The Bank (7/2)

DMoney

Jul 2, 2025 3 min read

This won't be everyone's favorite update, but I need to give it like I get it.

Bottom line- I don't get the sense we're headed for a blockbuster two weeks. The message I'm getting is that the plan is to win key some battles, go into the season with a healthy class, perform on the field, and then take it to the next level with flips.

We saw that happen in the Class of 2024, and we saw it go the other way in 2025. So we'll see. This is a unique era in college football. There's a sense that if they go for broke now, they'll be in a worse position down the stretch and potentially create issues within the roster. But they also need to go into the season with a high-enough floor. Here's the latest:

- I continue to get confidence on RB Derrek Cooper (Chaminade). He remains the top target on the board.

- I"m getting less confidence on WR Tristen Keys (Hattiesburg, MS) than last week. As we've said, this is a high-profile recruitment with every school thinking they have a chance. Miami will continue to push until the end.

- Nobody has any clue where WR Calvin Russell (Northwestern) is headed. One of the more up-in-the-air recruitments in a while.

- The Canes are battling hard on S Blake Stewart (Atlanta). Clemson is a top contender but it's not a foregone conclusion by any means. He is a big priority.

- OL Breck Kolojay (IMG) is continuing with his process. He was pretty candid in his last interview with on3 that he's monitoring NIL deals and weighing different factors between Miami, Georgia and USC. That's a very professional process and Miami is battling.

- Miami has a good chance to flip CB Brody Jennings (Jacksonville). They have coveted him throughout this process.

- TE Heze Kent (Brunswick, GA) is still communicating with our staff. Texas and Florida are in there but Miami is alive. TE Zachery Turner (Dallas) is trending away after SMU took its financial commitment to another level.

- The Canes are also in the mix for DL Bryce Perry-Wright (Atlanta). That one is up in the air and will be decided over the next few days.

- On the football side, there is huge confidence from those observing workouts. They believe this is the best, most complete roster we've had in the Cristobal era by a good amount. I continue to hear rave reviews about Carson Beck's arm talent and overall skillset.

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Odin

Jul 2, 2025

amanan28 said:
Mario has done a good job of raising the floor of the program, however I don’t see anyone on the roster or the current commits for ‘26 as difference makers.

We have been striking out on the elite talent guys like Duke Johnson and AR82. Duke was signed in 2012 and AR in 2016. AR didn’t even play a full career..we signed Duke 13 years ago.

Until we get more of these guys across all positions like OSU, UGA, UT, etc has…this program will remain in purgatory with an occasional playoff appearance and the elusive ACC championship.

It’s easy to say “up the bag” but the top programs also recruit at an elite level because they can match us in that department, and they have the recency bias of relevancy nationally.

This class so far as decent as it is only has 1 whale,not what we should expect for a top 5 NIL program.

RVACane

Jul 2, 2025

Odin said:
This class so far as decent as it is only has 1 whale,not what we should expect for a top 5 NIL program.

With Mario St. CoRchibal’s evals, player development and coaching accuman:

Top 5 NIL = Top 10 Class = No ACCCG

RVACane

Jul 2, 2025

Angry Ibis said:

9oh4Cane

Jul 2, 2025

We’re signing borderline elite OL/DL classes and that raises the floor of the program tremendously.

But at some point you gotta hit on one of these game changing type skill guys. We seem allergic to that.

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jsy

Jul 2, 2025

Gotta hope that jojo is him
1000+ yds double digit tds

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Caneofcanes

Jul 2, 2025

Still sounds like winning cures everything. Cam going 1st RD helps with QB’s for sure. Now we need Francis and Bain to be 1st RD picks. That coupled with receivers living up to their rankings. That should translate to recruiting. Now you have more than Cam to show recruits.

judge smails army

Jul 2, 2025

Me this week (albeit after a great week last)…..

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skeeter

Jul 2, 2025

Memnon said:
Mario is not a 1st year head coach coming into his first season at Miami, the whole narrative of having to recruit against a backdrop of 20 years of losing is a cop out excuse. He's been here for 4 years now & his first 3 seasons, he had one winning season, it's nobody's fault but his own.

I agree with your overall point, but he's had 2 winning seasons, not1, and he walked into a ****** situation in season 1. I don't hold bad year 1s against any coach anywhere.

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skeeter

Jul 2, 2025

RVACane said:
Hey @Andrew there’s a pretty cool little glitch in the system here. I mean I won’t take advantage of it but there’s some real rogue type of Maude’s I can’t always control.

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Not me of course.

Others.

WTF is this?

I can't a question?

Like you're some type of picnic...

Angry Ibis

Jul 2, 2025

skeeter said:
I agree with your overall point, but he's had 2 winning seasons, not1, and he walked into a ****** situation in season 1. I don't hold bad year 1s against any coach anywhere.

You absolutely hold a 5-7 season and getting dogwalked at home against MTSU, FSU, Duke and Pittsburgh against a coach... the season went to **** after Mario coached to keep it close against Texas A&M like a *****...

amanan28

Jul 2, 2025

9oh4Cane said:
We’re signing borderline elite OL/DL classes and that raises the floor of the program tremendously.

But at some point you gotta hit on one of these game changing type skill guys. We seem allergic to that.

I can agree with you on OL..however on DL still to be results. We need at least one of the rising sophomore Edge rushers to hit and Justin Scott is a must hit for us.

Bain needs to show up this year, injured or not what a disappointing year for him.

Dwinstitles

Jul 2, 2025

I hope we burn jersey number 35

Memnon

Jul 2, 2025

skeeter said:
I agree with your overall point, but he's had 2 winning seasons, not1, and he walked into a ****** situation in season 1. I don't hold bad year 1s against any coach anywhere.

You consider going 7-6 as a winning season?

Dwinstitles

Jul 2, 2025

amanan28 said:
I can agree with you on OL..however on DL still to be results. We need at least one of the rising sophomore Edge rushers to hit and Justin Scott is a must hit for us.

Bain needs to show up this year, injured or not what a disappointing year for him.

Yea if Justin Scott is cheeks we are way behind. He has to be a Bain type the minute he plays

One9

Jul 2, 2025

Dwinstitles said:
I hope we burn jersey number 35

Let Dennis rock that thing up & down the sidelines

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CANESCANES

Jul 2, 2025

August 1st?

CanesFan20

Jul 2, 2025

I will never get upset for missing on a RB via recruiting in this era. It's wayyyy to easy to find a good RB in the portal and in recruiting
**** we landed a True freshman FCS RB coming off a 1200 yard 15TD season just to come here and compete

SIBCanes

Jul 2, 2025

Rellyrell said:
U can’t lose Keys when he was never committed to us.

Doesn’t matter! We need to win these battles for kids in our backyard.

RVACane

Jul 2, 2025

skeeter said:
WTF is this?

I can't a question?

Like you're some type of picnic...

I knew you’d respond seriously. I mean I was hoping you’d laugh but deep down I knew you wouldn’t. I give up.

RVACane

Jul 2, 2025

Angry Ibis said:
You absolutely hold a 5-7 season and getting dogwalked at home against MTSU, FSU, Duke and Pittsburgh against a coach... the season went to **** after Mario coached to keep it close against Texas A&M like a *****...

Mario has about the same record as Manny in the same amount of time at UM with far more resources. He took Manny’s 7 win players and won 5 that next year.

He’s not a good game coach.

He’s not an above average talent evaluator or player developer.

He’s got Top 5 NIL but not recruiting a Top 5 Class.

He’s not going anywhere because he has eons of time left on a contract funded by his backers so there’s no point in having that conversation for another 3-5 years.

But some of these guys on here think it’s unfair to speak the facts and the truth because he followed Manny who followed Richt who followed Orange Tie Sweathead who followed Radio who followed Clappy.

Meanwhile Rhett Lashlee, who left as OC at the end of the Manny Era, took Garen Justice and Rob Likens with him and got SMU to the ACCCG in year 1 in the ACC.