I was wrong

[Suhrthing]

I kinda checked out after the Louisville game, didn't have the energy or ***** to give anymore lol. But yeah cant blame you OP.

I'm back on the bandwagon though.

 

[arwinga]

It's a perfect marriage.

Mario doesn't come without the change in infrastructure. Infrastructure doesn't change without Mario.

There isn't a human on the planet who loves this program more than him. Not one singular person. It's his literal entire life. And he's good at what he does. I said at every turn, just let the man cook. Does that end with a parade at some point? I don't know. We got real close a couple weeks ago. Hopefully we do again, and it ends differently. But we sucked *** for literal decades. Not a few weeks, not a bad year or two....decades.

And now we've won 23 football games in the past 2 years when FSU and UiF have won 19, combined, between the two of them.

He has flaws. Not many coaches don't. But the positives outweigh the negatives, by far. We've been in every single game we've played in the last 30 of them. When's the last time that could be said about this program? I've gotten the **** kicked out of me by UNC, Kansas State, OU, Notre Dame, FSU...if there's an FBS program out there, I probably watched them throw the U down and embarrass me in the last 20 years. That **** stops now. We're not gonna win every single game we play, but we're done being a ******* embarrassment.

Thank you, Mario.

This is the big change for me, We are in every game now. There are very few program that can say that. Back to being truely relavant is such a BIG statement!

 

[DoctorKrazey]

I have said for about 15 years prior to Mario's hire was all it took was the right hire and a good/great recruiter. Mario happens to be both. We all know the previous hires, minus CMR, were just done out of laziness and lack of concern for the program. People kept saying they wish Miami was back but I really don't think they understood what they were saying. Some or most of those very people saying that now have slow swelling hate because they know when Miami is rolling, so does CFP, because it must see TV.

Yea it’s really frustrating when I go on social media and see people saying that Miami’s trying to buy a championship and would have remained a dumpster fire had it not been for NIL, the portal, and the current environment in CFB. People saying this are just repeating current popular talking points and have no friggin clue about Mario and how relentless he is. I think Mario would have done just as well, if not better, in the old landscape at Miami than he’s doing currently.

 

[caneULM]

Yea it’s really frustrating when I go on social media and see people saying that Miami’s trying to buy a championship and would have remained a dumpster fire had it not been for NIL, the portal, and the current environment in CFB. People saying this are just repeating current popular talking points and have no friggin clue about Mario and how relentless he is. I think Mario would have done just as well, if not better, in the old landscape at Miami than he’s doing currently.

Sounds like a bunch of SEC garbage. Those two things I highlighted, 90% or more of CFB teams follow this blueprint. Does anyone really think without NIL and the portal that IU sniffs even a BIG title game? Again, just a bunch of whiny SEC turds that can't pay under the table anymore(throw Clemson in there also) and dominate. A blind man can see this.

 

[QuattroCane]

Yea it’s really frustrating when I go on social media and see people saying that Miami’s trying to buy a championship and would have remained a dumpster fire had it not been for NIL, the portal, and the current environment in CFB. People saying this are just repeating current popular talking points and have no friggin clue about Mario and how relentless he is. I think Mario would have done just as well, if not better, in the old landscape at Miami than he’s doing currently.

It's hilarious because they want to act as though we're doing somethnig against the rules.
The fear from FSU fans and even though we don't play them, UF, is something to behold.

I think the FSU fans know they're in deep doo-doo!
We're already being projected to make the playoffs and they're not sure if they'll still have Mike by mid-season...

 

[GojiraCane]

I kinda checked out after the Louisville game, didn't have the energy or ***** to give anymore lol. But yeah cant blame you OP.

I'm back on the bandwagon though.

I was angry at the SMU game - in part because the officiating was so poor. It was an odd game to rewatch as well; it was one of those games where almost everything you can think of went wrong, and if just one of those things were reversed Miami would have won. What gave me hope was that we were #18 coming out of the game, and with four games left to go there was a reasonable chance that we could get back into contention.

 

[Angry Ibis]

I was angry at the SMU game - in part because the officiating was so poor. It was an odd game to rewatch as well; it was one of those games where almost everything you can think of went wrong, and if just one of those things were reversed Miami would have won. What gave me hope was that we were #18 coming out of the game, and with four games left to go there was a reasonable chance that we could get back into contention.

Louisville we were flatout outcoached and unprepared. Our approach to the SMU game was awful. It was what many were absolutely not wrong about. We were the better team. The mindset and approach needed to change. It did. We went on a run. It reappeared in the first half of the natty. Don't ever let it come back. Ever.

Coach to win. Play to win. Score points. Have some fun. Win. Repeat.

 

[canesigep23]

He’s not an elite X’s and O’s coach…but he’s elite at many other things….recruiting, instilling a culture of toughness, discipline and hard work, building a roster of high character kids who love the game, he gives his coordinators freedom, I could go on and on. And guess what, those qualities are needed to be a great coach.

He’s the perfect match for us.

 

[YLCANE]

Yeah, the criticism mid season was warranted in the period between Louisville and SMU. Even @Pentagon Cane criticized him and he’s been solidly with Mario.

The thing is that after the SMU debacle, which is the rare game I think refs changed an outcome but anyway, we went back to what had worked and we took off. The criticism of that low period was justified and the praise since is justified as well.

I’m a Miami Hurricanes fan first and foremost and I’m not loyal to one coach or player. Call the good and the bad as it is.

I branded Mario Meathead as I was disgusted w our play during middle of season
But he has more than earned MARIO back w the way he has coached since that Smu debacle

 

[YLCANE]

It's a perfect marriage.

Mario doesn't come without the change in infrastructure. Infrastructure doesn't change without Mario.

There isn't a human on the planet who loves this program more than him. Not one singular person. It's his literal entire life. And he's good at what he does. I said at every turn, just let the man cook. Does that end with a parade at some point? I don't know. We got real close a couple weeks ago. Hopefully we do again, and it ends differently. But we sucked *** for literal decades. Not a few weeks, not a bad year or two....decades.

And now we've won 23 football games in the past 2 years when FSU and UiF have won 19, combined, between the two of them.

He has flaws. Not many coaches don't. But the positives outweigh the negatives, by far. We've been in every single game we've played in the last 30 of them. When's the last time that could be said about this program? I've gotten the **** kicked out of me by UNC, Kansas State, OU, Notre Dame, FSU...if there's an FBS program out there, I probably watched them throw the U down and embarrass me in the last 20 years. That **** stops now. We're not gonna win every single game we play, but we're done being a ******* embarrassment.

Thank you, Mario.

Really good post!!!

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

Louisville we were flatout outcoached and unprepared. Our approach to the SMU game was awful. It was what many were absolutely not wrong about. We were the better team. The mindset and approach needed to change. It did. We went on a run. It reappeared in the first half of the natty. Don't ever let it come back. Ever.

Coach to win. Play to win. Score points. Have some fun. Win. Repeat.

Our approach to SMU was fine. What was not was the fact that we had SEVEN offensive penalties in the first half, and dropped multiple passes. Which falls at the feet of coaching, as does everything else. But the penalties lost us that game, not any approach.

 

[joeyhh]

I have said for about 15 years prior to Mario's hire was all it took was the right hire and a good/great recruiter. Mario happens to be both. We all know the previous hires, minus CMR, were just done out of laziness and lack of concern for the program. People kept saying they wish Miami was back but I really don't think they understood what they were saying. Some or most of those very people saying that now have slow swelling hate because they know when Miami is rolling, so does CFP, because it must see TV.

‘Slow swelling hate’ well said

 

[ncncanes]

The VT game was misleading. We dominated them but just got lazy and didn’t put the game away. You’re right that everything came together at Pitt.

Great for you to own it

As fans we need to better understand the difference between disappointment/frustration vs feeling we always need to fire the HC

Go Canes

 

[HTXCane]

I was one of the biggest Mario slurpers and after the SMU game I was done. Thought this team would fall apart after that. Turned to my son on the way back to the car and said Mario got us as far as he could and we should have Lane take over.

The way the season finished showed what Mario has built and showed that he is able to change.

 

[Fawk_U Haters]

I am a self described Mario hater, but he is winning me over. His best W is in the money department. It's been stated time and time again that without him the money isn't there and would stop. That alone means we have to ride with him.

I will say i think he is getting better in the actual coaching department. During the playoffs i thought he was a good game manager with regards to his flow and TO usage.

Also, after SMU, we were a different team on O. It doesn't happen without some sort of buy in from him. The last 8 games of the year i thought were coached SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better than the first 7-8 games.

With that said, how can anyone not look at the last couple of years and say we're not heading in the right direction? Mario can still get better, but something changed after SMU and i hope that is here to stay.

 

[DTP]

It’s OK to be critical when coaches make mistakes. Nobody says you have to always defend every single decision. Just don’t become one of those miserable ***** who has to find a negative in everything.

 

[DTP]

AMAZING band btw.

Love Social D but was a bit disappointed when I last saw them in Fort Lauderdale a year ago with Bad Religion. Felt like they were trying way too hard to push their new album when 99% of the crowd was there to hear the hits (which they mostly ignored). I feel like when you’ve been touring for 40 years, you should probably stay in your wheel house.

 

[Angry Ibis]

Our approach to SMU was fine. What was not was the fact that we had SEVEN offensive penalties in the first half, and dropped multiple passes. Which falls at the feet of coaching, as does everything else. But the penalties lost us that game, not any approach.

Where we disagree is that when the approach is to control possessions it limits the margin of error and it is that margin of error that cost us that game.

 

[Groz73Cane]

People had a little bit of a wrong POV about what happened post SMU as well

We looked like absolute *** against Syracuse the next week but our defense got a huge turnover right before half time

It was 0-0 most of the first half

The NCST game we started to click but then had an odd game against VT. Though we were down Scott and Thomas in that one

Anyway. We didn’t really put it all together until Pitt imo

Agree, we put a complete game together against Pitt. The 3 before that the team started to coalesce thru overcoming injuries by guys stepping up and timely plays on offense and defense when called upon. Pitt jump started the train and we ran thru to the NC game. What a run, which helped sustain us with a good portal haul. But, maybe overlooked, what it did for our HS recruiting in 2026, and flips in 2027.

 

[1mg of Epi]

Yes, they are...

We will find out next season, but I also hope to be wrong about my post that Dawson is Cheeks. He certainly now has a quarterback to really work with again.

Dawson told us what to expect when he said “I’m as good as my QB”