Update on David Stone

fatnasty187 said:

Sling blade has better takes than Napier.

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ghost2 said:

Not that kind of retention. I think D$ means we are fighting to retain current impact guys who are getting aggressive bids from other schools.

If we continue to recruit 4- and 5-star players, they're gonna need raises every year to keep them around. So do you pay them and have less $$ for other teams' players or do you let them walk and become potential studs on another team?

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GrozDozer said:

Swallow tailed kite eh? My favorite bird. Saw like 12 of them out in Big Cypress 2 weeks ago.

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OrangeBowlMagic said:

If you think Miami players aren’t asking for and negotiating deals for more money, and this only happens at other schools, please like this post so I can ignore you immediately.

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hoops156 said:

I agree but according to Mario we dont renegotiate lol. obviously every player wants more money especially after a productive season or they'll leave.

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STG said:

It all balances out. There are guys who also take pay cuts. As mentioned prior, tons of money came off the books. Look alone who is gone from last years squad. I believe 14 starters and key backups. The 2025 class did not cost much. Even with the winter additions, we should have a ton of money. We either want to spend, or we don't.

Cam Ward
Damien Martinez
Ajay Allen
Chris Johnson
Elijah Arroyo
Riley Williams
Xavier Restrepo
Jacolby George
Isaiah Horton
Sam Brown
Ny Carr
Jalen Rivers
Zach Carpenter
Tyler Baron
Elias Rudolph
Elijah Alston
Simeon Barrow
CJ Clark
Marley Cook
Kiko Mauigoa
Meesh Powell
Jaden Harris
Zaquan Patterson
Dyoni Hill
Daryl Porter

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DMoney said:

I personally love David Stone and Trebor Pena. They are impact guys in my book. But this is like NFL free agency and there are a lot of factors at play, not all of which can be reported.

Retention is a huge part of this process that we don’t talk about, but it is creating some tough decisions.

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hoops156 said:

we prolly paid Jaden Harris to leave

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hoops156 said:

we prolly paid Jaden Harris to leave

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iamB_rock said:

Make it make sense

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DMoney said:

Players that would melt the board if we lost them.

We aren’t the only ones pushing and spending to get better.

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DMoney said:

I’m told Miami has interest in Oklahoma DT transfer David Stone but, as with Trebor Pena, this is not as far along as is being reported.

In terms of allocation, the focus remains on adding an impact WR with speed, a starting safety, and retaining our own impact players amidst aggressive bids from other schools.

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UnitedCanedom said:

Yikes

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Gables Cane said:

People who complain about the lack of big names in the Portal just need to wait a couple more days. Teams (including Miami) are primarily working on retention, not acquisition. Players who are not in the Portal are communicating back-channeled offers to their current teams and waiting on a response. If they don’t like what they hear, they will enter the Portal.

That applies to us as well. There are several players on our two-deep that are being pursued by teams with big bag offers and need to make a decision soon.

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WeBallinBoyz said:

We’re not competing with these bags, but good for him.

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DMoney said:

Players that would melt the board if we lost them.

We aren’t the only ones pushing and spending to get better.

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WeBallinBoyz said:

Absolutely am aware of that. Mentioned Lyle as one obvious candidate that a certain big-time school was after. But that certainly does not equate to the list I mentioned above. Carson Beck got paid, sure. We had to have it at the time. But everyone else? I mean idk…seems like Mario was talking out of both sides of his mouth when he said we don’t re-negotiate.

Because I know we do, and we have been.

O’Connor probably got some money, but not some massive deal. Lucas sure. That’s three. Blay I can’t imagine got a ton.

Who else are we upping that proved their worth last season? Or was it out of desperation?

If you’re blindly upping 4 and 5-star players that haven!’t played yet, well then I personally think that’s very foolish and completely against the train of thought that we need more instant-impact guys. That’s reactive behavior, not proactive.

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STG said:

It all balances out. There are guys who also take pay cuts. As mentioned prior, tons of money came off the books. Look alone who is gone from last years squad. I believe 14 starters and key backups. The 2025 class did not cost much. Even with the winter additions, we should have a ton of money. We either want to spend, or we don't.

Cam Ward
Damien Martinez
Ajay Allen
Chris Johnson
Elijah Arroyo
Riley Williams
Xavier Restrepo
Jacolby George
Isaiah Horton
Sam Brown
Ny Carr
Jalen Rivers
Zach Carpenter
Tyler Baron
Elias Rudolph
Elijah Alston
Simeon Barrow
CJ Clark
Marley Cook
Kiko Mauigoa
Meesh Powell
Jaden Harris
Zaquan Patterson
Dyoni Hill
Daryl Porter

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