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An evaluation the staff may have hit on..

Bender said:
Mfers really turn a thread about a player into a discussion about cuckolding because someone named the player "Big Simp" without thinking for five seconds.
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The big questions here now are if the staff “hit on it”:

Was it receptive?

Did it return the favor?

Did the eval wear Ohio State gloves to our camp?

Does the eval know we exist?
 
Is there enough at DT with Blay, Molten, Scott, Simpson, Jones, Russell, Newton?

Mesidor, Bain, Blount can probably slide inside like Baraka Atkins if needed, so do we think it's necessary that Miami tries to lure a late transfer at DT?
 
rok said:
Is there enough at DT with Blay, Molten, Scott, Simpson, Jones, Russell, Newton?

Mesidor, Bain, Blount can probably slide inside like Baraka Atkins if needed, so do we think it's necessary that Miami tries to lure a late transfer at DT?
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For ND, yes. The question becomes how the rotation can hold up under the constant pounding over the course of the season. We see it with RBs. IDL face the same wear & tear challenges, especially the young guys (Scott, Jones and Simpson). I worry that by the time we're in the second half of the season, and especially post-season, we're going to have too little in the tank at DT. Another GT or two before the Fall would be a huge blessing, even if they're JAGs like Clark or Cook who don't really deserve to be on a Miami team. Just having serviceable bodies to give the rotation a rest when needed.

I personally see this as our biggest risk to defensive production. I guess we'll see.
 
rok said:
Is there enough at DT with Blay, Molten, Scott, Simpson, Jones, Russell, Newton?

Mesidor, Bain, Blount can probably slide inside like Baraka Atkins if needed, so do we think it's necessary that Miami tries to lure a late transfer at DT?
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Tbh I’m concerned about multiple areas on this team and DT is one of the biggest. That room scares the crap out of me.
 
rok said:
Is there enough at DT with Blay, Molten, Scott, Simpson, Jones, Russell, Newton?

Mesidor, Bain, Blount can probably slide inside like Baraka Atkins if needed, so do we think it's necessary that Miami tries to lure a late transfer at DT?
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Shame that DT is such a big concern two years in a row (well maybe more like 10-15)

I do like Blay a lot though personally just need Scott to step up and be the guy
 
Cribby said:
Tbh I’m concerned about multiple areas on this team and DT is one of the biggest. That room scares the crap out of me.
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JHallCanes said:
Shame that DT is such a big concern two years in a row (well maybe more like 10-15)

I do like Blay a lot though personally just need Scott to step up and be the guy
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I believe D Lewis is going to be a much better coach and developer than Big Joe. Our three biggest portal needs for Spring were S, 1WR, and DT. We got a Plan B at one of the positions. Hopefully it doesn't come back to bite us in the ***.
 
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kccanefan said:
I believe D Lewis is going to be a much better coach and developer than Big Joe. Our three biggest portal needs for Spring were S, 1WR, and DT. We got a Plan B at one of the positions. Hopefully it doesn't come back to bite us in the ***.
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This team is hinging on a lot of if’s and buts . I was much more confident going into last season than this year.
 
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JHallCanes said:
Shame that DT is such a big concern two years in a row (well maybe more like 10-15)

I do like Blay a lot though personally just need Scott to step up and be the guy
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personally i think we have enough to be top 25ish
its just time to for players to produce
with todays portal and NIL i dont think teams will be able to go 3 deep at DT with studs
so just gotta hope we dont have any major injuries and our coaches actually coach
 
my concern is with the coaching and not talent
ever since mario has been here, not once have i thought that we had an excellent game plan and we beat a far superior team with better game planning, player execution, and x and os
hopefully that sentiment changes this year
 
kccanefan said:
I believe D Lewis is going to be a much better coach and developer than Big Joe. Our three biggest portal needs for Spring were S, 1WR, and DT. We got a Plan B at one of the positions. Hopefully it doesn't come back to bite us in the ***.
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Could be right. Hope you’re right.

Probably will take some time to really see the benefits there
 
Cribby said:
Tbh I’m concerned about multiple areas on this team and DT is one of the biggest. That room scares the crap out of me.
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I think that's more looking at things relative to last year and thinking if last year equals 10 wins, how can this be better with what will be a worse offense across the board...

But if you compare this roster to 2 years ago it's clearly superior in every way. Like if we went from the season 2 years ago to this one directly, I think the mood would be much better.

And if you compared it to last year post-spring without ANY context of how the season played out I think it's obviously more balanced. Like what were people predicting our record to be entering last season? Many probably had 9 wins? It wasn't until AFTER we saw how great Cam and this offense were operating that the expectation grew.

So like comparing this post spring to last post spring, Beck to Ward pre-2024, I don't think many would be all that down about the QB position. RB and WR would be the only big issues. But it's important to note most (including me) wanted George gone due to his penalty problem, and Horton was unproven. And Daniels is probably viewed as a better transfer than Brown was. So like the major difference between last spring and this spring at WR is we don't got a Restrepo.

But like look how people talk about the "unproven" guys right now, why wouldn't you look at Arroyo entering last season and say the same about him? It's because people just hate on our top talent when they are unproven and basically don't credit any expectation of them meeting their potential. It's why for some stupid *** reason people are acting like our EDGE room can't be absolutely elite this season. **** for all the criticism about DT, I actually think DT was looking probably worse entering last season than this season. Seriously our 5star DT was a frosh. Moten was FULLY unproven, Horton was always hurt, we NEEDED Mesidor to play DT. Blay was probably looked at as same tier as Barrow.. Expectations from Scott alone imo make our top 3 DT better than last year. Depth is MAYBE a bit bigger of a concern, but not by all that much tbh. LB is honestly better now than entering last season on proven players and young guys having even more experience. DB is like 10x improvement than what we had entering last season.

So like a proven go-to WR in Restrepo, and a top proven RB in Martinez are the main big negatives from Last Spring to this one imo. But even Lyle COULD very reasonably be expected to be as impactful as Martinez imo. So really the only true negative I see is missing a Restrepo and Ward obviously had a higher Ceiling... But I don't see how Defense isn't viewed as having majorly higher expectations.
 
Cribby said:
This team is hinging on a lot of if’s and buts . I was much more confident going into last season than this year.
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Trust me. Some don’t want to hear it. Everyone is going to progress and we will have no injuries. Regression is irrelevant
 
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kccanefan said:
I believe D Lewis is going to be a much better coach and developer than Big Joe. Our three biggest portal needs for Spring were S, 1WR, and DT. We got a Plan B at one of the positions. Hopefully it doesn't come back to bite us in the ***.
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Coaching helps up to a certain point. Eventually, you just need dudes to be a good DL coach.

DT has been a concern all offseason. I think Blay could be solid but he's a G5 kid. Moten is a rotational guy. Scott has shown flashes but underwhelmes more than flashes. this unit could be problematic. To depend on an under the radar DT as a key rotational guy in Simpson is kind of scary.
 
AUcane said:
Coaching helps up to a certain point. Eventually, you just need dudes to be a good DL coach.

DT has been a concern all offseason. I think Blay could be solid but he's a G5 kid. Moten is a rotational guy. Scott has shown flashes but underwhelmes more than flashes. this unit could be problematic. To depend on an under the radar DT as a key rotational guy in Simpson is kind of scary.
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Not to mention we’re basically hoping and praying that no major injuries happen. We were incredibly fortunate across the board last season on the front. If Blay and/or Scott go down for a significant amount of time we’ve got MAJOR problems.
 
MizCane said:
Are there any more Portal windows before the season starts to snag a DT?
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No, and no portal window is needed.

A player may choose to unenroll from his prior university and enroll at UM without ever going through the Portal.
 
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