This thread is kicking my ***, stay on the west coast so when I wake there’s 3 hours of content I try to get through.
Not just this thread but other sources, material, etc. (jumped off the train for a bit but that Candle news reeled me back in)
Lots of nuggets, some relevant, some not so much (learning about the tragic end of a wrestler named Junkyard Dog, ugh, tough)
I’ll say this, we know Mario is a Don; he’s structured, organized, calculated, principled, adaptable, and relentless. That garners respect in all circles of the industry.
Recruiting is clearly his baby but I don’t think he gets enough credit for how well-rounded he is as a head man.
Oregon was on the cusp of taking that next step with the horses he was loading into the stable and in his words “they were all puppies”.
Since restarting at Miami he’s had to quickly plant seeds for future return (recruiting wise and organizationally) as well as nurture the programs current state of affairs.
All info (from sources here or media outlets) that makes its way to us is filtered through levels (3rd,4th hand information), that what fiends like us scavenge for collectively might only know 30% of what’s really going on.
I’m going to guess that at some point a pod will be put out (Athletic, CIS, or OBB) that will shed real light on what happened during all this.
But ultimately I advise you my friends to take it all with a grain of caution.
Whether the hires or any moves that occur are perceived as home runs or an anticlimactic bunt, no one but destiny knows how it will all shake out.