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John huggins talks about miami recruiting strategy.

No_Fly_Zone said:
Explain to us how, exactly, Rumph choked in PS2 and TC's recruitments? We all know the result, but please tell us precisely what he did wrong recruiting these kids that constitutes choking, your opinion.

Alternatively, I would suggest PS2 was NEVER coming here. He was $ec bound from the beginning, and the only reason UM even managed to get him here to take their shot was because of the relationship with Rumph. As for TC, we will likely never know for certain how that played out, but TC always spoke positively about Rumph. I am not certain there was more that could have been done from a recruiting standpoint.

Judas, besides being a Banda primary recruit, is not worth mentioning.

CJ acted a fool and Rumph did what a good coach is supposed to do and gave him some coaching. The kid was feeling himself too much and didn't want to hear it, which apparently caused the relationship to sour. I guess Rumph could have ignored the diva behavior for the sake of getting a commit, but that's not the type of man he is (and not the character of athlete he wants).

At the end of the day, Rumph's tenure will be judged by the results on the field. If these DBs ball out, his job is secure. If top local CBs continue to go elsewhere and the guys who do commit don't perform to standard, his job will be in peril just like any other coach.
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Do you really think CMR would have hired a HS coach with NO college coaching experience if he didn’t think it would create a huge pipeline from AH?
 

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SinisterCane said:
Do you really think CMR would have hired a HS coach with NO college coaching experience if he didn’t think it would create a huge pipeline from AH?
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If that person is a UM alumnus who played several years in the NFL and is a good technical coach, yes.

Do you really think Richt's primary purpose in bringing in Rumph was to recruit one high school?
 
No_Fly_Zone said:
If that person is a UM alumnus who played several years in the NFL and is a good technical coach, yes.

Do you really think Richt's primary purpose in bringing in Rumph was to recruit one high school?
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We have people calling for Ed Reed to coach here but don't understand the Rumph hire.
 
No_Fly_Zone said:
If that person is a UM alumnus who played several years in the NFL and is a good technical coach, yes.

Do you really think Richt's primary purpose in bringing in Rumph was to recruit one high school?
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Short answer YES, Rumph was a plan B C hire
 
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No_Fly_Zone said:
If that person is a UM alumnus who played several years in the NFL and is a good technical coach, yes.

Do you really think Richt's primary purpose in bringing in Rumph was to recruit one high school?
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Exactly. That ain’t enough to hire a coach. Sure it’s an advantage but who does AH have this year that makes that point look even remotely possible? Last year? Sure but not this year. Rumph is a good technical coach at this point. That is his sell. Not the fact that he coached at a possible pipeline school
 
If true hopefully the staff has learned to not peruse someone like Jobe and his academic baggage.
 
mikensherri924 said:
I don't know about that. What happens when 1 or 2 of those young qbs leave for lack of playing time or injury? I think with qb you can not risk having a walk on as your only recruit for a cycle.
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It seems the coaches feel good about Max in 2020 so again, the need is not great this class. We essentially have 3 freshmen qbs on the roster. Jarren likely redshirts which makes it even less of a major need.

Go for your top choice or don't go at all. It makes sense to me.
 
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nycane said:
you all set on florida doesnt sound like an offer to me. maybe there is more.
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Sounds like a hey if you're not set we'll try ro talk to you again but we aren't tripping. This kid is mad because he wanted to be here and we didnt care for him lets not front
 
jjacks93 said:
So he knew Jobe was going to Bama but our coaches didn’t?
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No matter which way is true, either one is alarming. If they didn't know, well, shame on them. If they did know AND they didn't get on this kid earlier, then shame on them.
 
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JOE'CANE said:
Who the fk said not to recruit them? Especially PS2 n TC we should have had the inside track on all the AH kids but Rumph choked. You recruit the elite but u got to read the tea leaves if its not there its not there move on to other quality recruits dont scramble on NSD and leave urself reaching on project players. Its ok give it time you guys will all be on my side after a couple more cycles. Cj year one, PS2 TC Slobee year 2, Dent Steele Battle Stevenson(hopefully not) year 3, starting to accumulate L's.
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After the fact, everybody wants to criticize exactly how much and which kids we recruited, but that's not how the game is played. You play your cards as best you can, but you won't know the truth until it's all over.

It's nice that you can use hindsight to see the moment the staff should have quit recruiting them, but unless you've got a time machine it's not very helpful.
 
We are still talking about Jobe. Some of you need to learn to let go. There are always going to be plan b/c kids. That's the way the recruiting goes, you have plan A kids that are takes no matter what and then you have kids that you would stay in touch with in case the plan A kids fall through.
 
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Atlcane_72 said:
It seems the coaches feel good about Max in 2020 so again, the need is not great this class. We essentially have 3 freshmen qbs on the roster. Jarren likely redshirts which makes it even less of a major need.

Go for your top choice or don't go at all. It makes sense to me.
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While you are correct about Max likely coming here...I am also a little worried about being all in in this case as well. He has yet to prove anything of substance...he's young and plays on a horrible HS team.

Time will tell if they take that strategy and if it works. I just personally feel it's not a good idea to put all the eggs in one basket even if we currently look stacked for the next couple years.

1 or 2 negative events with no real contingency plan is scary at QB
 
mikensherri924 said:
While you are correct about Max likely coming here...I am also a little worried about being all in in this case as well. He has yet to prove anything of substance...he's young and plays on a horrible HS team.

Time will tell if they take that strategy and if it works. I just personally feel it's not a good idea to put all the eggs in one basket even if we currently look stacked for the next couple years.

1 or 2 negative events with no real contingency plan is scary at QB
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Im good with the "all in on one" approach for this class specifically. My opinion may change this time next year. If the coaches like Max over all 19 qbs the strategy makes even more sense.

It can be a double edge sword. We could also be going into next year having 4 qbs battling with no one emerging and your favorite 2020 qb turned off by being the 5th qb on the roster.
 
Drewny1 said:
I agree with the kid.

Dont go somewhere that you are a second option.
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Eh, that's message board keybaord talk.

The reality is that we've taken countless kids who were second options who went on to become successful.
 
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