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Teams play to the personality of their coach. We have the most ethical team in college football! Bunch of nice guys!

No grit at all...heck Al Golden doesn't even practice these guys in the sun.... Freeking morning and night practices.
 
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Sorry, but performing better against a rival in F$U this year just simply cannot overcome what has become a comedy of incompetence.

Like a certain current political situation, whether it's incompetence or stubbornness...doesn't matter, it isn't working. Much like a large part of our country though, the UM BOT doesn't seem to give a **** about watching it go down the tubes.

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I don't see the reason for negativity. This season is going bad enough to get Golden fired, but there is evidence that the next guy should have enough talent to get us to a BCS bowl game in short order. I actually feel pretty good after watching that ****show last night. The end of the suffering is near. Of course that's assuming they would hire a coach that can win....
 
DMoney said:
FlaSportsFan88 said:
DMoney said:
OBLIVION said:
LMAO D$, you are crazy if you feel the need to leave Yearby out of Miami caliber players or playmakers. He is by far the most explosive player on the offense. The only constant positive you can speak about up until we reached the RZ and Walton was tossed out in his place. Duke Johnson would have done no more than Yearby has done thus far.

In fact he would have been tapping out himself to leave in RZ play vs Yearby getting up from making a run and Walton standing on top of him handing him his bench note.
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Yearby is a great player and a total winner. I wish we had a home-run back to complement him.
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Chocolates just not the guy, eh?
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I love Choc. I think he can be that guy. He has ball security issues, but the only way to get through that is reps. He should have had more opportunities early on against FAU and BCC.
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D - we have talent they are just not using it correctly.
 
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Phillyc55 said:
Can someone tell me what kevin beard has done?? Are wideouts have gotten so bad
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Their routes take them directly into coverage. Often times, there will be two wr's within a yard or so of each other, which happened multiple times vs Neb and FAU. ****, the RB's getting open is a crap-shoot.

If one looks @ Cinci's WR's, they'll demonstrate proper exploitation of zone coverage and weak safety play. Cinci's O is superior in every way, to what Coley has put together in 3 yrs.
 
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D¢, you didn't need to ask us our thought. Just look at the front page and tell me how we feel. I expected it but some people still saw something with this conman.
 
Firing Golden mid-stream seems like a tremendous risk, but Blake should be doing everything he can to tee up Mario Cristobal for this job. Three years at the seat of the master in Alabama, deep ties to the U, and a ferocious recruiter, he is the obvious choice to molify the fan base, turn the program around, and keep what look to be outstanding recruiting classes in '16 and '17 together.

Coley and D'Onofrio obviously need to be shown the door, as well. How the offense scored 3 points in the second half against that defense is inexplicable. And the third down woes are solely on Coley. Line Trayone Grey up behind a full back on short yardage. Enough of this spread, read option with a QB who, while he is a budding star, is NO THREAT to run the ball. Go for it on 4th and 1 at mid-field. Where is the killer instinct? Where is the fire?

D'onofrio is an NFL coach, with an NFL system. How is it that we hear all spring and summer how explosive, and deep the DL is, and then watch a freshman QB, making his first start, pick the D apart from a clean pocket. I don't recall a single play last night when the front four generated even moderate pressure. If the system is read-and-react, talent is being wasted. There is no doubt that every highly-ranked DL the Canes recruit is being told by rivals that it would be stupid to come to Miami because their talent will be wasted, their potential unrealized. Anthony Chickallo is on an NFL roster after being absolutely neutered at Miami. Switch to a 4-3, let the DEs pin their ears back, and reek havoc.

Regarding Dallas Crawford, no one who watched last nights game can aruge he should remain in the rotation. He was lost, both in coverage and in locating the ball. He is a liability. Carter, Bush, Jenkins, and Johnson are a solid group.

As for FSU, assuming Grace is healthy, the defense will be at full-strength, and should be able to compete with what has been a surprisingly mediocre FSU offense. I just hope FSU beats Clemson, and doesn't come into the game with something to prove against their in-state rival. If FSU comes into the Miami undefeated, I could certainly see them overlooking Miami. That would be a very good thing.
 
Very good summary. However, if you are a Cane, we are not in position to call any team MEDIOCRE
 
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rpintaric said:
Firing Golden mid-stream seems like a tremendous risk, but Blake should be doing everything he can to tee up Mario Cristobal for this job. Three years at the seat of the master in Alabama, deep ties to the U, and a ferocious recruiter, he is the obvious choice to molify the fan base, turn the program around, and keep what look to be outstanding recruiting classes in '16 and '17 together.

Coley and D'Onofrio obviously need to be shown the door, as well. How the offense scored 3 points in the second half against that defense is inexplicable. And the third down woes are solely on Coley. Line Trayone Grey up behind a full back on short yardage. Enough of this spread, read option with a QB who, while he is a budding star, is NO THREAT to run the ball. Go for it on 4th and 1 at mid-field. Where is the killer instinct? Where is the fire?

D'onofrio is an NFL coach, with an NFL system. How is it that we hear all spring and summer how explosive, and deep the DL is, and then watch a freshman QB, making his first start, pick the D apart from a clean pocket. I don't recall a single play last night when the front four generated even moderate pressure. If the system is read-and-react, talent is being wasted. There is no doubt that every highly-ranked DL the Canes recruit is being told by rivals that it would be stupid to come to Miami because their talent will be wasted, their potential unrealized. Anthony Chickallo is on an NFL roster after being absolutely neutered at Miami. Switch to a 4-3, let the DEs pin their ears back, and reek havoc.

Regarding Dallas Crawford, no one who watched last nights game can aruge he should remain in the rotation. He was lost, both in coverage and in locating the ball. He is a liability. Carter, Bush, Jenkins, and Johnson are a solid group.

As for FSU, assuming Grace is healthy, the defense will be at full-strength, and should be able to compete with what has been a surprisingly mediocre FSU offense. I just hope FSU beats Clemson, and doesn't come into the game with something to prove against their in-state rival. If FSU comes into the Miami undefeated, I could certainly see them overlooking Miami. That would be a very good thing.
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Absolutely not. You must have an IQ of 40

Dorito is not an NFL coach. Dorito is not even a high school coach. Again, you must have an IQ of 40.
 
rpintaric said:
Firing Golden mid-stream seems like a tremendous risk, but Blake should be doing everything he can to tee up Mario Cristobal for this job. Three years at the seat of the master in Alabama, deep ties to the U, and a ferocious recruiter, he is the obvious choice to molify the fan base, turn the program around, and keep what look to be outstanding recruiting classes in '16 and '17 together.

Coley and D'Onofrio obviously need to be shown the door, as well. How the offense scored 3 points in the second half against that defense is inexplicable. And the third down woes are solely on Coley. Line Trayone Grey up behind a full back on short yardage. Enough of this spread, read option with a QB who, while he is a budding star, is NO THREAT to run the ball. Go for it on 4th and 1 at mid-field. Where is the killer instinct? Where is the fire?

D'onofrio is an NFL coach, with an NFL system. How is it that we hear all spring and summer how explosive, and deep the DL is, and then watch a freshman QB, making his first start, pick the D apart from a clean pocket. I don't recall a single play last night when the front four generated even moderate pressure. If the system is read-and-react, talent is being wasted. There is no doubt that every highly-ranked DL the Canes recruit is being told by rivals that it would be stupid to come to Miami because their talent will be wasted, their potential unrealized. Anthony Chickallo is on an NFL roster after being absolutely neutered at Miami. Switch to a 4-3, let the DEs pin their ears back, and reek havoc.

Regarding Dallas Crawford, no one who watched last nights game can aruge he should remain in the rotation. He was lost, both in coverage and in locating the ball. He is a liability. Carter, Bush, Jenkins, and Johnson are a solid group.

As for FSU, assuming Grace is healthy, the defense will be at full-strength, and should be able to compete with what has been a surprisingly mediocre FSU offense. I just hope FSU beats Clemson, and doesn't come into the game with something to prove against their in-state rival. If FSU comes into the Miami undefeated, I could certainly see them overlooking Miami. That would be a very good thing.
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I do not share your opinion.
 
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DMoney said:
If anybody is looking for a Cliff's Notes version of the last five years, watch the game last night. This loss highlighted every weakness of the Golden era.

Poor special teams- We've had NFL special teams talent and FCS special teams performance throughout Golden's tenure. Last night, the kick out of bounds and the long kickoff return got Cincinnati in the game early. Against an inferior team, that's the last thing you want to do.

Baffling personnel decisions- Where was Deon Bush, our best defensive player, in the fourth quarter? Why does Dallas Crawford play so much? Why is Alex Gall playing over Kc McDermott? Why did it take so long to get Corn Elder on returns? Golden and D'Onofrio's favorite player of all-time is Jaiqwuan Jarrett, a journeyman from Temple. That tells me everything.

Lack of dynamic players- Many of us have criticized this staff for ignoring, or failing to land, dynamic players who can change the scoreboard on special teams and on offense. Aside from Duke and Dorsett, who the staff basically inherited, they have struggled to add Miami caliber playmakers. Stacey Coley has been injured or ineffective since 2013, and he's the only electric guy we have. This is almost unfathomable when you consider our location on the map. We looked lumbering.

Inability to run short yardage- We first saw this against an undersized Maryland front in 2011. It hasn't been fixed. Nick Linder is going to be a good player but he got eaten alive yesterday.

Slow, soft defense- Once again, a mid-major defense looked faster and more physical than a Miami defense. HS All-American defensive linemen were ineffective against no-star offensive linemen. There was no gang-tackling, as evidenced by the embarrassing touchdown run in the first quarter. The safeties looked slow, due in large part to the staff's decision to start a safety running a 5.0. A young quarterback looked completely comfortable facing our defense, which has become a tradition. Nothing has changed.

The biggest problem is that the defense is built for eleven D'Onofrio's. It is too complex and is not conducive to fast, physical, Miami football. I'm no coach, so this is an honest question for the football guys on the board: Have you ever seen a DC with three play sheets?

Inexplicable game management- I drank last night, so I pulled up the calculator on my phone to make sure my math was right. The failure to kick a field goal down 11 was unthinkable. The ironic thing is that Golden shows complete faith in the defense during the week, and rarely gets involved with their preparations. But then his in-game decisions show that he has no faith in them at all.

Third down struggles- This was a bad third-down team with Stephen Morris and it's the worst third down team with Brad Kaaya. These are talented quarterbacks who would start for many of the teams ranked ahead of us. The focus on money downs has not generated results.

No adjustments on offense- We saw this several times last year. James Coley's offenses come out on point only to go limp in the second half. They looked panicked, struggled with the play clock and failed to respond to any adversity.

Unprepared for tempo- The first half was the FAU game with better players on the other side. We had ten days to prepare, yet looked surprised by Cincinnati's tempo. Guys caught standing up mid-shift and looked confused. It goes to preparation.

Penalties- Twice in the Golden era, the team has finished in the 110s in penalty yards. We're ranked 101st this year. The team gave up only 50 yards last night, which is average, but the timing and the senselessness of the operational penalties killed momentum.

I wouldn't be surprised if this team plays much better against FSU. The Noles are mediocre this year, and that's college football. But this loss confirms that certain problems that have festered for years haven't been corrected. And that's sobering to anybody who had any hope left.
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Should probably change the title to "Description of Cincinnati loss", as you just listed things that everyone already saw and knew. "Thoughts" would include how this affects the big picture, what rumblings you have heard, your opinion of coaching failures and successes (if any), etc.. Pretty much everything that might not ingratiate you to the school.
 
Phillyc55 said:
Can someone tell me what kevin beard has done?? Are wideouts have gotten so bad
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I laughed over the summer when everyone was making Beard out to be the greatest coach/recruiter in the land. Dude was a secretary last year, and his coaching resume' consisted of 2 years as a HS assistant.
 
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