire a guy to imitate Kiffin when we could have just hired the real thing?
 
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Squid Bumciorek said:
Sounds like you think UM should focus on the portal, as high school recruiting isn’t going so well and won’t fix the immediate problem. So basically be Lane Kiffin… why hire a guy to imitate Kiffin when we could have just hired the real thing?
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Mike Norvell method. Lordy this day just keeps getting worse.
 
MikeyCanez said:
Rodriguez but can play center and the recruit from Gorman is the best center in the country. Can always use more DT and DE but we have promising young guys there. OT is maybe the best position on the entire roster.

Just admit that you are a little sad and that complaining online makes you feel better.
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OT is the best position on the entire roster? Are you kidding me? Lord help us all
 
nobeastofburden said:
Mike Norvell method. Lordy this day just keeps getting worse.
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I remember when this board was adamant that you don’t build a sustained winner through the portal and it’s not the answer to any problems. Merely a way to plug a few holes. Now look at us…
 
McGahee2TheHouse said:
It ain’t getting fixed with Mario as our head coach OP.

Save this post. Bookmark it. We will never win a god damned thing with him.
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I believe you are correct and that sucks because I hate that we have to start over again. This sh*t is Neverending with this program. Until the powers that be say "eff it" and pay Urban, we will never return to greatness.
 
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