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2022 Shemar Stewart goes A2M

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Cookie917 said:
But what coach is NOT in that boat? Some are closer (Like Saban should not have lost to an 8-4 A&M team but I get it that team is still stacked better than Stanford) but Jimbo obviously loses games he should not, Smart but for this last year has typically dropped a weird one. Mullen ALWAYS did. Harbaugh has. Just this year #5 Baylor lost to unranked TCU, Oklahoma lost to unranked K-State 2 years ago. It is just hard to run the table in CFB and "rivalry" games always tend to run close.
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Yeah, whether we want to admit it or not, but it’s harder to go Undefeated today than yesterday. I think it’s much more glaring, however, when it’s so much more of a talent discrepancy.

Baylor, for instance, is not an elite recruiting school, but they are well coached.

A&M have been recruiting at an elite level, and the teams they’ve lost to are equally elite

(Ex.
2018 - Clemson, Alabama, Auburn
2019 - Clemson, Alabama, Auburn, UGA, LSU
2020 - Alabama)

Now this yr, I agree; losing to the teams they did was head scratching, but I also contribute that to QB play.
 
Wesley, Kelly, Moss, iuli, maybe Conerly. All these guys are just as important as Shemar. Its just that all of them together is a statement. 4 outa 6, 5 outa 6, or all 6 is huge considering where we were and the time frame. Any one of those guys could end up a 1st or 2nd rounder . You can add Skinner to that who was gone. And the most important thing....OL and defensive front 7. The main areas where we either suffer with talent, depth or both.

Regardless of what happens Wednesday, the bigger picture will not evade me. A group of blue chippers are more important than any single one.

If Diaz had brought in 3 or 4 Blue chip DL with Taylor our defense wouldn't a been a trash can....for example of what i mean. You can't bring in 1, star OL and the rest are projects who can't block a whole front of blue chippers.
 
Rellyrell said:
Yeah, whether we want to admit it or not, but it’s harder to go Undefeated today than yesterday. I think it’s much more glaring, however, when it’s so much more of a talent discrepancy.

Baylor, for instance, is not an elite recruiting school, but they are well coached.

A&M have been recruiting at an elite level, and the teams they’ve lost to are equally elite

(Ex.
2018 - Clemson, Alabama, Auburn
2019 - Clemson, Alabama, Auburn, UGA, LSU
2020 - Alabama)

Now this yr, I agree; losing to the teams they did was head scratching, but I also contribute that to QB play.
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Yup, I agree previously in last 3 years he has not but even going back to FSU days he would drop a weird one. When he jumped to the SEC for the most part he is beating the SECC teams he should and losing to the better/equal ones but still losing. I would be ****ed paying 9 mil to a coach and losing to 4 teams in my own conference. That 2019 season for example they did not beat a single ranked opponent and lost to every ranked opponent they played.
 
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Cookie917 said:
Yup, I agree previously in last 3 years he has not but even going back to FSU days he would drop a weird one. When he jumped to the SEC for the most part he is beating the SECC teams he should and losing to the better/equal ones but still losing. I would be ****ed paying 9 mil to a coach and losing to 4 teams in my own conference. That 2019 season for example they did not beat a single ranked opponent and lost to every ranked opponent they played.
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Losing Mark Stoops seems to me began the decline of Jimbo. At this point A&M is as talented overall as any team bar a few. But they still struggle with bum teams and lose to teams who are close are better. He had an insanely stacked team at FSU and after the title season it kept going down linear until he left. He is gonna be in his 5th year there. He has no excuses considering Sumlin was also recruiting well. Jimbo seems to need a huge margin of error talent wise to win. And i don't know if his offense has evolved to what it needs to over 15 years. His move maybe to give up play calling and bring in a more modern offense as it seems his is pretty complexed to learn. With the money they paying him, the board and them maybe start pressuring him if this season fizzles out
 
Cookie917 said:
Yup, I agree previously in last 3 years he has not but even going back to FSU days he would drop a weird one. When he jumped to the SEC for the most part he is beating the SECC teams he should and losing to the better/equal ones but still losing. I would be ****ed paying 9 mil to a coach and losing to 4 teams in my own conference. That 2019 season for example they did not beat a single ranked opponent and lost to every ranked opponent they played.
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Oh yeah; I mean recruiting is one thing, but w/ $9m?? Bruh!!! I need division titles & at least vying for CFP spots.
 
ZuCrew said:
The scariest thing is Diaz was 3 wins away from being retained as the Corch. Imagine if he beats UNC, UVA, and FSU? Andy did the lords work this season..
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Brethren, I was talking to a poster on here privately & I told them I’m not concerned w/ Bama; I know we’ll lose, but I at least want it to be competitive or it should be. I told them if we lose to MSU, then that’ll tell me all I need to know about this season.

When Diaz said that’s what App St do to teams, in that thread, when some were trying to defend that statement, I said yeah, but the eery thing is all those P5 teams that either narrowly escaped or str8 up lost to App St, weren’t very good, & all of them lost no less than 4 games on the season.

Nvm all that, though; to hear from recruits their experience w/ Diaz as a recruiter reaffirmed most of our suspicions, & is a direct correlation why our team is solid in some areas & grossly lacking in others. Crazy, bruh…crazy that he was still considered to be here. Thank God for that article coming out to, finally, expose Blake James’ tenure as an incompetent AD, & thank God for Herbstreit via “allegedly” my guy J Vilma, putting us on blast.
 
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Lazarre said:
The 22 class was the sacrificial lamb to getting a better HC. Any kid that Mario is about to get this year is a cherry on top.
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Thank U GIF
 
hoops156 said:
he WILL lose a game each year he isn't supposed to. hes done it at Oregon yearly. not expecting him to change that. hes also very coordinator reliant bc hes not a x and o guy. he will def stack more talent than we've seen since butch. its literally his best trait. now, we just have to hope its enough (where you have such a huge talent advantage) that it turns into a title run like LSU for a year and UGA this past year. one side was so stacked from a talent perspective and in LSU case, their O, that it was nearly impossible to keep them away from a title game.

kelly was going to Oregon had Mario stayed. that was all Mario.
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Just curious? Where does "He's not an X's & O's guy" come from? He speaks about the hiring process and importance of sitting down with potential coordinators and evaluating through film. I keep hearing this narrative, just not sure it's factual.
 
Sauce Boss said:
Just curious? Where does "He's not an X's & O's guy" come from? He speaks about the hiring process and importance of sitting down with potential coordinators and evaluating through film. I keep hearing this narrative, just not sure it's factual.
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I refer it to as play calling, being a coordinator by trade, or the like. hes not that. hes more of a CEO and recruiter which does work in college football. Marios never called plays to my knowledge on either side, but he generally puts together a good staff (save for arroyo) and recruits at an elite level.
 
Rellyrell said:
Brethren, I was talking to a poster on here privately & I told them I’m not concerned w/ Bama; I know we’ll lose, but I at least want it to be competitive or it should be. I told them if we lose to MSU, then that’ll tell me all I need to know about this season.

When Diaz said that’s what App St do to teams, in that thread, when some were trying to defend that statement, I said yeah, but the eery thing is all those P5 teams that either narrowly escaped or str8 up lost to App St, weren’t very good, & all of them lost no less than 4 games on the season.

Nvm all that, though; to hear from recruits their experience w/ Diaz as a recruiter reaffirmed most of our suspicions, & is a direct correlation why our team is solid in some areas & grossly lacking in others. Crazy, bruh…crazy that he was still considered to be here. Thank God for that article coming out to, finally, expose Blake James’ tenure as an incompetent AD, & thank God for Herbstreit via “allegedly” my guy J Vilma, putting us on blast.
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OOooooh! J Vilma set up the alley oop on that?! What a good look. On the low Herb has always looked out for the Canes. That’s a good dude right there. Yea, this was not a good first time HC gig for Diaz. How dude can spin a story, I imagine he finessed the **** out BJ for that job like “Look, I have a gig already, I need to go. If you aren’t offering your wasting my time” and he bit on it like a sap.

It became painfully clear he wasn’t the man for the job. My favorite memory will always be the slide meme.
 
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GojiraCane said:
You discount the fact that a five star player might think that what ahead of him is irrelevant...ie...”I don’t care if 25 five star players are ahead of me. I’m better than all of them and will see the field immediately. I’ll be making THEM transfer out.”
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That’s also how USC wound up with nine five star running backs at one point around a dozen years ago.
 
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Rellyrell said:
I feel Mario will be our new version of Butch Davis. I think we’ll have some head scratching moments, but the amount of talent we’ll accumulate will be more than enough to over some of those moments.

Agreed; the prior staff had Wes in, but I did hear he was still leery of our situation, but Mario cleared all that up & locked him down. Oh, and I totally forgot about Kelly. That was all Mario, for sure.
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And Moss… and Skinner… and this **** ton of OL’s we’re about to land.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
Ivins and Wiltfong are linked at the hip. If Wiltfong hasn't flipped, don't expect Ivins to develop an independent brain.
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Agreed. He no longer represents Miami but still seems to be the first break any story on a big-time recruit. Gaby never gets the first one in.
 
Rellyrell said:
Lol; ummm, my guy that’s a poor analogy. Mariano Rivera was a great “closer” b/c his team had the lead. Lmao. That means, the starting pitching was good enough to put him in a position to seal the deal for The W.

I mean u’re asking Mario to make up for Diaz, is like asking Mariano to make up for Ed Walsh. Lol
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By all accounts, he’s pulled us even. The last weekend is to close. Close.

Other teams get in the game late and land studs.

We are Miami. With Mario. That’s us now. And he’s doing a helluva job, so let’s keep it going with this monster fish…
 
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