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so is anyone going to post what Wilfrog said to justify him flipping his pick back. Not as high on Wilfrog after how the whole Haselwood thing went down and he was getting trolled along with everyone else until the 11th hour when everyone found it he was going to OU.
 
Canes1968 said:
What did his write up on it say?
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The article was from yesterday and he put in the CB today.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Miami (Fla.) Southridge Top247 defensive back Tyrique Stevenson is all set to announce his college decision on Saturday during NBC’s broadcast of the All-American Bowl.
Stevenson checked in for the event on Monday with practice beginning Tuesday in preparation for the 19th-annual game.
Ranked by 247Sports as the No. 2 cornerback in the country and No. 25 prospect overall, Stevenson will go public with his decision between Georgia and Miami. He’s already signed a letter-of-intent for the school of his choice.
My family has been waiting on this moment since I picked up a football,” Stevenson said.
“It’s going to be very exciting because I’ll be the first one in my family to attend a big university and play college football.”
Stevenson signed on the last day of the three-day Early Signing Period.
“I was going back and forth with the other school and made a pros and cons list and I went off the pros and cons list.”
Stevenson said his decision came down to “being comfortable and just how I fit into the defense.”
For much of the process it looked like Stevenson would be a Hurricane
“My whole junior year they were leading,” he said. “I didn’t see myself nowhere else.”
But Georgia obviously changed that.
“It was coming into my senior year it evened out because both were presenting the same thing,” Stevenson said. “Miami was always leading over them because they were home.”
Then Stevenson visited Athens.
“Georgia, being in the SEC, they compete for a lot of bowl games and SEC Championships and the National Championship.”
Stevenson said Mel Tucker taking the Colorado head coaching job was a “real shock” and a “mind-changer” at one point, but the waters steadied and he has faith in Kirby Smart.
“Coach Smart is feisty,” Stevenson said. “He wants to win. He’s a sore loser and he wants the best for the players and for the team. He has that it in him that I’m going to do whatever and coach as hard as I need to coach for my team to win.”
Stevenson has basically lived on Miami’s campus throughout his recruitment.
“Every other day I would visit,” Stevenson said. “Just hang with my former teammate DJ (Ivey) or Gilbert (Frierson) and hang with them.”
The relationships are strong with the staff too.
“Just them being home and the relationship I have with Coach (Ephraim) Banda and the vibe I get when I go into the locker room and go to games with the players and coaches.”
Even though Stevenson was already signed when former defensive coordinator Manny Diaz was named the head coach at Miami, he was happy to see it.
“It shocked me,” Stevenson stated. “It’s a real eye-opener.”
Stevenson likes seeing the former defensive coordinator Diaz as the head coach and the former secondary coach Banda as the defensive coordinator.
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“What other place would you rather be,” he said.
We’ll know Saturday if Stevenson would prefer another place.
 
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AustinCane6688 said:
Sounds like Mom won out here
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We lose our competitive advantage if we lose this many battles for south Florida dbs. Need a change in the Diaz Era

Chris Henderson
Marco Wilson
Shawn Davis
Tyson Campbell
Joshua Jobe
Patrick Surtain
Jordan Battle
Cyrus ***an
Daniel Wright
Brendan Gant
Cornelius Nunn
Jarvis Brownlee
Asante Samuel
Brian Edwards

Potentially:

Tyrique Stevenson
Akeem Dent
Kaiir Elam


Edit: We got good ones in Hall, Blades, Frierson, etc. But we missed on a lot of NFL talent in the past 3 years
 
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timmytbagz said:
You might be right and I really hope you are. Have liked Stevenson since South Dade days. Wiltfong is usually pretty spot on though.
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Yeah me too. On this one he’s flipped flopped more than once.
I just want one elite DB recruit to finally pick us and throw the middle finger to everyone else!
 
I didn't have any expectations of Mork landing any of our top targets remaining after the first NSD. I think TS signed while Mork was still in charge and possibly when Manny was on the way to Temple (???) so I would chalk it up to that mess.

If Manny hires someone like Fedora, and tweaks the defensive staff, it's possible that some of these guys might have stayed had it all happened sooner. A better gauge of where we are going, and how fast, will be whether the new guys can pull in MAR, Bogle and anyone else still high on our list.

It's wait and see time. I'm not listening to words, I'm watching actions and results and so far I like what's happened with El Jefe Sicario Cubano coming in like the Terminator on Judgement Day.

We are definitely better off today than we were last week and a good number of us would gladly have agreed to whiff on the remaining targets if it meant losing the Rorcht's and that side of the ball.
 
Kyle Liburd said:
We lose our competitive advantage if we lose this many battles for south Florida dbs. Need a change in the Diaz Era

Chris Henderson
Marco Wilson
Shawn Davis
Tyson Campbell
Patrick Surtain
Jordan Battle
Cyrus ***an
Daniel Wright
Brendan Gant
Cornelius Nunn
Jarvis Brownlee
Asante Samuel
Brian Edwards

Potentially:

Tyrique Stevenson
Akeem Dent
Kaiir Elam
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Holy shNIKES that’s crazy. Imagine if we had a Corey Ramond type recruiter on staff
 
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Kyle Liburd said:
We lose our competitive advantage if we lose this many battles for south Florida dbs. Need a change in the Diaz Era

Chris Henderson
Marco Wilson
Shawn Davis
Tyson Campbell
Patrick Surtain
Jordan Battle
Cyrus ***an
Daniel Wright
Brendan Gant
Cornelius Nunn
Jarvis Brownlee
Asante Samuel
Brian Edwards

Potentially:

Tyrique Stevenson
Akeem Dent
Kaiir Elam
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Sheesh. **** couldn't even just get 1 or 2. And you forgot old man jobe.
 
Diaz did a great job getting rid of the entire offensive staff, but I'll be even more impressed if he sends Banda packing as Stevenson signing with UGA would have to be the last straw for our abysmal DB recruiting.

Replacing Banda and Rumph with an established stud DB coach and recruiter is as important as anything Diaz could do for this program.
 
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Kyle Liburd said:
We lose our competitive advantage if we lose this many battles for south Florida dbs. Need a change in the Diaz Era

Chris Henderson
Marco Wilson
Shawn Davis
Tyson Campbell
Joshua Jobe
Patrick Surtain
Jordan Battle
Cyrus ***an
Daniel Wright
Brendan Gant
Cornelius Nunn
Jarvis Brownlee
Asante Samuel
Brian Edwards

Potentially:

Tyrique Stevenson
Akeem Dent
Kaiir Elam


Edit: We got good ones in Hall, Blades, Frierson, etc. But we missed on a lot of NFL talent in the past 3 years
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Let’s be honest with ourselves, Diaz was part of recruiting every single one of those kids....and lost. Why should anything change moving forward?
 
We are dying losing these high rated recruits to UGA and Bama. I don't care what is said when talent like that leaves your team it is going to show. Until we stop this bleeding, we will never be able to compete with the elite teams. ****, we can't even beat a 7-5 Wisconsin team. Make no mistake, we will not be "alright" as long as we continue to lose recruits like this.

And whoever pays $$$ to IStheU is throwing their money away. These guys are making you pay for info that is free. You can get all the information they are selling without spending a dime.
 
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timmytbagz said:
Holy shNIKES that’s crazy. Imagine if we had a Corey Ramond type recruiter on staff
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I don't have to imagine it. He would lose elite recruits too. Either we win so much that it becomes an NFL decision to go to Miami which won't pay off in terms of recruiting for 2-3 years or we change the way we recruit($$$). Some of you can stick our heads in the sand and ignore reality but I won't. Until one of the two things I mentioned happen(quite possibly both), be happy with the Ivey, Frierson and Hall types. Guys who would go to Miami no matter the coach. Those kids are good players. If you're gonna concern yourself with elite guys whose love of Miami won't win out over bags and playing in the SEC then prepare for misery no matter who gets hired.
 
Kyle Liburd said:
New db coach and more wins. Or else it’ll be more of the same
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Yeah, I think the locker room issues and Mork and his offensive staph's performance and handling of players permeated through to recruits this cycle. I'm expecting that to change. Too many recruits bailed all over the place. We came off as a toxic dump site.
 
WR Cane said:
We are dying losing these high rated recruits to UGA and Bama. I don't care what is said when talent like that leaves your team it is going to show. Until we stop this bleeding, we will never be able to compete with the elite teams. ****, we can't even beat a 7-5 Wisconsin team. Make no mistake, we will not be "alright" as long as we continue to lose recruits like this.

And whoever pays $$$ to IStheU is throwing their money away. These guys are making you pay for info that is free. You can get all the information they are selling without spending a dime.
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This ☝️
 
Reality is why would a top defensive prospect want to play for Miami currently? What have we demonstrated in terms of recently putting people in the NFL, player development, winning and etc. Top kids wants to play for top programs. Manny needs to show these kids that he will be able to develop them at a high level and prepare them for the NFL. This needs to be shown through strength and conditioning, quality of teammates, competitiveness of practices, nutrition program, and etc.
If I am a top defensive player with NFL aspirations, I know I am going to get all these things at Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Georgia, and etc. Plus, if I am a top db, Nick Saban will coach me.

Manny pitch needs to be not lets restore the U, but here is our plan to put you in the NFL (plus you will play for championships).
 
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