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Cryptical Envelopment said:
So Lashlee is a poor running game coordinator, but it would be an unmitigated disaster if he left and we won't be able to score unless we have Lashlee?

I like Lashlee, but the most important part was Diaz wanted to bring in a high powered modern tempo offense. Lashlee is not the only guy who brings that to the table. ****, we plucked Lashlee out of the AAC. We even have a guy on staff right now that has run a high powered offenses as the OC both ASU and Cal in the Pac-12. He set passing records at Cal and has been a very good QB coach in the past. And that guy, IMO, has been a big part of why our passing game has been so successful.

There is life after Lashlee!


Rob Likens is entering his second season as Miami Hurricanes’ wide receivers coach in 2021.

Likens, who spent the 2018-19 seasons as offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach at Arizona State, joined the Hurricanes staff prior to the 2020 season.

In his first season at The U, the Hurricanes jumped to No. 32 in FBS in total offense (from No. 98), No. 29 in passing offense (from No. 52), No. 26 in scoring offense (from No. 90), No. 17 in red zone offense (from No. 122) and No. 20 in first downs gained offense (from No. 84).

Under his tutelage, WR Michael Harley enjoyed a breakout year en route to third-team All-ACC honors, hauling in a team-high 57 passes for 799 yards and seven touchdowns. In Likens’ first year with the Hurricanes, nearly every wide receiver on the roster had the most productive season of his career by both catches and yards.

Over his 28-year coaching career Likens has been an offensive coordinator at four schools, including the two seasons at Arizona State, where he was also the quarterbacks coach.

In 2019, the Sun Devils started a true freshman quarterback, Jayden Daniels, for the first time in school history. Daniels threw for 2,943 yards with 17 touchdowns and just two interceptions, eclipsing the 300-yard passing mark on five occasions. He threw for a season-high 408 yards in ASU’s 31-28 upset over sixth-ranked Oregon. Running back Eno Benjamin rushed for 1,083 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior, finishing his career with 15 100-yard rushing games. Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk caught 65 passes for 1,192 yards and eight touchdowns, ranking second nationally in yards after catch (10.9). Aiyuk also ranked sixth nationally in all-purpose yards (155.8 per game). Benjamin and Aiyuk both earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors. The Sun Devils also turned the ball over just 14 times, ranking sixth in the country in turnover margin.

In 2018, ASU was the only Power 5 program to boast a 3,000-yard passer (Manny Wilkins), 1,500-yard rusher (Benjamin) and 1,000-yard receiver (N’Keal Harry). Wilkins accounted for 28 total touchdowns, while Benjamin set a school single-season record with 1,642 rushing yards. He broke ASU’s single-game rushing mark with 312 yards in a win over Oregon State. Harry caught 73 passes for 1,088 yards and nine touchdowns and was later selected by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Both Benjamin and Harry earned first-team all-conference honors.

Likens spent the 2017 season as the Sun Devils’ co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. ASU had the 10th highest-graded passing attack in the nation according to Pro Football Focus after being graded 86th in 2016. The 76-spot swing in the passing game rankings was the third highest in all of FBS. Harry racked up 82 catches for 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns to earn first-team All-Pac-12 honors. The Sun Devils had five different receivers with 100-plus yard games in 2017, a school record.

Likens arrived in Tempe after two seasons as the offensive coordinator at Kansas. He spent the 2013 and 2014 seasons at California as assistant head coach and outside receivers coach, adding the title of passing game coordinator his second season.
In 2014, Likens’ passing game, led by future NFL top overall draft pick Jared Goff, ranked sixth in the NCAA in passing yards per game (346) and broke the school’s single-season passing yardage record with 4,152 yards. Additionally, three of Cal’s top four receivers were Biletnikoff Award candidates in Chris Harper, Kenny Lawler and Bryce Treggs.

Cal’s passing game during Likens’ first season with the Golden Bears set single-season school records for passing yardage (3,977), pass completions (368) and pass attempts (622), while also establishing new single-game marks for passing yardage (521 vs. Washington State) and pass attempts (65 vs. Northwestern).

Before heading to Cal, Likens served as an assistant head coach and wide receivers coach at Louisiana Tech from 2010-12, including a final campaign in which the Bulldogs posted a 9-3 record and led the nation in scoring offense and total offense by averaging 51.5 points and 577.9 yards per game. Tech scored more than 40 points in 11 of 12 games and more than 50 points on eight occasions. Wide receiver Quinton Patton was a second-team AP All-American and Biletnikoff Award semifinalist in 2012, pacing the Western Athletic Conference in receiving yards per game (116) and receptions per game (8.6), ranking fourth and fifth in the nation in those categories, respectively. He finished the season with 104 receptions, 1,392 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns.

Likens coached a group of receivers in 2011 that registered 3,229 receiving yards with 21 touchdown catches during a campaign that included a stretch of seven consecutive wins and a WAC title. Patton became the first Bulldog receiver to reach 1,000 yards receiving since 2000. In his first year at Tech in 2010, Likens oversaw a receiving corps that helped the Bulldogs improve from 91st in the country in passing offense in 2009 to 62nd in 2010.
Prior to his stint in Ruston, Likens was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Central Connecticut State from 2006 to 2009, helping lead the Blue Devils to more wins than in any other four-year period in school history.

CCSU had winning records during each of Likens’ four seasons, capped off with a 9-3 mark in 2009 that included a Northeast Conference title. Under Likens’ guidance, the Blue Devils led the conference in scoring offense two times, had three undefeated home records and averaged just under 30 points per game in four seasons (29.1). Likens coached a pair of 1,000-yard rushers, Walter Payton Award finalists, All-America running backs and NEC Offensive Players of the Year in Justise Hairston and James Mallory.

The Blue Devils averaged 239.2 yards per game on the ground in 2008 to rank seventh in the FCS. In 2007, CCSU led the NEC in both total offense (387.7 yards per game) and rushing offense (257.6). The Blue Devil offense set numerous school records in 2006, including single-season total yards (4,271), rushing yards (3,150), rushing touchdowns (42) and total touchdowns (51). CCSU led the nation in rushing yards per game (284.9) and finished 10th in total offense. Hairston set the school’s single-season record and was the nation’s leading FCS rusher with 1,847 yards.

Prior to joining Central Connecticut State, Likens spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator at Southeast Missouri State (2004-05), where he also worked specifically with the team’s quarterbacks and wide receivers. He spent six campaigns at both Temple (1998-2003) as the wide receivers coach and North Alabama (1992-97), where he worked with the running backs for the first season of his tenure and the wide receivers for his final five. At North Alabama, he helped the Lions become the first program in NCAA scholarship football to win three consecutive national championships.

Likens played wide receiver at Mississippi State, earning his bachelor’s degree and graduating *** laude in 1990 in math education. He earned his master’s degree in math education from North Alabama in 1995. Likens and his wife, Soni, have one son, Cutter.
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I don’t disagree but I don’t have faith that Manny would pick the right guy. Right now he is 1-1 on OC and 0-2 on DC (himself and Baker). I think Manny got lucky with Lashlee and I don’t believe that will happen again.
 
L A M P said:
There was zero financial/recruiting (or any other factor) reason for keeping Diaz this long. Hopefully the threat of losing the fan base/key boosters will be enough.. but they’ve tried their best to keep MD. Amateurs.
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Unless you think saving 2 million on the buyout is chump change. Recruiting is pretty much a throw away at this point. Keeping a little longer or firing him now will not change that.

I think they understand the sentiment of the fan base.
 
OldhamA said:
Bet he'd take the HC job if we offered it to him.

We always knew Lashlee was a short term rental. Good for him if he gets the SMU job - I hope he balls out there.
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A long ways from my first choice but would be huge upgrade over No D Manny. I suspect if Lashlee was head coach he would at least hire a decent DC. Sure he is sick of our defense.
 
Canesmia01 said:
If Frenk really got ****ed about Blake throwing him under the bus and that caused him to fire him, I am hoping that sways him to the Mas/Ruiz side.
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Frenk is on the side that wants a successful sports program. That’s why he fired Blake. David Lake put out an update that I think is right.
 
AtlAtty said:
Retaining Manny Diaz without Lashlee as the OC would be the single, greatest unmitigated disaster that the off season could present.
Can you imagine giving up 30+ points per game AND not being able to score?

Let’s be honest about Lashlee. Really, really good passing game OC. His concepts work, he utilizes all his pass catching weapons and has a great feel for when to go for the big pass. Lashlee is a poor running game OC. he does not use the correct personnel groupings and is frequently outnumbered on running plays. He calls the same running plays regardless of who is the running back.
All that being what it is, the UM offense with Lashlee and TVD will average 30+ points per game as long as they are together because of the passing game.
If he is gone, we are not even a 7-5 team. We are 4-8 At best.
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Which is why we will retain Manny. This is Miami.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
Sooooo not shocking. A day after being used like a pawn to push a false narrative, he rewrote the headline. Two days after being used like a pawn to push a false narrative, he read this board and rewrote the article.

MUCH closer to the truth now, but Ferman is still a pawn.

That's PAWN, not PAWG, settle down..
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He was attacked by virtually the entire membership of CAnesport over his article yesterday.

He asked what exactly was said by Mike Ryan Ruiz last night ; he was holding his own weekly podcast show and missed it live. Someone posted that Ryan pretty much called him out for being a pawn of Epstein. He got a little crazy and defensive. claims he's never spoken to Epstein..

A number of people gave him the short version of what was said but he never said another word on that board last night.....

Then the article this morning......
 
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Spermin was even called out by his right hand Matt on the live podcast. Was even seen smirking when he was reading some comments of fans calling him out. It was funny. Actually it was hilarious. You can just tell how full of it Spermin was when he had to reply to the comments.

But when the fans started trolling him about the Gruden news, you know he wanted to cuss everyone out for it, but when you post misleading info for likes and subscriptions, this of what you get.
How can anyone expect a dirty dog like that to not get fleas? Spermin got exactly what he deserved. I'd go to Coach Coop for credible news before him.
 
305407cane said:
Can you imagine manure having to make another coordinator hire. In his time here He has hired baker Rhett and himself. Two of those hires were horrific decision. He’s got a 66% failure rate. So we’re gonna let him hire again?
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He also hired Enos so he’s 1-4.
 
Hoyacane1620 said:
He was attacked by virtually the entire membership of CAnesport over his article yesterday.

He asked what exactly was said by Mike Ryan Ruiz last night ; he was holding his own weekly podcast show and missed it live. Someone posted that Ryan pretty much called him out for being a pawn of Epstein. He got a little crazy and defensive. claims he's never spoken to Epstein..

A number of people gave him the short version of what was said but he never said another word on that board last night.....

Then the article this morning......
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Have you heard his canesport live from last night with callers? He is calling out all the “Twitter insiders” lol
 
Hoyacane1620 said:
He was attacked by virtually the entire membership of CAnesport over his article yesterday.

He asked what exactly was said by Mike Ryan Ruiz last night ; he was holding his own weekly podcast show and missed it live. Someone posted that Ryan pretty much called him out for being a pawn of Epstein. He got a little crazy and defensive. claims he's never spoken to Epstein..

A number of people gave him the short version of what was said but he never said another word on that board last night.....

Then the article this morning......
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Thought it was pretty funny even his partner Shodell was giving him the business on his podcast. He was even begging people "don't cancel your CS membership!"
 
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Mr. Dynasty1 said:
Drunk On One GIF
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Wow..u don’t comprehend my brother…We R N trouble
 
225Hurricane said:
like i said N other post ... no one knows nothing...All of this is freaking ridiculous...Gary knows nothing...i know nothing....footbalville nows nothing....nobody on here no's nothing...as i said once again N another post..they R blowing smoke up our ***....**** i'm going to go out on a limb here...They don't miami admin don't NO issh....if they keep handy manny...as We All have said and No...if they keep manny they need a tell it like it izz AD...A KICK *** AD to put manny N his place and make him hire coaches on defense like a DC and a FREAKING LbC and get rid of his buddy Patke...otherwise We stink again next year...if Lashlee leaves....Likens was a Oc and Qb coach at arizona St with Herm and he's been around for two years with Lashlee...so TvDYMES is fine...make this ish happen miami ****...study long study wrong...i'm just saying.
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Plenty of people know something on this board, especially @Cribby ...but it's gotten to the point, that God forbid we Post something, it gets torn apart immediately....So alot of us have gotten to the point of not saying anything.
 
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