Portal next week - Good news

[Cribby]

Yes, but what kind of changes? I see some whispers that it’s not Guidry that’s going to go so I’m wondering what people are hearing.

D$ has said the defense needs a head coach type for the defense. Somebody that’ll have control and respect over that room. I believe that’s what we’ll end up with somewhere on staff. The little noise that I’ve heard leads me to think he’s looking for a high level p4 type’s. Maybe even former head coaches. Hopefully he gets somebody like that to bite. I will say to his credit he normally fixes his mistakes pretty quickly even though he seems to be fixing a lot every offseason lol. Regardless the room should look dramatically different.

 

[Silentobserver]

Players notified, and Gruden was spotted in the parking lot. Football CEO is the rumor

With limited email access per terms of preliminary contract negotiations.

 

[Cribby]

What's so great about the portal? We've had over a dozen transfers every year and more than half them every year haven't lived up to expectations. For 2204, we had Ward, Martinez, and Barrow. Everyone else was mediocre or worse.

Quite frankly, I'm sick of the hype. Fans and our media projecting experienced mediocre players as something more than they are.

Raiola ain't it. Like Lagway, he has talent, but the production of both was mediocre at best.

Raiola had 12 TDs and 10 INTS. NO thanks. Hard pass.

Gator fans are all jiggy over Lagway. He may be great one day, but heading into the FSU game he was 32 for 63 with 9 TDs and 7 INTs. That's a 51% passer. Not exactly anything to get excited about. Lagway was 14 for 22 for 133 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT against FSU. He may have a promising future, but his year was more hype than anything. He got credit for the wins, but it was really about the improvement of the Gator defense and team overall.

I point these two out as examples of the play not matching the hype.

I want to see the development of our young talent. It's time for them to have significant roles. It starts with the bowl game.

You never know when you bring in a qb or any other player in the portal. That’s why you spend on the closest to a sure thing as you can find. Even then there’s some questions. Just look at Cam Ward. Some considered him a turnover machine that’s shown to have decision making issues and had a losing record his last year.

That said our returning OL will make a lot of guys look better than previous stops. Having all day to pass seems to have that affect.

 

[Damiencane86]

D$ has said the defense needs a head coach type for the defense. Somebody that’ll have control and respect over that room. I believe that’s what we’ll end up with somewhere on staff. The little noise that I’ve heard leads me to think he’s looking for a high level p4 type’s. Maybe even former head coaches. Hopefully he gets somebody like that to bite. I will say to his credit he normally fixes his mistakes pretty quickly even though he seems to be fixing a lot every offseason lol. Regardless the room should look dramatically different.

Walters from Purdue fits that bill but I'm sure there are way more candidates we have 0 clue of at this time

 

[TheOriginalCane]

Do we actually have any real indication Mario is actually going to move on from Guidry?

Yes.

 

[Phydeaux]

With limited email access per terms of preliminary contract negotiations.

But, of course

 

[Bunker Mentality]

Raiola's 'admiration' of Mahomes is just weird. Coupled with the de-commitments before settling at Nebraska..and that before even getting to the pedestrian 1st campaign. And now purportedly looking for a better situation because he wasn't surround with enough talent. No thanks. Can't imagine Mario, of all people, going after that guy.

 

[TheOriginalCane]

Granddad really a miami alum?

Tony Raiola was a UM DT in the 70s.

 

[TooColdToHold]

LOL I think of young Kobe every time I watch Raiola trying to mimick every Mahomes mannerism.. Hopefully he finds himself like Kobe eventually did.

 

[Cribby]

Good point. Dude walked , talked , played , wore uniform / sweatbands and had the same mannerisms as Mike. His entire game was a carbon copy of MJ. If you’re going to rip from a guy rip from the best lol.

 

[CaneLife93]

D$ has said the defense needs a head coach type for the defense. Somebody that’ll have control and respect over that room. I believe that’s what we’ll end up with somewhere on staff. The little noise that I’ve heard leads me to think he’s looking for a high level p4 type’s. Maybe even former head coaches. Hopefully he gets somebody like that to bite. I will say to his credit he normally fixes his mistakes pretty quickly even though he seems to be fixing a lot every offseason lol. Regardless the room should look dramatically different.

Go get Ryan Walters, now a former HC and did terrific work with the defense and DB's while at Illinois and all things considered at Purdue as well.

 

[nycane]

D$ has said the defense needs a head coach type for the defense. Somebody that’ll have control and respect over that room. I believe that’s what we’ll end up with somewhere on staff. The little noise that I’ve heard leads me to think he’s looking for a high level p4 type’s. Maybe even former head coaches. Hopefully he gets somebody like that to bite. I will say to his credit he normally fixes his mistakes pretty quickly even though he seems to be fixing a lot every offseason lol. Regardless the room should look dramatically different.

two names you and I discussed privately were a bit of a surprise to me when I first heard but I'll tell you I like the idea. Giudy is stubborn, lazy as a recruiter, and cant get along with his staff. JT has basically been calling his schemes and play calls out all year.

 

[nycane]

Go get Ryan Walters, now a former HC and did terrific work with the defense and DB's while at Illinois and all things considered at Purdue as well.

yeah him the safety and freshman CB

 

[Canes2523]

two names you and I discussed privately were a bit of a surprise to me when I first heard but I'll tell you I like the idea. Giudy is stubborn, lazy as a recruiter, and cant get along with his staff. JT has basically been calling his schemes and play calls out all year.

I remember being at the Cuse game , and Guidry went over to Taylor to say something, and Taylor just turned around and laughed at him.

 

[Damiencane86]

Go get Ryan Walters, now a former HC and did terrific work with the defense and DB's while at Illinois and all things considered at Purdue as well.

Literally makes too much sense

 

[nycane]

I remember being another Cuse game , and Guidry went over to Taylor to say something, and Taylor just turned around and laughed at him.

the local legal and hall of fame is the guy I'd probably side with over the cajun goofball.

 

[Damiencane86]

yeah him the safety and freshman CB

Yep. If Walters is the hire I can't see a scenario where we doesn't bring Grant & Thieneman with him.

 

[nycane]

Literally makes too much sense

has to want to leave the big 10

 

[Canes2523]

the local legal and hall of fame is the guy I'd probably side with over the cajun goofball.

I agree, just was stating Guidry doesn't have the respect needed.

 

[CaneLife93]

yeah him the safety and freshman CB

He had some dawgs he coached up at Illinois too, one of them was a high draft pick two years ago if I'm not mistaken


EDIT: it was Devon Witherspoon who was drafted 5th.