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I had a knee to the ******* this past Thursday night when I saw my favorite recruit, Jeudy, commit to the enemy. Then there were rumors swirling about Henderson possibly flipping to UF and Wilson following his brother's footsteps to UF. Recruiting, is definitely not for the faint of heart, and all of this gave me a deja vu feeling. I was upset, and disappointed to say the least.
Then this morning, I re-watched The U v. Duke game from last year. Yeah, of course I knew the outcome, but something jumped out at me that I didn't really pay attention to the first time around...ESPN's "keys to victory." They put up that one of Miami's key to victory was...wait for it...TO HAVE FUN.
Huh?? Have fun, was one of our keys to beat a traditional b-ball school?? So it got me interested in re-watching other Miami games, to see what were the keys to victory during those contest. They ranged from, as follow: "Play Fast", "Limit Penalties", "Finish The 4th Quarter", "Let The Dogs Loose". I mean, these were all fundamental things that shouldn't be associated w "keys to victory", yet they were associated w our beloved Canes.
So then my anguish turned into joy, and I was like so the **** what we missed out on some key targets; at least this ain't 2015 anymore!!!
Folks, we're a little more than a month away from entering into a new regime, a regime that'll boast a top 10 coaching staff in the entire NCAA. We're going to boast a top 5 QB in the nation, who has an elite incoming WR class, a top 3, imo, TE, and a pair of former 4* RBs to hand the ball to. We're going to have a defense that's littered w 4* kids finally being allowed to play free, fast, and aggressive.
I started thinking, would we want to be in a position where a kid winds up de-committing from us at the last minute, leaving us scrambling for a 2star JAG to fill his place, or would we rather know where a guy's head is at in July, and either make the decision to either aggressively change his heart during the season or pick from another top priority instead? The first option was the old regime, the second option, that's the new regime.
No longer do we have to see 20 bubble screens in one game, the "check w me" b4 u call a play, the flipping through the play book not knowing what play you want to call, or the defense giving a 15 yard cushion on a 3rd and 3 for the opponent. That's over w. Like Jon Barry said when he called a Summer League featuring Sheldon Mac..."there's only one REAL U, and that's still in Miami." So if a recruit don't want to come here, if they wanna follow the money, instead of hopping on this sleeping giant's back, then so the **** what?! No need to whine about it; it'll be there loss. Fact.
Welcome to 2016, and goodbye 2004-2015.
Then this morning, I re-watched The U v. Duke game from last year. Yeah, of course I knew the outcome, but something jumped out at me that I didn't really pay attention to the first time around...ESPN's "keys to victory." They put up that one of Miami's key to victory was...wait for it...TO HAVE FUN.
Huh?? Have fun, was one of our keys to beat a traditional b-ball school?? So it got me interested in re-watching other Miami games, to see what were the keys to victory during those contest. They ranged from, as follow: "Play Fast", "Limit Penalties", "Finish The 4th Quarter", "Let The Dogs Loose". I mean, these were all fundamental things that shouldn't be associated w "keys to victory", yet they were associated w our beloved Canes.
So then my anguish turned into joy, and I was like so the **** what we missed out on some key targets; at least this ain't 2015 anymore!!!
Folks, we're a little more than a month away from entering into a new regime, a regime that'll boast a top 10 coaching staff in the entire NCAA. We're going to boast a top 5 QB in the nation, who has an elite incoming WR class, a top 3, imo, TE, and a pair of former 4* RBs to hand the ball to. We're going to have a defense that's littered w 4* kids finally being allowed to play free, fast, and aggressive.
I started thinking, would we want to be in a position where a kid winds up de-committing from us at the last minute, leaving us scrambling for a 2star JAG to fill his place, or would we rather know where a guy's head is at in July, and either make the decision to either aggressively change his heart during the season or pick from another top priority instead? The first option was the old regime, the second option, that's the new regime.
No longer do we have to see 20 bubble screens in one game, the "check w me" b4 u call a play, the flipping through the play book not knowing what play you want to call, or the defense giving a 15 yard cushion on a 3rd and 3 for the opponent. That's over w. Like Jon Barry said when he called a Summer League featuring Sheldon Mac..."there's only one REAL U, and that's still in Miami." So if a recruit don't want to come here, if they wanna follow the money, instead of hopping on this sleeping giant's back, then so the **** what?! No need to whine about it; it'll be there loss. Fact.
Welcome to 2016, and goodbye 2004-2015.
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