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305407cane said:
When was the last impact ufag running back in the league? And no I don’t Perine will be one
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I didn't say "impact RB in the NFL" because I think recruits are more impressed by draft choices, and they realize that the NFL is what you make it. Miami hasn't had an "impact QB in the NFL" in a long time, yet we still sign some highly-ranked QBs.

The Gaytors, as much as I hate them, have had some good college RBs over the years, enough to at least establish the concept (in the minds of recruits) that the playing time for the Gaytors will be meaningful and productive.

Pee-rine went in the 4th in 2020
Scarlett went in the 5th in 2019
Taylor went in the 6th in 2016
Jones went in the 3rd in 2015
Gillislee went in the 5th in 2013
Rainey went in the 5th in 2012

Miami, in the same time period:

Dallas went in the 4th in 2020
Homer went in the 6th in 2019
Walton went in the 4th in 2018
Johnson went in the 3rd in 2015
James went in the 6th in 2013
Miller went in the 4th in 2012

I'm just pointing out that the Gaytor's relative success at running the football STILL doesn't translate into recruits picking them, and at this point it HAS to be Knox.
 
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RVACane said:
He’s not on their board and he did leave that position. I’m not sure if he’s gone from 247 altogether or took a more National position with them or someone else.
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Luke is a bigger loss for them than they realize. He was directly responsible for at least a quarter of their delusions. Whenever they'd miss on someone, Luke always showed up to lock their boards to outsiders & post a list of flip candidates to make them feel better. Without him, they have no choice but to face reality. Not everyone wants to be a gaytor after all.

Reality = gator tears
 
This is what they currently have:

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This is what they expect to return for 2021:

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Emory Jones at QB - OK, maybe
Probably Lorenzo at starting RB - no comment
Pouncey/Copeland/Shorter at WR (they still list Leonard Manuel too, how cute)
Gamble/Zip at TE
Thin at OT, VERY thin - missing matters
OG might be OK - if Ethan White re-gains 150 pounds
Center - double-down on knee braces and tape
DT - ooooof, that's gotta hurt
DE - uh, yeah
Rush End - Top-heavy, not much in recruiting lately (or yet)
LB - definitely top-heavy
CB - light at the top, so they need all the new guys' hearts to grow three sizes this Christmas
Safety - what in the factual uck? And Miami fans complain about Rumph
K - fine for now
P - who knows


Gaytors are praying for a RB to return Knox's calls, interior OL help, the Palmetto kids to save the day, and for safeties to start growing on trees. Oh, and a gift-from-God QB to boost the class ranking. Gaytors might need to use their last 5 spots on JuCo/Grad Transfer DTs, Safeties, and OLs.
 
TheOriginalCane said:
This is what they currently have:

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They have 12 wide receivers currently? Ideal level is 9-10. That's a heck of a lot to have for that position. I wonder what position they are short changing to maintain that number.

If that's true, that's kind of absurd. It's like carrying seven quarterbacks or nine halfbacks on your roster.
 
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GojiraCane said:
They have 12 wide receivers currently? Ideal level is 9-10. That's a heck of a lot to have for that position. I wonder what position they are short changing to maintain that number.

If that's true, that's kind of absurd. It's like carrying seven quarterbacks or nine halfbacks on your roster.
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They have enormous doughnut holes at DT and S (okay at SR and FR, but in-between is a big gap). They are also behind where they should be at QB, RB, and OL (using that term generally, since some of their guys move around).
 
TheOriginalCane said:
This is what they expect to return for 2021:

View attachment 119761


Emory Jones at QB - OK, maybe
Probably Lorenzo at starting RB - no comment
Pouncey/Copeland/Shorter at WR (they still list Leonard Manuel too, how cute)
Gamble/Zip at TE
Thin at OT, VERY thin - missing matters
OG might be OK - if Ethan White re-gains 150 pounds
Center - double-down on knee braces and tape
DT - ooooof, that's gotta hurt
DE - uh, yeah
Rush End - Top-heavy, not much in recruiting lately (or yet)
LB - definitely top-heavy
CB - light at the top, so they need all the new guys' hearts to grow three sizes this Christmas
Safety - what in the factual uck? And Miami fans complain about Rumph
K - fine for now
P - who knows


Gaytors are praying for a RB to return Knox's calls, interior OL help, the Palmetto kids to save the day, and for safeties to start growing on trees. Oh, and a gift-from-God QB to boost the class ranking. Gaytors might need to use their last 5 spots on JuCo/Grad Transfer DTs, Safeties, and OLs.
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This is when all the non-qualifiers, guys getting kicked off the team and guys transferring after two practices will start to really hurt them. They're still OK depth wise for 2020 because they've still got leftover Mac recruits but the fact that almost 1 out of every 4 kids Mullet signs leaves the team will catch up starting in 2021. It's impossible to hit on every guy you sign. There's always going to be busts. You have to hedge your bets by bringing in 25 guys (or close to) every year. If you keep losing signees every year, you almost have to hit on 100% of the guys who actually stay on campus to succeed and that's pretty much impossible. We know this for fact after watching Miami have to deal with these issues for years. It takes a long time to rebuild all that lost depth. You have to rely on transfers more and most of those guys you're only getting for a year or two tops.
 
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