Coach Macho
aka Beardy Ryan
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Before I go to bed I'm gonna say this and I want you to let it sink in.
*The physically most imposing DB in South FLA is going to LSU and wasn't offered by Miami.
*The best cover Corner in South FLA, 1st team All-State, 9 interceptions, wasn't offered by Miami cause he's 160lbs instead 170lbs.
*The most explosive player in Broward County, the best return man in the state, is going to Georgia and wasn't offered by Miami.
*The best QB's in South FLA weren't offered by Miami because they're "too short" but were offered by Auburn, Florida, FSU, etc.
These kids were good enough for staffs who have decent track records of signing and developing talent, but they weren't good enough for Miami.
I was under the impression that Miami's recipe for success was to sign the best players in their backyard and only go out of town for kids who are special. We're not signing the best players in our backyard, we're ignoring some of them.
Level of competition cannot be underestimated.
If If I'm on the fence between a 5'8" WR from South Florida and a 5'8" WR from Carolina, I'm taking the kid who balled out in South Florida.
If I'm on the fence between two CB's who are 5'9"-5'10", I'm taking the one who was 1st team all-state and had 9 interceptions.
If I'm on the fence between a Safety from South FLA with offers from LSU and a Safety from NJ, I'm probably taking the kid from South FLA. Pretty sure LSU has a track record for developing DB's.
South FLA kids get the benefit of the doubt with me. The only time I choose a similar kid from another state is if that kid is clearly special. But if the kid excelled in South FLA and stood out against South FLA talent...yeah...I'll take him. Call me crazy.
All that reads like is south Florida bias. So you can let that sink in. It isn't surprising that a coach from south Florida would take kid from down there over a kid from Jersey who Ohio State wanted. They develop DBs don't they? No surprise a WR from Carolina must be the lesser of the two prospects in the eyes of a south Florida coach even when he had offers from Oregon and Ohio State. Balled out against the best competition at the Opening and caught a TD at an all-star game while playing with a torn ACL. Miami goes to California and gets an elite QB and the talk in south Florida is about a kid who may not play QB in college.
******' McKenzie looked way better in that All-Star game than Berrios did. Way more "sudden" and explosive. The opening? Really? A ******' 7-on-7 camp? Dude, Berrios is good but you can't ignore what McKenzie has been able to do in South Florida against high schools who are loaded with D-1 kids.
I don't give a **** about Miami taking QB's from Cali. That's where I prefer to get QB's from. I'm talking about Corners, Safeties and Receivers right now. Positions that are bread in our backyard. And in terms of QB's, we signed ******' Rosier. ****, if that's what we're gonna sign when we go out of state than I rather just pick-up White from Broward County. Good enough for Auburn, good enough for me.