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Gentleman, we have a real football program. (Clinic recap)

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HarrietTubmanCane said:
This is true and what I choose to believe as well, but we’ve also seen (many times) coaches come in saying they will adapt the scheme to the personnel available, then not doing so. It’s become a cliche and appropriate thing to say, but it’s actual execution is a whole different thing.
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No doubt saying it and doing it is yet to be seen. That being said, Gattis sure seems smart enough to do as he says.
 
Hes still young, but im surprised we havent heard much on TAC. 1 of the recruits i was most excited about coming in.
 
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Coach Macho said:
First and foremost, but communication from the football program has been excellent leading into the clinic. Not only did I get emails containing our entire itinerary, but we got separate emails that contained parking information, including a map. First time this has ever happened. Everything at Miami right now is a very organized operation.


DAY ONE:


Clinic itinerary...
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I'd also like to add that this clinic was a bargain at $50. Not only because of the legendary speakers, but the networking opportunities, the ability to watch practice, and unlimited drinks, breakfast and dinner. Most clinics I go to cost $100+ and give you absolutely nothing.
(nicest notebook I've ever gotten at a clinic too)

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The level of hospitality is completely different from Manny's tenure. None of these coaches act stank and unapproachable. Coaches, and legends, or actually spread out and actively making efforts to sit around HS coaches. The effort to establish a relationships is night and day from Manny's staff. (collectively) Manny's staff had a few personable dudes, but when your head guy is a pompous politician's son, that arrogance tends to trickle down. You can tell that Cristobal demands that his coaches are engaged.

I get there early on Friday to beat the rush, and there was still a long *** line waiting for the gates to open. I finally walk in, look on green tree, and who's out there running routes with Braxton Berrios? Restrepo. X never stops working.

Mirabal is a fvckin' OL guru. That is all. You're about to see much improved OL play, especially when he gets more of his guys through the door. A lot of his clinic tape contained Scaife and McLaughlin. He seems to think McLaughlin is going to be really good.

Gattis does some really nice things offensively. He went into detail and showed the crowd some tape. A lot of 11 and 12 personnel. Very run heavy. A lot of variations in their run game. No more Inside Zone 37 times in a row. Gattis and Mirabal both spoke about establishing and identity. And some of the techniques we're teaching on ol, or very imposing and have the ability to wear down defensive players. You definitely can't be a pu$sy and play in this offense. Even the WR's are required to block a lot. Matter of fact, Gattis actually pulls H-Backs and WR's and asks them to block. Honestly, some of his stuff acts like a modern-day Wing-T out of the shotgun. My only question is, how will this offense resonate with South Florida skill kids? I guess we'll see.

The Friday clinic started at about 1:00 p.m. and dinner wasn't until 7:00. Although they kept us hydrated with unlimited Gatorade and water, your boy was getting hangry. 😫 No worries. To um coaches, including one on the strength staff, took me to their snack room and hooked your boy Macho up with something to get him by. #EstablishingRelationships #Hospitality
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GOAT sighting! 🐐
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Our DB's are in great hands!
Addae is as detailed as they come. I've seen a lot of clinics, but this was the best press-man clinic I've ever seen. Oh by the way, we are going to be a press defense.
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Steele is my man crush on the staff. He's from the Saban tree, and to much of my excitement, you will see a lot of press coverage and Cover-3 "Match". You're going to see a much more sound defense that will no longer give up easy 7 yard throws to wide open receivers that turn up field for 30 yards. They're putting a huge emphasis on tackling, being sound, contesting throws, and getting 11 hats to the ball violently. And we are not teaching rugby tackling. Steele said something like "I don't know that **** so I ain't teaching it. ****, somebody gotta teach me. Here at Miami we're gonna be biting the ball."
You're going to see better tackling by default, simply because the soundness of the defense will have more people in the vicinity of pass-catchers and runners.
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Ugh! 💩 Must've been that Muscle Milk.



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Dinner time! 😋
They definitely knew what they were doing with this food selection. They didn't want anybody getting up and leaving during the night session. We all had da itis!
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They finished up the night session by having Jimmy speak. This man can work a room. He can have you ready to run through a brick wall one moment, and shed a tear the next. This was truly a unique experience brought to us by Mario. Watching Jimmy speak was a true blessing and great experience. Jimmy even opened up the room for questions.
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First day was great. Let's see what Saturday brings.
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Early nominee for "Post of the Year". Thanks Macho! Was anxiously waiting for this!
 
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We the Boss said:
Don’t worry. Every power scheme in football roots in wing tee concepts. From Urbans gators, Gus @ auburn, even Kelly at Oregon all root in classic wing tee concepts in addition to incorporating elements of the veer on option plays. Key is what they can do with formational scheming and tweeks to make **** modern
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The key IMO is what they do when they play a Clemson or Bama type and don't win the line of scrimmage. How sophisticated is their passing, how much practice reps do they put into that, how comfortable are they shifting away from run heavy into a different game plan.
 
Glow said:
The key IMO is what they do when they play a Clemson or Bama type and don't win the line of scrimmage. How sophisticated is their passing, how much practice reps do they put into that, how comfortable are they shifting away from run heavy into a different game plan.
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There’s some pretty smart fellas on our offensive staff. I’m sure they’ll figure it out.
 
Angry Ibis said:
But what does Jimmy think of Will Smith and lox??

And here for the Muscle Milk debate with CIS Sports Science….
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Seeing as Jimmy lives in the Keys and has his own boat, I can see him being an avid fisherman and enjoying all types of fish including lox. Will Smith seems like the type of person to either love or hate lox with no in between. I don't know either person personally so I can't say for sure.

As far as the Muscle Milk it has a good amount of protein, fats, and other nutrients to help aid in training but any supplement is going to have equal amounts of people on both sides of good and bad.
 
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@Coach Macho Thank you so much for the write-up. Awesome stuff.

Separately, we'll learn about Gattis' offense this year, but I wouldn't be concerned about HS kids' reactions to a more pro-style offense. I think kids care less about pro-style vs. spread and more about winning vs. losing. If we are winning and the kids are getting great instruction from a highly regarded staff, recruiting should take care of itself regardless the style of offense.
 
Hurracanes said:
Why? Because Will smacked a Rock for making a unfunny joke about his wife that he cheats on constantly? There are worse things going on in the world. You’ll be okay.
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Coach Macho said:
Guys, it would not surprise me if we were actually kinda good this year. I know new staffs and new systems come with growing pains sometimes, but from what I've seen so far, they have made massive strides in a short period of time.

Whether we're actually good or not this season, we'll have to see. There's still roster deficiencies.

I do know where we're headed though. And that's elite level. It's just a matter of time.
And if Mario is able to do that, I don't see us falling off for a long time. He ain't going anywhere IMO. It was told to me that he has aspirations of surpassing Saban. He wants to be on THAT level. Someone who is competing for titles on a regular basis and is top-5 in the country yearly. We all know that's lofty expectations, but that's where his head is at.

I also see us as a destination where coaches come, get better, win, and move on to HC or coordinator positions...much like we used to be...and how Bama is now. Gattis, Ponce, Addae are the first 3 guys that come to mind. I can see all 3 of them eventually getting promotions, either at Miami or somewhere else. Addae has future DC vibes, Gattis future HC and Ponce probably taking over as OC here. Mario certainly didn't hire any inexperienced slapd!cks like Manny did.

Lots of buzz around the program right now. Plenty of high school coaches were thoroughly impressed.
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Thanks for the posts. Great to see a well organized program finally. Looking like a top university instead of a bunch of chickens runny around, throwing **** on the wall to watch it stick.

IMO, I believe the players were tired of the previous regime and the hoopla Manny had going on. They are seeing that the university has bought to the program, they trust all their coaches and Cristobal's decisions. They are believing they can be the change to take the program to the top of the ACC and beyond.

Go Canes!
 
E1k said:
100% Agree. Schematically i dont have alot of worries on defense with steele but im worried about the front 7. Offense i have no doubt about the talent besides a couple questions on the oline but im more worried schematically on how this offense fits us, the more i watch gattis 3 years at Michigan the more worried i am.
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MOPE MOPE MOPESSSS
 
Coach Macho said:
Guys, it would not surprise me if we were actually kinda good this year. I know new staffs and new systems come with growing pains sometimes, but from what I've seen so far, they have made massive strides in a short period of time.

Whether we're actually good or not this season, we'll have to see. There's still roster deficiencies.

I do know where we're headed though. And that's elite level. It's just a matter of time.
And if Mario is able to do that, I don't see us falling off for a long time. He ain't going anywhere IMO. It was told to me that he has aspirations of surpassing Saban. He wants to be on THAT level. Someone who is competing for titles on a regular basis and is top-5 in the country yearly. We all know that's lofty expectations, but that's where his head is at.

I also see us as a destination where coaches come, get better, win, and move on to HC or coordinator positions...much like we used to be...and how Bama is now. Gattis, Ponce, Addae are the first 3 guys that come to mind. I can see all 3 of them eventually getting promotions, either at Miami or somewhere else. Addae has future DC vibes, Gattis future HC and Ponce probably taking over as OC here. Mario certainly didn't hire any inexperienced slapd!cks like Manny did.

Lots of buzz around the program right now. Plenty of high school coaches were thoroughly impressed.
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If we were doing fairly well just on talent the last few years, wouldn't it stand to reason that we'd be much better with a year of proper coaching?
 
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