I want him to come here. I'm an emotional message board poster.
But nobody has given me a logical reason, "hometown school" aside, why he should pick Miami over Clemson and Bama. There is none, right now.
That's the irony. Grown men blow these kids up with insults on Twitter and then call them "immature" for making logical decisions.
I understand the kid wanting to explore all his options, and Bama, UGA and Clemson are great options for any recruit generally. But if you are looking for FACTS about why Miami might be a better choice for Mr. Harris, see below.
First, past performance is not an indicator of future results. listing previous players’ draft position is meaningless, past performance of other individuals and schools has 0% correlation to draft position. Production, measurables, and psychological evaluation are the only thing that are going to have any effect on his draft stock. Saquon Barkley was not drafted top 5 because Penn States recent history of RB success, etc.
I agree I want Manny to show us on the field that things really are different. We have to beat the Gators. Only way to show that this regime is truly TNM. No excuses.
Beyond that here are reasons to pick Miami.
FACTS:
1. Manny Diaz has shown as DC that he has the ability to put DEs in a position to produce TFLs and Sacks an elite level.
2. Miami runs a 4-3/4-2-5, while UGA runs a base 3-4. If he wants to be a hand on the ground DE than UM could be a better fit, otherwise if he wants to be a stand-up rusher I’d think UGA might be a better fit.
3. At Miami he will have the chance to start as a freshman, with Nesta, Ford and Rousseau across the line. UGA has upperclassmen above him.
4. He will have more opportunity to generate production in ACC Coastal than SEC East. While still putting it on tape against Bama in 2021 and Clemson in ACC title games.
5. He stated that “He is Miami”, UM will offer a far superior business network in South Florida than UGA. If he wants to move to Atlanta after his playing days, then maybe UGA is for him.
6. UM has 1/3 the student body of UGA and offers a better education and a more valuable degree.
7. Legacy - As he’s stated he cares about his city. No other school can offer him a chance to be a hometown hero in the same way that UM can. If he doesn’t care about his perception in South Florida Alabama could be a nice fit.
8. Playing in front of friends, family, and a hometown crowd is unique and special. No one else can offer this.
9. Culture - Miami culture is different than UGA culture, if you’re about that southern hospitality, UGA baseball team culture, Athens might be the spot.
10. Talent, Miami currently has a top 4 recruiting class (ok, I know it’s early) if he reclassified they could rise from there. That means they have the Blue Chip ratio required to win titles, they just gotta perform and he could be a part of that.
He’ll be fine whereever he goes because he has the talent, but if he cares about what he says he cares about Miami is potentially the best choice.
Hot take; we whoop UF, go undefeated and he recommits in Dec when he sees Manny really does have the JUICE.
