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Schmo

Andrew: he's going elsewhere, staff not feeling good
Geo: Tough sell for Miami, came in REALLY late in this recruitment
Geo: From what he was told this morning, Miami unlikely

Barney


Andrew says all signs pointing to Miami. Staff sold on him

Knight III

Geo: says FSU likely to get commitment
Andrew: would be surprised if he's not a Nole

Rudolph

Andrew: Michigan has an edge here, O$U after other DEs
Andrew: Wouldn't be surprised if he's a Cane though

Lightfoot

Geo: Miami's confidence continues to grow
Andrew: O$U and Miami both are confident. UM's confidence is growing since visit
Andrew: This is a toss-up

Plazz

Andrew: Recruitment has been quiet, nothing leaking

Mitchell

Geo: surprised if its not Miami
Andrew: Canes feeling good, expects him to reclassify and be a Cane

Odom

Geo: Miami's weekend visit likely not enough to close the gap w/Bama

Duff

Andrew: Miami hot/cold, commited to Rutgers
Andrew: Expects big schools to pivot to him when they whiff on targets

OL Board

Geo: Expect Miami to expand OL board, OL down throughout the country, not up to 23 standards


Kendall Jackson

Geo: Miami/UF battle, doesn't have a real indication of who leads
Andrew: Probably UF leads, exceedingly tough to pull an elite player from Gainesville

Recruiting BBQ will be a HUGE event

Scott

Geo: 7 out of 10 in favor of Miami
Andrew: 5/6 out of 10 for Miami, O$U pushing
Luke: 5/6 out of 10 for Miami, O$U visit went well

Breland

Andrew: Miami feeling REAL good here 7/10
Geo: 5.5 feels its tighter than what people think
Luke: 5.5/6

WR: Could we take 6 WR this cycle?
Geo: No. Thinks we take 4 WR this cyle
Geo: McCoy, Barney, Robinson, Trader
Geo: If Smith ever would want in, they'd push someone out or make room
Geo: Trader would be a 5* CB if he wanted to play CB. He's to
Geo: McCoy more open to playing CB than Trader
Geo: Barney is a great athlete, could be a CB


Flowers

Geo: He's picking Maryland. Miami not recruiting aggressively

LB

Geo: Miami doing very good w/the LB class
Geo: Would be shocked if Cole isn't a Cane
Geo: Miami willing to take 4 LB this cycle (either Hayes or Nesta as the 4th)
Geo: Miami stil recruiting Nesta hard


DL


Geo: Lightfoot Both O$U and UM feel extremely confident
Geo: Huge that Franklin came on the UV. Miami feels very good
Stewart, Scott, Breland: Miami feels very good in all these recruitments
Sees Jones in this class
Miami very much in the mix w/Jayden Jackson
Lumps Simmons in with Rushing as an extreme long shot
Very likely to be a numbers crunch and tough decisions to be made

Not recruiting related, but the staff feel that Kinsler could end up as one of the two most talented OL they signed last cycle (and that includes both Francis and Samson)


Brandon Jacob

Very surprised Miami stopped recruiting him.
He would've committed had Miami offered.

Dylan Stewart

Interviewed him on his first secret visit. This decision is going to come down to which school makes him and his mom comfortable. And its going to be an out of state school.
 
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lindend said:
Summary in progress, check back for updates

Schmo

Andrew: he's going elsewhere, staff not feeling good
Geo: Tough sell for Miami, came in REALLY late in this recruitment
Geo: From what he was told this morning, Miami unlikely

Barney


Andrew says all signs pointing to Miami. Staff sold on him

Knight III

Geo: says FSU likely to get commitment
Andrew would be surprised if he's not a Nole

Rudolph

Andrew: Michigan has an edge here, O$U after other DEs
Andrew: Wouldn't be surprised if he's a Cane though

Lightfoot

Geo: Miami's confidence continues to grow
Andrew: O$U and Miami both are confident. UM's confidence is growing since visit
Andrew: This is a toss-up

Plazz

Andrew: Recruitment has been quiet, nothing leaking

Mitchell

Geo: surprised if its not Miami
Andrew: Canes feeling good, expects him to reclassify and be a Cane

Odom

Geo: Miami's weekend visit likely not enough to close the gap w/Bama

Duff

Andrew: Miami hot/cold, committed to Rutgers
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If you were to have typed this exact update out two years ago at this time it would have seemed about right. Hopefully we’re keeping a lid on things and about to make our big push or it’s YET ANOTHER red flag.
 
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lindend said:
Schmo

Andrew: he's going elsewhere, staff not feeling good
Geo: Tough sell for Miami, came in REALLY late in this recruitment
Geo: From what he was told this morning, Miami unlikely

Barney


Andrew says all signs pointing to Miami. Staff sold on him

Knight III

Geo: says FSU likely to get commitment
Andrew: would be surprised if he's not a Nole

Rudolph

Andrew: Michigan has an edge here, O$U after other DEs
Andrew: Wouldn't be surprised if he's a Cane though

Lightfoot

Geo: Miami's confidence continues to grow
Andrew: O$U and Miami both are confident. UM's confidence is growing since visit
Andrew: This is a toss-up

Plazz

Andrew: Recruitment has been quiet, nothing leaking

Mitchell

Geo: surprised if its not Miami
Andrew: Canes feeling good, expects him to reclassify and be a Cane

Odom

Geo: Miami's weekend visit likely not enough to close the gap w/Bama

Duff

Andrew: Miami hot/cold, commited to Rutgers
Andrew: Expects big schools to pivot to him when they whiff on targets

OL Board

Geo: Expect Miami to expand OL board, OL down throughout the country, not up to 23 standards


Kendall Jackson

Geo: Miami/UF battle, doesn't have a real indication of who leads
Andrew: Probably UF leads, exceedingly tough to pull an elite player from Gainesville

Recruiting BBQ will be a HUGE event

Scott

Geo: 7 out of 10 in favor of Miami
Andrew: 5/6 out of 10 for Miami, O$U pushing
Luke: 5/6 out of 10 for Miami, O$U visit went well

Breland

Andrew: Miami feeling REAL good here 7/10
Geo: 5.5 feels its tighter than what people think
Luke: 5.5/6
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These "5.5/6 out of 10" are only 1/2 step below onCheeks 24.3148578% odds on the cringe scale.
 
lindend said:
MSchmo

Andrew: he's going elsewhere, staff not feeling good
Geo: Tough sell for Miami, came in REALLY late in this recruitment
Geo: From what he was told this morning, Miami unlikely

Barney


Andrew says all signs pointing to Miami. Staff sold on him

Knight III

Geo: says FSU likely to get commitment
Andrew: would be surprised if he's not a Nole

Rudolph

Andrew: Michigan has an edge here, O$U after other DEs
Andrew: Wouldn't be surprised if he's a Cane though

Lightfoot

Geo: Miami's confidence continues to grow
Andrew: O$U and Miami both are confident. UM's confidence is growing since visit
Andrew: This is a toss-up

Plazz

Andrew: Recruitment has been quiet, nothing leaking

Mitchell

Geo: surprised if its not Miami
Andrew: Canes feeling good, expects him to reclassify and be a Cane

Odom

Geo: Miami's weekend visit likely not enough to close the gap w/Bama

Duff

Andrew: Miami hot/cold, commited to Rutgers
Andrew: Expects big schools to pivot to him when they whiff on targets

OL Board

Geo: Expect Miami to expand OL board, OL down throughout the country, not up to 23 standards


Kendall Jackson

Geo: Miami/UF battle, doesn't have a real indication of who leads
Andrew: Probably UF leads, exceedingly tough to pull an elite player from Gainesville

Recruiting BBQ will be a HUGE event

Scott

Geo: 7 out of 10 in favor of Miami
Andrew: 5/6 out of 10 for Miami, O$U pushing
Luke: 5/6 out of 10 for Miami, O$U visit went well

Breland

Andrew: Miami feeling REAL good here 7/10
Geo: 5.5 feels its tighter than what people think
Luke: 5.5/6
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For those of y'all not paying attention this is what the people y'all so worried about had to say TWO DAYS AGO


lindend said:
Geo's Space w/Andrew & Luke

Barney

  • Barney Committing soon (July 1), expects another WR to commit soon too.
  • Andrew a huge fan
  • Geo says it looks like Miami is going to sneak in late and get the commit

McCoy

  • Doesn't expect FSU commit to last much longer. FSU commit was very quick, rushed into it (FSU pressure?)
  • Miami offer came in late compared to others.
  • Miami pushing hard here
  • He's a priority.
  • Miami/UCF battle here
  • Before Beard arrived, Miami wasn't recruiting him


Jeremiah Smith

  • Locked in w/O$U
  • Watching on field performance
  • Ditto for Ellis Robison IV

Jalen Heyward

  • Doesn't expect immediate decision
  • Miami has been working for a long time
  • Andrew thinks he's still a strong flip candidate
  • Geo says coaching staff loves Heyward as a CB, sites say he's a safety
  • Andrew likes him as a safety, its where he's natural at.

OJ Frederique

  • WVU commit
  • Miami putting on the pressure here
  • Andrew says he's going to be a fast riser
  • Great ball skills
  • They put a lot of pressure on this weekend
  • Expect a flip soon


Knight III

  • Geo thought before the weekend, Miami couldn't overcome FSU lead
  • Luke thinks he'll be a Nole
  • Andrew agrees w/Luke, surprised if he's not a Nole


Morgan

  • Geo says Canes have multiple guys ahead of him on the board
  • Luke agreed, there are higher priority targets

Odom

  • Lot of Bama smoke prior to the weekend.
  • Feeling that Miami may have pulled ahead after the weekend
  • Andrew would not be surprised if we take 3 TEs this cycle
  • Interesting, Geo hinted that Reid got pushed out last cycle

Mitchell

  • Miami fans, pay CLOSE attention in this recruitment
  • Miami has made up a ton of ground here
  • Geo expects a commitment, on commit watch
  • Already college ready from a size standpoint, looks like a college Sophomore already
  • Best prospect of all our TE recruits
  • One of the best prospects he's seen in either the 24 or 25 cycle
  • Miami/OK battle.
  • Miami feeling good

Trader

  • Miami trending well here.
  • Expects him to commit. Unknown when

Breland

  • Miami in a great spot

Stewart

  • Telling all three schools the right thing
  • Andrew thinks we're a long shot here

Cole

  • Geo still is on commit watch here
  • Luke agrees, likes Miami

Franklin

  • Andrew thinks we're in a real good spot here
  • Andrew thinks we may end up w/the best TE Class and DE Class

Lightfoot

  • OSU was the leader before the weekend
  • Geo thinks we may have pulled even or close to even
  • Andrew thinks O$U still the team to beat

Jones

  • Geo likes where we're at
  • Has a LOT of family in the area
  • Will be a Cane if they give him the green light. Concern may be space/slots for DTs
  • Geo sees him in the class

Jackson

  • Miami has been recruiting for multiple years, numerous game day visits and scrimmages
  • He's not an automatic to UF
  • Gators feeling good here
  • Miami feeling good also
  • Geo doesn't have a direct connection
  • Luke thinks UF is in the lead just because he's from Gainesville
  • Jackson was raving about JT, if Canes win this recruitment, its because of JT

Dylan Williams

  • Geo thinks he won't be a Cane, he's a contigency plan to Cole and Hayes

Giles

  • Andrew talked about 25 reclassification rumors
  • Top 10 CB in the 25 cycle
  • VERY close to Ellis Robinson IV

Scott

  • Miami is NOT fading in this recruitment despite the reports from the Golden Domer reporters
  • Monitor this recruitment

Schmo

  • Likes where Miami is here
  • See's him committing
  • Luke says he loves Miami and the campus
  • Miami extraordinaly late to his recruitment
  • Luke likes Miami here

Plazz

  • Geo like's Miami's current position here
Q&A Session After Andrew/Luke Left

BBQ


  • Exclusive BBQ coming up for top 24 targets
  • Some key 25 kids coming too
  • Been told he can't share names right now

Near Tear Commit Watch (next 7-14 days)


  • Mitchell (July 8)
  • Barney (July 1)
  • June the best recruiting month at UM (in terms of visitors) since Geo's been following recruiting
  • Results will start to show in July
  • Recruits still setting dates

Jones


  • Geo clarified that Miami finds a way to fit him in even if there's a number crunch. Too special.

Plazz


  • Miami has Plazz higher on the board than Madison

Geo still thinks we land a big time IOL

Hayes


  • Miami has been recruiting him for over a year.

Ahfua


  • Utah in the mix along w/$EC schools
  • Geo hasn't gotten feedback on the long term outlook here (no negative or postive news), but has heard he's taking game day visits.

Jaydon Jackson


  • Miami has done a PHENOMENAL job here. Comes down to numbers at the DT spot.
  • Vols the main competition here

Patterson


  • Geo thinks he'll be a consensu 5* at the end

5*


  • Miami trending strongly with Patterson, Trader and Breland
  • Along with 25 5* Mitchell
5*

Miami trending strongly with Patterson, Trader and Breland

Recruits that sites are considering upgrading and profile raising


  • CWH
  • Day
  • Thomas
  • Cole (already got a bump)
  • OJ may end up a 4* by the end of the cycle

Stanquan Clark

  • Best LB in Dade last year
  • Miami made a huge mistake, started recruiting too late and were very inconsistent in his recruitment.
  • One eval he thinks Mario blew so far
  • Miami rectifying this problem with Shavers, Barney and OJ

QB Recruiting


  • Jackson's recruitment hasn't really picked up, sorta cool
  • Miami has never stopped recruiting Air Nolan
  • Don't be shocked if Miami takes a 24 transfer QB

Howard


  • Doesn't have a green light to commit (yet)


Laulea


  • USC feeling very confident here, not good news for Miami fans

Mentioned Crawford as a CB prospect him is monitoring

DTs most likely to stick (in Geo's confidence order)


  • Breland
  • Franklin
  • Scott. Emphasized that Miami feels good


Jameson Young (from Lakeland)


  • Geo doesn't know how much longer he'll stay committed to FIU
Sayin


  • Geo has been one of the biggest advocates for a long time.
  • Not the most mobile, but extremely accurate. True facilitator.
  • Could be a high draft pick if he has a great OL
  • Extreme, extremely long shot based on what he's been told by people around him for months
  • Things could get interesting in the future, Alabama was recruiting other QBs before Sayin committed and could be open to having two

Expecting more info to come in during the next 48 hours. Will have another space on Thursday
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Schmo

Likes where Miami is here
See's him committing
Luke says he loves Miami and the campus
Miami extraordinaly late to his recruitment
Luke likes Miami here
 
I expected Jackson,Breland, and Stewart to continue to be long battles so no surprise. Lots of positive smoke with Franklin, hopefully he makes a commitment soon. Barney/Mitchell seem to be locks. We cannot afford to lose both Lightfoot & Scott to the Bucknuts. Can't happen. Watching those two very close.
 
Brooklyndee said:
It's their way of admitting they don't know **** at all and hedging like y'all say the Gabby kid does. None of them know **** but some second hand crap and people keep these clowns employed.
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Almost like being a weatherman and saying “It’s 5.5/6 out of 10 that it rains in Miami this afternoon”. And they get paid to do it.
 
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JHallCanes said:
Mitchell would be such a massive ******* get

He’s getting lost in the shuffle a bit because of his classification

He’s got an Oklahoma CB as well for those shaking in their boots over Oklahoma right now
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Who is Mitchell?

I really haven't been following and won't until I see product on the field which I expect to be significantly better
 
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2nd post summary complete. This morning's update

Brandon Jacob

Very surprised Miami stopped recruiting him.
He would've committed had Miami offered.

Dylan Stewart

Interviewed him on his first secret visit. This decision is going to come down to which school makes him and his mom comfortable. And its going to be an out of state school.
 
Brooklyndee said:
For those of y'all not paying attention this is what the people y'all so worried about had to say TWO DAYS AGO



Schmo

Likes where Miami is here
See's him committing
Luke says he loves Miami and the campus
Miami extraordinaly late to his recruitment
Luke likes Miami here
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Correct but they are pretty consistent with all the others, no?
 
After the season we had we’re fortunate to be in as many of these recruitments as we are. Mario will have to win with what he has, which should be enough in the ACC, and then this thing will take off.

7 wins feels like throw up in my mouth but 8 wins feels respectable.
 
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