Rumor Keontra Is Not in the Portal

[CANEMC]

The added weight didn't help.

 

[dookie blaylock]

Them boys really took a 190 pound DB, fattened him up, put him next to a fat/slow/small LB then moved a LB to DE, had to be the smallest front 7 and they said yea lets go ahead and ball against Bama.. He shoulda bounced when they tried to sell him on that bs.. Good luck to him

hmmm... has anyone ever seen al golden and charlie strong in the same room?

 

[Damiencane86]

This would be the right move for both parties. Likely should've always been an in the box safety but never developed much.

 

[Geddy Lee]

He played hard. Put on too much weight this year.

 

[grover]

Feels a little like we're rewriting history on Keontra. I did not see him as a bad eval by Manny. While it's true he was a tweener like Gil, I personally thought he could be a good one at the P5 level. Hope he realizes his dream elsewhere.

 

[Hurricane23]

He never should’ve weighed more than 210-215 he got to 230

 

[Ghandi]

The LB room, like the Safety room will be revamped.

I’d hate to lose a kid like Keontra Smith, but the vision for the program and the recruiting staff are driving hard to body types is body types recruiting.

5’10; 200lbs LB’s won’t cut it here.

 

[CaneDawgCrew]

Thanks for picking us and good luck.

Go have some fun. You only get a few more years of football to enjoy.

 

[MiamiChris]

SIAP - Ferman says he expects Keontra Smith to portal out.

We don’t need anymore 5’10 LB

 

[JZCane0825]

Was never impressed. Missed a ton of tackles and was almost always out of position. Good riddance.

 

[YST Cane]

Feels a little like we're rewriting history on Keontra. I did not see him as a bad eval by Manny. While it's true he was a tweener like Gil, I personally thought he could be a good one at the P5 level. Hope he realizes his dream elsewhere.

Exactly! One of our higher ranked commits in that class. Simply doesn’t fit this current system and should’ve never been moved to LB for a coach who couldn’t properly develop him.

 

[Home Slice]

The purge continues. Good luck young man.

 

[TheEye]

He was in that FIU game and kept on remembering it.

 

[L A M P]

Respect him more than most of these transfers. Played hard. Best of luck to him.

 

[816Cane]

Not a scheme fit. Go to Missouri or Utah State

Haha Missouri could happen.. our famous past DC/demoted to LB coach just got a nice extension with the Tigers.

 

[pyhooya]

 

[CaneSinceForEver]

this.

completely sums up the manny diazaster recruiting era.

kids who were good performers in HS, but didn't have upside projection to be really good players for UM.

contrast that with the potential upside of guys Mario and Alonzo have evaluated and targeted like Acheampong, Jackson Carver, Emory Williams, Jayden Wayne, Robby Washington ... the ceilings for guys like that are night and day to the Keontra Smith's and Allen Haye's of the world.

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Every UM coach has recruited kids with "upside" that never realized their "upside", Mario's no different. Projecting kids is a crap shoot at best.

 

[sdaly12]

They are waiting to see where Gattis lands so they don’t accidentally end up there.

as long as he lans somewhere else!!!!!

 

[sdaly12]

Every UM coach has recruited kids with "upside" that never realized their "upside", Mario's no different. Projecting kids is a crap shoot at best.

why do players with upside develop at other schools and flat line here.

 

[CaneSinceForEver]

why do players with upside develop at other schools and flat line here.

Forgot to include every school, too.