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2027 Mark Matthews 5* OL from STA

Dwinstitles said:
I am not confident on this one, have no inside info but we going up against top tier bread. Would not surprise me now if we dont land him. Ask me this a month ago I would be shocked but the game is still the same.

Now we check all the boxes, lets see if that means anything. Cause it didn't for a running back.
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just got off a collect call with chapo from the fed ... we good
 
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Makes too much sense to stay home. Local advantage. Willing to pay top NIL to match the oil bags. Proven development at OL vs TAMU's so so OL history. They might be promising day 1 playing time and the " SEC lore " but coming here with McCoy and Samson set to graduate, and Congdon + Ervin likely playing guard he only has to beat out Wilkerson to start at RT. The choice should be easy here.
 
JHallCanes said:
bobbydigius said:
I trust the staff as they have earned it with the OL but that doesnt mean I wont still call it how I see it. We need a strong OL class, we have some good talent but we arent exactly stacked there. Given the style of ball Mario wants to play, its more than just perception. Do I think we can overcome and even pivot to something comprable? Absolutely. Now that all said, we have the most momentum this program, we need to be landing players like Matthews. Im still in the camp that we will.
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Also need to see some of the diamond in the rough types start to pan out

2022 Coop and McCoy were good gets (to varying degrees)

After that it’s been:

Tripp
Kinsler
Tinilau
Plazz
Minaya
Nino
Campbell
Wilkerson
Buchanon

Been hearing good things about Minaya, Wilkerson, and Buch but at some point that’s a lot of bodies so hopefully it gets better
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Hey man. I’ve taken down some bodies in my time too that just didn’t work out….
 
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Damiencane86 said:
Makes too much sense to stay home. Local advantage. Willing to pay top NIL to match the oil bags. Proven development at OL vs TAMU's so so OL history. They might be promising day 1 playing time and the " SEC lore " but coming here with McCoy and Samson set to graduate, and Congdon + Ervin likely playing guard he only has to beat out Wilkerson to start at RT. The choice should be easy here.
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How dare you insult the great Luke Joeckel
 
I don't understand why some of you think his number might not be worth matching. What do you guys think "break the bank" actually means?

Everybody knows all the reasons he's a top of the board priority. Mario prioritizes the trenches and specifically the O-line. He is a former O-lineman and O-line coach. That's his specialty. We've got the top OT in the nation sitting in our back yard. Its a no brainer perfect match.

To any other school or coach, he might not be worth the ridiculous price, just as players at other positions might not be worth the price to us. But for Mario and UM, if Matthews isn't worth breaking the bank for, who is?
 
SCarolina Ibis said:
I don't understand why some of you think his number might not be worth matching. What do you guys think "break the bank" actually means?

Everybody knows all the reasons he's a top of the board priority. Mario prioritizes the trenches and specifically the O-line. He is a former O-lineman and O-line coach. That's his specialty. We've got the top OT in the nation sitting in our back yard. Its a no brainer perfect match.

To any other school or coach, he might not be worth the ridiculous price, just as players at other positions might not be worth the price to us. But for Mario and UM, if Matthews isn't worth breaking the bank for, who is?
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I just dont like the fact that fans will cope and say we did not want to pay if we lost this guy. He is a top priority that we should and will land. If we lose him its a big blow, we need him and defensive tackle cause it can create roster problems next season, then if we dont perform we will know why. Need the dogs in the trenches to keep the machine going and I am sure we will pay a lot and TAMU will go over or match it, then it will come down to the relationships and jobs and all that under the table stuff. Dont want to hear the typical tears that we are ok or that we would not pay that much which would be cap/cope/tears.

You do what you got to do to try and become elite.
 
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Damiencane86 said:
Makes too much sense to stay home. Local advantage. Willing to pay top NIL to match the oil bags. Proven development at OL vs TAMU's so so OL history. They might be promising day 1 playing time and the " SEC lore " but coming here with McCoy and Samson set to graduate, and Congdon + Ervin likely playing guard he only has to beat out Wilkerson to start at RT. The choice should be easy here.
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Makes more sense to come to Miami for his future. Sometimes these young men are short sighted, and their handlers are greedy and wanting their pay day right now.
 
Dwinstitles said:
Matthew is a priority from all the sources….as was Cook. Price tag sometimes comes off as tears and cope for me. Let’s see about Matthews from what they say we want him the most and DJ Jacob’s
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Difference is Matthews is at a position we put much more value into than cook. We are willing to pay elite lineman much more than we are a rb
 
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