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2026 Derrek Cooper 5* RB/ATH from Chaminade Commits to Texas

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Caneofcanes said:
What school is that?
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Ole Miss. TCU had 4 WRs over 500 also.
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Y’all still acting like we’re missing out on OJ Simpson, Jim Brown, Marcus Allen, and Barry Sanders rolled into one guy? 🤣 If he commits or later signs with Miami so be it but as great as he may be he’s still a RB.
 
section9 said:
It would be the most Mario thing in the world to run the table, look like world beaters, and then go to Charlotte only to have Dabo kick our *** again.
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If we there it’s definitely possible. It would be our 8th straight game because the ACC’s dumbass scheduling gave us byes surrounding the FSU game.

Team is gonna be exhausted.
 
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Rellyrell said:
Sorry in advance, but I gotta get on this soap box w/ my mega horn:

I had to verify this post, & here’s the data: looking at the conferences winning % from 2018-2021, here’s where the PAC-12 ranked:

2018:
1. SEC (.621)
2. Big 12 (.563)
3. ACC (.556)
4. B1G (.542)
5. PAC-12 (.536)

2019:
1. SEC (.594)
2. B1G (.570)
3. Big 12 (.555)
4. PAC-12 (.542)
5. ACC (.536)

2020:
1. Big 12 (.539)
2. SEC (.517)
3. ACC (.509)
4. B1G (.505)
5. PAC-12 (.492)

2021:
1. SEC (.603)
2. Big 12 (.581)
3. B1G (.572)
4. ACC (.534)
5. PAC-12 (.470)

4 yr avg. for each conferences respective win%:
1. SEC (.584)
2. Big 12 (.556)
3. B1G (.547)
4. ACC (.534)
5. PAC-12 (.510)

Now this is the spooky part in which I had to examine:
Compared to the PAC-12:

from 2014-2017: .565

from 2010-2013: .551

from 2006-2009: .536

from 2002-2005: .557

from 1998-2001: .552

from 1994-1997: .541

from 1990-1993: .539

from 1986-1989: .551

from 1982-1985: .530

OK here’s my point: IN MY LIFETIME, the PAC-10/12 has never been as bad in any 4 yr period like Mario had the luxury of enjoying. He coached in the worst era of PAC-12 football right b4 the collapse. Now do u guys see y TV/Cable networks were iffy of dropping a bag on this conference?

During these pre-Mario yrs, the PAC-12 wasn’t always the worst conference, but by the time Mario became HC they were. Now to put this into perspective: UO was already a Nike machine at this point, so imagine struggling in the worst conference w/ unlimited resources.

The 2020 PAC-12 title was simply by happenstance; Oregon didn’t qualify for that title game, but a Covid outbreak forced them in to it. There’s two things that the apologist hang their hats on:
1. Two conference titles when one was literally due to an outbreak
2. The road-game at OSU w/o K Thibs.

I won’t take away the O$U game, but if u’re going to give him credit for the O$U game, u have to have that same energy duly criticizing him by going on the road & losing to a 3-9 Stanford team.

When the hire happened, I was extremely pro Mario and staunch anti-Kiffin. Though Mario wasn’t my 1st choice, he was a complete upgrade. After the 2022 debacle, my UO connects who didn’t speak ill upon Mario, but did caution me of what to expect. They implored me to truly analyze his time there. They were grateful for what he did, but also said he had way, too, many head scratching moments when UO was by far the most talented team in the PAC-12.

UO from 2018-2021, particularly 2019-2021, had clear paths to the CFP based upon talent level vs. schedule. Once UO beat O$U in 2021, it was supposed to be smooth sailing. ****, even in 2020, they had the easiest path:

They started 3-0 beating:
-UCLA (3-4)
-WASU (1-3)
-Stanford (4-2)

& then inexplicably lose in back to back games to:
-OrSU (2-5)
-Cal (1-3)

A CLEAR PATH, especially with UW having a COVID outbreak that knocked them out for the whole season.

So y am I so frustrated w/ the excuses & rationalizing of 10 wins last season? B/c it was the 1st time in 40+ yrs the Miami Hurricanes had a schedule that featured ZERO top 25 opponents at time of matchup; yet, somehow the same **** that happened at UO transpired on to us when we had a 95% chance to make the CFP w/ just a win at Syracuse up 21-0!

Somehow here we r still talking about what Mario did at Oregon? Yeah, I’ll tell u what he did; he tricked off clear paths to the CFP playing in the weakest conference at its lowest point in my life time. How does that instill confidence?

He still has a lot to prove, 100% Win on the fcking field & stop talking about what this ninja did 6 yrs ago. No f’ing excuses, & I’m talking to whole board. I’m sick of this ****: Win today, fck yesterday, & maybe just maybe we can quiet all the negative recruiting. Maybe, just maybe we can stop chest pumping off of one 1st Rd pick in the past 4 drafts & start getting back to the normalcy of flooding the NFL with multiple 1st Rd picks.
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I only have one request.

Show a list of the active college coaches who have won multiple power 5 conference championships. It should be simple. And seeing as how easy of an accomplishment it seems to be by you and other posters on this board, the list should be extensive.
 
Donny Donowitz said:
Very true and valid
JHallCanes said:
Going in to last season I said if Mario can’t win with that team then he can’t win here

I was posting Cam Ward Heisman stuff in the spring I was that much of a fan of his

We won 10 games and had some great moments. Is that “winning”?

Tough to say we won when we came up short on all the big goals

Is Mario’s plan working or is it just a different version of Mannys flying by the seat of your pants mentality?
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let’s be honest. If we didn’t have Cam last year would be have won 5 or 6 games? The defense was that bad. Last year would have been miserable without Cam it was very hard to watch even in games we won most of the time.
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AtrainCane said:
I only have one request.

Show a list of the active college coaches who have won multiple power 5 conference championships. It should be simple. And seeing as how easy of an accomplishment it seems to be by you and other posters on this board, the list should be extensive.
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Not sure what the point is as there are only 4 conferences, & many of the coaches currently at P4 schools spent majority of their time at G5, Independent programs or are 1st yr HCs, but sure I’ll oblige.

Active Coaches:
Day
Dabo
Smart
Riley
Whittingham
Rodriguez (Big East)
Ferentz
Bielema
Kelly (Big East)
Jones (Big East)

Nice try though.
 
MiamiVice7 said:
True, but those games are early enough that if we make a run the narrative will be positive.

Toward the end of last season you’d have thought we smoked the gators 3 years ago not 3 months.
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And on the flip side, UF won their last 4 and the perception is that they are on the upswing, even though they started the season getting their *** beat.
 
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