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Mario's Speech Patterns, His System, and His Coaching Ability

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LACane43 said:
If you don’t want to understand the psychology of why we struggle, be my guest. Everyone is searching for answers - I’m providing a logical take on how we keep getting here…

Also, I’m arguably one of the most educated people (by schooling) on this board and wanted to share my thoughts.
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AlexCane said:
I mean, isn't nearly everyone else in the same position though?

ND and OSU got 1 year rentals too (right?). Who are their QBs next year?

The portal has created a new landscape. It's hard to bring in 2 QBs each year and let the cream rise anymore. Pre-NIL, you could bring in a stud and hope to develop him to start junior year but now he's gone year 1 if he doesn't play or isn't guaranteed a spot next year. Doesn't change the fact that Mario's QB recruiting has been poor here (a demonstrated weakness) but in his defense, likely the most difficult position to prognosticate.
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You're not wrong.. but, I'll say it's far more important for us than it is the teams you mentioned. Without Cam, how many games does Miami win this year? 5 or 6 at best? We got lucky as **** to get Cam and he covered a lot of problems with the team. As of right now, we still have those same problems. nd and osu didn't field ******* terrible defenses. We need a god at qb like Cam, or we need a complete overhaul on D before next year. All of that is at Mario's feet.
 
LACane43 said:
Lmao, I know that. In 95% of rooms, odds are I’d be one of the most intelligent. Some people here won’t care or breeze over this - I don’t need to reach them. This is for people that want a real analysis other than “we fumbled”
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I’m actually a little bit smarter than you
 
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LACane43 said:
For the last three years, I've watched every interview Mario has conducted and listened intently on what he's said.

What's stuck out to me is two things, and I'll elaborate on both and why it's a bad sign coming from a head coach:
  1. The repetitive nature of what he's said
  2. The theory that brute force and work are the key to success
On topic one, after losses and bad games, he goes back to the same lines:
  • "We'll watch tape and re-evaluate what happened and clean things up."
  • "There's no if's and's or but's. We got our teeth kicked in and it hurts."
  • "We're going back to the grind on Greentree this week and are going to work our butts off."
  • "There's no catchy slogans, nothing to put on a t-shirt, no tweets about it... it's all about work"
Why is this worrying? He's clearly a man that view's Saban's systematic approach as the holy grail in coaching. Systems are only good if a positive end result is consistently obtained. The issue with Mario is that he's got a flawed system in place regarding in-game coaching, watching tape from previous losses, and disciplining his team on in-game penalties. His "system" is the only thing that has somewhat changed the culture of the team... there's a process in place for everything. Unfortunately, the process is well-defined but not geared towards success, hence why we can't get over the hump on winning important games against "lesser skilled" teams. Mario's system is also rigid - when something happens outside of the expected scope or plans, the team fails or struggles to respond. We can all see these moments in games. Lastly, system's depend on the people in place. Saban's ground and pound football and his system worked for years because of the personnel in his program... we aren't blessed with the depth and talent across the roster of Saban's teams. This strategy was like fitting a square peg into a round hole.

On topic two, we consistently hear that the key to success is to outwork everyone.
Why is this an issue? Efficiency. If hard work was the only criterion needed for success, we'd see more 170 lb players in the NFL and people who failed fourth grade math end up graduating from MIT with a PhD. This thought process consistently ignores the idea of working smarter, not just harder. With everything you do in life, there's an optimal way to learn and improve. Mario's mentality of doing more or working harder ignores this principal and removes strategy & optimality from the equation. Watching five hours of film per day doesn't mean you're better than watching someone who watches two hours if it's garbage film, and you're not making correlations from what happened to how to respond.

Miami has consistently found different ways to lose in the last few years: this is a function of the inability of Mario's system to adjust on the fly, and improve over time. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results - that's where we are. The whole approach to gameday needs to change and reflect a higher level of flexibility and intelligence. Hopefully Mario's hires can bring this, because he can't.
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LACane43 said:
Lmao, I know that. In 95% of rooms, odds are I’d be one of the most intelligent. Some people here won’t care or breeze over this - I don’t need to reach them. This is for people that want a real analysis other than “we fumbled”
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Define “Intelligent?”
 
OP says he’s Einstein but probably stuffs different colored crayons up his *** to see what color his **** will be later
 
Memnon said:
Agree with this perspective OP.

It's something I noticed last year as well

Post in thread 'Post Game Recap: UNC'
https://www.canesinsight.com/threads/post-game-recap-unc.187620/post-6812774

One of the things that strikes me about MC, is that he doesn't really appear to be a problem solver. His solution to the issues they have are putting band-aids over a crack in the Warship, as opposed to just docking the **** thing & repairing it.

The biggest disconnect he’s having is evaluating & recruiting HS & the Portal. And this disconnect is why it shows up in critical moments during games & resulting in losses.

When things go good, we're rolling & it looks like we will be a top contending team that can compete with anybody, both on the field & on the recruiting trail. But when they go bad, it snowballs into an avalanche, to the point where whatever was done beforehand is pretty much nullified.

His process of evaluating & recruiting is very top heavy; It looks good on paper, has a lot of shine & bluster. But whenever the metal actually gets tested, it's pretty flimsy & easily broken.

Which is just like how the team plays...
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LACane43 said:
For the last three years, I've watched every interview Mario has conducted and listened intently on what he's said.

What's stuck out to me is two things, and I'll elaborate on both and why it's a bad sign coming from a head coach:
  1. The repetitive nature of what he's said
  2. The theory that brute force and work are the key to success
On topic one, after losses and bad games, he goes back to the same lines:
  • "We'll watch tape and re-evaluate what happened and clean things up."
  • "There's no if's and's or but's. We got our teeth kicked in and it hurts."
  • "We're going back to the grind on Greentree this week and are going to work our butts off."
  • "There's no catchy slogans, nothing to put on a t-shirt, no tweets about it... it's all about work"
Why is this worrying? He's clearly a man that view's Saban's systematic approach as the holy grail in coaching. Systems are only good if a positive end result is consistently obtained. The issue with Mario is that he's got a flawed system in place regarding in-game coaching, watching tape from previous losses, and disciplining his team on in-game penalties. His "system" is the only thing that has somewhat changed the culture of the team... there's a process in place for everything. Unfortunately, the process is well-defined but not geared towards success, hence why we can't get over the hump on winning important games against "lesser skilled" teams. Mario's system is also rigid - when something happens outside of the expected scope or plans, the team fails or struggles to respond. We can all see these moments in games. Lastly, system's depend on the people in place. Saban's ground and pound football and his system worked for years because of the personnel in his program... we aren't blessed with the depth and talent across the roster of Saban's teams. This strategy was like fitting a square peg into a round hole.

On topic two, we consistently hear that the key to success is to outwork everyone.
Why is this an issue? Efficiency. If hard work was the only criterion needed for success, we'd see more 170 lb players in the NFL and people who failed fourth grade math end up graduating from MIT with a PhD. This thought process consistently ignores the idea of working smarter, not just harder. With everything you do in life, there's an optimal way to learn and improve. Mario's mentality of doing more or working harder ignores this principal and removes strategy & optimality from the equation. Watching five hours of film per day doesn't mean you're better than watching someone who watches two hours if it's garbage film, and you're not making correlations from what happened to how to respond.

Miami has consistently found different ways to lose in the last few years: this is a function of the inability of Mario's system to adjust on the fly, and improve over time. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results - that's where we are. The whole approach to gameday needs to change and reflect a higher level of flexibility and intelligence. Hopefully Mario's hires can bring this, because he can't.
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You worked too hard on this thesis.
If you've been following any sports at all, you would know most, of not all, coaches employ word Salad and cliches, especially when they lose a game. What they say means nothing.
Have you heard Bill Bellichik after a game or during a weekly press conference?
The advanced degree you claim is adorable, but it means nothing in this context.
 
LACane43 said:
For the last three years, I've watched every interview Mario has conducted and listened intently on what he's said.

What's stuck out to me is two things, and I'll elaborate on both and why it's a bad sign coming from a head coach:
  1. The repetitive nature of what he's said
  2. The theory that brute force and work are the key to success
On topic one, after losses and bad games, he goes back to the same lines:
  • "We'll watch tape and re-evaluate what happened and clean things up."
  • "There's no if's and's or but's. We got our teeth kicked in and it hurts."
  • "We're going back to the grind on Greentree this week and are going to work our butts off."
  • "There's no catchy slogans, nothing to put on a t-shirt, no tweets about it... it's all about work"
Why is this worrying? He's clearly a man that view's Saban's systematic approach as the holy grail in coaching. Systems are only good if a positive end result is consistently obtained. The issue with Mario is that he's got a flawed system in place regarding in-game coaching, watching tape from previous losses, and disciplining his team on in-game penalties. His "system" is the only thing that has somewhat changed the culture of the team... there's a process in place for everything. Unfortunately, the process is well-defined but not geared towards success, hence why we can't get over the hump on winning important games against "lesser skilled" teams. Mario's system is also rigid - when something happens outside of the expected scope or plans, the team fails or struggles to respond. We can all see these moments in games. Lastly, system's depend on the people in place. Saban's ground and pound football and his system worked for years because of the personnel in his program... we aren't blessed with the depth and talent across the roster of Saban's teams. This strategy was like fitting a square peg into a round hole.

On topic two, we consistently hear that the key to success is to outwork everyone.
Why is this an issue? Efficiency. If hard work was the only criterion needed for success, we'd see more 170 lb players in the NFL and people who failed fourth grade math end up graduating from MIT with a PhD. This thought process consistently ignores the idea of working smarter, not just harder. With everything you do in life, there's an optimal way to learn and improve. Mario's mentality of doing more or working harder ignores this principal and removes strategy & optimality from the equation. Watching five hours of film per day doesn't mean you're better than watching someone who watches two hours if it's garbage film, and you're not making correlations from what happened to how to respond.

Miami has consistently found different ways to lose in the last few years: this is a function of the inability of Mario's system to adjust on the fly, and improve over time. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results - that's where we are. The whole approach to gameday needs to change and reflect a higher level of flexibility and intelligence. Hopefully Mario's hires can bring this, because he can't.
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So to sum up your
Biography…
Mario is A Caveman
 
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MedleyCane said:
You worked too hard on this thesis.
If you've been following any sports at all, you would know most, of not all, coaches employ word Salad and cliches, especially when they lose a game. What they say means nothing.
Have you heard Bill Bellichik after a game or during a weekly press conference?
The advanced degree you claim is adorable, but it means nothing in this context.
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Do you fancy yourself an intellectual….. Carlos?
 
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