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Well, it was fun(sorta) while it lasted..(thoughts on the Cuse loss)

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k9cane said:
So Miami was up 21-0, and then got out-scored 42-17. There was nothing fluky about it.

Just having an average defense and you win this game. This defense has shown leaks since the Vatech game in late September -- and quite frankly, never got better. In fact, it got worse as the season wore on. At what point does Lance Guidry face some heat? (and yeah, Miami needs to recruit some better players on that side of the ball, too. lets be honest)

And the harsh reality is that Miami now has to face life without Cam Ward and many other key parts. Some tough question have to be asked, starting now.

I really think Cristobal has to look at his defensive staff. But not making the playoffs in a 12-team format is a failure for Mario Cristobal. There is no sugar coating this reality. It could've been a great year for UM football. Now, it's not. That may sound harsh, but that's the truth.

Back in 1998, as Miami's defense fell apart late (giving up a bunch of points vs Syracuse, UCLA and then NCState), Butch Davis made the decision to relieve Bill Miller of his DC duties, and brought in Greg Schiano.

Will history repeat itself here? It wasn't just that the defense wasn't good. The bigger issue to me was that certain structural issues never really got fixed..
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New DC new db coach 100% and new players a lot of them. And make sure the staff are elite recruiters as well
 
Someone said it earlier in the season (after the VT comeback win i believe) that since Miami is an air raid offense the defense is going to be sh*tty bc air raid teams tend to have sh*tty defenses. I firmly believe that.
 
Let me start by saying i'm happy we finally had a 10-win season. I'm glad to see us back in the rankings where we belong. In a vacuum, this year was a win. But honestly, it doesn't feel like it with all the close games, breaks along the way, pessimism directed at this team from talking heads in the business (rightfully so) and falling flat at the end when it mattered most.

With that.....I'm starting to think Mario struggles to make good coaching hires because he doesn't know what to look for.....meaning he can't watch tape and break down plays/schemes like other elite coaches to see who's really legit, who can adjust in-game when it's needed, who can best use the players on the roster, etc.....which is why it's even MORE baffling how long it takes for him to make a coordinator hire. I'm not sure what his criteria is. Maybe presence/personality? Recruiting prowess? Grinding? Referrals? I don't know. Same with position coaches. Yeah maybe he doesn't identify position guys bc the coordinators usually have a lot of say, but he still has to know what he's signing off on.

Mario has been labeled a builder, not a winner, by some here and in the media. I clearly see why now. Getting donors, building relationships with players, building structure, recruiting, etc....yes, that will build. But it will not make you a consistent elite winner. You need a guy on the sidelines who can be the smartest guy in the room, a true alpha in personality AND knowledge when he has to be to coach these kids up pre-game and in-game.....and that aspects seems to be lacking.

Too many games with the team coming out flat.....
Too many games with few adjustments on D to get stops.....
Too many instances of a team/player lacking fundamentals.....
Too many examples of guys regressing or not developing as expected.....
Too many penalties or guys doing stupid ****.....
Too many for a team in year 3 after resources dumped into recruiting/portal and with all the money invested in the players and coaches.
 
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PSU Cane said:
Too many games with the team coming out flat.....
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This has baffled me for too long, but I think I've finally sorted it out. We are never threatened as a team, by that I mean almost every team we play considers themselves the underdog because of our "brand".
The last time we were a serious dog was vs ND in '17 and we responded. Miami didn't really feel threatened vs Syracuse regardless of their record etc. I don't know if there's away to stop that.
 
Brains said:
Need a better tactician at DC and a MUCH BETTER recruiter of corners and safeties. It's not just Guidry. Jackson has to go too. It's non-negotiable.
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Jackson has been awful. All those structural issues are 100% on Guidry. As bad as the talent level is in the secondary, having good quality fundamentals would have gone a long way.
 
QuattroCane said:
This has baffled me for too long, but I think I've finally sorted it out. We are never threatened as a team, by that I mean almost every team we play considers themselves the underdog because of our "brand".
The last time we were a serious dog was vs ND in '17 and we responded. Miami didn't really feel threatened vs Syracuse regardless of their record etc. I don't know if there's away to stop that.
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That would be the sign of a bad culture. You shouldn't need to be an underdog to get up for a game and stomp your opponent. If you allow a team to come into your house and punch you in the mouth before you respond, you need to take a hard look at yourself in the mirror, especially if you have any dreams to play at the next level.

I don't think it's that.....but i don't know what the **** it is either.
 
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rascon said:
Don’t agree. Guidry smug like he was above all this and above the reporters who asked questions. Fact is, he explained his approach to film and in-game adjustments earlier this year. And it wasn’t good.

We gave him a raise last year because the defense showed some life/energy. But what Mario didnt realize was that “improvement” was based on an EXTREMELY low bar set by previous staff and players. We extrapolated that and went proactive to keep him here because we “thought” LSU might come after him.

We played this game as if Syracuse was going to play the same they did against Pitt. We had AM out in the flats/coverage and he had 2 G5 players quarterback the defense (Kiko and Jaden).

He’s got to go.
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Couldn't the same be said about Mario’s entire tenure here as head coach? He really has accomplished nothing. He's Manny Diaz if we are being completely honest.
 
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