Behind the U: TRob Episode

[d--1]

I've wanted this guy at Miami for like 8 years now. This interview just confirmed why for me.

Not gonna lie, I'm much more into the DVD hire after hearing T-Rob talk about him.

 

[Cryptical Envelopment]

Yep worked out well but it just insinuates that Miami is still the same ole Miami. Cheap and poor. It’s gotten better but it’s still not good.

The concern is the number of times that this caused us to miss a coach. Is this the reason we can’t fire Rumph? Too cheap to pay a buyout? Is this why we can’t fire Baker and hire a new DC? Sounds like it

Well, as I just mentioned, in the last 13 months we've added:

Lashlee
Likens
Field
Simpson
T-Rob

Sure seems like it's working right now.

 

[ToneyDaGawd]

My biggest takeaway: variety of ideas.

TRob mentioned that with Muschamp and staffs that have been together for sometime, ideas can get stale and everyone begins to think the same. He mentioned how Manny wanted fresh ideas in the room. This to me is the biggest benefit of bring in a TRob and Simpson; they've developed their defensive identity outside of the Manny bubble and can contribute new ideas to our defensive system. Sometimes its not about reinventing the wheel, but tweaking it

That was my favorite part of the interview, besides the fact that you can just tell he's going to be a good recruiter.

 

[skyman]

You're going to be the guy who cries about the last 15 years while in the last 12 months and 3 weeks alone we've added Lashlee, Likens, Fields, T-Rob and Simpson.

Not to mention wining the portal two years in a row, while recruiting really well. Things are changing. For the better. Sorry for you're loss.

Wow, this must be killing you mopes.

Not tryna derail thread, especially for someone I know back at the U and grew up with plus my peeps just enrolled this week to get coached by him, I want nothing but to see us ball.. But Blake are you drunk? That same timeline, we got blown out to Fiu, lost to latech have basically given our learning on the job HC mulligans because he had to turn over offensive and now defensive staffs, got gaped on national tv by freaking Unc, loss another bowl game and have the bama game up next..

Happy we bought in some real coaches but that is such a low bar its embarrassing you are pumping your chest about that, wtf..

 

[Zombie-Cane]

Not tryna derail thread, especially for someone I know back at the U and grew up with plus my peeps just enrolled this week to get coached by him, I want nothing but to see us ball.. But Blake are you drunk? That same timeline, we got blown out to Fiu, lost to latech have basically given our learning on the job HC mulligans because he had to turn over offensive and now defensive staffs, got gaped on national tv by freaking Unc, loss another bowl game and have the bama game up next..

Happy we bought in some real coaches but that is such a low bar its embarrassing you are pumping your chest about that, wtf..

I see what you are saying and there is absolutely validity to it. I will say however, FIU and LT were the absolute bottom for us and exposed that we had far more issues than I think most understood, and looking back now, I think Richt saw it and got out while the getting was good. Since then, you must admit it has been a very upward trajectory. This rebuild was NEVER going to be overnight, and it was going to come with some bumps and bruises. I feel like we are on the right path.

 

[F-MarioCristobal]

The guy was a DC and got demoted back to DB coach. But you thought we should over pay cause he’s a great recruiter?

No. Just makes me want to question how many good coaches we’ve missed because we pay less than everyone else.

Luckily TRob wanted to coach at home and we weren’t stuck with DVD running the DB room

 

[Rellyrell]

https://art19.com/shows/behind-the-u

Great insight on how he got to Miami, coaching philosophies, and his background.

Heard Blake & stopped listening. Lol. J/k

I like how he kept it real in low key bashing us on the recruiting trail. Right now, he has hope to sell, b/c if we don’t put it together on the field in ‘21, those words will fall on deaf ears. Like his approach, like what he had to say about playing THE BEST players.

 

[TC@ne]

Finally an alpha coaching DBs. Players’ respect for their coach alone is gonna result in better DB play

 

[swisscane]

I liked the hire from the get go. But after this interview I am even more excited! Give manolo some credit here, he is self reflecting hard on himself and the things that didn't go well defensively and is really commited to get things right. T-Rob said all the right things, didn't sugarcoat anything and said that the "whole secondary" needs to improve and I in no doubt believe that we will improve again on defense.

The DVD promotion sounds much more intriguing after the high praise that T-Rob had for him. For the guys that think that T-Rob leaves after one season. I highly doubt it since he is planning to get his momma a house here to be close to him, plus he sounds commited to the bigger picture.

 

[RozayCane]

Just listened.. wow seems like a real dude.. and just gets it..

Also seems like him, Simpson and Manny will be running the D.

 

[Canesfan1899]

Love that he's already talkn **** to Lashlee. We need to get back to that level of competition.

 

[305to954]

Love the interview

 

[Kansas Cane]

Consummate pro, man. Loved how quickly he slid into "recruitment" mode when talking through strategies both to recruit for Miami and recruit against.

Big-time. Hope we can keep him around for a while. Imagine 3-5 years of T-Rob!

 

[Mr. Dynasty1]

This interview was dope. You can def tell he is a recruiter. He just has that attitude.

I love the recruiting tidbit about why he didn't come to Miami.

Great Interview

 

[Ksoze8]

Openly said “took less money to come”

Good for us but **** still the same Miami financially

I totally agree with you. When our administration figures out that they need to invest in football and coaching they will reap the rewards. Miami should be in a New Years bowl at minimum each year. Alabama, LSU and OSU have figured this out.

 

[Trav]

Openly said “took less money to come”

Good for us but **** still the same Miami financially

I don't know what y'all expect really but if we're able to come up with something close to 75% of what big state programs with literally 10x the endowment and alumni support can, that's what we have to live with.

 

[F-MarioCristobal]

I don't know what y'all expect really but if we're able to come up with something close to 75% of what big state programs with literally 10x the endowment and alumni support can, that's what we have to live with.

You’re not wrong. But if that’s the case.. this is the ceiling. We’re halfway committing but won’t fully commit. We can go 7-5 8-4 just hiring upcoming HCs and letting them leave at their first big offer and do it again. Either commit the extra 2-3 million and be legit or don’t bother upping the budget to where it is now.

Of course there’s been drastic inflation but Coker was once the highest paid HC in America at Miami.

 

[252cane]

No. Just makes me want to question how many good coaches we’ve missed because we pay less than everyone else.

Luckily TRob wanted to coach at home and we weren’t stuck with DVD running the DB room

What is less tho? Miami paying him 1mil and other teams was offering 1.5? Take into account no state taxes

 

[grover]

What is less tho? Miami paying him 1mil and other teams was offering 1.5? Take into account no state taxes

I'm for competitive but lower bases, with more aggressive performance kickers.

 

[kedr]

I know we're in the honeymoon period, but I really enjoyed the interview. The move to Miami seems like it came at a great time because he gets to set a career path away from Muschamp and inherits a very talented secondary, especially with the addition of Tyrique. I'm sure he tried to recruit James Williams and Kinchens, now he gets to coach them. A group of Avantae, Kam, James, Stevenson, Blades (yeah I still like Al) is starting to resemble secondaries at places like Bama, LSU, Georgia, etc. Add to that a proven DB coach and it's hard not to be excited for the future. Plus, the '22 DB class looks incredible. We all know about the safeties, not to mention the risers like Anthony Rose, Edric Weldon, etc., but the CB prospects are looking better every day. Initially I know some of the board thought we might need to supplement with out-of-state guys, but a pool of Little, Spells, Mullen, Monds, Ryan Turner, Dilworth, Jaylin Marshall (can he stick at CB?) and the typical South Florida late risers, I think we can absolutely take a 100% tri-county secondary haul. TRob is going to be like that gif of Donald Duck diving into a pool of gold coins.

It was interesting to hear straight from his mouth how he negative recruits against Miami. We all know opposing coaches resort to that tactic on the trail (and why wouldn't you?), but it still got my attention when he said that on the record. My guess is that the NFL is the overwhelming #1 priority for a recruit, so when someone like TRob points out very matter-of-fact that he has a proven track record of getting guys to the league in the earlier rounds and Miami has...ummm...<crickets>...Corn Elder? Mike Jackson? that it's difficult for a prospect to ignore. We were in such an uphill battle every time with Rumph, it lead to a never ending cycle.

I'm not delusional. One coach, no matter how great of a recruiter, is not going to all of a sudden open the floodgates and have multiple 5 star DB's falling all over themselves to sign here. But in the past, I hated that we were out of the race before it even began. When I saw Rumph up against TRob or Donte Williams or a Corey Raymond, etc. I knew we had no shot. At least we have a chance now and that's all you can ask for, because eventually these chances turn into a Denver Harris or Jaheim Singletary. Probably not this year, but maybe next year, and the year after and the year after that. That's how we turn the tide to the point where CB recruits look at us like Ohio State/LSU/Bama.