Is this the biggest coaching game of Marios career?

[cway313]

I'm excited for Saturday. The stakes are clear and this is just the first tangible step. I dont think the stakes have been higher in any game prior to Saturday.

 

[407cane]

he's won 2 pac 12 titles so....

 

[MovingZen]

Miami career.. Yes, so far.

 

[cway313]

he's won 2 pac 12 titles so....

I would categorize the National Championship in a higher tier than Pac-12.

 

[TwentySix]

I would categorize the National Championship in a higher tier than Pac-12.

Wait we’re playing in the national championship this week?

 

[cway313]

Wait we’re playing in the national championship this week?

If that's what you conclude from this than yes.

 

[JamesQuall]

I'm excited for Saturday. The stakes are clear and this is just the first tangible step. I dont think the stakes have been higher in any game prior to Saturday.

Yes.

People will bring up Pac 12 championships which are great and deserved but those never had playoff implications.

 

[Rellyrell]

he's won 2 pac 12 titles so....

To be frank:

One was earned, the other was by happenstance b/c the actual winner of the North had a Covid outbreak.

Furthermore, this is by far the biggest b/c everything is aligning perfectly for us to not just make the ACCCG, but make the CFP. So yes, this is his biggest game of his career. He had clear paths to the CFP in 2019, & 2021 & it faltered. A lot of demons can be exercised Saturday

 

[FuriousStyles]

Yes… until the next game.

 

[Notsince1985]

He coached in the Shula Bowl when he was at FIU, so that's going to be a no from me, Dawg.

 

[jmiller]

No, he coached in and won a Rose Bowl back when that actually meant something

 

[IndayArtHauz]

Undoubtedly.

 

[dycane]

If you can’t win this game after three years of roster building, buttressed by an investment of close to $100mm, with the best quarterback in the country, then you have no business as the head coach of UM. Yes, given what Mario wants to be here, this is the biggest game of his career. Win, you’re in the dance. Lose and…

 

[305_separatist]

Absolutely overall. If he loses this his career is taking a huge step back. If he wins he's in playoff contention.

 

[TheEye]

If that's what you conclude from this than yes.

He has more than one game leading to a National Title. Look at his career. If he won out in other seasons he also would have won a natty.

 

[htownkidd]

Pretty cut & dry IMO. You have an opportunity to get to the dance, all you have to do is beat a team that you are 1000% without a doubt more talented than.

But, I think the same question could be asked next week if we beat SU. It’s a chance to do something that has never been done here, and earn yourself a useful bye.

But to answer your question, for this game, yes.

 

[westcoastcanes]

He has more than one game leading to a National Title. Look at his career. If he won out in other seasons he also would have won a natty.

A lot of people would say that if any coach in any power conference had just won out in most seasons, they too probably would have a natty.

 

[dycane]

Although I think Hunter has it wrapped up, to have any chance for Cam t/w the Heisman, he needs to have a huge game and come away with a W. Hard to overstate how valuable it would be to the program to have another Heisman winner — and a major feather in Mario’s fedora. Then there’s the conference realignment game, and what it means for Miami to “be back” playing for championships. So much riding on this game.

 

[cway313]

He has more than one game leading to a National Title. Look at his career. If he won out in other seasons he also would have won a natty.

I wasn't sure, but I thought their might be people that had this outlook.

 

[TpaBayFlyFisher]

This, then the ACCCG, and then all playoff games will be his biggest games. Each week more than all previous. One game at a time.