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ItsAUThing.com said:
Great update and again, a reason this fan base needs to chill the f out already.

Let. Things. Play. Out.

Mario isn't Manny, or Fat Albert, or The Onion or Clappy. He also has the motor and energy of ten Mark Richts.

These self-imposed timelines are the result of frustrated fans (embarrassed by 5-7) wanting some nonsensical bragging rites against rivals or outsiders that are busting their balls.

Cristobal isn't an amateur and after watching the Oregon program he left behind, fans need to give more grace than they are giving—as a bad year with Diaz's clown show roster doesn't define the man or his future here.

Great, y'all wanted Josh Gattis fired an hour after the loss to Pittsburgh. If he's gone by late-January—because your head coach felt that was part of his plan and process—what's the difference?

Again, add up every super-fan on this board—Miami's head coach cares as much about this program (if not more) than every one of you. Miami native, two-time national champion and literally put his money where his mouth is, leaving a premier job at Oregon and a fat Nike contract on the table to come back to rebuild a program that past five head coaches couldn't rebuild over the past 20 year.

The daily whining and know-it-all, all-the-answers mentality is insufferable.

All the stroking off of Florida State for going 10-3 this year—short memories for Mike Norvell going into last year's Miami upset with a 6-12 record over almost two seasons.
Doesn't beat a ranked team this year and ekes out a win over a .500 Oklahoma program and everyone is sucking him off, as if the entire city of Trailerhassee wasn't trying to oust this guy for two seasons (and as if he didn't lose to Jacksonville State last year and fall 52-10 to Miami year one—while making fun of Mario's loss to MTSU and first game against the Noles.)

This program has been a dumpster fire for 20 years; a 7-5 average annually for the past 17 seasons.

Miami has had a real head coach and real money for just over 13 months now. Relax. Things are falling into place.
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Yeah guys, chill out. Our highly paid coach fell 2 wins shy of our pathetic 20 year average, all is fine so you can’t hold that against him. Even the coaches he is obviously much better than didn’t lose that many games, it matters not. He also botched his entire first round of hires with the biggest budget in the conference, except for one or two exceptions, so no one should worry that he’s following the exact same timeline and process a year later. Mario is always right and always gets his man. He cares so much and works so hard, it’s impossible for him to make a wrong decision or fail. We’ve Never, and I repeat never, had a head coach with Miami ties fail, am I right? Mario certainly won’t be the first… This has been the plan all along and things are falling into place nicely.
 
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DMoney said:
Emptying the notebook from last week. Will have more in the days to come:

- I was told on Wednesday that the timetable for staff changes was ten days (by end of this week). This is my educated guess, but that tells me Mario wants to completely close the initial talent acquisition window before moving on to staff changes. As I've said for months, I expect significant changes including a new offensive coordinator and QB coach.

- One thing to keep in mind with the Transfer Portal- even with the best preparation, it is more unpredictable and haphazard than HS recruiting. Visits are often an opportunity for staffs to evaluate the players, and vice versa. Issues with credits transferring and the NCAA's new contact periods (which doesn't match with every school's enrollment calendar) have disrupted a couple recruitments. Miami has been aggressive in pursuing players but is being mindful not to settle for inferior talents. Remember, our two best Portal acquisitions last year (Akheem Mesidor and Darrell Jackson) committed in April. Miami will continue to pursue a big body DT in the Portal.

- Miami will continue to pursue a transfer RB. FAU's Larry McCammon was very interested in Miami but could not transfer certain credits, which led to his return to FAU.

- I expect Miami to be a factor for Alabama WR Tyler Harrell if his foot checks out. I will post an update on Gary Bryant once I get it.

- I don't think Miami is done at LB. They will pursue another transfer there if the right name presents itself.

- Iowa transfer Terry Roberts remains in the mix. If Miami takes him, don't be surprised if it's at safety.

- Miami fans are underrating Purdue transfer DT Branson Deen. His commitment came at a time when fans were expecting news on a big DT, a new OC or a WR name, so I get the distraction. But after watching him against Michigan and Penn State, this is a twitchy, high-motor player who made plays against big OL. He had 34 pressures last year against the best and biggest OLs in America. For comparison, Leonard Taylor had 25 against worse competition.
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Oh GOOD!

I was about to lose my doo-doo!
 
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Larry McCammon is a pretty good back. Would have been like a safe #3 type back for us, but definitely would have been in the rotation and played more than you would have thought.

Also, I agree, D$ on Branson Deen. At first glance...was thinking he was more of a role player...but he might slot in right away as our third best defensive lineman...something like that. He's just always going. We straight up did not have a interior defensive lineman that brought it like that down after down (I consider Mesidor more of an outside player, but I digress).

One thing you are getting with Deen and Thomas Gore are high energy snaps. These are not lazy, inconsistent dudes (which we already had in droves)...they are making the most of their snap counts and giving you interior pressure. We're going to have to beat Drake Maye and Jordan Travis next year. Not going to do it if you're giving them time to make plays. Disruption = Production...something we don't have a lot of right now, but these two adds are steps in that direction.
 
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UMFarArcher said:
This NEXT season, we're going to shift to trying to make POSITIVE yards.
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ItsAUThing.com said:
Great update and again, a reason this fan base needs to chill the f out already.

Let. Things. Play. Out.

Mario isn't Manny, or Fat Albert, or The Onion or Clappy. He also has the motor and energy of ten Mark Richts.

These self-imposed timelines are the result of frustrated fans (embarrassed by 5-7) wanting some nonsensical bragging rites against rivals or outsiders that are busting their balls.

Cristobal isn't an amateur and after watching the Oregon program he left behind, fans need to give more grace than they are giving—as a bad year with Diaz's clown show roster doesn't define the man or his future here.

Great, y'all wanted Josh Gattis fired an hour after the loss to Pittsburgh. If he's gone by late-January—because your head coach felt that was part of his plan and process—what's the difference?

Again, add up every super-fan on this board—Miami's head coach cares as much about this program (if not more) than every one of you. Miami native, two-time national champion and literally put his money where his mouth is, leaving a premier job at Oregon and a fat Nike contract on the table to come back to rebuild a program that past five head coaches couldn't rebuild over the past 20 year.

The daily whining and know-it-all, all-the-answers mentality is insufferable.

All the stroking off of Florida State for going 10-3 this year—short memories for Mike Norvell going into last year's Miami upset with a 6-12 record over almost two seasons.
Doesn't beat a ranked team this year and ekes out a win over a .500 Oklahoma program and everyone is sucking him off, as if the entire city of Trailerhassee wasn't trying to oust this guy for two seasons (and as if he didn't lose to Jacksonville State last year and fall 52-10 to Miami year one—while making fun of Mario's loss to MTSU and first game against the Noles.)

This program has been a dumpster fire for 20 years; a 7-5 average annually for the past 17 seasons.

Miami has had a real head coach and real money for just over 13 months now. Relax. Things are falling into place.
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I'm not sure I agree with all of this - although you stated things very well.

It only takes me a flash of a moment to realize I need to hit the valve when I see a T-U-E-R-D floating in the toilet.

Call me irresponsible . . . hasty . . . impulsive . . . but even if I leave it to hydrate for another 30 minutes - it's still going to be there - and still going to require the same action.
 
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