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bacane said:
Mendoza has really blossomed under Cignetti, but what would he look like had he come to Miami? Would our offense look any different? Likely a better version of Beck in the same system.
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This is it right here, had Mendoza came here, he would not look nearly as good as he’s looking right now in Indiana. Scheme, scheme, and more scheme. That is something we do not do here.
 
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NicKane said:
This is it right here, had Mendoza came here, he would not look nearly as good as he’s looking right now in Indiana. Scheme, scheme, and more scheme. That is something we do not do here.
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When Lofton dropped the touchdown and Trader played volleyball for an interception, were you screaming "MARIO YOU CAVEMAN!!!!"??
 
E1k said:
Its so funny how all off season people hype up the roster then when the players show they are mid a coach has to be fired lol

All off season this board brushed off us losing literally every starting offensive weapon we had and now dawson is just trash lol

Mario is a mid coach but what everyone is missing is how in year 4 this roster doesn’t match the elite recruiting status people give him. We should be way more worried about his evaluations than his Xs and Os, one was expected but his supposed strengths is whats really failing us to me
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You are peeling away another layer that is a problem but one that should not have us looking like we have against the likes of mid ACC teams.

The evals are questionable af, and have been. The returns on the 22 and 23 classes are awful once you move past couple of hits. Until last year and a bit of 24 the portal evals were **** as well.

As stated on here by multiple connected posters, we have a top 5 roster money wise. Now we all know that we fall short against the big boys but we have more than enough to not look like we are fighting for our lives against mid teams time and time again.
 
Cribby said:
than at any time in history, coaching and scheming are at a premium. Which leads me to the glaring weakness of this program right now: offensive X’s and O’s. Everyone today has talent, but it’s more spread thin because of NIL. So the issues we have can’t be fixed by simply out-recruiting the competition. The days of loading your roster up and out-manning teams are over — just like thinking you can line up and out-physical opponents all game, winning 20–17.

Teams like Indiana out-scheme their talent by consistently creating open receivers and easy touchdowns through smart play design and mismatches.

Somebody needs to get ahold of the head caveman and explain how offensive football works in 2025. There are times in a game that call for physicality and simply beating the man in front of you — but there are also plenty of plays that require creativity and outthinking the coach on the other sideline.

Which brings me to my final point: Mario is a CEO-type coach who brings value mainly through recruiting and teaching offensive line play. That makes his hires enormously important. The first rule of leadership is to hire people smarter than yourself — and then let them work. On the offensive side, it really feels like people who lack the intelligence or understanding needed to run a modern offense have far too much input in the game plan.

Even Nick Saban realized he had to evolve a decade ago when offenses kept advancing and becoming harder to defend. On top of that, the game today is slanted toward the offense — yet we continue to run 1980s smash-mouth football, the exact style any defensive coordinator in America would prefer to face.

Like Al Golden, one side of the ball could be Mario’s undoing — ironically, the same side the head coach has the most input on. I really hope Mario can recognize this and get it through his thick cranium. The greatest coaches are always adapting and evolving. Fired coaches die on the hill of their identity.
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I agree, but let me ask you a question.

How much of the offensive philosophy right now is Mario vs. Mario making decisions considering Carson's struggles? What I mean by that is, Carson has not played well and has turned it over. More possessions, more open usually means more turnovers, more mistakes. Is the slow, grind it out game Mario's preference or is he trying to protect Carson? I assume it's a little of both. What do you think?
 
E1k said:
Its so funny how all off season people hype up the roster then when the players show they are mid a coach has to be fired lol

All off season this board brushed off us losing literally every starting offensive weapon we had and now dawson is just trash lol

Mario is a mid coach but what everyone is missing is how in year 4 this roster doesn’t match the elite recruiting status people give him. We should be way more worried about his evaluations than his Xs and Os, one was expected but his supposed strengths is whats really failing us to me
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Playofff roster, toilet water coach
 
TaylorWalls said:
At what point do you put any accountability on players, considering that they are also paid pretty well?
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When they’re put in a position to succeed and fail instead of vice versa. When we stop seeing the same undisciplined crap with zero repercussions, and when we stop being so god**** predictable.

Put plainly, if you know where someone is going and you’re less athletic but have half a second head start the play is fcked
 
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Gocanes1990 said:
When they’re put in a position to succeed and fail instead of vice versa. When we stop seeing the same undisciplined crap with zero repercussions, and when we stop being so god**** predictable
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So Lofton didn't have a chance to catch that ball in the end zone? Trader didn't have a chance to catch the ball he turned into an interception? Beck didn't have a chance to spot wide open receivers that he missed?
 
TaylorWalls said:
So Lofton didn't have a chance to catch that ball in the end zone? Trader didn't have a chance to catch the ball he turned into an interception? Beck didn't have a chance to spot wide open receivers that he missed?
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My friend, that’s football. You are right, plays are going to go against you but this is a trend. I saw a post on Twitter (never calling it x) that states Miami has lost five games by 19 points over th past two years. That’s an alarming trend. We’re playing to shorten the game with a significant talent advantage.
For reference, GT last year played to shorten the game and controlled top because they were less talented and missing their starting qbs right arm… I don’t know if I will move you from your position but the reason we get stopped on 4th down and the reason we scored to 87 is because we changed tendencies.
 
NicKane said:
This is it right here, had Mendoza came here, he would not look nearly as good as he’s looking right now in Indiana. Scheme, scheme, and more scheme. That is something we do not do here.
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I'm not watching Indiana because I don't give a * about anyone other than Miami, but Mendoza's stats are pretty modest. He's only got 177 more passing yards than Beck (also 16 less attempts). But in a hypothetical world, he's not turning it over like Beck has so we're at worst 7-1 and likely looking better because no turnovers means we're not shooting ourselves the way we have.
 
Gocanes1990 said:
My friend, that’s football. You are right, plays are going to go against you but this is a trend. I saw a post on Twitter (never calling it x) that states Miami has lost five games by 19 points over th past two years. That’s an alarming trend. We’re playing to shorten the game with a significant talent advantage.
For reference, GT last year played to shorten the game and controlled top because they were less talented and missing their starting qbs right arm… I don’t know if I will move you from your position but the reason we get stopped on 4th down and the reason we scored to 87 is because we changed tendencies.
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But you're ignoring that our players f'ed up in game-changing moments. If that boils down to some kind of practice issue, so be it, but we constantly whine about plays calls and "game day decisions" when the plays would work and we would win if they just made the plays.
 
Have a playbook with lots of plays that are simple enough for players to learn. Use those plays to break tenancies. Run tempo so you can get as many snaps with better players as possible. Sure, we may start to have issues when we get to the 2nd and 3rd string, but we aren't likely to need them every game. ESPECIALLY if you get ahead by 3-4 scores by RUNNING TEMPO every game.

Instead, Dawson and Mario use a hybrid of the Air Raid with no Tempo. Thus, we have few plays and don't use tempo to maximize our snaps and drives. Last year, we had Cam, who would run around on pass plays to let our experienced WRs get open and even then the same issues caused losses at the end of the year.

You can simply look at UCLA beating PSU. Why? PSU had no idea what the new look UCLA would run. The same is true for almost any school with a new coach. The opponent has no film to go off of, which makes it tough to game plan. If you have enough variation, it is tough to game plan and execute.
 
Bender said:
Absolutely not.
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I am not going to argue. You guys are right. The reason we went from having the #1 offense to struggling to score 20 pts week after week even though we have the same OC, far more talented WRs, and a more experienced OL has nothing to do with QB.

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Most frustrating is that he played for Miami with Erickson and coached at Bama with Kiffin. He knows what offensive innovation looks like and has experienced the success of it..
 
TaylorWalls said:
When Lofton dropped the touchdown and Trader played volleyball for an interception, were you screaming "MARIO YOU CAVEMAN!!!!"??
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Whatever dude, it’s as clear as day you’ve never played the game if you can’t see that we never scheme against the opponents defense. We never attacked The weaknesses shown on film. That is a fact whether you wanna believe it or not.
 
TaylorWalls said:
But you're ignoring that our players f'ed up in game-changing moments. If that boils down to some kind of practice issue, so be it, but we constantly whine about plays calls and "game day decisions" when the plays would work and we would win if they just made the plays.
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You are trying too hard.

First, SMU doesn't have anywhere near the roster we have. Period.

We failed to convert on a 3rd and 1 and ended up with a FG when we decided to play in a phone booth.

Then, we did not convert on a 4th and 1 and ended up with no points when we again decided to play in a phone booth. This isn't personnel or talent or want-to, it's bad playcalling or a desire to outmuscle teams when a little creativity would put us in a better position. That's coaching, as is the lack of discipline that led to way too many turnovers.
 
NicKane said:
Whatever dude, it’s as clear as day you’ve never played the game if you can’t see that we never scheme against the opponents defense. We never attacked The weaknesses shown on film. That is a fact whether you wanna believe it or not.
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So when we have a wide open play and the receiver or QB f's it up, who do you blame?
 
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