Recruiting Update 1-15

Jan 15, 2013

-Miami tight end commit Jeremy Kerr took an official visit to Florida State this past weekend. According to somebody close to him, Kerr wants to meet with his position coach, Mario Cristobal before making a final a decision. Whether Kerr just wants to get to know him on a more personal level or if he wants to discuss where he sits in the team's plans in a potentially crowded depth chart remains to be seen. It would not be a shock to see him flip to Florida State, but if the meeting with Cristobal goes smoothly, then I expect him to stick. It's very possible he makes an unofficial visit to Miami this weekend.

-If signing day was today, Keith Bryant would be a Seminole in all likelihood. The good thing for Miami's chances is that signing day isn't today and they will get the last crack at him. After Bryant told me last week that he would be visiting Miami this weekend, he has now pushed it back to February 1st, which will be the last trip he makes before signing day. Miami will need to make a strong impression on his family as well as him over the next three weeks in order to get his signature on National Signing Day.

-The other top defensive tackle prospect Miami is pursuing is Jaynard Bostwick. I've heard conflicting things in regards to whether or not he will qualify. One person I spoke to said he should be good to go, while another said he is a sign-and-place all the way. The reality of the matter with situations like this is that we will never truly know if the prospect will make it in until it's time to enroll.

-Alex Collins is arguably the most important prospect still on the board for Miami for next season's success. If I had to make a guess right now, I would say Miami will be his choice, but that isn't really based off of any information I've received. Collins was a near lock to the 'Noles until Eddie Gran left, which put them behind the 8-ball. He will be on campus this weekend and then Arkansas on the 25th.

-Watch out for RB/FB Augustus Edwards from Staten Island, New York. I exchanged messages with him earlier today and he will be visiting on February 1st. Edwards was a long-time Syracuse commitment before Doug Marrone took the Head Coach position for the Buffalo Bills. He has opened up his recruitment and told me that Miami, Rutgers, and FSU are the three schools in the mix for him. According to Edwards, Miami offered him last spring and it is his "dream school" (cue the responses to that comment). Even if Miami feels confident with Alex Collins, I wouldn't be surprised to see them take a commitment from Edwards if he wanted to pull the trigger. He is in the mold of Florida State senior Lonnie Pryor, where he can add another dimension out of the backfield from the fullback spot. A possible Najeh Davenport type threat?

-Some news yesterday that Miami fans were disappointed about was Tim Williams committing to Alabama. Although Williams has stated throughout the process that Miami was his favorite, I never wanted to pencil him in the class until he made the visit, which he obviously never took. After the commitment of Alquadin Muhammad, Williams became a luxury for the class. There will be a lot of these hybrid pass-rushers on the roster next season with Muhammad, McCord, Bond, Terry, Figueroa, and Hoilett.

-The biggest news of today that has Miami fans worrying is Matthew Thomas flip-flopping between his plans to visit Miami or USC. He was originally planning to visit USC, then flipped it to Miami, and now it is confirmed he will visit USC. It is disappointing for Miami that he couldn't make it on this big weekend, especially with his teammate Denver Kirkland, but it's not the end of the world. He will still have the opportunity to visit either unofficially or officially. Thomas has 2 officials remaining not including the USC one, so one will go to FSU and as of right now he's scheduled to see UGA on the last weekend, but it's not out of the question for him to visit Miami that weekend instead. Either way, today's news is not a blow to Miami's chances and I still expect him to visit before Signing Day.

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Jan 15, 2013

CaneSB said:
These next few weeks are going to be nauseating.

You can say that again. Not sure what these kids and parents are thinking. At the very least they get a top education at Miami and a waste of a piece of paper at Fl STATE.

Canesfan1899

Jan 15, 2013

JHallCanes said:
Problem2 said:

Golden says we'll finish strong, I believe him.

Won't let this perceived bad news of the last day ruin my faith in this staff and their recruiting abilities.

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Right there with you brother

He has a way of stating things that puts me at ease almost immediately.

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dogcane

Jan 15, 2013

I only worry about DTs, Collins and kirkland, others are just luxury.

magilacuty cane

Jan 15, 2013

So take NSD off from work Pete or guys???

Classic

Jan 15, 2013

Ebbs and flows, gents.

We were all crying, screaming, running for the hills late-December. Then we land AQM, and life is good for a week or so. And then we miss on Tim Williams and Matt Thomas might not be here this weekend, and the world is ending again.

We get Bostwick and Grace.

We probably get Kirkland, Thomas, and Collins.

We may get Bryant and Coley.

Relax, brethren.

Jan 15, 2013

DD is not even close, much slower at least when i went to see him play. I wouldn't have taken him, jmo

jruiz said:
manuelaramos said:

Whats goin on with Danny Dillard? He has great size to pound the ball.

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Yeah I was thinking this Augustus Edwards guy seems pretty similar to dillard

Canesfan1899

Jan 15, 2013

dogcane said:
I only worry about DTs, Collins and kirkland, others are just luxury.

Matthew Thomas isn't a luxury. Kid is a game changer on defense. Yes we have depth at LB, but Thomas is a different level type talent.

jruiz

Jan 15, 2013

dogcane said:
I only worry about DTs, Collins and kirkland, others are just luxury.

Lol at the top dade prospect in like a decade being a luxury, you are aware the fact that he lives like 20 minutes away and is ridiculously talented, btw the fact of the matter is that we can forget about contending for championships until we consistently keep top talent home

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Cameron Underwood

Jan 15, 2013

magilacuty cane said:
So take NSD off from work Pete or guys???

Just put in my Substitute so I can host the NSD ceremony at Miramar, and, obviously, keep a close eye on the twitters.

February 6th is gonna be a LOT of fun.

Problem2

Jan 15, 2013

CaneClassic said:
Ebbs and flows, gents.

We were all crying, screaming, running for the hills late-December. Then we land AQM, and life is good for a week or so. And then we miss on Tim Williams and Matt Thomas might not be here this weekend, and the world is ending again.

We get Bostwick and Grace.

We probably get Kirkland, Thomas, and Collins.

We may get Bryant and Coley.

Relax, brethren.

We got too optimistic after AQM and now too pessimistic today.

Welcome to recruiting fellas.

Big Toney

Jan 15, 2013

Anything on Skai Moore Pete, I would love him in this class. Give him TW scholly

AllbouttheU

Jan 15, 2013

Until I see reports of Big Six boarding the plane for USC I'm going stick with him riding to Miami with his boy Kirkland.

CaneBoss

Jan 15, 2013

Quick question for Pete or anyone else you could chime in on this..

Bryant has a kid right? Any chance this plays much more of a factor into his final decision then anybody is really factoring in? I haven't seen it mentioned in weeks as a potential positive for Miami. It seems as though that was one of the main reasons T. Williams chose to play closer to home.

Thanks ahead of time.

AsylumGodfather

Jan 15, 2013

CANE said:
"It would not be a shock to see him flip to Florida State, but if the meeting with Cristobal goes smoothly, then I expect him to stick. . .

Watch out for RB/FB Augustus Edwards from Staten Island, New York. I exchanged messages with him earlier today and he will be visiting on February 1st."

Would you swap Kerr for Edwards?

[video=youtube;HURS3Qdx2EU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HURS3Qdx2EU[/video]

[video=youtube;iKV5F7iJUkc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKV5F7iJUkc[/video]

Edwards reminds me of former CANE from New York Stephen McGuire & I would definitely take him over Kerr right now

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Canesfrom

Jan 15, 2013

This is like blackjack... ebbs and flows.

we'll be alright.

re: Bryant - this reminds me a lot of Louis Nix's recruitment. He turned out to live up to the hype. We need that ****.

CANE4LIFE

Jan 15, 2013

Going to be a long few weeks gents. This is recruiting. Fact is I think we have been a bit overly optimistic here for a while. Golden and his recruiting have taken on a ridiculous mythical stature that is simply unrealistic. I mean the fact that Golden has pulled in the guys he has is already amazing, considering that we are ten years from a BCS game, we have sucked b@lls for almost a decade, are on our third coach in 6 years, just came off another mediocre season, and are facing an NCAA @ss whooping.

The fact that we are in contention for some of these top kids is impressive in and of itself, but I tend to look at these things pessmistically. That's why I dont care about following Juniors, or early commitments, and all that cr@p. After decades of following recruiting, the highs and lows will crush you if you dont keep things in perspective, and try to be realistic. Its so easy to get carried away with the blind homerism, but the fact is, even in the best of years we still lost out on some top prospects. I honestly dont think we are going to land all the guys we want. **** I would be doing backflips if we can close with Kirkland, Collins, Grace, Thomas and maybe Bostwick. I can even live with Bostwick going to prep for a year, since realistically very few Frosh DTs are going to be making a significant impact in year one.

The two guys Im the most worried about are Thomas, Collins and DT. The USC thing really bothers me about Thomas. I dont like the vibe it gives, not for a hometown kid who is supposedly so enamoured with the U. The Collins situation has also bothered me for a while too. When a kid decommits like that, it almost never works out for us in the end. The fact that this kid has been searching high and low for other programs, despite the fact that this is the perfect place for him, just leads me to believe there is something pushing him elsewhere.

So as of now, Im going to approach things as I always do. Expect the worse, and hope for the best, Im going to expect Thomas and Collins are going to ***** us, and mentally prepare myself for that now. I would recommend most of you do that too. Thus, if it does happen, the board doesnt go into meltdown mode, where people are trashing Golden and the staff, and disparaging the kids we DID get, and the commitments THEY made to our program, because we lost out on some guys we wanted. And if we manage to pull them, well then it will be a pleasant surprise, like finding the keys to a new Corvette under the Xmas tree you werent expecting.

This stuff happens every year. Even if we lose out on these kids, Golden and staff have done a **** of a job considering the sh*t show we have been dealing with here. When we start winning again, and have this NCAA cloud finally gone from over our heads, we are going to start winning these big battles for the super studs again. Its impressive enough that we have landed the ones we have.

magilacuty cane

Jan 15, 2013

CANE4LIFE said:
Going to be a long few weeks gents. This is recruiting. Fact is I think we have been a bit overly optimistic here for a while. Golden and his recruiting have taken on a ridiculous mythical stature that is simply unrealistic. I mean the fact that Golden has pulled in the guys he has is already amazing, considering that we are ten years from a BCS game, we have sucked b@lls for almost a decade, are on our third coach in 6 years, just came off another mediocre season, and are facing an NCAA @ss whooping.

The fact that we are in contention for some of these top kids is impressive in and of itself, but I tend to look at these things pessmistically. That's why I dont care about following Juniors, or early commitments, and all that cr@p. After decades of following recruiting, the highs and lows will crush you if you dont keep things in perspective, and try to be realistic. Its so easy to get carried away with the blind homerism, but the fact is, even in the best of years we still lost out on some top prospects. I honestly dont think we are going to land all the guys we want. **** I would be doing backflips if we can close with Kirkland, Collins, Grace, Thomas and maybe Bostwick. I can even live with Bostwick going to prep for a year, since realistically very few Frosh DTs are going to be making a significant impact in year one.

The two guys Im the most worried about are Thomas, Collins and DT. The USC thing really bothers me about Thomas. I dont like the vibe it gives, not for a hometown kid who is supposedly so enamoured with the U. The Collins situation has also bothered me for a while too. When a kid decommits like that, it almost never works out for us in the end. The fact that this kid has been searching high and low for other programs, despite the fact that this is the perfect place for him, just leads me to believe there is something pushing him elsewhere.

So as of now, Im going to approach things as I always do. Expect the worse, and hope for the best, Im going to expect Thomas and Collins are going to ***** us, and mentally prepare myself for that now. I would recommend most of you do that too. Thus, if it does happen, the board doesnt go into meltdown mode, where people are trashing Golden and the staff, and disparaging the kids we DID get, and the commitments THEY made to our program, because we lost out on some guys we wanted. And if we manage to pull them, well then it will be a pleasant surprise, like finding the keys to a new Corvette under the Xmas tree you werent expecting.

This stuff happens every year. Even if we lose out on these kids, Golden and staff have done a **** of a job considering the sh*t show we have been dealing with here. When we start winning again, and have this NCAA cloud finally gone from over our heads, we are going to start winning these big battles for the super studs again. Its impressive enough that we have landed the ones we have.

No offense but,Yawn.

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DJWilliams55

Jan 15, 2013

I appreciate Peter's work and objectivity......but this was a thoroughly depressing update.

919Cane2DaGrave

Jan 15, 2013

CANE4LIFE said:
Going to be a long few weeks gents. This is recruiting. Fact is I think we have been a bit overly optimistic here for a while. Golden and his recruiting have taken on a ridiculous mythical stature that is simply unrealistic. I mean the fact that Golden has pulled in the guys he has is already amazing, considering that we are ten years from a BCS game, we have sucked b@lls for almost a decade, are on our third coach in 6 years, just came off another mediocre season, and are facing an NCAA @ss whooping.

The fact that we are in contention for some of these top kids is impressive in and of itself, but I tend to look at these things pessmistically. That's why I dont care about following Juniors, or early commitments, and all that cr@p. After decades of following recruiting, the highs and lows will crush you if you dont keep things in perspective, and try to be realistic. Its so easy to get carried away with the blind homerism, but the fact is, even in the best of years we still lost out on some top prospects. I honestly dont think we are going to land all the guys we want. **** I would be doing backflips if we can close with Kirkland, Collins, Grace, Thomas and maybe Bostwick. I can even live with Bostwick going to prep for a year, since realistically very few Frosh DTs are going to be making a significant impact in year one.

The two guys Im the most worried about are Thomas, Collins and DT. The USC thing really bothers me about Thomas. I dont like the vibe it gives, not for a hometown kid who is supposedly so enamoured with the U. The Collins situation has also bothered me for a while too. When a kid decommits like that, it almost never works out for us in the end. The fact that this kid has been searching high and low for other programs, despite the fact that this is the perfect place for him, just leads me to believe there is something pushing him elsewhere.

So as of now, Im going to approach things as I always do. Expect the worse, and hope for the best, Im going to expect Thomas and Collins are going to ***** us, and mentally prepare myself for that now. I would recommend most of you do that too. Thus, if it does happen, the board doesnt go into meltdown mode, where people are trashing Golden and the staff, and disparaging the kids we DID get, and the commitments THEY made to our program, because we lost out on some guys we wanted. And if we manage to pull them, well then it will be a pleasant surprise, like finding the keys to a new Corvette under the Xmas tree you werent expecting.

This stuff happens every year. Even if we lose out on these kids, Golden and staff have done a **** of a job considering the sh*t show we have been dealing with here. When we start winning again, and have this NCAA cloud finally gone from over our heads, we are going to start winning these big battles for the super studs again. Its impressive enough that we have landed the ones we have.

my body is ready for a letdown. I will say this...if 6 and Collins don't commit, or Bryant doesn't, or Bostwick doesn't commit/qualify, we won't be left holding our ****s. We'll fill those spots with players.