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dk72 said:
TheBigBrow said:
OldhamA said:
nbrewer22 said:
sniffin94 said:
Just heard on Joe rose...chad will be a cane at 9 a.m.
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Bright spot in what seems to be an otherwise dark day.
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Agreed. It's horrible that all the kids we thought we had are staying committedm.

I need to go find a sharp blade to end this pain.
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Open ur eyes, besides the already committed chad Thomas, NSD will be a flop for UM
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It's a "flop" only because we already locked up our top commits early. If Kaaya, Moten, Yearby, Darlin, McDermott etc. waited until NSD to make a definitive announcement that they were coming here, it would be an amazing NSD. Funny how people seem to care more about the timing and the show instead of who's in the class.
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At least u read the post unlike some of the other homers....NSD is a flop, not the entire class. I'm "ok" with the class, but today isn't good news...not to mention missing out on a bunch of elite soFL kids
 
With JC and Ross officially off the table, I think it's safe to suggest that this staff has once again made history for all the wrong reasons. This is surely the worst close (Jan-Feb) to a Miami Hurricanes class in the internet era (since ~96/97), and I can't even think of one that's close. Losing Valentine and Powell and getting only Njoku (no offense to Njoku, who I really like) is an extremely bitter pill to swallow in a month where most fanbases see their team's big dominoes fall.

Since the All-America game practices started, the following talent has been taken from South Florida:
Dalvin Cook, 5 star RB, Florida State (coached by Roland Smith)
Travis Rudolph, 5 star WR, Florida State (coached by Steve Walsh)
Travonte Valentine, 4 star DT, LSU
Ermon Lane, 5 star WR, Florida State (most likely)
JC Jackson, 4 star DB, Florida
Brandon Powell, 4 star ATH, Florida

If you watched the last half of this season, or.... well.... the last 3 seasons..... you know that we likely aren't overcoming our deficit via Xs and Os. If we aren't gaining ground on Florida State to win the ACC via recruiting, where are we making up that ground? We have MANY young coaches on our staff whose forte is supposedly recruiting... is it enough?

I'm extremely appreciative of guys we DID land. We have some very good kids. The horrific close following Golden's PSU flirtations shouldn't completely overshadow what a good group that is. We have some stars, without a doubt, and I love em for choosing to be Canes. Kaaya is a cornerstone player, our OL duo is super-stud, Berrios and the WRs are guys that will make some plays for us without a doubt, our DE group (assuming we don't lose Thomas & Jackson) and DT group is the best in the Golden era, and we got some help at LB and Safety.

I still just don't think that when assessing performance you only look at what you got, you have to put it in the context of what was available and see how you stack up against that. This was perhaps the most talented group of SoFla talent in the last 5 years and too much of it got away.
 
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**** off with the Chad Thomas to 'Bama stuff.

Andre Fernandez ‏@AndreMHsports 3m - Good sign literally for UM. Posters being placed at edge of stage have Demetrius Jackson and Chad Thomas with UM logos. Treon Harris' blank
 
Good sign literally for UM. Posters being placed at edge of stage
have Demetrius Jackson and Chad Thomas with UM logos. Treon Harris' blank
 
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Chad Thomas’ signing day poster with the “U” logo #Canes pic.twitter.com/s2rtBgbGCP
 
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Peter Ariz ‏@PeterAriz 1m

Demetrius Jackson’s poster. Only has a “U” logo on it as expected #Canes pic.twitter.com/7EC6uldkjE
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TheSwagger1 said:
With JC and Ross officially off the table, I think it's safe to suggest that this staff has once again made history for all the wrong reasons. This is surely the worst close (Jan-Feb) to a Miami Hurricanes class in the internet era (since ~96/97), and I can't even think of one that's close. Losing Valentine and Powell and getting only Njoku (no offense to Njoku, who I really like) is an extremely bitter pill to swallow in a month where most fanbases see their team's big dominoes fall.

Since the All-America game practices started, the following talent has been taken from South Florida:
Dalvin Cook, 5 star RB, Florida State (coached by Roland Smith)
Travis Rudolph, 5 star WR, Florida State (coached by Steve Walsh)
Travonte Valentine, 4 star DT, LSU
Ermon Lane, 5 star WR, Florida State (most likely)
JC Jackson, 4 star DB, Florida
Brandon Powell, 4 star ATH, Florida

If you watched the last half of this season, or.... well.... the last 3 seasons..... you know that we likely aren't overcoming our deficit via Xs and Os. If we aren't gaining ground on Florida State to win the ACC via recruiting, where are we making up that ground? We have MANY young coaches on our staff whose forte is supposedly recruiting... is it enough?

I'm extremely appreciative of guys we DID land. We have some very good kids. The horrific close following Golden's PSU flirtations shouldn't completely overshadow what a good group that is. We have some stars, without a doubt, and I love em for choosing to be Canes. Kaaya is a cornerstone player, our OL duo is super-stud, Berrios and the WRs are guys that will make some plays for us without a doubt, our DE group (assuming we don't lose Thomas & Jackson) and DT group is the best in the Golden era, and we got some help at LB and Safety.

I still just don't think that when assessing performance you only look at what you got, you have to put it in the context of what was available and see how you stack up against that. This was perhaps the most talented group of SoFla talent in the last 5 years and too much of it got away.
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Great post. This is REALITY.
 
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TheBigBrow said:
dk72 said:
TheBigBrow said:
OldhamA said:
nbrewer22 said:
Bright spot in what seems to be an otherwise dark day.
Click to expand...

Agreed. It's horrible that all the kids we thought we had are staying committedm.

I need to go find a sharp blade to end this pain.
Click to expand...

Open ur eyes, besides the already committed chad Thomas, NSD will be a flop for UM
Click to expand...

It's a "flop" only because we already locked up our top commits early. If Kaaya, Moten, Yearby, Darlin, McDermott etc. waited until NSD to make a definitive announcement that they were coming here, it would be an amazing NSD. Funny how people seem to care more about the timing and the show instead of who's in the class.
Click to expand...

At least u read the post unlike some of the other homers....NSD is a flop, not the entire class. I'm "ok" with the class, but today isn't good news...not to mention missing out on a bunch of elite soFL kids
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Exactly
 
TheSwagger1 said:
With JC and Ross officially off the table, I think it's safe to suggest that this staff has once again made history for all the wrong reasons. This is surely the worst close (Jan-Feb) to a Miami Hurricanes class in the internet era (since ~96/97), and I can't even think of one that's close. Losing Valentine and Powell and getting only Njoku (no offense to Njoku, who I really like) is an extremely bitter pill to swallow in a month where most fanbases see their team's big dominoes fall.

Since the All-America game practices started, the following talent has been taken from South Florida:
Dalvin Cook, 5 star RB, Florida State (coached by Roland Smith)
Travis Rudolph, 5 star WR, Florida State (coached by Steve Walsh)
Travonte Valentine, 4 star DT, LSU
Ermon Lane, 5 star WR, Florida State (most likely)
JC Jackson, 4 star DB, Florida
Brandon Powell, 4 star ATH, Florida

If you watched the last half of this season, or.... well.... the last 3 seasons..... you know that we likely aren't overcoming our deficit via Xs and Os. If we aren't gaining ground on Florida State to win the ACC via recruiting, where are we making up that ground? We have MANY young coaches on our staff whose forte is supposedly recruiting... is it enough?

I'm extremely appreciative of guys we DID land. We have some very good kids. The horrific close following Golden's PSU flirtations shouldn't completely overshadow what a good group that is. We have some stars, without a doubt, and I love em for choosing to be Canes. Kaaya is a cornerstone player, our OL duo is super-stud, Berrios and the WRs are guys that will make some plays for us without a doubt, our DE group (assuming we don't lose Thomas & Jackson) and DT group is the best in the Golden era, and we got some help at LB and Safety.

I still just don't think that when assessing performance you only look at what you got, you have to put it in the context of what was available and see how you stack up against that. This was perhaps the most talented group of SoFla talent in the last 5 years and too much of it got away.
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