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Austin-Cave raves about UM official visit, moves up decision date

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Sorry for the miscommunication I’m talking about the qb visiting this weekend and the other two will be on commit watch id say in the next week or two.
 
mirvin88 said:
Nah man let him take some BS officials. These kids get wined and dined and women throw themselves at them. If he wants to take a few quick trips he should experience it.

It would take a small miracle for another school for him not to commit here - I mean read that article - it's really a commitment announcement.
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ROFL, say it again man, that last paragraph is classic, main man tried to hide his heart/commitment early on in the article but by the end, he started sounding like Anita baker when she was in take 6!
 
Go Canes!! said:
Kid has a total old look Canes feel.

A little undersized but fast as **** and attacks the ball like a heat seeking missile.
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He will be the perfect size a year or so from now. You have to project out. He has a whole year+ to get bigger and stronger. He should be 215-220 when he reaches campus. May play outside LB early then possibly move inside down the road as he continues to add strength and size.

I think he's going to be a faster version of Johnathan Vilma.
 
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Calvin said:
ROFL, say it again man, that last paragraph is classic, main man tried to hide his heart/commitment early on in the article but by the end, he started sounding like Anita baker when she was in take 6!
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Correction, Anita baker in chapter 8
 
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mirvin88 said:
Nah man let him take some BS officials. These kids get wined and dined and women throw themselves at them. If he wants to take a few quick trips he should experience it.

It would take a small miracle for another school for him not to commit here - I mean read that article - it's really a commitment announcement.
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Correction, i meant Anita baker in chapter 8!
 
Interesting that 24/7 has him visiting Syracuse on June 21st and no mention of Minnesota. He doesn't mention Syracuse in his interview. Syracuse would be the only team giving me any kind of concern with its proximity to Camden, NJ.

The fact that he moved up his time table and most likely won't take all 5 of his OVs bodes well for UM.

The fact that Mom and Dad are on board makes him a near lock. I would be completely shocked if he chooses any school other than Miami.
 
86Gang said:
Minnesota is nice tho. Hella nice and the twin cities cool. Miami is obviously his pick tho. He even said when he gets here.
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The only football appeal with going to Minnesota is playing in the Big 10 and the potential of playing close to home with road games at Penn State, Rutgers, and Maryland. Other than that, Miami trumps Minnesota in every football and academic category.

Minnesota will never play for a Big 10 title or be in the national discussion. Miami should be in the ACC title game this year and every year after. We just need to close the gap on Clemson. In closing that gap, the Coastal should be ours to own.

I have zero worry about Minnesota.
 
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Stefan Adams said:
The Miami Hurricanes hosted their first official visitor of the 2020 cycle last weekend and it just so happened to be at a huge position of need.

Mutual interest between Camden (NJ) 3-star LB Tirek Austin-Cave and the Canes has been heating up to the point where UM felt ready to bring the talented linebacker down to Coral Gables to show him what Miami was all about.

“I had such a great time down there,” Austin-Cave said of Miami. “I’m so glad I got to see the campus, talk with the coaches, and just experience Miami.”

On his first official visit of the process, Austin-Cave built up his relationship with the UM coaches even better than it already was and cleared up all his questions he had about the Miami program.

“When I first got down to campus, I was touring around the facilities with the coaching staff,” Austin-Cave said. “They were busy telling me about the history of the school. Then, I was talking up some football with the coaches, I was asking them questions on how they see me in their defense in the near future, and they were asking me some questions about defense in general and I was answering them.

“Other than that, I just had a great time when I was down there. We went to so many places - Prime 112, that was amazing.”

The trip was a family affair for Austin-Cave, who brought along both his parents on the visit, and it seems like the family left Coral Gables sold on the Canes.

“My parents actually liked it a lot,” Austin-Cave said. “My dad actually went to school in Florida, he went to Bethune-Cookman, so that connection is there. My dad likes the school a lot, he sees me fitting into the school itself.

“One of the things my mother was saying was to go somewhere where you feel comfortable in the classroom. Coming in, I want to study Sociology and I just want to make sure I have a great opportunity to succeed in the classroom. That’s a big thing for my parents because the football part is going to take care of itself. I want to make sure I go somewhere with a great education.”

It’s clear the Hurricanes hammered home the academic benefits of being a private school, and that resonated with Austin-Cave and his family.

“It’s a small school, so it’ll be easier to acclimate and do very well in the classroom there,” Austin-Cave said. “So that was one of the big things for me - I want to go somewhere where I feel comfortable, go somewhere where I have a great connection with the professors and the teachers, and overall succeed in the classroom.

“So, with the University of Miami, if I’m going there, there’s a lot of hard work to be put in because the school itself holds a lot of weight. Overall, it’s one of the best schools of all-time academically, can’t get much better than that.”

What was something new he learned about the program that he didn’t know before?

“The population of the school kind of blew me away,” Austin-Cave said. “From the outside looking in, you’d think a lot of kids go there, but there’s only 11,000 kids that go there. That really kind of shocked me in a sense. I want to be able to go to a school like that where, aside from football, I can really focus in. It’s great, there’s not too many schools where I’d have the opportunity to go to a private school like that. So that aspect blew me away, it really did.”

The 6-1 205 pound prospect was hosted by Gilbert Frierson, and spent a lot of time talking to defensive coordinator Blake Baker about his fit in UM’s defense.

“Coach Baker, I like him a lot. I get great vibes off coach Baker,” Austin-Cave said. “I like the way he was talking about using me in the future.”

All things considered, Austin-Cave felt that UM moved up in his mind based on the visit and he sees big things in the future for Manny Diaz’s Hurricanes.

“The school is on the come up right now, looking to do big things in the ACC. The potential they have coming in there, I just want to be a part of it,” Austin-Cave said. “Growing up, that’s one of the schools you dream about going to. All the great linebackers - Ray Lewis came out of that school. Miami is probably one of the greatest colleges in college football history, ‘The U’. Like who wouldn’t want to go to ‘The U’?"

Now, factoring in how well his Miami official visit went, Austin-Cave has decided to move up his decision timetable. Instead of taking all five official visits like originally planned, he will officially visit West Virginia on June 14th, then Minnesota on June 18th. After that, he will sit down with his family and come to a final decision shortly afterwards, before the summer ends.

“I was thinking about waiting until after I take all five of my officials, but I’m probably going to cut down a commitment date in a little bit, sooner than expected,” Austin-Cave said. “I’ll probably set a date after I take these next two officials, and after that, I’ll probably wrap this thing up.

“The process has been a lot. I’ll talk with my mom and my dad, and others close to me, and I’ll wrap this thing up in either July or August. I’ll just take these last two officials and be done very soon.”

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Outstanding report Stefan! Thank you again for all of your quality analysis.
 
I feel like Miami's campus always scores points with parents, especially those who have attended a university. If you've been to a big, state university and you're used to everything that comes with that, the campus in Coral Gables is refreshing.
 
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Baker really likes his taller longer LBs.
Don't disagree in this day and age of football, all about tighter windows.
Want my football team looking like a basketball team.
 
Stefan Adams said:
The Miami Hurricanes hosted their first official visitor of the 2020 cycle last weekend and it just so happened to be at a huge position of need.

Mutual interest between Camden (NJ) 3-star LB Tirek Austin-Cave and the Canes has been heating up to the point where UM felt ready to bring the talented linebacker down to Coral Gables to show him what Miami was all about.

“I had such a great time down there,” Austin-Cave said of Miami. “I’m so glad I got to see the campus, talk with the coaches, and just experience Miami.”

On his first official visit of the process, Austin-Cave built up his relationship with the UM coaches even better than it already was and cleared up all his questions he had about the Miami program.

“When I first got down to campus, I was touring around the facilities with the coaching staff,” Austin-Cave said. “They were busy telling me about the history of the school. Then, I was talking up some football with the coaches, I was asking them questions on how they see me in their defense in the near future, and they were asking me some questions about defense in general and I was answering them.

“Other than that, I just had a great time when I was down there. We went to so many places - Prime 112, that was amazing.”

The trip was a family affair for Austin-Cave, who brought along both his parents on the visit, and it seems like the family left Coral Gables sold on the Canes.

“My parents actually liked it a lot,” Austin-Cave said. “My dad actually went to school in Florida, he went to Bethune-Cookman, so that connection is there. My dad likes the school a lot, he sees me fitting into the school itself.

“One of the things my mother was saying was to go somewhere where you feel comfortable in the classroom. Coming in, I want to study Sociology and I just want to make sure I have a great opportunity to succeed in the classroom. That’s a big thing for my parents because the football part is going to take care of itself. I want to make sure I go somewhere with a great education.”

It’s clear the Hurricanes hammered home the academic benefits of being a private school, and that resonated with Austin-Cave and his family.

“It’s a small school, so it’ll be easier to acclimate and do very well in the classroom there,” Austin-Cave said. “So that was one of the big things for me - I want to go somewhere where I feel comfortable, go somewhere where I have a great connection with the professors and the teachers, and overall succeed in the classroom.

“So, with the University of Miami, if I’m going there, there’s a lot of hard work to be put in because the school itself holds a lot of weight. Overall, it’s one of the best schools of all-time academically, can’t get much better than that.”

What was something new he learned about the program that he didn’t know before?

“The population of the school kind of blew me away,” Austin-Cave said. “From the outside looking in, you’d think a lot of kids go there, but there’s only 11,000 kids that go there. That really kind of shocked me in a sense. I want to be able to go to a school like that where, aside from football, I can really focus in. It’s great, there’s not too many schools where I’d have the opportunity to go to a private school like that. So that aspect blew me away, it really did.”

The 6-1 205 pound prospect was hosted by Gilbert Frierson, and spent a lot of time talking to defensive coordinator Blake Baker about his fit in UM’s defense.

“Coach Baker, I like him a lot. I get great vibes off coach Baker,” Austin-Cave said. “I like the way he was talking about using me in the future.”

All things considered, Austin-Cave felt that UM moved up in his mind based on the visit and he sees big things in the future for Manny Diaz’s Hurricanes.

“The school is on the come up right now, looking to do big things in the ACC. The potential they have coming in there, I just want to be a part of it,” Austin-Cave said. “Growing up, that’s one of the schools you dream about going to. All the great linebackers - Ray Lewis came out of that school. Miami is probably one of the greatest colleges in college football history, ‘The U’. Like who wouldn’t want to go to ‘The U’?"

Now, factoring in how well his Miami official visit went, Austin-Cave has decided to move up his decision timetable. Instead of taking all five official visits like originally planned, he will officially visit West Virginia on June 14th, then Minnesota on June 18th. After that, he will sit down with his family and come to a final decision shortly afterwards, before the summer ends.

“I was thinking about waiting until after I take all five of my officials, but I’m probably going to cut down a commitment date in a little bit, sooner than expected,” Austin-Cave said. “I’ll probably set a date after I take these next two officials, and after that, I’ll probably wrap this thing up.

“The process has been a lot. I’ll talk with my mom and my dad, and others close to me, and I’ll wrap this thing up in either July or August. I’ll just take these last two officials and be done very soon.”

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This kid might as well be a Cane. After seeing all the toothless, pea-brained moonshiners running around in WVA and witnessing how dull life is in the frozen wasteland that is Minnesota (regardless of when the visit is), we’ll be solidified as THE pick for him. The other schools simply can’t compete regarding the aspects of college life he really values.

One poster said it perfectly in the other Austin-Cave thread that this is either the biggest case of post-visit high ever or the kid is coming to Miami. Willing to bet a whole lot on the latter.

Go Canes!
 
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I think we have a good shot here.
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I live in Minnesota. Anyone who acts like it would be nice to live here hasn’t spent a full winter here. It’s nice 3 months out of the year here. We received the most snow this winter in so many years and it all started as late as February. We reached -50+ degrees windshield in the twin cities (where The uni of MN is located) multiple times. The school itself is located in Minneapolis which lemme tell you, is NOT Miami. The city sucks idc what anybody says. Traffic is horrible, commuting sucks as a student because you have to live so far, it’s expesnive af to live and go there. MN athletics has always and will always be trash, especially at football. PJ is a used car salesman, I despise him. The football stadium is nice for a college stadium but the horrible attendance goes down every year and it’s cold every home game minus the first few games. There is nothing to do here like there is in Miami. You’d be a fool to choose the gophers.
 
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