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The Ibieta discussion sheds light on our overall WR approach. My $0.02: In the NFL, WRs have to be physically terrific, because DBs are so talented, and defenses overall are sophisticated and coordinated well. Small differences matter a lot and too many unforced errors means you’re cut or...

Plenty is different - first class that had covid full cycle, so they’re late getting out to visit places. But we also have new coaches with recruiting reputations, and maybe manny’s learned something. Not making a prediction, because anything can happen, but feels to me like the staff is...

Reading another thread got me thinking to whether we've had some guys over the years who distorted the prototype our staff recruited for at their position. Examples: - Vince Wilfork - not the typical UM 3 tech. Was so good. Coker then tried to recruit more big NG types. Abdullah and Dixon...

There’s been an endless discussion on these boards about development. Specifically, do we do it well or not. Some of our high ranked kids have underachieved for a long time. But over the same time, we’ve had other kids who managed to get to the NFL. Did we ‘develop’ them? Did they get there...

Plenty of folks myself included been talking about we lack infrastructure and Alabama’s got it, also Clemson and OSU. I thought it merits clarification and discussion. When I say that, I am not talking about locker rooms or weight rooms or practice facilities or stadiums. I am not talking...

Just went for the heck of it and re-watched Ray Lewis UM highlights. (Also NFL.) What an amazing tackler he was. Instincts, lateral ability, can shed blockers, diagnose plays, can find ball, all great. But dammit the guy always made the play, whether it was a hit, or a wrap, or even a grab...

Miami last had an All American in 2005. That's stunning in its own right, but I thought I'd look at what happened in the years since. I tried to get it all right but probably botched a kid or two here or there, but here's what I found. From 2006 -- 2019: - 83 different teams had at least one...

I know I have harped on talent evals around here for a long time. And I know people talk about ‘development’ as if our talent is all being held back. So it’s interesting to look at the 1970s, when the program wasn’t known for much and didn’t have great coaching. Interestingly, some of the...

Rules: Starting line-up + backup, exceptions made for NFL HOF or top 5 draft picks / Heisman DB: Ed Reed, Sean Taylor, Antrel Rolle, McNeil // B. Blades, B. Owens LB: Ray Lewis, Darrin Smith, Dan Morgan, Micheal Barrow // Armstead, DJ Williams DL: Sapp, Kennedy, Hendricks, Campbell // J...

Roster strength: Defense; -S: Hall, Bolden, Carter, Frierson, K. Smith [Harrell, Balom, Washington] -DB: Blades, Ivey, Couch, C. Williams [Clarke] -LB: Brooks, Huff, McCloud, Joyner, Steed*, Jennings [TAC, Flagg] -DE: Patchan, Phillips, Cam. Williams, Harvey, Rousseau [Chantz, QW] -DT: Ford...

Is there anyone here who seriously believes there is a greater than 50% chance Manny can win at Miami? If so, tell us what is needed for that to happen, and what the chances of those things happening are. If you think it’s possible but only 25% likely, say so. If you think it’s less than...

Impressive.

Here is what Manny has recruited at LB since joining the staff under Richt: ’17: Steed, Jennings, Wilder ’18: Joyner ’19: Brooks, Huff ’20: TAC, Flagg Here is what Manny has recruited to DB since joining the staff under Richt: ’17: Bandy, A. Carter, D. Smith, Dean (transfer) ’18: Blades...

Manolo no bueno. He can’t be head coach. He failed at building a staff, instead hiring cronies and bar-tenders. He failed at culture and tone, preferring clown hype and talk swag to serious work and professionalism. He failed at scheme, game planning, play calling, motivation, preparation...

Mirabal and Denis look like solid, good dudes. We are evaluating wrong. Get mindset higher on our list. Potential plus drama is a ho mess.

Foundation: Admin. support and expectations leading to resources and accountability. We have not had this. So we fail. It must start with the foundation. Structure: AD who understands program and need state and football and resources and coaching and candidate pool and makes good decisions...

If UGA wins out - very possible - it faces the Alabama - LSU winner for the SEC title. If UGA wins the SEC championship game, you will have two SEC teams in the playoff, but not the AL/LSU loser. If UGA loses the SEC title game, it’ll get dissed with 2 losses, but would have as good a claim as...

Our reward system is unequal.

In the ‘80s - early 90s era, we had: Winston Moss, Crum, Brophy, Clark, Shannon, Barrow, Armstead, D. Smith, Mira, Carter, Newbill Even in the mid-‘90s, we had R. Lewis, Russell, Francis, Burgess, Marley, and Morgan and Webster enrolled in ‘97. Chris Campbell and H. Clark enrolled in ‘99. In...

Imagine you were hiring a HC for UM, for 2020. This situation. Now. -What is the definition of success? What are the goals we expect a coach to achieve? -What does it take to accomplish them? -What resources do we have to work with? What do we need in place that we don’t have, and how will...