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Not sure why, but Flo is a lightning rod that generates a lot of hate on this board. To me, he's just someone that loves the Canes and has sauces. I don't think his sauces are in the same league as @Cribby or @LeedsCane, but he has broken news that eventually turned out to be true. The haters will tell you he misses on all his predictions. So I think its worthwhile to track his predictions (sorta like Crystal Ball accuracy on 247). The good news is we should be able to get feel for his hit percentage pretty quickly cause he's got a number of near term predictions outstanding. Its not like he just regurgitates what he sees on 247 and other boards.
Criteria for the predictions:
Recruiting Hit Rate: 77% (77/100)
Non-Recruiting Hit Rate: 66% (4/6)
2024 Non-Recruiting Predictions
2024 Recruiting Predictions
2023 Recruiting Predictions
2023 Non-Recruiting Predictions
2022 Recruiting Predictions
2022 Non-Recruiting Predictions
Criteria for the predictions:
- These are predictions that as far as I can tell, Flo was first out of the gate with
- These are predictions that are measurable with verifiable dates.
- These are predictions that I heard on the show. There are quite likely some I missed (especially during the 2022 season as I took a hiatus for Canes programming cause I was too frustrated with the season)
- Multiple predictions can't include the same commit but with different time durations. If that happens, its a push.
Recruiting Hit Rate: 77% (77/100)
Non-Recruiting Hit Rate: 66% (4/6)
2024 Non-Recruiting Predictions
| Date | Prediction | Outcome | Verdict |
| 7/2 | There are coaches coming August that will surprise people | ||
| 5/13 | Expects news about Miami's move to a new conference to start leaking out in the next couple of weeks | ||
| News about the fate of the ACC will break before the season starts. |
2024 Recruiting Predictions
| Date | Prediction | Outcome | Verdict |
| 11/12 | Miami will flip | ||
| 11/12 | Things are about to get hot this week | Hayden Lowe committed the next day. | Hit |
| 11/7 | Miami's recruiting class finishes between 5-7 with outside shot to be inside the Top 5 | ||
| 11/7 | CJ Wiley is all UGA | Commmited to UGA | Hit |
| 11/7 | Going to have some interesting guests at the Wake Forest Game | ||
| 10/28 | If Tim Merritt visits next week (or vists for any game) he sticks. No visit, he's flipping to the Vols | ||
| 10/28 | Expect to get news on a few [flip related] guys this week | ||
| 10/17 | Gymnastics related commitment coming soon. | ||
| 10/17 | F$U visit list will be eye opening | Star filled list | Hit |
| 10/17 | 5* DT will be visiting for F$U game | ||
| 10/17 | Still Expects DJ Pickett in the class | ||
| 10/17 | Expects Elijah Griffin to pick UGA. | UGA | Hit |
| 9/15 | BIG splash coming soon, very soon. | Malachi Toney reclassified. | Hit |
| 9/15 | Elijah Griffin will visit the campus during the season (may or may not be public) | ||
| 9/15 | Expect | ||
| 9/3 | We're about to go bananas in recruiting, feels like a "recruiting" avalanche is coming | ||
| 9/3 | We're about to take ONE of the Gator's big dog recruits. | ||
| 9/3 | A [Gator] decommitment is coming in the near future | ||
| 7/7 | Watch the BBQ for Jaboree "SlimeTo" Antoine news | ||
| 6/30 | Gavin Nix commits to the Canes on Monday. Likes Miami here. | Committed | Hit |
| 6/30 | Hylton Drake Stubbs commits to the Canes on Thursday. Likes Miami here | Committed July 4, 2024 | Hit |
| 6/30 | The class will not have more than 4-5 South Florida recruits in it | ||
| 6/30 | We are not done in GA | ||
| 6/25 | Recruiting class will not be highly rated because it will be small (18-20) | ||
| 6/25 | Two current commits likely will be processed out if Miami has a good season and can recruit over them | ||
| 6/25 | High likelihood that two 5* will commit prior to the season (i.e. in the next couple of months) | ||
| 6/25 | Dereon Coleman will be the first QB in the 26 class | ||
| 6/25 | We're getting a huge impact player in Jarquez Carter | ||
| 6/25 | Mario is targeting 4-6 recruits to flip. He will flip at least 3 of the 6. | ||
| 6/25 | If UF wins 4-5 games, Lagway will portal out | ||
| 6/25 | Feels very good about Seuseu "SJ" Alofaituli being in the class (especially if he makes a decision soon). > 70% confidence | ||
| 6/23 | There will be a high priority DB coming off the board SOON for Miami | ||
| 6/23 | One DB will commit in the next 7-10 days | ||
| 6/23 | one DL will commit in the next 7-10 days | ||
| 6/23 | We will 26 QB news this week | ||
| 5/13 | Expects a lot of news to break this week and to do another show this week | ||
| 4/26 | Damien Martinez will commit by Sunday, May 5 | Committed April 27 | Hit |
| 4/26 | Sam Brown will commit by Sunday, May 5 | Committed April 28 | Hit |
| 4/26 | Jaylin Alderman will commit by Sunday, May 5 | Committed April 28 | Hit |
| 4/26 | Dyoni Hill will commit by Sunday, May 5 | Committed April 28 | Hit |
| 4/26 | One of the two MSU DTs will commit by Sunday, May 5 | Committed May 3 | Hit |
| 4/26 | By Sunday May 5, we'll have at least five new commits | All five on board by May 3 | Hit |
| 4/14 | Still expects the commit to happen this week. | ||
| 4/14 | About to steal a BIG one from F$U (he's the real deal) | ||
| 4/14 | Flo reiterated plan is to get 2 special players at the same position in the spring portal. | ||
| 4/14 | Flo now believes 4 impact (starter) players from the portal and possibly a fifth | ||
| 4/10 | There are multiple RBs at least as good as Martinez that will hit the portal | ||
| 4/10 | Miami will get 3 starters in the spring portal | ||
| 4/10 | Another big TE commit coming | Schott committed on April 13 | Hit |
| 4/10 | Big commit likely coming this week around the spring game | ||
| 4/10 | Two commits coming for sure in April (one is a whale) | ||
| 4/10 | A third April commit is possible | ||
| 4/10 | Miami's plan is to take two big time players at the same position in the portal. | ||
| 4/8 | Coach Woody isn't done, he's getting another one [monster TE] | ||
| 3/24 | We're going to get 2-3 commits soon | ||
| 3/24 | One of these commits is going to be a big boy (i.e. highly rated), a recruit that will have an impact on other recruits | ||
| 3/24 | Mario is bringing in 2-3 elite O-lineman this cycle. Maybe a 4th | ||
| 3/24 | Mario is going to be hard to beat for Mills | ||
| 2/2 | DNic will sign the #1 LB class in the nation | ||
| 1/28 | There will be some good recruiting news (for Miami) this week | Lamar Williams committed | Hit |
| 1/28 | We need to do something wrong to not get DJ Pickett (he reminded us he said the same thing about JoJo last cycle) | ||
| 1/22 | Double digit numbers exiting the program after the spring game (guessing between 10-15) | ||
| 1/14 | I expect some craziness to happen in the portal soon | Tons of elite Bama players hit the portal | Hit |
2023 Recruiting Predictions
| Date | Prediction | Outcome | Verdict |
| 12/10 | Doesn't think Jeremiah Smith is sticking w/O$U anymore | Later on in the show and the next week, said still wouldn't be surprised if he picks O$U | Not Applicable |
| 12/10 | Re-affirmed he still expects at least two more blue chippers before signing day | Multiple flips of blue chip players | Hit |
| 12/7 | Expects QB will be committed by Sunday and to discuss him on the Sunday show | No public commits | Miss |
| 12/7 | Expects 2 DTs will be committed by Sunday | No public commits | Miss |
| 12/7 | Talks w/the NC ST DT in advance stage, expects him to commit | Committed on Dec 15 | Hit |
| 12/5 | Two more flips locked in | Never got the names, but we had multiple flips | Hit |
| 12/5 | We're about to flip a Gator commit | Jackson flipped on December 9 | Hit |
| 12/5 | We're bringing at least 3 more blue chip guys that are not in the class already | 1. 2. Lyle 3. Blount 4. Hayes | Hit |
| 12/3 | Another BIG FISH is still coming. By next Sunday's show, whale should've landed | Jackson/staff agreed on a mutual exit. Whales don't get pushed out of a class. | Miss |
| 11/26 | Big Time player (context was 5*) announcing as soon as this week for Miami | Scott flipped to the Canes | Hit |
| 11/26 | 8-10 will portal out before the bowl game | 10 hit the portal before the bowl game | Hit |
| 11/26 | 3-5 will portal out after the bowl game | 4 hit the portal after the bowl game | Hit |
| 11/26 | 4-6 will portal out after spring | ||
| 11/26 | 20-25 players are going to leave the program by the end of August. Some guys will hold on until the spring game. | ||
| 11/23 | We're about to flip a guy everybody wants. Its a defensive player. | Scott flipped to the Canes | Push |
| 10/31 | Now thinks we end up w/two whales this cycle. Original prediction was three. | Scott flipped to the Canes | Hit |
| 10/31 | Mario may pull out not just one but TWO rabbits (aka whales) out of the hat in December | Scott flipped to the Canes | Push |
| 10/31 | There's a strong chance to flip a big whale DT in this cycle | Scott flipped to the Canes | Hit |
| 10/31 | There's Silent commit who plays safety | Mincey switched late to Bama | Miss |
| 10/31 | We have two flips in the bag | Duplicate | |
| 10/31 | Thinks its likely we get 3-5 flips total (including the two above) | Duplicate | |
| 10/31 | Unless the Gates dramatically up the offer, Adarius "Hitman" Hayes is a strong flip candidate | Flipped to the Canes | Hit |
| 10/28 | Expects recruiting buzz in the next 2-3 days | ||
| 10/20 | Do you think Jones is going to flip to FSU. A: I don't think so. (No) | Signed w/the Canes | Hit |
| 10/20 | Is OSU going to flip Chance? A: I wouldn't worry about it. | Signed w/the Canes | Hit |
| 10/1 | 2nd flip coming VERY, VERY soon | Still don't know who this was, multiple candidates | Hit |
| 10/1 | 3rd flip will happen before the end of the season | Still don't know who this was, multiple candidates | Hit |
| 10/1 | All three of his flips will happen before the season is done | Duplicate | |
| 9/27 | Miami is currently working on flipping a big time QB committed elsewhere | Flip Never happened | Raiola was a silent according to Dee |
| 9/27 | Still expects Booker Pickett to commit (in the near term) | Commmitted to the Canes Oct 19 | Hit |
| 9/27 | Canes have a silent commit. Says name was mentioned in the previous five minutes of the show [Options are Pickett, Mincey, Breland, Lyle, McCray] | Likely was talking about Mincey (guessing though) | Duplicate |
| 9/10 | Recruiting is going to pick up and its going to pick up fast | Accelerated at the end | Hit |
| 9/10 | Expect a 24 recruit to commit in the next 7-10 days | No public commits | Miss |
| 9/10 | Expect another recruit beyond the '24 recruit to commit in the next 7-10 days (Flo declined to specify the class) | Blount committed | Hit |
| 8/28 | There's going to be name leaking out in the next couple weeks that we're trying to flip. | D$ said on 9/2 Miami is likely to try to flip Ny Carr (UGA commit) | Hit |
| 8/28 | Watch the AJ Hairston recruitment. Miami may be circling back here. | ||
| 8/27 | Keep an eye on the Colorado DT commit | ||
| 8/27 | We're going to flip a WR (and its not McCoy like everyone thinks) | Carr flipped | Hit |
| 8/27 | We may flip a 2nd WR | Never happened | Miss |
| 8/27 | Miami is going to get another big name DT by December, hold me to it. | Scott | Hit |
| 8/20 | Would be shocked if JoJo flips | Signed NLI w/Canes | Hit |
| 7/16 | There is a recruit on the table that you could say is silently committed. Could pop this week, could wait to the BBQ | Not aware of a silent commit that went public on or before the BBQ | Miss |
| 7/16 | Feels really good about two recruits committing in the next 3 weeks (including BBQ week). Would put money down on it. | Only one commit before/during the BBQ weekend | Miss |
| 7/14 | Hartline's reign of terror over elite SFL WR recruiting ends after this cycle, the guard starts changing THIS cycle | ||
| 7/4 | Flo thinks we end up w/more than 3 Whales on the DL | ||
| 7/4 | We will sign at least another 10 recruits by the end of the cycle | ||
| 7/4 | At least 5 of our current 3* recruits will be upgraded to 4* or higher by the end of the cycle | ||
| 7/4 | We will be in it with Wingo until signing day (still has an OV scheduled for in season) | ||
| 7/2 | By the mid August, we'll be at 18/19 commits | Hit | |
| 7/2 | We're picking up a recruit this week | Lightfoot committed on July 3 | Hit |
| 7/2 | As long as we don't look like complete crap on the field, we're going to be ok with this recruiting class | Improvement from 2022 albiet still disappointing. | Hit |
| 7/2 | There's no reason to be panicked or concerned right now | Top 5 class | Duplicate |
| 7/2 | Two whales have committed silently. Flo also said silent commits mean nothing until they verbal | IDK who these were | |
| 6/25 | Watch the Gators w/Hawkins. UF panicked when Chance wouldn't flip, threw the bag at Hawkins | Committed to the Lizards on 6/26 | Hit |
| 6/19 | Our next commit will be a WR | Mack committed first | Miss |
| 6/19 | Would be shocked if Gators stay in Top 10 after their upcoming season (and corresponding decommits) | Gator class imploded | Hit |
| 6/19 | Our class will finish in the Top 10 | Top 5 | Hit |
| 6/15 | We have a couple guys who could pop soon (this was before Lofton committed) | Lofton and Riley committed within a week | Hit |
| 6/15 | Don't think the Gators (or anyone else) can throw a wrench in the BBQ like they did last year | No shenanigans from the Gates this year | Hit |
| 6/15 | He thinks we land Riley after this weekend's visit. We're in a good spot. | Riley committed on June 19 | Hit |
| 6/12 | By December, he thinks we're getting 3 DL "whales" and there's a shot at a 4th | 3 DL Whales confirmed | Hit |
| 6/11 | Miami's in very good position with both Zaquan Patterson and Joshisa "JoJo" Trader. Unless Miami messes up the recruitment or stop recruiting them, they will be Canes | Both signed | Hit |
| 6/11 | We've got serious traction with one elite recruit after this weekend and he may pop sooner than later | Elijah committed June 15 | Hit |
| 6/7 | JUCO corner likes Miami a lot and a good chance that he picks Miami on Friday | Committed to Miami | Hit |
| 6/7 | There will be 2-3 CBs portal out after this year due to playing time concerns | Graves hit the portal | |
| 6/7 | Robert Stafford is special, you'll hear his name being mentioned a lot after fall camp | Highlighted by D$ in the 6/8 Bank. Made huge impression already | Miss |
| 6/7 | The flips are all 4* and 5* | Hit | Duplicat |
| 6/7 | We're in a good spot for Friday. Pay attention on Friday | JUCO corner already covered on earlier prediction | Push |
| 6/5 | Miami had a major blue chip offensive recruit visit silently this weekend. Expects details will be public by next Sunday. | No public info on this recruit. | Miss |
| 6/1 | There will be a MINIMUM of five commits by the 2nd week in July | We're at five commits from recruits that visited. | Hit |
| 6/1 | The whale (5*) trend will start this month | Jones Committed July 14 Trader Committed July 13 Lightfoot committed on July 3 | Hit |
| 5/30 | Monitor the Colin Hurley recruitment (unsure if this qualifies as a prediction) | ||
| 5/30 | Miami is after another blue-chip QB that hasn't been publicly leaked (yet) | ||
| 5/30 | Flo expects we will have between 16-18 commits before the HS season starts. | See 7/2 for similar prediction | Push |
| 5/28 | Good news on the DL is coming very, very soon, much sooner than you think | Lightfoot, Jones and Rudolph. Not what we were expecting, but still technically good news | Hit |
| 5/22 | June could end up being the greatest month in Miami recruiting history | This one is looking suspect. | |
| 5/15 | Mario is about to flip some major "big boy" recruits | Numerous flips | Duplicate |
| 5/15 | Jason Taylor is going to be problem for other teams on the trail | Recruiter of the year | Hit |
| 5/15 | Multiple "good things" happened at the pool party and they involved gymnastics | ||
| 5/14 | UM will sign at least two more pieces before fall camp | ||
| 5/10 | In the next 2-3 days we're getting more good news from the portal | Hit | |
| 5/10 | We're getting another DT | Hit | |
| 5/10 | Help is on the way for the WR room | Hit | |
| 5/10 | 2024 Recruiting Class. Those who love top 3 or top 5 classes will be happy. | Top 5 | Duplicate |
| 5/10 | 2024 Recruiting Class. Focus this year is elite DT and WR recruits. Its insane on how many elite guys we're after. | Very nice DT and WR classes | Hit |
| 5/7 | Flo expects at least 3 portal commits by May 21. One is on lock, feels good about two other ones | Hit | |
| 4/30 | He expects to be discussing portal commits on next Sunday's show. Results: Hit. There was a commit to discuss. | Hit | |
| 4/29 | There will be an all-conference player, in a position of need, that will be announcing for the Canes by the second week of May. Waiting for classes to complete first | Miss | |
| 4/29 | We're getting at least one if not two DTs from the portal. | Hit | |
| 4/29 | There are two guys from the portal that we have in the bag (WR/DT). He feels strongly about these two | Hit | |
| 4/29 | If Feagans is willing to play safety, he'll be a Cane. He if wants to be a CB, he won't be a Cane. | Hit | |
| 4/20 | By next Thursday, there should be clarity with the who we're getting from portal. Portal is about to get hot, there's news coming. | Miss | |
| 4/20 | They've targeted someone who's not yet in the portal to come in an be the starting QB (if TVD left) | Miss | |
| 4/20 | Flo doesn't see how TVD stays and it works out unless he has an elite year. | Blew up | Hit |
| 4/16 | Flo says a very surprising/shocking name from Miami is going to (may) enter the portal but we'll be ok even if they enter | Push | |
| 4/16 | There will be multiple surprises entering the portal | Miss | |
| 4/9 | Trader is a Cane. I don't care what anyone else says or who's he crystal balled to. He will be signing with Miami. | Trader committed July 13 | Hit |
| 4/9 | I would be surprised if Lagway sticks to his UF commitment. Unsure if we flip him though | Signed w/UF | Hit |
| 3/31 | By mid-season, Dimitry Nicolas will no longer be an under the radar 3* recruit. His recruitment is going to blow up. | Committed to Auburn on August 25 | Hit |
| 3/30 | Guys are going to pop soon. Expect crystal balls to drop by Mon/Tue. | Hit | |
| 3/30 | We are going to get a surprise commit before April 8 (and its not Air Noland). There's a BOOM coming | Flo said this was Judd. Judd isn't a BOOM | Miss |
| 3/30 | We are going to take at least the same number of High School commits as the 2023 cycle | ||
| 3/26 | Chris Wheatley-Humphrey will be a Cane. | Hit | |
| 3/26 | There will be a major coaching announcement this week. | Hit | |
| 3/26 | There is a strong likelihood of multiple (2x) commits being public prior to Air Noland's announcement in early April | Only Judd announced prior to April 8 | Miss |
| 2/22 | We will get a minimum of 3 DTs this cycle | Got 4 DTs | Duplicate |
| 2/19 | Flo loves the AJ Hairston offer. In 4 months, he will have quite a few offers and be invited to major camps and post-season games. | Signed w/UMass | Miss |
| 1/29 | There will be one signing day surprise for Miami | None happened. | Miss |
| 1/21 | At least 1-2 portal commits by this Tuesday | Same commit can't count for multiple predictions | Push |
| 1/21 | Iowa corner committing on Monday, would be very surprised if he's not a Cane | Hit | |
| 1/15 | Flo says we're going to get a least one more commit from the portal in the next week (covered by 1/21 prediction) | Roberts enrolled last week BUT he's covered by the 1/21 prediction. | Push |
| 1/8 | There will be a couple of transfer portal commitments this week | Deen and McCormick | Hit |
| 1/2 | Expect news on the Air Nolan front in the near term | Nothing until April | Miss |
| 1/2 | There will be multiple commits at the latest by next Monday | Lee and Deen | Hit |
2023 Non-Recruiting Predictions
| Date | Prediction | Outcome | Verdict |
| 6/25 | Riley Williams is about to change the game at the University of Miami. Said take receipts on this. | ||
| 3/26 | There will be a major coaching announcement this week. | Hit | |
| 2/5 | At the end of this week (by next Sunday evening), there will be an OC announcement. | Happened much later | Miss |
| 2/5 | He'll be shocked if there's no announcement (OC or DC) by Monday. Since #1 covers the OC, this one is DC only. | Guidry announced on Tuesday | Hit |
| 1/13 | Flo says he'll be shocked if there isn't coaching change news within the next six days (later on, adjusted to the week/week and half) | Ponce went back to APSU to be OC. | Hit |
| 1/13 | FSU has NIL issues/problems too (ala the Gators) and news will break soon (few weeks) | Miss |
2022 Recruiting Predictions
| Date | Prediction | Outcome | Verdict |
| 12/11 | Bain will be a Cane | Hit | |
| 12/11 | Fletcher likely a Cane if he visits next weekend | Hit | |
| 12/11 | Francisco Mauigoa will be a Cane | Hit | |
| 12/9 | Christopher Johnson Jr will be a Cane | Hit | |
| 7/31 | UF shenanigans only delayed things, the 24 recruits are still going to make a statement within the next few weeks. | Never happened | Miss |
| 7/24 | We get a minimum of 3 commits in the next week and most likely 4 commit. These seven days include not just the BBQ but all six days leading up to the BBQ | Abram bailed him out, Bonsu was expected. Possible Samson was the 4th | Hit |
| 7/22 | Flo predicted that multiple commits to other schools would attend the BBQ | Confirmed by D$ | Hit |
| 7/22 | Flo said its very likely multiple flips could happen at the BBQ. | No flips | Miss |
| 7/22 | 2024 recruits were going to make a huge statement at the BBQ | Flo said UF shaningans prevented it | Miss |
| 7/22 | Flo predicted last week that DT recruiting will heat up like an inferno in the next 2-3 weeks | Terrible DT cycle in 23 | Miss |
2022 Non-Recruiting Predictions
| Date | Prediction | Outcome | Verdict |
| 12/25 | There will be at least one coaching change this week | Flo says he was talking about Ed Reed taking the Cookman coaching position. | Push |
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